Rep. Pappas Rejects Legislative Pension

BLOOMINGDALE, Ill. – Following through on her commitment to promote fiscal responsibility, state Rep. Diane Pappas, D-Itasca, opted out of the legislative pension system as one of her first official acts in office.

“Our state faces many fiscal challenges, which is why I made a commitment to fight for good government reform and work to reduce wasteful spending,” Pappas said. “Rejecting the legislative pension is one small step I’m taking to follow through on that promise and I look forward to supporting policies in the future that will improve Illinois’ fiscal health.”

As one of her fist official acts as state Representative, Pappas turned down the taxpayer-funded legislative pension benefit offered to all members of the General Assembly. Pappas supports eliminating the legislative pension system and will be working on legislation to reduce other taxpayer-funded perks for lawmakers.

“I came into this position to serve my constituents and to make a difference in our state, not to pad my own pockets,” Pappas said. “As a full-time legislator, I’m ready to get to work and do my part to cut wasteful spending, reduce the state’s debt and pass a balanced budget.”

For more information, please contact Pappas’ full-time constituent service office at 224-520-8838 or repdpappas@gmail.com.