In 2026, our nation will mark an extraordinary milestone: 250 years since the founding of theUnited States of America. As we celebrate America’s Semiquicentennial, I am taking timeto reflect on…

HOT start to summer It has been a hot (both figuratively and literally) start to summer! My office has been hard at work to plan helpful events for the community,…

“Freight Week,” is held each year in and around St. Louis. This year’s event highlighted infrastructure, improvements and trends impacting global freight movement, and reinforced how the region continues to…

State Representative Amy Elik attended the ribbon cutting of the new National Memorial of Military Ascent in Grafton. “What an honor to be with some WWII Veterans, who remember D-Day…

The 2026 Spring Session wrapped up just after 4:00am on Monday. Here’s what you should know. The 2027 Spring Session is in the books! The last 24 hours of session…

“Late Sunday night, there was some good news from Springfield,” said Rep. Elik. “We passed SB 3070, which will allow high school career and technical education courses to be counted…

Two Weeks to Go… We are back in Springfield this week and I expect to move two Senate bills from second to third reading, and then (hopefully!) pass those bills…

State Representative Amy Elik and State Senator Erica Harriss visited Roxana Senior High School. They discussed their jobs as legislators and took questions from students.

“Today we honored the firefighters who have given their lives in the line of duty at the Fallen Firefighter Memorial Ceremony in Springfield. Each year, we remember the supreme sacrifice…

My Update to You This week in Springfield, we dove right in to our committee work on Senate bills that passed the Senate previously, and now must go through the House’s process….