Darlene Senger

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.

Darlene Senger
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	(1955-07-28) July 28, 1955 (age 69)
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Terry
Children	2
Education	Purdue University, West Lafayette (BSc) DePaul University (MBA)

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]

Legislation

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]}

2014 Congressional campaign

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, 2014 § District 11

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]

References

1. "Darlene Senger". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
2. "State Rep. Senger may run for Congress". The Naperville Sun, July 17, 2013, page 3.
3. "Darlene Senger". 98th Illinois General Assembly. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
4. "MEMBERS OF THE INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS TASK FORCE AND FEDERAL RELATIONS WORKING GROUP" (PDF). Commoncause.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-05. Retrieved 2015-03-31.
5. Miller, Rich (August 7, 2017). "Senger hired as Rauner's new chief legislative liaison". Capitol Fax. Springfield, Illinois. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
6. Brian C. Thomas. "Are women livestock? Why did IL House Agriculture Committee send a bill limiting a woman's right to choose to the full House? | Your Doubting Thomas". Chicagonow.com. Retrieved 2015-03-31.
7. Frick Carlman, Susan (July 29, 2013). "Senger joins 11th Dist. Congress race". Post-Tribune. Merrillville, Indiana. Archived from the original on December 31, 2013. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
8. Cahn, Emily (December 4, 2013). "Most Competitive Primary in Ill. Is for Foster's Seat". Roll Call. Washington, D.C. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
9. "Official Illinois State Board of Elections Results - March 18, 2014 Primary Election (P. 31)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2014. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
10. Jenco, Melissa (October 23, 2014) - "11th District House Race Pits Senger Against Foster". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
11. "Illinois General Election 2014". Illinois State Board of Elections. 2014-11-04. Archived from the original on 2014-12-15. Retrieved 2014-12-28.

External links

• Representative Darlene Senger (R) 96th District at the Illinois General Assembly
  • Previous sessions: 97th, 96th
• Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
• Profile at Vote Smart

Party political offices
Preceded by Leslie Munger	Republican nominee for Illinois Comptroller 2018	Succeeded by Shannon Teresi