Darren Bailey

Darren Bailey
Bailey in 2022
Member of the Illinois Senate
from the 55th district
In office
January 13, 2021 – January 11, 2023
Preceded byDale Righter
Succeeded byJason Plummer (redistricted)
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
from the 109th district
In office
January 9, 2019 – January 13, 2021
Preceded byDavid Reis
Succeeded byAdam Niemerg
Personal details
Born (1966-03-17) March 17, 1966 (age 58)
Louisville, Illinois, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseCindy Stortzum Bailey[1]
Children4
EducationLake Land College (AS)

Darren Bailey (born March 17, 1966)[2] 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,[3][4][5][6][7][8] he was the Republican nominee for the 2022 Illinois gubernatorial election, which he lost to incumbent J. B. Pritzker.[9]

Bailey ran in the Republican primary for the 12th congressional district in the 2024 U.S. House elections, narrowly losing to incumbent Mike Bost.[10]

  1. ^ "Who is Darren Bailey wife Cindy Stortzum?". Bareillyinfo. June 30, 2022. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  2. ^ "Representative Darren Bailey (R) 109th District". 101st Illinois General Assembly. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  3. ^ "Illinois governor's race shapes up to be a battle of the billionaires". Financial Times. June 21, 2022. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  4. ^ Epstein, Reid J. (June 26, 2022). "MAGA Voters Send a $50 Million G.O.P. Plan Off the Rails in Illinois". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  5. ^ "It's happening in Illinois: a far-right Republican leads race to be GOP candidate for governor". Chicago Sun-Times. June 10, 2022. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  6. ^ Epstein, Reid J. (June 29, 2022). "Darren Bailey, a far-right state senator, will be the Republican nominee for Illinois governor". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  7. ^ Kapos, Shia. "Illinois GOP takes big right turn with primary victories". POLITICO. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  8. ^ Ax, Joseph (July 26, 2022). "In risky midterm strategy, Democrats boost far-right candidate in Michigan race". Reuters. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
  9. ^ "Illinois Election: Gov. JB Pritzker declares victory in re-election bid against Darren Bailey". CBS News.
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference :4 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).