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Rep. Sue Scherer
Decatur

    State Rep. Sue Scherer (D-Decatur) has announced she is running for re-election in the 96th District in the 2026 election.
     Scherer has been state representative since 2013.
     The 96th district includes all or parts of Springfield, Decatur, Taylorville, Blue Mound, Mount Auburn, Niantic, Edinburg and Rochester.
     A former educator of more than 30 years, Scherer serves as Chair of the House Elementary and Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing and Charter Schools Committee. Scherer is recognized for her work to increase educational funding, DCFS reform and for bringing billions of dollars in infrastructural advances to her district.