Voted against HB 246, which requires public schools to teach about prominent LGBTQ+ historical figures.Voted against HB 2265, which requires civics education to be taught in grades 6, 7, and 8.Voted against HB 2691, which authorized tuition assistance to students who are trans or undocumented.Voted against SB 10, which increased the mandatory baseline salaries for public school teachers in the state.Voted against SB-25, which would have made kindergarten mandatory for five year-olds in Illinois.Voted against expanding absentee voting for the 2020 general election.Voted in favor of SB-1970, which authorized student absences for voting.Voted against allowing people in jail who have not been convicted of a crime to vote.Voted against HB 834, which required employees to be paid equally.Voted against prohibiting Right To Work Laws.Voted against raising the state minimum wage to $15 an hour.In 2021, DeWitte became an assistant Republican leader. He was sworn in in September 2018 and was elected to the position in November 2018, narrowly defeating Democrat Nancy Zettler. In 2018, DeWitte was appointed to the Illinois State Senate to represent the 33rd District after incumbent Senator Karen McConnaughay resigned. He also served as the Kane County representative to the Regional Transportation Authority Board from 2013 to 2018. Prior to his appointment to the Illinois State Senate, DeWitte served as Mayor of St. Charles, West Dundee, Hampshire, Huntley, Carpentersville, Lake in the Hills and Algonquin. The 33rd district includes all or parts of Batavia, Crystal Lake, East Dundee, Elgin, Gilberts, Lakewood, Pingree Grove, Sleepy Hollow, South Elgin, Wayne, Geneva, St. DeWitte is a Republican member of the Illinois Senate for the 33rd District.
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