1. Darren Bailey was born on March 17,1966 and 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.
Darren Bailey was born in Louisville, Illinois, on March 17,1966.
Darren Bailey graduated from North Clay High School and earned an Associate of Science degree in agricultural production from Lake Land College.
Darren Bailey, of Xenia, Illinois, was a member of the North Clay Board of Education.
On July 8,2019, Darren Bailey announced his intention to run for the Illinois Senate seat being vacated by Dale Righter.
Darren Bailey defeated Democratic nominee Cynthia Given in the general election.
On February 22,2021, Darren Bailey announced his candidacy for governor in 2022.
On December 13,2021, Darren Bailey announced that his running mate for lieutenant governor would be former WLS-AM 890 talk radio host Stephanie Trussell.
Three days before the primary, Darren Bailey appeared at a rally with Donald Trump and received his endorsement.
Darren Bailey received backlash for his statement and later apologized.
In 2023, Darren Bailey announced that he would run against incumbent US Representative Mike Bost in the Republican primary for the 12th congressional district in 2024.
On March 19,2024, Darren Bailey lost the primary to Bost.
Darren Bailey opposes abortion, and as a state lawmaker, he has voted against abortion rights measures.
Darren Bailey praised the Supreme Court's 2022 decision to overturn Roe v Wade.
Darren Bailey strongly opposes the SAFE-T Act, a bill signed into law by Governor J B Pritzker that, among other things, ended mandatory cash bail in Illinois.
Darren Bailey has referred to the act as "radical, pro-criminal legislation".
Darren Bailey is married to Cindy Stortzum, and they have four children and multiple grandchildren.
In 2022, a man was arrested for making violent threats against Darren Bailey, claiming he was going to "skin [Darren Bailey] alive".