GENEVA – One of Kane County’s newest state lawmakers has joined the ranks of legislators turning down their pensions.

Monday evening, state Sen. Karen McConnaughay, R-South Elgin, announced in a statement released by her office that she has “voluntarily turned down the legislative pension offered to members of the [Illinois] General Assembly.”

McConnaughay was elected in November and began serving in the state Senate in January, representing the 33rd District, which includes western portions of the Tri-Cities and much of northern and western Kane County.