Steve McClure

The 50th district, located in Central Illinois, included all of Calhoun, Greene, Morgan, Pike, and Scott counties as well as portions of Macoupin, Madison, Jersey, and Sangamon counties.

He represents the 54th district and serves as the Floor Leader and as an Assistant Leader for the Senate Republican Caucus.

The 54th district, located in Central Illinois, includes all or parts of Christian, Cumberland, Effingham, Macon, Macoupin, Menard, Montgomery, Moultrie, Sangamon, and Shelby counties.

Before his election to the Illinois State Senate, McClure was a prosecutor for nearly six years in the Sangamon County State's Attorney's Office in Springfield, Illinois, where he was chief of the Juvenile Division, and later served in the Felony Division.

The 54th district contains all or parts of Christian, Cumberland, Effingham, Macon, Macoupin, Menard, Montgomery, Sangamon, and Shelby counties.

McClure was challenged in the Republican primary by Donald Debolt, who spent $200,000 of his own money on the campaign.

Additionally, Debolt was endorsed by state Senator Darren Bailey, who became the Republican nominee for governor that year.

McClure defeated Debolt by nearly 20 points.

McClure was unopposed in the general election.

Steve McClure (born March 8, 1984) is an American Republican politician who is currently a member of the Illinois Senate.

McClure was born on March 8, 1984, in Springfield, Illinois.

His father, Steve McClure Sr., was Director of Commerce for the state of Illinois under Governor James R. Thompson and his mother, Tammy McClure, was the Director of Personnel for Governor Jim Edgar when he was Illinois Secretary of State.

He has an older sister, Katie, and a younger brother, Matt.

McClure went to Springfield High School where he was co-captain of the wrestling team, and had a record of 26-4 as a senior.

He graduated from Arizona State University with degrees in political science and history, and was vice chair of the Arizona College Republicans.

After college, McClure worked on the Illinois Senate Republican appropriations staff.

While working for the Senate Republicans, he earned a master's degree in political studies from the University of Illinois at Springfield.

He went on to attend Valparaiso University School of Law where he graduated with a Juris Doctor and served as president of the Valparaiso Law School Republicans.

After law school, McClure served as a prosecutor for nearly six years in the Sangamon County State's Attorney's Office in Springfield, Illinois where he was chief of the Juvenile Division, and later served in the Felony Division.

In that 2016 election, McCann won a primary by just over five points despite being opposed by sitting Republican Governor Bruce Rauner.

In August 2017, the Sangamon County Republicans endorsed McClure for Illinois Senate in the 50th district for the 2018 Republican primary, instead of incumbent state Senator Sam McCann.

This was a change from the previous Republican primary, when the Sangamon County Republicans supported Sam McCann.

In September 2017, McClure resigned his position as an assistant state's attorney and officially launched his campaign.

In December 2017, Senator McCann announced that he would not seek reelection as a Republican.

McClure then won the Republican nomination without opposition.

In April 2018, Sam McCann announced his candidacy for governor as a third-party candidate.

McClure was elected to the state senate without opposition in the general election.

In February 2021, Sam McCann was indicted by a federal grand jury for charges related to his alleged misuse of campaign money for personal expenses.

In October 2021, McClure announced his candidacy for reelection in the newly drawn 54th Legislative District, which was mostly new territory for him.

McClure was sworn into the Illinois Senate on January 9, 2019, to represent the 50th district.

His first bill that became law was legislation that allowed for special license plates to raise awareness and funds for pediatric cancer research.

The bill was filed in honor of Jonny Wade, a resident of Jerseyville, who passed away from cancer at the age of 8.

In 2020, McClure and state Representative Avery Bourne passed legislation that made it illegal to post unauthorized private compromising images of another person online and created a court process to allow for a victim to have the images taken down with an emergency order and to recover damages.

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In 2021, McClure became a member of Senate Republican leadership when he was appointed Assistant Republican Leader and Assistant Floor Leader for the Senate Republican Caucus.

Later in 2021, McClure introduced and passed legislation to address the Illinois public school teacher shortage and COVID-19 student learning gap.