Dixon businessman announces run for state Senate in 37th District

DIXON — Dixon business owner Brett Nicklaus sent a news release Thursday saying he will run for the Republican nomination for the state Senate in the 37th District.

Nicklaus is the owner and president of Trinity Financial. He said he will rely on his expertise as a financial planner to advocate for a balanced state budget that reduces tax burden on families.

In the release, Nicklaus said he will fight to protect the unborn, defend the Second Amendment and promote economic growth.

“Complicated budgets can be managed to achieve fiscal stability. I am a fiscal conservative, and I believe that as a hard-working business owner I know what it takes for our state to be fiscally responsible,” he wrote. “Both President Reagan and President Trump demonstrated that lower taxes help promote a healthy and vibrant economy. I will push back on all tax increases and irresponsible spending that is fueling the inflation crisis.”

Nicklaus and his wife, Julie, live in Dixon and are the founders of Trinity Cares charity. They have three children and seven grandchildren.

The redrawn 37th District reaches farther north, including Whiteside, Lee, Ogle, DeKalb, La Salle, Bureau, Marshall, Stark, Peoria and Woodford counties.

The 37th is currently represented by Win Stoller, a Germantown Hills Republican. Stoller was unchallenged in the 2020 primary and easily won the seat against independent write-in opponent Marcus Throneburg in the general election.