Rep. Katie Stuart
Assistant Majority Leader and Floor Whip
(D-Edwardsville)
112th District
Springfield Office:
278-S Stratton Office Building
Springfield, IL 62706
(217) 782-8018
2105 Vandalia St.
Unit #16
Collinsville, IL 62234
Phone: (618) 365-6650
Bills & Committees
Full-time legislator; B.A. in Mathematics, Rutgers University; former public elementary and high school math teacher in Edwardsville and Highland; former college math instructor at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville; lives in Edwardsville with her husband and two children.
Stuart Supports Bipartisan Legislation to Post Human Trafficking Resources at Rest Stops Across Illinois
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — State Rep. Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville, co-sponsored a bipartisan bill requiring the Illinois Department of Transportation to post human trafficking resources in rest area bathrooms.
Stuart Passes Bill Expanding Insurance Coverage of Hormonal Menopause Treatment
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — State Rep. Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville, is working to help patients manage menopause symptoms, certain types of cancer, and other conditions by sponsoring and passing legislation requiring insurance companies to cover up to 12 months of hormone replacement therapy medication.
Stuart-Backed Bill Regulating Low-Speed Electric Bicycles Passes House
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — State Rep. Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville, helped pass a bill allowing state entities to prohibit the use of low-speed electronic bicycles on any path within state jurisdiction, prioritizing the safety of both pedestrians and manual cyclists.
Stuart-Backed Bill Passes, Empowering Young Voters, Inspired by Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr.
State Rep. Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville, helped pass a bill encouraging and expanding access to youth civic engagement by requiring high schools to provide voter registration opportunities and information, inspired by the life and legacy of Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr.
Stuart Celebrates New Group Researching Projected Labor and Education Needs in Illinois
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. — State Rep. Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville, is celebrating a new working group launched by Governor Pritzker to identify workforce needs throughout Illinois and establish a plan to collaborate with educational institutions, local workforce boards, labor unions, industry leaders and more. The working group hopes to increase both job creation and increase employee preparedness and education for in-need careers.
Stuart Launches Community Women’s Caucus
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – State Rep. Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville, will begin holding monthly Community Women’s Caucus meetings across Metro East communities. The Caucus was born from conversations at a Women’s Community Advisory Committee held in Stuart’s district last month, with attendees advocating for more spaces for women-led community advocacy and engagement.
Stuart Resolution Calls for Independent Investigation into Epstein Files
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville, helped pass a formal resolution Wednesday demanding the Trump administration end its illegal censoring of the Epstein files and calling for an independent investigation into the file’s significant, potentially politically-aligned, redactions.
Stuart-Backed Resolution Opposes Extreme Anti-Choice Senate Bill
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville, helped pass a formal resolution opposing a Republican bill introduced last week to the Illinois State Senate, seeking to classify reproductive healthcare services—including in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments—as capital murder.
Stuart Hosts Women’s Health Event on March 2
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – State Rep. Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville, is hosting a Women’s Health Promotional Event on March 2. The event will highlight some of her legislation and will feature a women’s health-centered presentation from the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH).
Stuart Reacts to Supreme Court Tariff Ruling
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – State Rep. Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville, released the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court declaring tariffs President Donald Trump initiated with emergency orders are illegitimate: