Rep. Mike Halpin
72nd District
Springfield Office:
272-S Stratton Office Building
Springfield, IL 62706
(217) 782-5970
1504 3rd Ave., 2nd Floor
County Office Bldg.
Rock Island, IL 61201
(309) 558-3612
(309) 793-4764 FAX
Biography
Attorney; B.A., Roger Williams University; J.D., University of Illinois; served as a legislative aide to former Congressman Lane Evans; former public guardian for Rock Island County; board of directors, Bridging the Gap: Stand Down for Homeless Veterans; lives in Rock Island with his wife and two children.
Halpin-Backed Legislation Modernizing Search for Missing Persons Now Law
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Mike Halpin, D-Rock Island, backed a new law streamlining the search for missing persons and ensuring law enforcement professionals have access to every piece of information they need to best do their jobs.
Halpin Bill to Stop Outsourcing, Create Expert Task Force Preventing Job Loss Now Law
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Mike Halpin, D-Rock Island, is combatting outsourcing in the Quad City area by establishing a panel of experts and businesses leaders to craft new solutions to prevent job loss and keep businesses in Illinois.
Halpin Finishes Legislative Session Focused on Middle-Class Tax Relief, High-Wage Jobs Programs, Affordable Health Care
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep Mike Halpin, D-Rock Island, took steps toward building up Illinois’ economy by creating opportunities for good-paying jobs, relieving the tax burden on the middle class by passing the Fair Tax amendment, and championing affordable health care by delivering a slate of bills designed to lower medication costs and improve health insurance accessibility and reliability.
Halpin Supports Fair Tax Amendment, First Step to Tax Relief for Middle Class
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Mike Halpin, D-Rock Island, released the following statement after passing the Fair Tax amendment, a critical first step to providing tax relief to middle-class Illinoisans while raising money to rebuild Illinois’ education system, fund new jobs programs and lower property taxes for Quad City families.
Halpin Passes Measure to Prepare Workers for High-Wage Jobs
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Community colleges, high schools and major regional employers would be able to apply for state funding to create and operate new job training programs under legislation sponsored by state Rep. Mike Halpin, D-Rock Island, which passed both houses of the General Assembly with overwhelming bipartisan support and is expected to arrive on the governor’s desk.
Halpin Works to Expand Veterans’ Benefits to Include Military Families
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Spouses and children of active-duty service members members and veterans would be eligible for the military discount on purchases including clothing, auto parts and other essentials under legislation sponsored by state Rep Mike Halpin, D-Rock Island.
Halpin Fights to Stop Attacks on Middle-Class Families, Keep Unions Strong
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Mike Halpin, D-Rock Island, is pushing to ensure cities and towns don’t pass laws which weaken unions and endanger workers’ access to safe, fair-paying jobs.
Halpin Advances Legislation Encouraging Investment in Local Communities over Large Corporations
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – As state and local governments are offering more than $80 billion per year in tax breaks and giveaways to attract new businesses, state Rep. Mike Halpin, D-Rock Island, is sponsoring legislation that prioritizes investment in proven job-creating services such as education and infrastructure over companies that claim to create jobs but do not always deliver.
Halpin Proposes Worker Protection Unit to Combat Workplace Mistreatment
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Mike Halpin, D-Rock Island, is supporting a proposed worker protection division in the attorney general’s office to ensure on-time payment, safe working conditions and fair hiring practices for Illinois employees.
Halpin Fights to Preserve Health Insurance for Individuals with Pre-Existing Conditions
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Illinois residents with pre-existing conditions will be protected from health care cuts at the federal level under a bill backed by state Rep. Mike Halpin, D-Rock Island, preserving critical consumer protections.