MURPHYSBORO, IL — 115th District State Representative and Murphysboro native Terri Bryant will announce Tuesday that she will seek the Republican nomination for the 58th district State Senate seat being vacated by retiring Senator Paul Schimpf.
“The people of Southern Illinois deserve a Senator with a strong conservative record,” Bryant said. “My record as State Representative goes like this: I have voted NO on Mike Madigan for Speaker of the House every time I’ve had the chance, I voted NO on the progressive income tax hike proposal, NO on unrestricted taxpayer funding for abortion at any stage of pregnancy, NO on overreaching gun control legislation, and NO on legalizing recreational cannabis.”
Bryant offered her thanks to Senator Schimpf for his service to the people of the 58th Senate district. Bryant says the district has benefited from the leadership of both Senator Schimpf and his predecessor Senator Dave Luechtefeld.
Representative Bryant will announce her candidacy during the Illinois Republican Party’s Barbecue on Tuesday, August 27th at the Du Quoin State Fair.
We will have more comment from Representative Bryant in the coming days.