St. Charles, IL – With the Illinois Senate adjourning today and the decision made to not move forward with a constitutional amendment that would further rig Illinois’ already gerrymandered legislative…

Speaker Welch and the House Democrats have filed a last-minute amendment that would fundamentally alter the Illinois Constitution and further rig our already gerrymandered legislative maps. Our maps are already…

Springfield – Deputy Minority Leader Ryan Spain, Representative Dan Ugaste, and Representative Amy Elik on Tuesday blasted a proposed constitutional amendment from Illinois Democrats, arguing it would further weaken standards for…

Today, I joined my colleagues as House Republicans oppose legislative map redistricting discussions in Illinois. Democrats in our state are considering further gerrymandering the most gerrymandered maps in the country,…

GERRYMANDERING Governor JB Pritzker’s Hypocrisy on Gerrymandering & Fair Maps Governor Pritzker hit the late-night talk show circuit this week, sitting with late night host Stephen Colbert, while threatening to…

Democrats’ gerrymandering has disenfranchised Illinois voters and made our elections less competitive. We need fair maps to ensure every Illinoisan has a voice in their state government.   Daily Herald opinion:…

As far back as the 1780s politicians have sought to use mapmaking to keep political foes out of office. Sadly, the practice of gerrymandering still prevails today.  Read more from…

SPRINGFIELD – Today House Minority Leader Tony McCombie (Savanna) was joined by State Representatives Ryan Spain (Peoria) and Dan Ugaste (Geneva) for a press conference in the State Capitol to…

We have to remove partisan politics from the legislative map-making process to end gerrymandering and ensure every Illinois citizen is fairly represented. Illinois election results show gerrymandering’s bad outcome –…