Rep. Sue Scherer
E-2 Stratton Office Building
Springfield, IL 62706
(217) 524-0353
(217) 524-0354 FAX
1301 E. Mound Rd.
Suite 270
Decatur, IL 62526
(217) 877-9636
(217) 877-9659 FAX
Full-time legislator; former public school teacher of 34 years in Decatur and Maroa-Forsyth; graduate, St. Teresa High School in Decatur; B.S., Illinois State University; M.Ed., Eastern Illinois University; has four children and five grandchildren.
Scherer Backs Reforms to Make Health Care More Affordable, Expand Access to Care
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Working families will have better access to affordable, adequate health care under a new measure sponsored by state Rep. Sue Scherer, D-Decatur, aiming to reduce costs and hold insurance companies accountable.
Scherer-Backed Bill Takes Aim at Ghost Networks
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Continuing her longstanding efforts to improve health insurance network adequacy and hold big health insurance companies accountable, state Rep. Sue Scherer, D-Decatur, is backing legislation that will institute new rules to improve access to care.
Scherer Welcomes Decatur Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe to State Capitol
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – In recognition of her historic status as Decatur’s first female mayor during Women’s History Month, state Rep. Sue Scherer, D-Decatur, spoke about Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe in a speech on the chamber floor of the Illinois House of Representatives.
Scherer-Backed Bill to Allow More Flexibility with Savings
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Young people and their families would have more flexibility with savings and could avoid unplanned taxes under a new measure backed by state Rep. Sue Scherer, D-Decatur, allowing additional or unused 529 college savings account funds to be transferred to other savings accounts.
Scherer Sponsors Bill to Expand Senior Property Tax Relief
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Sue Scherer, D-Decatur, is working to ease the property tax burden facing seniors by expanding the eligibility pool of senior freeze applicants.
Scherer Highlights Central Illinois Chapters in Black History
DECATUR, Ill. – State Rep. Sue Scherer, D-Decatur, is celebrating Black History Month by recognizing the role Central Illinois people, locations, and events have played in the effort to promote equality and justice.
Scherer Welcomes Investment in Macon County’s Outdoors
DECATUR, Ill. – State Rep. Sue, D-Decatur, is applauding Macon County’s receipt of nearly $3.7 million dollars from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) to transform Scovill Golf Course Clubhouse and renovate the Macon County Conservation District.
New Scherer-Backed Law Protects Workers from Abusive Anti-Labor Tactics
DECATUR, Ill. – Workers will be better protected under a new law backed by state Rep. Sue Scherer, D-Decatur, in response to the outbreak of disruptive anti-worker tactics during labor protests and rallies across the country.
Scherer Welcomes Secretary of State Library Grant for Decatur and Springfield Public Schools
DECATUR, Ill. – State Rep. Sue Scherer, D-Decatur, is applauding new state funding to support books, educational materials, and programming for Decatur’s and Springfield’s public schools’ libraries.
Scherer Welcomes $2.8 Million to Build a New Senior Center in Decatur
DECATUR, Ill. –To help local seniors live independently and vibrantly, state Rep. Sue Scherer, D-Decatur, recently helped to bring new funding to the Decatur Park District (DPD) to redevelop the Scovill Golf Clubhouse as a senior center.