State Senator Win Stoller (R-37th District) is announcing that he has decided not to seek a third term serving as State Senator for the 37th District. He will continue serving out the rest of his term, which expires in January 2025.
“My wife, Amy, and I have decided that I will not seek reelection to a third term in the State Senate for two main reasons,” said Stoller. “First, after redistricting, the map for District 37 has shifted much further north. Secondly, I believe in our nation’s founder’s core principle of citizen legislators where people from various backgrounds serve in the legislature for a limited time and then return home and continue with their lives. I am walking the walk on that because I never intended to be a career politician.”
Stoller was first elected in 2020 and won reelection in 2022.
“During my first few months in office, I was extremely gratified to pass a significant tax cut. In fact, last year the Pass-Through Entity (PTE) tax credit that I introduced shielded over $2 billion of small business income from federal taxation. It feels really good to make that kind of an impact in our high-tax state.”
After passing his tax cut legislation, several legislative leaders said it was an epic feat for a lawmaker in the minority party, particularly a freshman. Few legislators have been able to accomplish such a positive impact for people statewide. In 2021 alone, over 48,000 small business owners qualified for the tax credit Stoller’s bill introduced.
“Senator Stoller has been a fierce advocate for the business community, passing multiple pieces of meaningful legislation during his short time in the Illinois General Assembly,” said Illinois Senate Republican Leader John Curran (R-Downers Grove). “We are grateful for his impactful service to his community and our state, and I look forward to working with him throughout this next year before we wish him well in his new endeavors.”
Due to Stoller’s ability to work in a bipartisan way, he was able to deliver for his district. In all, Stoller passed 15 pieces of legislation, including a bill in his second term that was crucial to protect Lee and Ogle County’s $70 million investment in their Enterprise Zone, which had been threatened by the Democrat super majority’s push to strip downstate counties of their authority.
Stoller noted that after redistricting eliminated much of the territory he represented in his first term, the bulk of the new district is much further north including all of Whiteside and Lee Counties, most of Bureau County, along with portions of DeKalb, Ogle, Rock Island and LaSalle Counties. The district was drawn by the legislative Democrats to be based further north.
“My home in Germantown Hills is at the southern tip of the new Senate District. I have been putting in a demanding schedule to serve the constituents and will continue to do so until my term ends, but the time has come to examine whether this pace is sustainable for another four-year term and to consider what is best for the people in this district. I only know one way to do this job and that is all out, striving to serve with excellence. This district is conservative, so I have no doubt I will be able to pass it to another Republican.”
“The greatest privilege I’ve had is the opportunity to fight for and articulate the conservative principles of limited government, personal accountability, and the importance of faith and family. If Illinois returns to and embraces these principles, I believe our best days lie ahead.”
“It may sound like a cliché, but I truly am honored and humbled to have had the opportunity to serve this district. Thank you to the voters for this opportunity.”
