STATE REP. SUE SCHERER ANNOUNCES HER RE-ELECTION BID IN 96TH DISTRICT
Rep. Sue Scherer
Decatur
State Rep. Sue Scherer (D-Decatur) has announced she is running for re-election in the 96th District in the 2026 election.
Scherer has been state representative since 2013.
The 96th district includes all or parts of Springfield, Decatur, Taylorville, Blue Mound, Mount Auburn, Niantic, Edinburg and Rochester.
A former educator of more than 30 years, Scherer serves as Chair of the House Elementary and Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing and Charter Schools Committee. Scherer is recognized for her work to increase educational funding, DCFS reform and for bringing billions of dollars in infrastructural advances to her district.
Good morning, state rep Scherer,
This is one of your Springfield, IL constituents. My name is Jvon C. Howard and after losing my full-time job I have been unsuccessful in obtaining full-time or part-time employment. Therefore, according to the bureau of labor statistics I discovered that in the state of Illinois currently there are approximately 292,500 thousand people who are unemployed. Not to mention, those individuals who are not being counted that have already lost their unemployment benefits. Thereby, I would like to ask you if you would be so kind as to bring this issue to the attention of the Illinois State legislature to possibly propose a bill that would extend unemployment insurance for those who have lost their unemployment insurance and who is about to lose their unemployment benefits. I think that this issue is important because of the holidays that are approaching such as: Thanksgiving, Christmas and the citizens of Illinois could use the financial assistance. Any and all help concerning this matter is and will be appreciated in advance.