Bruce Rauner was elected governor of Illinois in 2014. He became the first Republican governor in the state in 12 years upon his inauguration in January 2015. The gubernatorial campaign was Rauner's first foray into politics. He previously had been a principal at the private equity firm GTCR in Chicago.
Bruce Rauner
"For decades, Madigan kept property taxes high and made a fortune helping cronies like Pritzker dodge them."
Says "J.B. Pritzker’s tax plan" includes a "new tax per mile you drive with government tracking device."
"Every state that has put in a graduated income tax, the middle class always pays more."
Says "massive floods" led to Legionnaires’ disease outbreaks at the Quincy Veterans’ Home.
"There’s more union jobs growing in Texas, which is a right-to-work state, than in Illinois, and factory workers make more money in Texas than they…
"Newspapers have framed this election as my fight against the Illinois mafia."
"Who’s really behind Jeanne Ives’ campaign for governor? Mike Madigan’s corrupt insider machine. They’ve bankrolled her campaign with thousands in shady labor union cash, turning…
Says he has a plan for "$1 billion in tax relief for Illinois."
"I have introduced balanced budgets every year that I’ve been governor."
"No private business was conducted on public property. That issue is a contract dispute."