Press Releases
Ugaste Statement on Ethics Legislation
ST. CHARLES—As legislative session concluded yesterday in the House of Representatives, two ethics reform bills were pushed through by the Democratic caucus. State Representative Dan Ugaste (R-Geneva) released the following statement: “Yesterday we had a chance to pass true ethics reform measures. Yet, the Democrats in our chamber refused to call any of the ethics…
Read MoreUgaste Supports Pension Reform Legislation
SPRINGFIELD—A pension reform effort recently passed in the Illinois House of Representatives to consolidate downstate police and fire pensions. The legislation, Senate Bill 1300, was recommended by the bipartisan Pension Consolidation Feasibility Task Force, which found that consolidated assets would increase investment returns and decrease the cost of managing the funds. State Representative Dan Ugaste…
Read MoreUgaste Supports Ethics Reform Efforts
SPRINGFIELD—State Representative Dan Ugaste (R-Geneva) is supporting legislation to strengthen Illinois’ ethics laws. Ugaste joins a group of House Republican lawmakers in advocating for larger ethics reform efforts in response to the various issues brought to light by a federal investigation—including the recent arrest of State Representative Louis Arroyo (D-Chicago). With the second portion of…
Read MoreUgaste Files Legislation to End Automatic Lawmaker Pay Increase
SPRINGFIELD — State Representative Dan Ugaste (R-Geneva) recently filed legislation to repeal the automatic legislator pay increase. The bill, HB3910, would phase out and end the General Assembly cost-of-living pay adjustments on or after July 1, 2020. In 1980 the General Assembly enacted a law that automatically authorizes a cost-of-living increase to the pay of…
Read MoreUgaste to Host Paper Shredding and Food Drive Event
ST. CHARLES—State Representative Dan Ugaste (R-Geneva) will be hosting an upcoming paper shredding and food drive event on October 5th alongside State Senator Don DeWitte. The event will be held in Pingree Grove at the Carillon Senior Living Community, 1865 Andrew Blvd., from 9am-11:00am. It is free and open to the public. In addition to…
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Dan Ugaste Earns Small Business Association Endorsement
SPRINGFIELD – State Representative candidate Dan Ugaste has been endorsed by the National Federation of Independent Business for his advocacy of a low taxes and restricted regulations in Illinois state government. “I am honored to be recognized by my fellow small business owners, who employ more Americans than every Fortune 500 company combined. People may…
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Speaker Mike Madigan – trying to gain a foothold in Kane and McHenry Counties!
Chapter 2 – The Johnson Acquisition Check No. 3 – $ 20,412 Running Total- $ 65,168 Mike Madigan and his money are at it again… Mike Madigan just sent another HUGE chunk of Chicago money to Democrat Rich Johnson. J.B. Pritzker has donated so much money to Chicago Democratic boss Mike Madigan that he doesn’t know…
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