State Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Ill.)
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Recent News About State Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Ill.)
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Bailey: ‘I'm ready to continue our fight for hard-working families in Southern Illinois’
Darren Bailey (R), former Illinois state representative, former state senator and recent Republican candidate for governor, announced on July 4 that he intends to run against incumbent fellow Republican Mike Bost (R-Murphysboro) to represent Illinois' 12th District in Congress.
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Bailey on vaccine mandate ruling: ‘Never Again!’
Former state senator and GOP gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey celebrated a judge’s ruling reinstating with back pay City of Chicago employees who were fired for not getting vaccinated.
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Bailey: ‘J.B. Pritzker has continued to use federal money and COVID dollars to ramp up spending’
Darren Bailey is telling voters “I told you so” regarding Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s’ 2024 budget.
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Bailey on abortion legislation: 'I have no words for it other than pure evil'
Sen. Darren Bailey, R-Xenia, took to social media on Tuesday to rail against recently approved abortion expansion legislation, calling it “pure evil.”
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Bailey: 'Chicago Teacher’s Union and Illinois Education Association……… GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER!'
In a Jan. 7 Facebook post, Sen. Darren Bailey took aim at the Chicago Teachers Union.
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Bailey: ‘Watch JB commit tyranny when he signs the unconstitutional gun grab’
State Sen. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) is blunt in his feelings about Gov. J.B. Prizker’s planned signing of the most expansive gun control legislation in the nation.
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Bailey: 'Fill out your witness slip for HB5855. Prepare to stand firm!'
Sen. Darren Bailey speaks up about House Bill 5855.
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Illinoisan Nicole Zwiercan crowned Mrs. America
Illinois resident and reigning Mrs. Illinois Nicole Zwiercan was crowned Mrs. America 2022 on Aug. 20 at the West Gate Las Vegas Resort & Casino in Nevada.
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Wilhour on Bailey's race for governor: 'The people resoundingly took back the Republican party'
The nomination of Sen. Darren Bailey (R-Olney) for the Illinois gubernatorial race garnered excitement for the Republican party.
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'It makes him a tyrant;' Bailey reacts to Pritzker's hesitance to lift mask mandate in schools
State Sen. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) has vowed to stand with parents, students and teachers across the state who are calling on Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) to lift the mask mandate for schools.
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'Consequences': Illinois senator sponsors legislation to reinstate death penalty for murder of a police officer
Pointing to what he sees as an assault on law enforcement, Republican state Sen. Darren Bailey has filed legislation calling for the reinstatement of the death penalty for anyone who commits first-degree murder against a police officer.
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Gubernatorial hopeful Bailey: J.B. Pritzker is the 'mandate candidate'
Illinois gubernatorial candidate Sen. Darren Bailey (R-Louisville) labelled Gov. J.B. Pritzker "the mandate candidate" for his support of mandatory COVID-19 vaccines.
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Bailey introduces 'next lieutenant governor' Stephanie Trussell
State Sen. Darren Bailey (R-Louisville) introduced former talk-radio host Stephanie Trussell as his choice for running mate at a campaign stop Dec. 13 at a restaurant in Lisle.
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GOP gubernatorial candidate Bailey finishes bus tour, names running mate
Republican gubernatorial candidate state Sen. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) recently completed a two-day bus tour of the state.
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Bailey joins Chicago's Project H.O.O.D. in fight against rising violence, laments 'stifled' police force
Republican state Sen. Darren Bailey had an eye-opening experience after recently spending a night with Pastor Corey Brooks' organization on the rooftop of a South Side Chicago neighborhood.
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Illinois' Bailey lauds OSHA suspension of federal vaccine requirement as 'victory for freedom'
State Sen. Darren Bailey lauded the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s suspension of the federal government’s new employer vaccine rule.
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'You are not alone': Bailey encourages Illinois farmers to take care of their mental health
Illinois state Senator and candidate for governor Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) has encouraged farmers in the state to make sure they're taking care of their mental health during the awareness campaign known as National Farm Safety and Health Week.
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Bailey responds to video accusing him of being 'anti-science'
Sen. Darren Bailey (R-Louisville) has responded to an ad by the Democratic Governors Association that labels him and other Republican gubernatorial candidates "anti-science, anti-Illinois, and anti-safety."
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Challenger Bailey labels Pritzker the 'mandate candidate'
Republican state Sen. Darren Bailey assures Illinois voters that he sees Gov. J.B. Pritzker for who he truly is — and that it's not a pretty sight.
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Illinois senator, gubernatorial candidate Bailey 'not backing down' over legislative maps, outlines zero-based budget plans
Given that he charges that Democrats conspired to create the new Illinois legislative maps, gubernatorial candidate and state Sen. Darren Bailey says he saw this one coming.