Darlene Senger

Darlene Senger
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
from the 41st district
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
In office
January 2009 - January 2013
Preceded by Joe Dunn
Succeeded by Sue Scherer
Personal details
Born (1955-07-28) 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

  1. "Darlene Senger". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
  2. 1 2 "State Rep. Senger may run for Congress". The Naperville Sun, July 17, 2013, page 3.
  3. "Darlene Senger". 98th Illinois General Assembly. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
  4. "MEMBERS OF THE INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS TASK FORCE AND FEDERAL RELATIONS WORKING GROUP" (PDF). Commoncause.org. Retrieved 2015-03-31.
  5. 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.
  6. Frick Carlman, Susan (July 29, 2013). "Senger joins 11th Dist. Congress race". Post-Tribune. Merrillville, Indiana. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
  7. Cahn, Emily (December 4, 2013). "Most Competitive Primary in Ill. Is for Foster's Seat". Roll Call. Washington, D.C. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
  8. "Official Illinois State Board of Elections Results - March 18, 2014 Primary Election (P. 31)" (PDF). Retrieved December 28, 2014.
  9. Jenco, Melissa (October 23, 2014) - "11th District House Race Pits Senger Against Foster". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
  10. "Illinois General Election 2014". Illinois State Board of Elections. 2014-11-04. Retrieved 2014-12-28.


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