Darlene Senger
| Darlene Senger | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 41st district | |
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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 | |
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In office January 2009 - January 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Joe Dunn |
| Succeeded by | Sue Scherer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 28, 1955 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Terry |
| Children | two |
| Residence | Naperville, Illinois |
| Alma mater |
DePaul University Perdue University |
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 2002-2008,[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.
Senger is a legislative member of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).[4]
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.[5]
2014 Congressional campaign
Senger declared she would run for Illinois's 11th congressional district during the summer of 2013.[6] She won a competitive[7] Republican primary in March 2014 with 37% of the vote, defeating three other challengers.[8] Senger then proceeded to the general election, where she would face Democratic incumbent Bill Foster.[9] Foster defeated Senger 53.5%-46.5% in the general election on November 4, 2014.[10]
References
- ↑ "Darlene Senger". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
- 1 2 "State Rep. Senger may run for Congress". The Naperville Sun, July 17, 2013, page 3.
- ↑ "Darlene Senger". 98th Illinois General Assembly. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
- ↑ "MEMBERS OF THE INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS TASK FORCE AND FEDERAL RELATIONS WORKING GROUP" (PDF). Commoncause.org. Retrieved 2015-03-31.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Frick Carlman, Susan (July 29, 2013). "Senger joins 11th Dist. Congress race". Post-Tribune (Merrillville, Indiana). Retrieved December 28, 2014.
- ↑ Cahn, Emily (December 4, 2013). "Most Competitive Primary in Ill. Is for Foster's Seat". Roll Call (Washington, D.C.). Retrieved December 28, 2014.
- ↑ "Official Illinois State Board of Elections Results - March 18, 2014 Primary Election (P. 31)" (PDF). Retrieved December 28, 2014.
- ↑ Jenco, Melissa (October 23, 2014) - "11th District House Race Pits Senger Against Foster". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
- ↑ "Illinois General Election 2014". Illinois State Board of Elections. 2014-11-04. Retrieved 2014-12-28.
External links
- Representative Darlene Senger (R) 96th District at the Illinois General Assembly
- Darlene Senger at DMOZ
- Profile at Project Vote Smart
- Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission