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Friday, January 15, 2021
Ugaste Notes Historic, Optimistic Start to 102 GA

GENEVA—Coming off a five day lame duck session and proceeding right into the inauguration of the 102nd General Assembly, recently sworn in State Representative Dan Ugaste (R-Geneva) has issued the…


Wednesday, January 13, 2021
UGASTE TAKES OATH TO SERVE 65th LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT

SPRINGFIELD—State Representative Dan Ugaste (R-Geneva) was sworn into office today for the 102nd General Assembly to represent the 65th District, which includes portions of Kane and McHenry Counties. The Representative’s second term…


Wednesday, January 6, 2021
UGASTE RELEASES STATEMENT ON VIOLENT CAPTIOL PROTESTS

GENEVA…In light of the protests at the United States Capitol this afternoon, State Representative Dan Ugaste (R-Geneva) released the following statement: “The scene that I watched on the news this…


Wednesday, December 23, 2020
PODCAST: The Roadblock to Illinois’ Ethics Reform

State Representatives Dan Ugaste (R-Geneva) and Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) recorded a podcast discussing the urgent need for ethics reform in Illinois–and how it is intricately tied to all other issues…


Wednesday, December 23, 2020
Ugaste Demands Changing of State Covid-19 Policy

GENEVA—Amid recent reports of decreasing COVID-19 cases and that a large portion of the reported cases are coming out of nursing homes and prisons, State Representative Dan Ugaste (R-Geneva) is…


Monday, December 14, 2020
Ugaste Reacts to SIC’s Ruling

Geneva—After the House Special Investigating Committee abruptly concluded its investigation into House Speaker Mike Madigan today, State Representative Dan Ugaste (R-Geneva) released the following statement: “I am calling on my…


Thursday, November 19, 2020
Ugaste Urges Democrats to Join Call for Madigan’s Resignation

GENEVA—With news breaking last night of the US Attorney’s Office indicting allies of House Speaker Mike Madigan, State Representative Dan Ugaste (R-Geneva) released the following statement: “It is clear that…


Friday, October 30, 2020
Local Authorities Must be Involved in Ongoing COVID Response

The legislature and local authorities must be involved in our state’s response to the coronavirus. 


Friday, October 30, 2020
Governor fails to provide data supporting mitigation rules, disregards original mitigation strategy

No evidence of restaurants and bars contributing equally to outbreaks Restaurants across the state are being forced to shut down despite the lack of data showing that they are the…


Wednesday, October 28, 2020
Medicaid Providers: Cares Act Funding Application Deadline is Approaching!

From the Department of Healthcare and Family Services: Following the announcement of $140 million in CARES payments to Medicaid providers, the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) is…