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Bruce Rauner
Governor of Illinois from 2015 to 2019 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bruce Vincent Rauner (/ˈraʊnər/; born February 18, 1956)[1] is an American businessman, philanthropist, and politician who served as the 42nd governor of Illinois from 2015 to 2019.[2] A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the chairman of R8 Capital Partners and chairman of the Chicago-based private equity firm GTCR.
Bruce Rauner | |
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![]() Rauner in 2016 | |
42nd Governor of Illinois | |
In office January 12, 2015 – January 14, 2019 | |
Lieutenant | Evelyn Sanguinetti |
Preceded by | Pat Quinn |
Succeeded by | J. B. Pritzker |
Personal details | |
Born | Bruce Vincent Rauner (1956-02-18) February 18, 1956 (age 68) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) |
Elizabeth Wessel
(m. 1980; div. 1993) |
Children | 6 |
Education | Dartmouth College (BA) Harvard University (MBA) |
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Rauner announced his candidacy for governor of Illinois in June 2013. He won the Republican nomination in March 2014 and defeated Democratic incumbent Pat Quinn in the general election.[3] Throughout Rauner's term in office, he was unable to achieve many of his legislative goals due to the state's Democratically-controlled legislature, and a standoff between Rauner and the legislature over budget cuts led to a two-year budget crisis. In the 2018 gubernatorial election, Rauner narrowly survived a challenge in the Republican primary from State Representative Jeanne Ives, but lost the general election to Democratic challenger J. B. Pritzker in a landslide. Rauner and his lieutenant Evelyn Sanguinetti remain the last Republicans to have held statewide office in Illinois.