About Sue Scherer
State Rep. Sue Scherer was born and raised in Decatur, Illinois where she attended St. Teresa High School. Her father was a Navy veteran and machinist by trade, her mother a homemaker. Scherer detasseled corn and worked in the cafeteria at Decatur Memorial Hospital to save money for college. After graduating from Illinois State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education, Scherer taught in the Decatur and Maroa-Forsyth public school districts for more than 30 years. She served on various faculty committees, assisted in contract negotiations, and while teaching earned a Masters degree from Eastern Illinois University. Representative Scherer has three daughters, Beth, Sara, and Marcy, one son, Tyler, and eight grandchildren.
Elected to the Illinois House of Representatives in 2012, Scherer is a full-time legislator representing the 96th District, which includes portions of Christian, Macon and Sangamon counties. While sitting on several committees, she is Chairwoman of the Elementary and secondary Education committee. Scherer’s top legislative priorities include creating jobs, fighting for equitable funding for local schools, and cutting wasteful spending while protecting critical programs and services for seniors, veterans, students, and middle-class families.
My Values
- Protecting middle class families
- Providing equitable education
- Creating Jobs
- Protecting 2nd Amendment Rights
- Against Right To Work
"Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer."
John F. Kennedy
"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy."
Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.