Darin LaHood

Darin LaHood REPRepublican

Council Member, District 18

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Darin LaHoodREPRepublican Council Member, District 18
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Darin McKay LaHood (lə-HOOD; born July 5, 1968) is an American attorney and politician who has served as a U.S. representative from Illinois since 2015. A member of the Republican Party, LaHood has represented the 16th district since 2023, and previously represented the 18th district from 2015 to 2023. He previously served in the Illinois Senate from the 37th legislative district from 2011 to 2015, before being elected to Congress in a special election following the resignation of Aaron Schock.During the 2022 redistricting process, the 18th congressional district was eliminated as Illinois lost a seat in the apportionment process. After new district boundaries were adopted, LaHood opted to run in the 16th congressional district.

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Campaign Funding

20
18
$2,483,378
Total Raised
$1,213,251
Total Spent
$1,591,585
Cash on Hand
Financial Data Source: Center for Responsive Politics
Education5 - 5 of 3
Academy of Our Lady/Spalding Institute
1986
University of Illinois Chicago School of Law
Juris Doctor
1997
Loras College
Bachelor of Arts
1990
Past Positions1 - 9 of 9
Representative
United States House of Representatives
2023 - Current
Representative
United States House of Representatives
2015 - 2023
Senator
Illinois State Senate
2011 - 2015
Attorney
Miller, Hall & Triggs
2006 - 2015
Adjunct Professor
University of Nevada
2003 - 2005
Assistant United States Attorney
United States Attorney for the District of Nevada
2001 - 2005
Prosecutor
Tazewell County
1999 - 2001
Prosecutor
Cook County, Illinois
1997 - 1999
Staff
United States Representative Charles Jeremy (Jerry) Lewis of California
1990 - 1994
Other Experience1 - 29 of 29
Board Member
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Current
Member
Board of Directors, Red Cross of Central and West-Central Illinois
Current
Member
Board, Salvation Army
Current
Member
Board of Directors, Center for Prevention of Abuse
2006 - 2010
Parishioner
Saint Vincent de Paul Church
Former Appropriations Committee Associate
United States House of Representatives
Former Chair
Subcommittee on Oversight (Science, Space, and Technology), United States House of Representatives
Former Member
Human Services Committee, Illinois State Senate
Former Member
Transportation Committee, Illinois State Senate
Former Member
Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member
Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, United States House of Representatives
Former Member
Subcommittee on Federal Lands, United States House of Representatives
Former Member
Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs, United States House of Representatives
Former Member
Science, Space, and Technology Committee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member
Subcommittee on Energy, United States House of Representatives
Former Member
Natural Resources Committee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member
Subcommittee on Research and Technology, United States House of Representatives
Former Member
Human Resources Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member
Social Security Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member
House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade
Former Member
Enterprise Zone Extensions Committee, Illinois State Senate
Former Member
Environment Committee, Illinois State Senate
Former Member
House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures
Former Member
Energy Committee, Illinois State Senate
Former Member
Subcommittee on Oversight (Ways and Means), United States House of Representatives
Former Member
Subcommittee on Worker & Family Support, United States House of Representatives
Former Member
Joint Economic Committee, United States House of Representatives
Former Ranking Minority Member
Gaming Committee, Illinois State Senate
Member
Republican Study Committee
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