Patrick Windhorst
@P_Windhorst
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Illinois State Representative for the 117th district; former Massac County State’s Attorney
Metropolis, Illinois
Joined January 2012
In 1993, a local Chicago reporter covering the St. Patrick's Day parade spotted Tommy Lee Jones filming a movie amidst the festivities and stopped him for a quick interview. The movie was THE FUGITIVE 🔥
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The Federal Scholarship Tax Credit Program will not divert federal or state money from public schools. There is no cost to states — only the benefit of more help for students. Governor Pritzker just needs to opt in to the program to allow Illinois students to utilize the
illinoispolicy.org
Nearly 55% of Illinois voters support the state opting into the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit Program. But it’s up to Gov. J.B. Pritzker to opt Illinois into the program. Only about one in five...
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March 5, 1989: It appeared as if Jay Edwards hit the game-tying shot for Indiana to send the game to OT, but Illinois’ Nick Anderson drained a 35-foot three at the buzzer to beat the Hoosiers at Assembly Hall. Keith Jackson & @DickieV on the call.
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#OTD in 1861, Abraham Lincoln is sworn in as the 16th President of the United States of America.
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#OnThisDay in 1865, #AbrahamLincoln delivered his most poetic speech, his Second Inaugural Address. He put the evil of #slavery and the blood of war into biblical terms, ending with a plea for peace. Source: https://t.co/6o99yaWiOI
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When these peewee hockey players found out MID GAME that Team USA won the Gold Medal at the Olympics they all celebrated
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40 Years Ago Today: The Chicago Bears defeated The New England Patriots 46-10 to win Super Bowl XX. #ChicagoHistory 🐻⬇️🏈💪
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Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia explains the U.S. Constitution. 🇺🇸 🦅 ⚖️
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It wasn’t just religious and pro-life and partisan opposition. Disability groups, who are the most personally concerned that they are vulnerable to assisted suicide, opposed it, as did coroners. https://t.co/t6LtWq8ZjQ
nationalreview.com
In practice, there are no safeguards that can adequately protect people from the pressure to ‘choose’ assisted suicide.
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.@GovPritzker and Illinois Democrats are not delivering on affordability. In fact, their policies are about to make life even more expensive for Illinoisans with new tax hikes, increased tolls, and massive energy costs. #twill
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