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Thursday, March 30, 2017
Page for the Day

House Page, Myles Alexander (March 29, 2017). State Representative CD Davidsmeyer welcomed Myles Alexander and Ellie Laub to the Capitol as his House Pages for the Day. House Page, Ellie…


Friday, March 3, 2017
Ofc. Scot Fitzgerald Highway Memorial Ceremony

Dani Fitzgerald, Ofc. Scot Fitzgerald’s wife, speaks to family and supporters at road sign dedication ceremony.  IL Route 267 at Nortonville Road in Murrayville, IL was renamed in honor of…


Wednesday, March 1, 2017
Rep Davidsmeyer & Sen McCann Unveil Officer Scot Fitzgerald Memorial Highway

Springfield, IL…State Representative CD Davidsmeyer (R-Jacksonville) and State Senator Sam McCann (R-Plainview) will unveil a new sign renaming Illinois Route 267 at Nortonville Road as “Officer Scot Fitzgerald Memorial Highway”…


Monday, February 27, 2017
Rep Davidsmeyer Remembers former Congressman Robert Michel

Friday, February 17, 2017
Davidsmeyer Reacts to Rauner’s Budget Address

By Zac Coffman on February 16 Governor Bruce Rauner delivered his third Budget address yesterday. Illinois has not had a state budget since July of 2015. Local Representative C.D. Davidsmeyer…


Thursday, February 16, 2017
Pittsfield Agriculture Leadership Class & FFA Club

Pittsfield FFA & Agriculture Leadership Students present House Bill 470 in the House Agriculture and Conservation Committee.  HB 470 creates corn as the state grain and passed out of committee…


Friday, February 10, 2017
Governor Rauner Pledges Opposition to Speaker Madigan, support for Davidsmeyer bill

By Blake Schnitker on February 10 WLDS-WEAI News spoke with Representative Davidsmeyer, who shares his thoughts on Rauner’s video and Speaker Madigan’s potential motives. “I think that, initially, the Attorney…


Tuesday, February 7, 2017
Davidsmeyer & Colleagues intro Bill to ensure pay for State Workers

By Blake Schnitker on February 4 Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan last week filed a motion to freeze state workers salaries until the legislature and Governor Bruce Rauner produced a…


Friday, February 3, 2017
Lawmakers draft plans to keep state workers’ pay flowing

By Doug Finke, State Capitol Bureau Rep. C.D. Davidsmeyer, a Jacksonville Republican who is another co-sponsor of Bourne’s bill, said the important thing is to ensure workers continue to be…


Thursday, February 2, 2017
Rep Davidsmeyer Joins Legislators to Fight for Employee Pay

State Representative CD Davidsmeyer (R-Jacksonville) has joined with other downstate Republicans and filed legislation (House Bill 1787) that will prevent IL Attorney General Lisa Madigan (D-Chicago) from blocking state employees…