State Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Ill.)
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Recent News About State Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Ill.)
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Rep. Bailey to the 61 percent who want out of Illinois: 'Let's vote the tax-hikers out of office'
Freshman Illinois state Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Louisville) is urging voters to join the fight against Springfield Democrats' destructive tax-and-spend policies.
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Democrats 'refusing to deal with reality' while Illinois named 'least tax-friendly' state, Rep. Bailey says
Illinois state Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Louisville) points to the findings of a new Kiplinger report that the state now ranks as the “least tax-friendly” in the country as another example of just how much Democrats in Springfield have lost their way.
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Rep. Bailey points to Speaker Madigan as common thread throughout widespread corruption probe
Illinois state Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Louisville) has little doubt about to whom he thinks the spate of recent corruption raids involving state politicians will lead.
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Rep. Bailey predicts 'rock bottom' for Chicago before Illinois can begin fiscal reparations
Illinois state Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) is so desperate for change in the handling of the state’s finances that he’s conceded the fact it may require a drastic occurrence before the ship can be righted.
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Rep. Bailey considers Anne Burke appointment an 'embarrassment for Illinois'
Illinois state Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) sees the election of Anne Burke as new state Supreme Court Chief Justice as a black eye for all of Illinois.
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Springfield is driving blind through state's pension crisis, Rep. Bailey cautions
Illinois state Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) sees Springfield lawmakers’ languishing inaction on the state’s growing pension crisis as an accident waiting to happen.
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Rep. Bailey speaks out on Sen. Cullerton: 'We’ve got to restore integrity to Illinois government'
Illinois state Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) views the recent federal corruption indictment of Sen. Thomas Cullerton (D-Villa Park) as just the latest example of the sad state of affairs in Springfield.
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In response to immigrations laws, Bailey says Pritzker 'on a one-way ticket to destroy Illinois'
Illinois state Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) is convinced that two immigration bills signed into law this week by Gov. J.B. Pritzker are indicative of the Democratic Party's irrational opposition to President Donald Trump and his administration's policies.
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Rep. Bailey calls on voters to help put an end to gerrymandering in Illinois
Illinois state Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Louisville) recently spoke in support of his Republican colleague Rep. Norine Hammond (R-Macomb) after Hammond publicly condemned the practice of gerrymandering earlier this month.
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Rep. Bailey calls for fast action on property taxes
Illinois state Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Louisville) fears for the state’s future if lawmakers in Springfield insist on maintaining their current path.
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Pastor Corey Musgrave running for state Rep.
Corey Musgrave is both energized and depressed by the overall condition of Illinois, prompting the conservative pastor from the 109th District to run for public office for the first time.
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IPI exposes Pritzker's $45 billion capital spending plan as being laden with 'pork-barrel projects'
Illinois state rep. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) thinks lawmakers who knowingly or unknowingly helped Gov. J.B. Pritzker ram his new $85 billion state budget down the throats of taxpayers should pay a price, especially now that Illinois Policy Institute (IPI) is reporting that the $45 billion set aside to cover Pritzker’s Rebuild Illinois capital spending plan is riddled with up to as much as $1.25 billion in 'pork-barrel projects.'
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Rep. Bailey announces run for state Senate
Illinois state Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) announced this week that he plans to run for 55th District State Senator in hopes of succeeding retiring Sen. Dale Righter (R-Mattoon).
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No positive spin about July tax hikes from Rep. Bailey: 'It's just bad politics for Illinois'
For the benefit of the whole state, Illinois state Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) thinks Chicago may have to follow in the footsteps of another Midwestern city that was once fighting for its fiscal life.
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As affluent millennials flee Illinois at alarming rate, Rep. Bailey calls on voters to force change
Illinois state Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) says the findings in a new Smart Asset survey showing an alarming rate of outmigration by the state’s most successful millennials should come as no surprise to the policymakers responsible.
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Rep. Bailey encouraged by new 'fair tax' poll
Illinois state Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) is elated to see more taxpayers coming to the same conclusion he’s always had when it comes to Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s “fair tax” plan.
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Rep. Bailey 'disappointed' in 'more irresponsible Illinois government' after new budget report
Freshman state Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) bemoans the fact that nothing seems to have changed about the way Illinois legislators run the state government thus far in his first term.
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Lawmakers' pay raises sum it up for Rep. Bailey: 'We are in a crisis and voters have to wake up'
Illinois state Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) still struggles sometimes to make sense of the way Springfield does business.
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Bailey opposes tax amendment with message from constituents: 'We don't trust you with our money'
House Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Louisville) strongly opposed an amendment to the state constitution that will change the state's income tax structure from a flat tax to a graduated tax.
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Roll Call: Bailey votes against Reproductive Health Act ahead of Senate vote
While Senate Bill 25, also known as the Reproductive Health Act, was voted into law on June 1, 109th District Representative Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) voted against the bill two days before the Senate vote. The state representative voted in line with the Republican Caucus and six members of the Democratic Caucus on May 28.