Working for Illinois Caucus

Members of the 104th General Assembly are making final preparations for their upcoming spring session. 97th District State Representative Harry Benton says part of the process for representatives is committee assignments.

Benton says he will be a vice chair on a committee as a two-term representative, which will give him more responsibilities and help him collaborate with fellow lawmakers. Members submitted their committee requests last week and will get their assignments toward the beginning of the spring session.

Benton says with some new members to the General Assembly, there appears to be optimism for some effective bipartisan work.

"Just excited about the 104th, and I think we have some good new members and seems like people are working together. There’s…we’re starting to see a bipartisan support and a bipartisan trend going into the 104th with Speaker Welch appointing a Republican as a chair of the Veterans Affairs Committee. Dan Swanson is a really great guy, 27-year veteran. He cares about veterans, and I think he’s gonna be a great chair of that committee."

The spring session for the 104th General Assembly in Springfield is scheduled to begin on January 28.