Rep. Dave Severin was first elected in 2016 after defeating "a top-ranking ally of former long-time Democrat Speaker of the House Mike Madigan," he said on Facebook. | Facebook
Rep. Dave Severin was first elected in 2016 after defeating "a top-ranking ally of former long-time Democrat Speaker of the House Mike Madigan," he said on Facebook. | Facebook
State Rep. Dave Severin (R-Benton) is running for another term.
“I have worked to rid this state of the corrupt influence of Chicago politicians, stop the radical abortion agenda, and protect our God-given constitutional freedoms in the face of an out-of-control governor,” he wrote on Facebook. “J.B. Pritzker has used COVID-19 to destroy businesses and control every aspect of our lives through Executive Order. Enough is enough!”
Severin was first elected in 2016 after defeating "a top-ranking ally of former long-time Democrat Speaker of the House Mike Madigan," he said on Facebook.
He recently opposed legislation that limits religious freedoms in health care decision-making and voted against repealing the requirement for parental notification of abortion, he wrote.
.“My voting record reflects my strong conservative Republican principles,” Severin said in the statement. “I have opposed all of the Democrats' gun-grabbing attempts, I voted no on repealing a parent’s right to know if their minor child is going to have an abortion, I voted against J.B. Pritzker’s plan to limit religious freedoms in health care matters, and I voted against the Democrats' ridiculous gerrymandered legislative maps. I have a long conservative legislative record that puts me in the strongest position to continue representing the people of Southern Illinois in a new district.”
Since taking office in 2017, the legislator has served on key committees including Agriculture, Energy and Environment, Veterans’ Affairs, Higher Education, Judiciary Criminal Law, Elementary and Secondary Education, Tourism, and most recently the House Redistricting Committee.
“As State Representative, I refused to take a legislative pension," he wrote. "I voted to strengthen ethics laws to stamp out corruption, and time and again have voted to reject pay raises for politicians. I have consistently voted to support law enforcement and totally oppose any effort to defund the police! I may be running for re-election in some new territory, but my commitment to defend conservative Republican social and fiscal policies remains the same."
Severin has been married to his wife Penny for 44 years, and they have one married son and two grandsons, he wrote on Facebook.
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