(1956-02-18) February 18, 1956 (age 68) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Political party
Republican
Spouse(s)
Elizabeth Wessel
(m. 1980; div. 1993)
Diana Mendley
(m. 1994)
Children
6
Education
Dartmouth College (BA) Harvard University (MBA)
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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.
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.
^Tucker, Dorothy (November 1, 2018). "Bruce Rauner's Birth Year Mistake". CBS Chicago. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
^"Governor-Elect Rauner Names Transition Team". NBC Chicago. November 5, 2014.
^Pearson, Rick; Garcia, Monique; Long, Ray; Secter, Bob (November 5, 2014). "Quinn concedes defeat to Rauner in Illinois governor's race". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
Bruce Vincent Rauner (/ˈraʊnər/; born February 18, 1956) is an American businessman, philanthropist, and politician who served as the 42nd governor of...
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First Lady of Illinois from 2015 to 2019 as her husband, Bruce, served as governor. Rauner was born and raised in New York City, where she was the youngest...
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Republican BruceRauner ran for re-election. State Representative Jeanne Ives also ran for the Republican nomination, but lost narrowly to Rauner. On the...
state party. In the 2014 gubernatorial election, Republican nominee BruceRauner defeated incumbent Governor Pat Quinn to become the first GOP Governor...
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employees from the state's anti-discrimination law. In August 2018, Governor BruceRauner vetoed the bill, and no attempts to override his veto were undertaken...
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Democratic Governor of Illinois in November 2018 replacing Republican BruceRauner. Ramirez, Anthony (January 25, 1999). "Jay Pritzker, Who Built Chain...
Democratic-held seats in Massachusetts, Maryland, and Arkansas. Republican BruceRauner also defeated Democratic incumbent Pat Quinn in Illinois. The only Republican...
governor. List of governors of Illinois 1.α Former governor of Illinois BruceRauner, who was independently wealthy, has previously stated that he would only...
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