BARRINGTON, April 20, 2016 – Dan McConchie was appointed on April 20 to be the new State Senator for the 26th District of Illinois. After being sworn into office by Lake County Judge Daniel Shanes, McConchie vowed to fight for average citizens who feel left out of the process in Springfield.

HAWTHORN WOODS, March 17, 2016 – After significant delays in vote counting, Dan McConchie claimed victory in the 26th Senate District race to succeed Senator Dan Duffy. 

HAWTHORN WOODS, March 11, 2016 – Dan McConchie added Republican Senator Chuck Weaver, another reform-minded legislator, to his long list of endorsements. Adding Weaver brings Dan’s list of conservative legislators supporting him to 15.

CRYSTAL LAKE, March 2, 2016 – Dan McConchie, candidate for State Senate in the 26th District, and Allen Skillicorn, candidate for State Representative in the 66th District, are sponsoring a workshop “Learn to Lower Your Property Taxes” with the Illinois Policy Institute and The Property Tax Show on AM560 on Tuesday, March 8 at 7pm.

HAWTHORN WOODS, February 19, 2016 – A new poll conducted by We Ask America shows Dan McConchie with a strong 10-point lead in the race to succeed Senator Dan Duffy in the 26th Senate District. At the same time, McConchie rolled out five new endorsements from conservative legislators who say they want McConchie to join their team.

SPRINGFIELD, February 10, 2015 – Dan McConchie, candidate for Illinois State Senate in the 26th District, responded to President Obama’s address given before the legislature today.

SPRINGFIELD, January 27, 2015 – Dan McConchie, candidate for Illinois State Senate in the 26th District, praised Governor Rauner’s proposals outlined in his 2016 State of the State address given before the legislature today and encouraged Democrats in the legislature to come to the table and negotiate with the Governor and Republicans.

BARRINGTON, December 22, 2015 – Today Dan McConchie, candidate for State Senate in the 26th District, joined sixteen other state legislative candidates in backing Democrat State Representative LaShawn Ford’s proposal to allow Chicago voters to recall Mayor Rahm Emanuel.

BARRINGTON, November 9, 2015 – Congressman Randy Hultgren announced today that he is endorsing Dan McConchie for State Senate in the 26th District of Illinois. Hultgren currently represents the 14th Congressional District of Illinois, which significantly overlaps the 26th District, and has served as both an Illinois state representative and a state senator.

LAKE BARRINGTON, October 6, 2015 – Senator Dan Duffy announced today that he is endorsing Dan McConchie for State Senate in the 26^th District along with other legislative leaders including Senators Michael Connelly and Jim Oberweis and Representatives Tom Morrison, Barb Salvi Wheeler, Jeanne Ives, Mark Batinick and Peter Breen.