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Thursday, February 19, 2026
VIDEO: Rep. Spain discusses Pritzker proposal to strip local control over affordable housing with WEEK-TV

On the Republican Side, Representative Ryan Spain says housing is important, too. But he wasn’t impressed with the Governor’s initiative, saying it takes too much control from local government. “We…


Wednesday, January 21, 2026
Rep. Ryan Spain talks “No Tax on Tips” with WMBD-TV

PEORIA, Ill. (From WMBD-TV) — Some state lawmakers are hoping to pass a bill to bring “no tax on tips” to Illinois after it decided to not enact the federal…


Wednesday, October 29, 2025
Rep. Spain Warns Democrats’ Energy Bill Will Cause Electric Rates to Skyrocket More

Speaking on the House floor in opposition to SB 25, State Rep. Ryan Spain warned of the failed promises of Democrats’ previous green energy laws, which they claimed would bring…


Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Rep. Spain Decries Democrats for Doubling Down on Gerrymandering

Speaking at a press conference before the final week of the fall veto session is set to begin, State Rep. Ryan Spain decried Democrats for their latest push to further…


Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Spain, House Republicans Oppose Partisan Push for Remap

Illinois House Republicans discuss the latest partisan push for legislative redistricting, reaffirming their opposition to the state’s extreme gerrymandering.


Monday, July 28, 2025
Rep. Spain: No Bigger Gerrymandering Hypocrite than Pritzker

“There is no bigger hypocrite on the topic of gerrymandering than Gov. JB Pritzker. He ran on the promise of delivering fair maps to the people of Illinois,” said state…


Wednesday, July 2, 2025
Rep. Spain Lauds Signing of Transformational Bill to Lower Prescription Drug Costs

Speaking at a press conference to announce the signing of the Prescription Drug Affordability Act yesterday in Peoria, Rep. Ryan Spain said it is a transformational piece of legislation that…


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…