Watch now: Darren Bailey announces he's running for Illinois governor
Illinois State Sen. Darren Bailey, R-Xenia, announced Monday that he will run for governor in 2022.
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Illinois State Sen. Darren Bailey, R-Xenia, the downstate lawmaker who gained celebrity and notoriety by challenging Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s COVID-19 emergency powers, announced Monday that he will run for governor in 2022.
Conservative Republican state Sen. Darren Bailey, the fiercest legislative opponent of Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s pandemic-induced public health restrictions, formally announced his candidacy for governor Monday night, pledging a grassroots movement to take Illinois back from “political elites.”
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