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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 .
Rauner and Ives were invited by the University of Illinois Springfield to debate a second time; Rauner declined the invitation. [ 40 ] Ives released an ad titled " Thank You, Bruce Rauner " on February 3, 2018, in an attempt to challenge her opponent's commitment to conservative values.
Quinn won the Democratic primary, while the Republicans chose businessman Bruce Rauner and the Libertarians nominated political activist Chad Grimm. Rauner defeated Quinn in the general election with 50.3% of the vote to Quinn's 46.4%, winning every county in the state except for Cook County, home to the city of Chicago and 40% of the state's ...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Just days before he left office, former Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner granted posthumous clemency to a man imprisoned for a stabbing that a serial killer later confessed to ...
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 .
Pritzker was born in Palo Alto, California, on January 19, 1965.He is the son of Donald Pritzker and Sue Pritzker (née Sandel). [7] [4] A member of the Pritzker family, a Jewish family of Ukrainian descent [8] prominent in business and philanthropy during the late 20th century, [9] [10] Pritzker is named after both of his paternal uncles, Jay Pritzker and Robert Pritzker. [11]
Democratic Governor Pat Quinn sought re-election, but was defeated by Businessman Bruce Rauner. Quinn was elected to a full term with 46.6% of the vote in 2010. Businessman Bruce Rauner, Treasurer Dan Rutherford, and state senators Kirk Dillard and Bill Brady ran for the Republican nomination. [112]
The Illinois Budget Impasse was a 793-day-long (2 years and 62 days) budget crisis in the state of Illinois.From July 1, 2015, to August 31, 2017, Illinois was without a complete state budget for fiscal years 2016, 2017, and part of 2018.