Newly elected state Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) says that re-installing House Speaker Mike Madigan sends all the wrong signals.

State Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) says the time for soul searching within the Illinois Republican Party is now.

State Rep.-elect Dan Caulkins thinks it is a good thing that voters in Illinois are growing mad as hell with what he calls the corruption and bad policy that have crippled their state.

State Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-East Dundee) views the GOP's losses in November as an opportunity for rebirth.

State Rep.-elect Dan Caulkins of Decatur says he wonders what it will take for lawmakers in Springfield to stand up to the unions he argues are ruining the state.

State Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) is demanding Democrats now in control in Springfield think of everyone before they make the same mistake he feels they did in 2011, when they pushed through a massive tax increase during a lame duck session.

State Rep.-elect Dan Caulkins, a Republican from Decatur, argues the numbers alone don’t tell the full story about what Illinois’s shrinking population could mean for the state.

State Rep.-elect Dan Caulkins, a Republican who will represent the 101st District, is dismayed by Gov. Bruce Rauner's latest revelations.

State Rep.-elect Dan Caulkins of Decatur argues it’s time lawmakers in Springfield face the monster that the Illinois's pension liability has morphed into.

Dan Caulkins still holds out hope that Springfield will soon be a different, more civil, place.

Even as he acknowledges that his party’s plight has become more difficult, Dan Caulkins remains as committed to his party as he’s ever been.

Dan Caulkins doesn’t want voters to leave anything to chance on election day.

Dan Caulkins laments too many lawmakers in Springfield have turned the act of deceiving voters about taxes into an art form.

Illinois’ spending plan is fraught with roughly $100 million in wasteful spending at a time when some lawmakers are pushing for even more tax increases, an Illinois Policy Institute (IPI) report details.

Dan Caulkins worries that Mike Madigan is universally known for all the wrong reasons.

Caulkins is running against Democrat Jen McMillin for the 101st District. He thinks the cautionary words by Gov. Rauner in his TV ad should be an effective message to defeat Democrat J.B. Pritzker heading into the last four weeks of campaign season.

Dan Caulkins, a Republican running for a House seat in the 101st District, isn’t sure if he’s appalled or just flabbergasted by J.B. Pritzker’s actions.

Dan Caulkins is saddened but not surprised to hear how disillusioned most Illinois taxpayers have grown with Springfield.

Dan Caulkins is not surprised by the deception he regularly sees coming from Democrats, like House Speaker Mike Madigan, at this point in the election cycle.

Dan Caulkins wants voters to remember actions speak louder than words when it comes to assessing House Speaker Mike Madigan.