Peoria Standard

llinois Sen. Win Stoller recently shared photos of his visit with the advocacy team of the Central Illinois Society of Women Engineers.

"Great to meet with the advocacy committee of SWE - Central Illinois. Thank you Tina Chen, Teresa Cushing & Fiona O’Laughlin for taking time out of your day to stop by and share your vision and legislative priorities!" Stoller wrote in a Jan. 20 Facebook post.

The Society of Women Engineers is a nonprofit group dedicated to helping women to succeed in engineering careers, demonstrate the value of diversity and inclusion and empower women to achieve their potential as leaders. The organization seeks to increase gender parity in engineering and technology.

In the November 2022 General Election, Stoller ran an uncontested campaign to represent the people of the 37th District, according to Chicago Sun Times. He represented the 37th during the 102nd General Assembly as well.

According to a press release, Stoller was sworn in to continue representing the people of the 37th District on Jan. 11. 

“While being sworn into office in the same chamber that President Abraham Lincoln once stood, I couldn’t help but think of something our former great President and leader once said. To quote him, ‘The legitimate object of government, is to do for a community of people, whatever they need to have done, but cannot do, at all, or cannot, so well do, for themselves – in their separate, and individual capacities. In all that the people can individually do as well for themselves, government ought not to interfere,” Stoller said. “Those words ring just as true now as they did when he first said them in 1854. It is my sincere hope and goal that I will be able to live up to President Lincoln’s vision for what makes a good government as I serve the people of my Senate District.”

Stoller is an Illinois state senator who resides in Germantown Hills and was first elected to the Senate in 2021, according to the Illinois Senate. A Republican, his legislative experience includes serving on the Environment and Conservation Committee and Senate Higher Education Committee.