David McSweeney (born 1965) is a Republican politician and investment specialist from Barrington Hills, Illinois.
[7] On April 15, 2013, McSweeney filed a House resolution opposing a graduated income tax in Illinois.
[8] McSweeney also led the charge to oppose extending Illinois' income tax hike beyond the 2015 sunset date.
[10] In 2014, McSweeney co-sponsored HB 983 which helps prevent local governments from issuing bonds for projects that could result in higher property taxes.
[11] In the spring of 2015, McSweeney introduced a measure to freeze property taxes for one year in townships with less than 100,000 people.
In 2019, after two mass shootings in the U.S., McSweeney said he would either sponsor or co-sponsor a measure overturning the moratorium former Governor Pat Quinn placed on capital punishment eight years prior.