Illinois Representative David McSweeney (r-52nd)
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Recent News About Illinois Representative David McSweeney (r-52nd)
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'We need to cut Illinois taxes, not raise them,' Rep. McSweeney says in response to Pritzker's address
Illinois state Rep. David McSweeney (R-Barrington) laments that Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s State of the State address last Wednesday in Springfield struck all the wrong tones.
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From Lake County Gazette
Rep. McSweeney supports Trump decision to kill Iranian terrorist
Illinois state Rep. David McSweeney (R-Barrington) wonders what U.S. Rep Lauren Underwood (D-Naperville) is thinking by questioning President Donald Trump’s recent decision to order the drone attack that killed Iranian commander Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani.
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From Lake County Gazette
Rep. McSweeney goes all in to 'Cut Illinois Taxes Now'
Veteran House Rep. David McSweeney (R-Barrington Hills) is on a mission to get Illinois government back on track.
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From Lake County Gazette
Illinois' fiscal fiasco starts and – potentially – ends with pension reform, Rep. McSweeney says
Illinois state Rep. David McSweeney (R-Barrington Hills) points to the state’s ongoing pension woes as the root cause of the alarming rate of outmigration.
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From Lake County Gazette
Rep. McSweeney vows to 'Cut Illinois Taxes Now'
State House Rep. David McSweeney (R-Barrington Hills) plans to do something about the fact that Illinois was found by a recent national survey to be “the least tax-friendly” state in the U.S.
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From Lake County Gazette
Rep. McSweeney continues to push for 'action now, not task forces' in fight against corruption
Veteran Illinois state Rep. David McSweeney’s (R-Barrington Hills) dogged push to bring ethics reform legislation to Springfield is picking up momentum.
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From Lake County Gazette
McSweeney urges lawmakers to back his bill for tougher penalties on corruption
Outgoing veteran Illinois state Rep. David McSweeney (R-Barrington Hills) is poised to leave Springfield with a bang.
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From Lake County Gazette
Rep. McSweeney introduces bill that would keep corrupt politicians behind bars longer
Illinois state Rep. David McSweeney (R-Barrington Hills) is convinced there is only one way to clean up corruption in Springfield.
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From Lake County Gazette
Bipartisan support building for Rep. McSweeney's bill to ban red-light cameras
Illinois state Rep. David McSweeney (R-Barrington Hills) leaves little to the imagination in stating his opinion of red-light cameras.
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From Lake County Gazette
Rep. McSweeney pushes to reinstate Illinois death penalty
Illinois state Rep. David McSweeney (R-Barrington Hills) thinks lawmakers in Springfied should get serious about fighting violent crime by bringing back the state death penalty.
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From Lake County Gazette
Rep. McSweeney condemns gas tax hike, which cost drivers $100 million more in first month
With news that Illinois taxpayers were forced to pay out $100 million more in gas taxes during the first month of last summer's new rate hike, Illinois state Rep. David McSweeney (R-Barrington Hills) pointed out a bitter irony of the situation.
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Rep. David McSweeney blames pension liabilities for higher property taxes
Illinois State Rep. David McSweeney (R-Barrington Hills) laments over the trickle-down effect he sees the state’s runaway pension system having on the rest of state government.
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From Prairie State Wire
Population falling, but Illinois government leaders agree to spend, borrow more
Illinois state government leaders say they will spend a record $38.5 billion and borrow an estimated $11.5 billion over the next year, according to a fiscal year 2019 budget plan approved by Gov. Bruce Rauner.
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From Lake County Gazette
Clock is ticking on federal funds for Quincy Veterans Home, McSweeney says
Rep. David McSweeney (R-Barrington Hills) insisted Gov. Bruce Rauner contact President Donald Trump about $265 million in funding to build new facilities and renovate older ones at the Quincy Veterans Home.
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From McHenry Times
Bill to allow McHenry townships to slate vote on dissolving is long overdue, Skillicorn says
HB4244, a bill that would allow township electors in McHenry County to petition for a referendum at the next election to dissolve a township, has been referred to the House Rules Committee. Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-East Dundee), the bill's chief co-sponsor, said the legislation is long overdue.