SPRINGFIELD—Governor JB Pritzker addressed the Illinois General Assembly today, outlining his budget plan for the 2019-2020 fiscal year.   State Representative Dan Ugaste (R-Geneva) responded to the Governor’s Budget Address…

Minimum Wage Last week in Springfield, the bill to increase the minimum wage rate in Illinois was debated and passed in the House of Representatives.  The bill, Senate Bill 1,…

GENEVA—State Representative Dan Ugaste (R-Geneva) released the following statement in reaction to the shooting that took place in Aurora, which is just outside the legislative district he represents. News broke…

SPRINGFIELD . . .The House of Representatives recently voted to increase the minimum wage rate from $8.25 an hour to $15 an hour.  The bill, SB1, would gradually enact the…

SPRINGFIELD—State Representative Dan Ugaste (R-Geneva) was appointed to five House committees, which he will serve on for the 101st General Assembly. These committees will be tasked with reviewing important legislation…

GENEVA — The House Rules were adopted last week in one of the first legislative actions of the House of Representatives in the 101st General Assembly.  The Rules, HR59, were…

SPRINGFIELD—State Representative Dan Ugaste (R-Geneva) stood alongside colleagues in the House of Representatives this morning urging lawmakers to authorize a private sector “deep dive” into state agency spending so that…

My name is Dan Ugaste, and I am your State Representative for the 65th District.  As your elected official, it is my job to represent your voice in Springfield in…

GENEVA .  . . State Representative Dan Ugaste (R-Geneva) formally rejected his legislative pension as well as his taxpayer funded healthcare benefits in one of his first acts serving as…

February SNAP benefits will be issued to customers on January 20th CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) announced today that February Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits…