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Thursday, May 22, 2025
Rep. Spain: Watch Your Wallet as End of Spring Session Nears

Today, Illinois House Minority Leader Tony McCombie (Savanna), Deputy Leader Norine Hammond (Macomb) and Deputy Leader Ryan Spain (Peoria) held a press conference to call for structural reform and preview…


Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Rep. Spain: Say No to the Pritzker Power Plan 2.0

Over the weekend, 600 pages of legislative language emerged for a massive energy omnibus bill. Speaking at a press conference at the Capitol, State Representative Ryan Spain called the Pritzker…


Thursday, May 15, 2025
Spain, House Republicans Raise Alarm on New Service Tax Proposal

Yesterday, Deputy House Republican Leader Ryan Spain (R-Peoria) and State Representative Joe Sosnowski (R-Rockford) joined with small business owners to decry a new proposal making the rounds in Springfield that…


Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Rep. Spain Sits Down with Jak Tichenor on Illinois Lawmakers

State Representative Ryan Spain joins Jak Tichenor on Illinois Lawmakers to discuss the need for a broad energy portfolio in Illinois to ensure reliability and lower costs for residents.


Friday, May 9, 2025
Rep. Spain Launches Annual Summer Reading Program

State Representative Ryan Spain (R-73rd District) has launched his ninth annual Summer Reading Club Program for grade school students (K-5th grade) who live in the 73rd House District. The program is…


Thursday, April 17, 2025
Rep. Spain Honored, Named Legislator of the Year by Three Leading Advocacy Groups

State Representative Ryan Spain (R-73rd District) has been honored by three statewide organizations for his advocacy on behalf of Illinois citizens. ABATE of Illinois, the state’s leading motorcyclist advocacy organization, and the…


Thursday, April 10, 2025
Credit Union League Honors Spain as 2025 Legislative Champion

The Illinois Credit Union League announced this week that State Representative Ryan Spain (R-73rd District) has been named their 2025 Legislative Champion for his exceptional leadership, dedication, and significant contributions…


Wednesday, April 9, 2025
Rep. Spain: Ridiculous IL Supreme Court Decision Disenfranchises Voters

Following the opinion released today by the Illinois Supreme Court to reject House Republicans’ lawsuit against Democrats’ gerrymandered legislative maps based on the laches doctrine, or a lack of timeliness,…


Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Rep. Spain Blasts Dems Hiring Madigan Henchman to Defend Gerrymandering

Today, State Representative Ryan Spain was joined by Illinois House Minority Leader Tony McCombie and State Representative Dan Ugaste for a press conference at the Capitol to update the public…


Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Spain Shares Fair Map Lawsuit Update, Calls for Better, Balanced Illinois

At the request of the Illinois Supreme Court, Illinois House Republicans filed a brief with the Illinois Supreme Court last week to further argue the case for fair maps in…