East Central Reporter

Republican gubernatorial candidate state Sen. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) recently completed a two-day bus tour of the state.                   

“Friends, we will have a huge announcement on this bus tour you don’t want to miss. Please share and join us as at a stop near you! #standingwithyouin2022 #FirePritzker #baileyforillinois #baileybus  #RestoreIllinois #twill," Bailey tweeted on Dec. 8.                      

The tour started in Lisle at Caffe Di Moda and was scheduled to end at Jupiter’s At The Crossing in Champaign, the campaign said.

Bailey recently named former talk show host Stephanie Trussell as his running mate for lieutenant governor, the Chicago Tribune reported. He was the first of the four Republican gubernatorial candidates to announce a running mate, the story said. Trussell, originally from Chicago’s West Side and now living in Lisle, worked as a talk-show host for WLS AM-890 for seven years after winning a station talent contest, the story said.

Under Illinois law, candidates for governor and lieutenant governor run as a team, the Tribune said. 

Bailey and his wife Cindy recently attended a fundraiser in Swansea hosted by former state senator and President Trump’s ambassador to Kenya, Kyle McCarter.

"Thank you to former State Senator & President Trump’s Ambassador to Kenya, @KyleMcCarter for hosting a fundraiser for us last night in Swansea," Bailey tweeted. "Cindy and I had a wonderful time meeting with friends and discussing how we fire JB Pritzker and restore Illinois."

Bailey also recently attended the annual Illinois Farm Bureau meeting in Chicago, Prairie State Wire reported.                      

“As a farmer, I’ll always support Illinois agriculture  and the thousands of jobs it creates and supports across the state,” he posted on Twitter. “It’s time we fix Springfield to get Illinois growing  again.”