South Central Reporter

Sen. Jason Plummer praises the realtors of Southwestern Illinois for all the hard work they have put in.

In a Facebook post, Plummer spoke of a breakfast event he'd attended.

"Thank you to REALTOR Association of Southwestern Illinois for another great legislative breakfast! I appreciate all our great Illinois Realtors and their continued hard work to build our communities," Plummer said.

Plummer ran unopposed in the District 55 Republican Primary, Journal Star reported.

In May, he criticized Democrats for a variety of issues, according to South Central Reporter.

"Can anyone identify that outlier right in the middle of the country? What makes us different from our friends and neighbors in Missouri, Iowa, Wisconsin, Indiana and Kentucky?" Plummer said. "Unnecessarily high gas prices, out of control crime, corruption, high taxes, busted budgets and free feminine hygiene products in boys' school bathrooms, to name a few things, all brought to you by out of touch Democrat majorities. Remember this in November."

He has also spoken out on what he sees as an increase in violent crime, blaming Democrats for this as well, according to East Central Reporter. 

“When you slander, insult and endanger those who put their lives on the line to protect our communities and our families, this sort of thing happens,” Plummer wrote on Facebook. “And why would anyone be surprised? You’re doing a bang-up job, Chicago mayor's office, Gov. Pritzker and Democrat legislators. The violent crime and numbers of residents fleeing is only going to get worse if you keep protecting criminals and keep attacking our law enforcement professionals. Crime is out of control."