Darin LaHood

Darin LaHood
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois
Assumed office
September 17, 2015
Preceded byAaron Schock
Constituency18th district (2015–2023)
16th district (2023–present)
Member of the Illinois Senate
from the 37th district
In office
March 1, 2011 – September 10, 2015
Preceded byDale Risinger
Succeeded byChuck Weaver
Personal details
Born
Darin McKay LaHood

(1968-07-05) July 5, 1968 (age 56)
Peoria, Illinois, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Kristen Noble
(m. 2001)
Children3
Parent
EducationLoras College (BA)
John Marshall Law School, Chicago (JD)

Darin McKay LaHood (/ləˈhʊd/ lə-HOOD; born July 5, 1968)[1] is an American attorney and politician who has served as a U.S. representative from Illinois since 2015. A member of the Republican Party, LaHood has represented the 16th district since 2023, and previously represented the 18th district from 2015 to 2023. He previously served in the Illinois Senate from the 37th legislative district from 2011 to 2015, before being elected to Congress in a special election following the resignation of Aaron Schock.[2]

During the 2022 redistricting process, the 18th congressional district was eliminated as Illinois lost a seat in the apportionment process. After new district boundaries were adopted, LaHood opted to run in the 16th congressional district.[3]

  1. ^ "Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Ill". Roll Call. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
  2. ^ "Illinois General Assembly - Senator Biography". Illinois General Assembly. Archived from the original on December 15, 2011. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
  3. ^ "2020 Census Apportionment Results". Census.gov. Retrieved November 8, 2021.