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Sue Scherer
2013 - Present
2027
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Sue Scherer (Democratic Party) is a member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing District 96. She assumed office in 2013. Her current term ends on January 13, 2027.
Scherer (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Illinois House of Representatives to represent District 96. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Scherer earned her B.S. from Illinois State University and her M.S from Eastern Illinois University. Her professional experience includes working as a teacher.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Scherer was assigned to the following committees:
- Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
- Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter School Committee, Chairperson
- House Higher Education Committee
- Museum, Arts, Culture, and Entertainment Committee, Vice Chairperson
- Small Business,Technology Innovation, and Entrepreneurship Committee
2021-2022
Scherer was assigned to the following committees:
- Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter School Committee, Chair
- House Higher Education Committee
- Museum, Arts, Culture, and Entertainment Committee, Vice-Chair
- Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
2019-2020
Scherer was assigned to the following committees:
- Consumer Protection Committee
- Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter School, Chair
- Transportation: Regulation, Roads & Bridges Committee
- Appropriations-Capital Committee
- Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Illinois committee assignments, 2017 |
|---|
| • Agriculture & Conservation, Vice chair |
| • Business Incentives for Local Communities, Chair |
| • Economic Opportunity |
| • Elementary & Secondary Education Licensing, Administration, and Oversight, Vice chair |
| • Elementary & Secondary Education School Curriculum Policies |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Scherer served on the following committees:
| Illinois committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Agriculture & Conservation |
| • Consumer Protection |
| • Elementary & Secondary Education School Curriculum Policies |
| • Elementary & Secondary Education Licensing Oversight, Vice chair |
| • Intermodal Infrastructure |
| • Small Business Empowerment & Workforce Development |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Scherer served on the following committees:
| Illinois committee assignments, 2013 |
|---|
| • Agriculture & Conservation |
| • Economic Development |
| • Higher Education |
| • Small Business Empowerment & Workforce Development |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Illinois House of Representatives District 96
Incumbent Sue Scherer defeated Lisa Smith in the general election for Illinois House of Representatives District 96 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sue Scherer (D) | 58.4 | 22,970 |
 | Lisa Smith (R) | 41.6 | 16,357 | |
| Total votes: 39,327 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 96
Incumbent Sue Scherer advanced from the Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 96 on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sue Scherer | 100.0 | 3,944 |
| Total votes: 3,944 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 96
Lisa Smith advanced from the Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 96 on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lisa Smith | 100.0 | 3,447 |
| Total votes: 3,447 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Scherer in this election.
2022
See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Illinois House of Representatives District 96
Incumbent Sue Scherer defeated Lisa Smith in the general election for Illinois House of Representatives District 96 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sue Scherer (D) | 58.1 | 17,916 |
| Lisa Smith (R) | 41.9 | 12,938 | |
| Total votes: 30,854 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 96
Incumbent Sue Scherer advanced from the Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 96 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sue Scherer | 100.0 | 5,001 |
| Total votes: 5,001 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 96
Lisa Smith defeated Prescott Paulin in the Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 96 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lisa Smith | 66.0 | 3,725 |
| Prescott Paulin | 34.0 | 1,920 | ||
| Total votes: 5,645 | |||
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2020
See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Illinois House of Representatives District 96
Incumbent Sue Scherer defeated Charles McGorray and John Keating in the general election for Illinois House of Representatives District 96 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sue Scherer (D) | 51.5 | 20,742 |
| Charles McGorray (R) | 44.4 | 17,865 | ||
| John Keating (G) | 4.1 | 1,657 | ||
| Total votes: 40,264 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 96
Incumbent Sue Scherer advanced from the Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 96 on March 17, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sue Scherer | 100.0 | 6,762 |
| Total votes: 6,762 | |||
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Republican primary election
No Republicans filed for this race. Gary Pierce ran as a write-in and received 27 votes. He did not receive enough votes to make the general election ballot.
2018
General election
General election for Illinois House of Representatives District 96
Incumbent Sue Scherer defeated Herman Senor in the general election for Illinois House of Representatives District 96 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sue Scherer (D) | 60.7 | 19,882 |
 | Herman Senor (R) | 39.2 | 12,845 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 10 | ||
| Total votes: 32,737 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 96
Incumbent Sue Scherer advanced from the Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 96 on March 20, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sue Scherer | 100.0 | 6,876 |
| Total votes: 6,876 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 96
Herman Senor advanced from the Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 96 on March 20, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Herman Senor | 100.0 | 3,930 |
| Total votes: 3,930 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Illinois House of Representatives were held in 2016. The primary election was held on March 15, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was November 30, 2015.[2]
Incumbent Sue Scherer ran unopposed in the Illinois House of Representatives District 96 general election.[3][4]
| Illinois House of Representatives, District 96 General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic |  Sue Scherer Incumbent (unopposed) | |
| Source: Illinois State Board of Elections | ||
Incumbent Sue Scherer ran unopposed in the Illinois House of Representatives District 96 Democratic primary.[5][6]
| Illinois House of Representatives, District 96 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Sue Scherer Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Cindy Deadrick Wolfer defeated Gary Pierce in the Illinois House of Representatives District 96 Republican primary.[7][8]
| Illinois House of Representatives, District 96 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Cindy Deadrick Wolfer |
60.02% | 5,389 | |
| Republican | Gary Pierce | 39.98% | 3,589 | |
| Total Votes | 8,978 | |||
2014
Elections for the Illinois House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on March 18, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was December 2, 2013. Incumbent Sue Scherer defeated Gina Lathan in the Democratic primary, while Michael B. Bell defeated Landon Laubhan in the Republican primary. Scherer then defeated Bell in the general election.[9][10][11][12]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sue Scherer Incumbent |
55.2% | 15,153 | |
| Republican | Michael B. Bell | 44.8% | 12,294 | |
| Total Votes | 27,447 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Sue Scherer Incumbent |
51.8% | 2,699 |
| Gina Lathan | 48.2% | 2,512 |
| Total Votes | 5,211 | |
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Michael B. Bell |
75.8% | 3,963 |
| Landon Laubhan | 24.2% | 1,267 |
| Total Votes | 5,230 | |
2012
Scherer won election in the 2012 election for Illinois House of Representatives District 96. Scherer defeated Sam Cahnman and Winston Taylor in the March 20 Democratic primary and defeated Dennis Ross Shackelford (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[13][14][15]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sue Scherer |
62.1% | 25,096 | |
| Republican | Dennis Shackelford | 37.9% | 15,334 | |
| Total Votes | 40,430 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Sue Scherer |
43.8% | 2,557 |
| Sam Cahnman | 13.6% | 794 |
| Winston Taylor | 42.6% | 2,488 |
| Total Votes | 5,839 | |
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Sue Scherer did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Sue Scherer did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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Endorsements
2012
In 2012, Scherer's endorsements included the following:[16]
- Dick Durbin - US Senator
- Doris Turner - Springfield Ward 3 Alderman
- Jehan Gordon - IL House of Representatives
- Illinois Education Association (IEA)
- Illinois Federation of Teachers (IFT)
Scorecards
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2024
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In 2024, the Illinois State Legislature was in session from January 16 to May 29.
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2023
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In 2023, the Illinois State Legislature was in session from January 11 to May 27.
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2022
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In 2022, the Illinois State Legislature was in session from January 5 to April 9.
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2021
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In 2021, the Illinois State Legislature was in session from January 13 to June 1.
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2020
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In 2020, the Illinois State Legislature was in session from January 8 to May 23.
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2019
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In 2019, the Illinois State Legislature was in session from January 9 through December 31.
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2018
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In 2018, the Illinois State Legislature was in session from January 8 through May 31.
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2017
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In 2017, the Illinois State Legislature was in session from January 11 through May 31. There were also special sessions. The 1st special session was June 21-July 6. The 2nd special session was July 26-July 31. During the 3rd special session, the Senate met on August 13, and the House met on August 16. The 4th special session was on August 28-29. There was a veto session from October 24-November 9.
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2016
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In 2016, the Illinois State Legislature was in session from January 13 through May 31.
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2015
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In 2015, the Illinois State Legislature was in session from January 14 through December 7 (extended session).
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2014
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In 2014, the Illinois State Legislature was in session from January 29 through June 2.
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2013
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In 2013, the Illinois State Legislature was in session from January 9 through May 31.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Sue Scherer's Biography," accessed February 19, 2014
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election and Campaign Finance Calendar," accessed November 30, 2015
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate list: General Election - 11/8/2016," accessed August 8, 2016
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election results, General election 2016," accessed December 15, 2016
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed January 3, 2016
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election Results: GENERAL PRIMARY - 3/15/2016," accessed August 8, 2016
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed January 3, 2016
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election Results: GENERAL PRIMARY - 3/15/2016," accessed August 8, 2016
- ↑ Illinois Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed March 18, 2014
- ↑ Illinois Board of Elections, "General Primary Election Official Canvass," April 18, 2014
- ↑ Illinois Secretary of State, "Official general election candidate list," accessed March 18, 2014
- ↑ The Chicago Tribune, "Results List (Unofficial)," accessed November 5, 2014
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate List," accessed December 5, 2011
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Official 2012 Primary Results," accessed May 14, 2014
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, “Official Vote - November 6, 2012 General Election,” accessed January 18, 2013
- ↑ Sue Scherer, "Endorsements," accessed October 25, 2012
- ↑ Citizen Action Illinois, "99th General Assembly Legislative Scorecard 2016," accessed July 11, 2017
- ↑ Illinois Parents of Adults with Developmental Disabilities, "2016 Illinois Community Living Report," accessed July 11, 2017
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Illinois House of Representatives District 96 2013-Present |
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