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]