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 to 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] On August 7, 2017, it was announced that she would join the administration of Bruce Rauner as deputy chief of staff for legislative affairs, as part of a staff shake up that has seen multiple Illinois Policy Institute staffers join the Governor's administration.[5]
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.[6][better source needed]
Senger declared she would run for Illinois's 11th congressional district during the summer of 2013.[7] She won a competitive[8] Republican primary in March 2014 with 37% of the vote, defeating three other challengers.[9] Senger then proceeded to the general election, where she would face Democratic incumbent Bill Foster.[10] Foster defeated Senger 53.5%-46.5% in the general election on November 4, 2014.[11]
