Darin LaHood

Darin LaHood
Member of the Illinois Senate
from the 37th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
March 2011
Preceded by Dale Risinger
Personal details
Born August 12, 1968
Peoria, Illinois
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Kristen LaHood
Children Three Children
Residence Dunlap, Illinois
Alma mater John Marshall Law School
Loras College
Profession Attorney
Religion Catholic

Darin LaHood (born 1968) is a Republican politician from Peoria, Illinois, who is a member of the Illinois Senate representing the seven-county 37th legislative district.[1]

LaHood is the son of Ray LaHood,[2][3] the former United States Secretary of Transportation and U.S. Representative. He has called himself a fiscal conservative focused on budget issues.[4] While his father was a moderate Republican, LaHood is considered to be more conservative.[5][6]

LaHood was a prosecutor in the Tazewell County state's attorney's office and the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Nevada in Las Vegas.[7] On returning to Peoria in 2005, he took up private law practice; as of 2011 he is in the Peoria law firm of Miller, Hall & Triggs.[4]

He ran for Peoria County state's attorney in 2008, losing to incumbent Kevin Lyons. He has also been involved in several other Republican campaigns, including Bill Brady's 2010 campaign for governor and Dan Rutherford's campaign for Illinois Treasurer.[4]

He was appointed to the Illinois Senate on 2011-02-27, at the age of 42,[4] and took office March 1, the day after Dale Risinger retired.[8] When appointed, LaHood announced he would run for election to a full term in 2012, which he won, running unopposed.[4][9]

LaHood is running to replace Aaron Schock, who resigned due to a spending controversy, for Illinois's 18th congressional district in a special election in 2015.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Illinois General Assembly - Senator Biography". Retrieved December 6, 2011.
  2. ↑ Dahl, Dave. "Illinois Senate passes workers’ comp reform". Retrieved December 6, 2011.
  3. ↑ "US Congressman Ray LaHood (Archived version from 2003)". Retrieved December 6, 2011.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "Darin LaHood gets nod to replace Risinger on senate". The Register-Mail. Galesburg, Illinois: GateHouse Media. February 27, 2011. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Dewey, Jim (March 31, 2015). "Darin LaHood Announces Candidacy". Quincy Journal. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
  6. ↑ Fitzpatrick, Jack (March 25, 2015). "Illinois GOP Finds an Anti-Schock to Replace Aaron Schock". National Journal. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
  7. ↑ Heath, Brad; McCoy, Kevin (December 28, 2010). "Prosecutor misconduct lets convicted off easy". USA TODAY. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
  8. ↑ "LaHood eager to serve (Darin LaHood sworn in as newest state senator)". Peoria Journal Star (Peoria, Illinois: GateHouse Media). March 1, 2011. p. B1. Retrieved March 2, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Re-election assured for unopposed candidates". Journal Star.

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