State Representative Andrew S. Chesney | Ilga.gov
State Representative Andrew S. Chesney | Ilga.gov
Representative Andrew Chesney is having mobile office hours as the November general election is on its way.
“Being an accessible resource to the community is an important part of what I do as a state legislator,” Chesney wrote on Facebook. “I am hosting mobile office hours in September for constituents of the 89th District to provide even greater access to important state services.”
The Republican will face Democrat candidate Gerlad Podraza during the Nov. 8 general election to represent the 45th district for Illinois.
Chesney has represented the 89th District since December 2018. He has served as an elected member of the Freeport City Council and has been a past board member of the Regional Access Mobilization Project (RAMP) — an organization that provides support services and advocacy for people with disabilities. He is also a former mentor with Big Brothers Big Sisters.
Chesney has been active in stopping safe abortions in Illinois.
“State legislatures will now be tasked with setting the direction for abortion,” he said to Shaw Local. “I will continue to defend life and work toward ending pro-abortion policies here in Illinois.”
Chesney has mobile office hours from 2 to 4 p.m. on Wednesday at the Pecatonica Village Hall on 405 Main Street in Pecatonica, then again from the same times on Sept. 13 at the Winnebago Village Office on 108 West Main Street in Winnebago, and again from the same times at the Durand Village Hall on 308 West Main Street in Durand.
Chesney also voted against Senate Bill 2408 that’ll move the state to rely on renewable energies.
In July, Chesney wrote a column about the importance of food production in the state of Illinois. He wrote a Facebook post in which he shared the column.
The post read: “Producing food and biomass will be a key future economic driver for Illinois,” Chesney wrote on Facebook. “But it won’t happen if the state continues its current toxic policies of higher taxes, shutting down affordable and reliable energy sources and increasing regulations on job creators.”
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