Darren Bailey
Darren Bailey | |
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Bailey in 2022 | |
| Member of the Illinois Senate from the 55th district | |
| In office January 13, 2021 – January 11, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Dale Righter |
| Succeeded by | Jason Plummer (redistricted) |
| Member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 109th district | |
| In office January 9, 2019 – January 13, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | David Reis |
| Succeeded by | Adam Niemerg |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 17, 1966 Louisville, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Cindy Stortzum |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | Lake Land College (AS) |
Darren Bailey (born March 17, 1966) is an American politician who was a Republican member of the Illinois Senate for the 55th District and previously a member of the Illinois House of Representatives for the 109th District in Southern Illinois. Widely described by news outlets as a far-right politician, he was the Republican nominee for the 2022 Illinois gubernatorial election, which he lost to incumbent Democrat J. B. Pritzker.
Bailey ran in the Republican primary for the 12th congressional district in the 2024 U.S. House elections, narrowly losing to incumbent Mike Bost.