State Senator, Illinois General Assembly
State Senator Steve McClure was born March 8, 1984 in Springfield. He was elected in November 2018 and sworn into office on January 9, 2019. He is a former prosecutor who was chief of the Juvenile Division, and later served in the Felony Division in the Sangamon County State's Attorney's Office in Springfield. He graduated from Valparaiso University School of Law in Indiana, earned a master's degree from the University of Illinois at Springfield in political studies, and has two bachelor's degrees from Arizona State University in political science and history.
Partner, Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP
Ryan Schermerhorn is a registered patent attorney in the firm's Industrial & Mechanical Technologies Practice Group. His engineering background provides him with an understanding of clients’ technologies and enables him to effectively and efficiently provide a range of patent procurement services. He also leverages his experience to assist on intellectual property litigation as well as develop strategies for acquiring and protecting intellectual property.
Since 2017, Ryan has been listed as an "Emerging Lawyer" by Emerging Lawyers Magazine and has been selected for inclusion in the Illinois Rising Stars® lists. Ryan was recognized in Chicago Daily Law Bulletin's 2023 40 Under Forty list. Since 2024, Ryan has been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© list in the practice areas of Litigation - Patent and Patent Law. In 2025, Ryan was selected by the Law Bulletin Publishing Company’s Leading Lawyer Network as a “Leading Lawyer.”
Remarks on Abraham Lincoln
Steve McClure, Ryan Schermerhorn
"Remarks on Abraham Lincoln by Illinois State Senator McClure" Featuring: State Senator Steve McClure, Illinois...