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Bruce Vincent Rauner (/ ˈ r aʊ n ər /; 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 was the chairman of R8 Capital Partners and chairman of the Chicago -based private equity firm GTCR .
In addition, Rauner had the worst defeat for an incumbent governor in any state since Ernie Fletcher's defeat in Kentucky's 2007 election. Rauner's 38.8% of the vote was the worst performance for an incumbent Illinois governor since 1912 ; he also received the lowest raw percentage of the vote for a Republican nominee since 1912.
Illinois was admitted to the Union on December 3, 1818, consisting of the southern portion of Illinois Territory; the remainder was assigned to Michigan Territory. [17]The first Illinois Constitution, ratified in 1818, provided that a governor be elected every 4 years [18] for a term starting on the first Monday in the December following an election. [19]
Bruce Rauner, governor of Illinois (2015–2019) [156] (endorsed Nikki Haley) Mark Sanford , governor of South Carolina (2003–2011), U.S. representative from SC-01 (1995–2001 and 2013–2019), Republican candidate for U.S. President in 2020 [ 157 ]
Evelyn Sanguinetti (née Pacino; born November 12, 1970) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 47th lieutenant governor of Illinois from 2015 to 2019 under Governor Bruce Rauner. [1] She previously served on the Wheaton City Council.
Madigan mentioned the strong support he received from union leaders in his political fight with then-Gov. Bruce Rauner and welcomed the opportunity to give good news to union leaders.
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Rauner chose Wheaton City councilwoman Evelyn Sanguinetti as his running mate and Grimm chose Alex Cummings. Incumbent Democratic governor Pat Quinn ran for re-election to a second full term in office. Quinn, then the lieutenant governor, assumed the office of governor on January 29, 2009, upon the impeachment and removal of Rod Blagojevich.