Representative
Sue Scherer
| Seat | House District 96 |
|---|---|
| Party | Democratic |
| Capitol office | Room E-2 · Stratton Office Building |
| Mailing address | Room E-2, Stratton Office Building, Springfield, IL 62706 |
| Capitol phone | 217-524-0353 |
| Legislative assistant | Niamh Mahoney |
| Hometown | Decatur |
| Tenure | Serving since January 2013 |
| Term limited | No term limits |
Committees 3
Bills, 104th General Assembly 14 as principal author · 82 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- HR 828Congrats-decatur catholicEnacted100
- HR 799Commend-ken hendriksenEnacted100
- HR 757Memorial-delores showalterEnacted100
- HR 719Memorial-cinthia d. smithEnacted100
- HR 691Congrats-spfld park districtEnacted100
- HR 561Congrats-kim villanuevaEnacted100
- HB 2574Sch cd-isbe-assessment reportEnacted100
- HB 1865Fraud-targeted insurance salesEnacted100
- HB 4642Neurologist-autism-pamphletIn committee40
- HR 1057Congrats-nicholas brooksIntroduced20
- HB 4711Provenance data requirementsIn committee6
- HB 5292Tenant-termination of leaseIn committee6
- HB 1852Horse racing act org licenseIntroduced1
- HB 4638Loc gov-microtransit paymentsIntroduced0
All 14 bills as principal author ›
Coauthor of HB 1085, HB 1189, HB 1226, HB 1312, HB 1362, HB 1437, HB 1697, HB 2801, HB 2802, HB 2978, HB 3096, HB 3097 and 70 more.
Bills and sponsors: Open States bulk data (public domain dedication), 2026-11-public.pgdump; status is read from the official actions. About the momentum score
Effectiveness 104th General Assembly, 2025 to 2026
15th percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 7 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 3 / 3 / 2 |
| … became law | 2 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 0 (0) |
| Points vs. House majority average | 23 ÷ 79.85 = 0.29 |
| Most-authored topics | Business, jobs & the economy (1), Courts & civil law (1), Cities, towns & counties (1) |
House rankings · How the score works. A count of bill progress, not a judgment of the member's work.
Closest allies co-authorship, 2025 to 2026
Most bills written together
- Stephanie Kifowit DHouse 84 33
- Murri Briel DHouse 76 28
- Nicolle Grasse DHouse 53 27
- Mike Crawford DHouse 31 26
- Joyce Mason DHouse 61 25
- Diane Blair-Sherlock DHouse 46 23
- Katie Stuart DHouse 112 23
- Lisa Davis DHouse 32 23
- Maura Hirschauer DHouse 49 23
- Camille Lilly DHouse 78 22
“Written together” = 104th General Assembly bills and joint resolutions on which both are principal author or coauthor (measures with more than 60 sponsors are left out). Sharing bills does not imply a personal or political alliance.
District 96
- Counties
- Christian, Macon, Sangamon
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- Sally Turner (44), Doris Turner (48), Steve McClure (54)
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Source
Copied from https://www.ilga.gov/House/Members/Details/3303 on November 2, 2026, through Open States people data (CC0), checked against official legislature rosters. Not endorsed by the Illinois House of Representatives.