Peoria Standard

Rep. Tim Butler (R-Springfield) has been endorsed by the sheriffs of both his current and hopeful future district.

"It is an honor to be endorsed by Sheriffs throughout the new district in which I live and am running (95th) and the district I currently represent (87th)," Butler said in a recent Facebook post. "Like my friends Jack Campbell for Sheriff (Sangamon County) and Mark Oller — Menard County Sheriff — I am grateful for their work to protect our citizens. I'll never 'defund' nor 'disarm" our police. I'll always #BackTheBlue through my votes and actions."

Butler has served four terms in the 87th District,  a February report from the Sangamon Sun said. He has asked for suggestions from his future constituents on what they would like to call the 95th District, should he be elected to represent them.

In April, Butler praised a bill that would boost cybersecurity for state infrastructure, a more recent report from the Sun said. He spoke of the amendments that had been made to the original bill as well. 

"There is a reason there have been five amendments," he said. "You've had a lot of input from our side and your side that we appreciate on this. I especially appreciate your willingness to discuss the election integrity task force portion of this and the money laundering task force by adding some folks to both of those. There were some provisions you took out that I'm sure some folks would've been concerned about on our side."      

Butler announced his intention to run for the 95th District in a January Facebook post.