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
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 Passes Tornado Warehouse Safety Preparedness Bill, Advancing Bill to the Senate
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — State Rep. Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville, is improving protections for workers in their workplace in the event of a tornado or other inclement weather emergency by requiring employers to have a tornado safety plan in place and warehouses designate or construct a tornado shelter for workers and other warehouse personnel.
Stuart-Sponsored Measure to Uplift Working Mothers in the Workplace
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — State Rep. Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville, is working to protect nursing mothers in the workplace by advancing a bill that would require employers to provide paid break time to an employee who needs to express breast milk and prohibits employers from forcing nursing mothers to use their paid leave to express breast milk.
Stuart Passes Synthetic Drug Classification Bill out of House Committee
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — State Rep. Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville, advanced a bill out of the House Judiciary-Criminal Committee that would expand fentanyl classification and classify emerging synthetic drugs, specifically those closely related to current scheduled drugs, as harmful substances.
Stuart Issues Statement in Response to State AG Suit Against Nuisance Landfill Operators
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. — State Rep. Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville, issued the following statement following reports that the Environmental Bureau of the office of Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has filed a complaint against the operators of the Roxana Landfill,...
Stuart to Speak on Sexual Assault Survivor Services at “Take Back the Night” Event
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. — State Rep. Katie Stuart, will be featured as a speaker at Every Survivor Counts’ ‘Take Back the night’ event on Thursday, April 17, speaking on the need for an increase of services and resources for survivors of sexual assault. The event will be...
Stuart Expands Paid Family Leave for Firefighters, Emergency Medical Workers
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — State Rep. Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville, is expanding paid family leave for firefighters and emergency medical professionals by passing a bill that provides six weeks of paid family leave for firefighters and emergency medical personnel at their...
Stuart Spends a Day with Illinois Community Care Program Participant and Homecare Aide
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. — State Rep. Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville, spent the day with Mary Barge and her homecare aide Juandalyn Reese, gaining hands-on experience with Illinois’ Community Care Program through the Service Employees International Union (SEIU). Throughout...
Stuart Passes Public University Direct Admissions Bill
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Easing the college application process for high school students, state Rep. Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville, passed a measure out of the House on Monday that creates a direct admissions program to public universities in Illinois for high school and...
Rep. Stuart Announces Free Prep Classes for SIUE Students Studying for Professional and Licensing Exams
SPRINGFIELD – State Rep. Katie Stuart, D-Collinsville, Assistant House Majority Leader and chair of the House Higher Education Committee, is announcing a new state program that will help Illinois college students prepare for graduate school and in-demand careers.
Stuart-Backed Anti-Trafficking Bill Passes Out of Committee, Moves to the House Floor
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — State Rep. Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville, has passed a bill through the House Judiciary – Criminal Committee that would empower survivors of human trafficking to prosecute their abusers no matter how much time has passed, if they were under the age of 18 at the time of the offense. The bill now moves to the floor for consideration by the full House of Representatives.