Springfield, IL-(Effingham Radio)- The Illinois Freedom Caucus today is announcing the addition of their newest member, State Representative David Friess (R-Red Bud) who represents the 115th District.
David Friess is a conservative, Christian, and an Air Force veteran who served in Operation Desert Storm.
David enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and served as a C-141 crew chief out of Charleston, South Carolina.
By 1990, David found himself on numerous missions aboard the C-141 flying into the theater of Desert Storm as a flight engineer.
After a stint with Delta Airlines working as an aircraft mechanic, David put himself through college, earning a Criminal Justice degree from Mercer University and his Juris Doctorate from the John Marshall Law School.
He and his wife have two children.
“David understands the problems facing our state and he does not want to sit on the sidelines and be a spectator,” said Illinois Freedom Caucus Chairman Chris Miller. “We have big problems in our state. We have higher than the national average unemployment and we are losing more than 100,000 people per year because our current leaders are failing us. David is a serious-minded legislator who is committed to restoring our great state. He is a welcome addition to the Illinois Freedom Caucus.”
Friess said he joined the Illinois Freedom Caucus because not only does the group stand in opposition to bad policy ideas but they also stand for concrete solutions to change Illinois for the better.
“The Illinois Freedom Caucus is certainly standing up to the far-left woke ideology that is bankrupting our state but we are also pushing for real policy initiatives to address the major challenges facing our state,” Friess said. “We are losing jobs and opportunities to other states, but the Illinois Freedom Caucus is fighting for specific policies to reverse these trends. There absolutely is a long way to go to turn Illinois around but we have to start somewhere. We have to put these bold ideas on the table and build support for them and that is exactly what the Illinois Freedom Caucus is doing.”
The Illinois Freedom Caucus is comprised of State Representatives Chairman Chris Miller (R-Oakland); Vice Chairman Blaine Wilhour (R-Beecher City); Adam Niemerg (R-Dieterich); Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville); Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur); Jed Davis (R-Newark), and David Friess (R-Red Bud).
The members of the Illinois Freedom Caucus are members of the Illinois General Assembly who are advocating for limited government, lower taxes and accountability and integrity in government.
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