Darlene Senger | |
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Member of the
Illinois House of Representatives from the 41st district | |
In office January 2013 – January 2015 | |
Preceded by | Chris Nybo |
Succeeded by | Grant Wehrli |
Member of the
Illinois House of Representatives from the 96th district | |
In office January 2009 – January 2013 | |
Preceded by | Joe Dunn |
Succeeded by | Sue Scherer |
Personal details | |
Born | July 28, 1955 |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Terry |
Children | 2 |
Education |
Purdue University, West Lafayette (
BSc) DePaul University ( MBA) |
Darlene J. Senger (born July 28, 1955) [1] is an American politician. She was a member of the Naperville, Illinois City Council, where she served from 2002 to 2008, [2] [3] and was a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives from January 2009 to January 2015. [2] In 2014, she unsuccessfully ran for Congress.
Senger is a legislative member of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). [4] On August 7, 2017, it was announced that she would join the administration of Bruce Rauner as deputy chief of staff for legislative affairs, as part of a staff shake up that has seen multiple Illinois Policy Institute staffers join the Governor's administration. [5]
In 2011, Rep. Senger placed a measure requiring more strict regulation of abortion clinics before the Illinois House's Agriculture and Conservation Committee. The measure passed the agricultural committee unanimously. [6][ better source needed]
Senger declared she would run for Illinois's 11th congressional district during the summer of 2013. [7] She won a competitive [8] Republican primary in March 2014 with 37% of the vote, defeating three other challengers. [9] Senger then proceeded to the general election, where she would face Democratic incumbent Bill Foster. [10] Foster defeated Senger 53.5%-46.5% in the general election on November 4, 2014. [11]
Darlene Senger | |
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![]() | |
Member of the
Illinois House of Representatives from the 41st district | |
In office January 2013 – January 2015 | |
Preceded by | Chris Nybo |
Succeeded by | Grant Wehrli |
Member of the
Illinois House of Representatives from the 96th district | |
In office January 2009 – January 2013 | |
Preceded by | Joe Dunn |
Succeeded by | Sue Scherer |
Personal details | |
Born | July 28, 1955 |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Terry |
Children | 2 |
Education |
Purdue University, West Lafayette (
BSc) DePaul University ( MBA) |
Darlene J. Senger (born July 28, 1955) [1] is an American politician. She was a member of the Naperville, Illinois City Council, where she served from 2002 to 2008, [2] [3] and was a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives from January 2009 to January 2015. [2] In 2014, she unsuccessfully ran for Congress.
Senger is a legislative member of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). [4] On August 7, 2017, it was announced that she would join the administration of Bruce Rauner as deputy chief of staff for legislative affairs, as part of a staff shake up that has seen multiple Illinois Policy Institute staffers join the Governor's administration. [5]
In 2011, Rep. Senger placed a measure requiring more strict regulation of abortion clinics before the Illinois House's Agriculture and Conservation Committee. The measure passed the agricultural committee unanimously. [6][ better source needed]
Senger declared she would run for Illinois's 11th congressional district during the summer of 2013. [7] She won a competitive [8] Republican primary in March 2014 with 37% of the vote, defeating three other challengers. [9] Senger then proceeded to the general election, where she would face Democratic incumbent Bill Foster. [10] Foster defeated Senger 53.5%-46.5% in the general election on November 4, 2014. [11]