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{{short description|American politician}}
{{Short description|American politician (born 1968)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Darin LaHood
| name = Darin LaHood
|image = Darin LaHood official photo.jpg
| image = Darin LaHood official photo.jpg
| office = Member of the<br>[[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]]<br>from [[Illinois]]
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|state = [[Illinois]]
|district = {{ushr|IL|18|18th}}
| term_start = September 17, 2015
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| predecessor = [[Aaron Schock]]
|term_start = September 17, 2015
| constituency = [[Illinois's 18th congressional district|18th district]] (2015–2023)<br>[[Illinois's 16th congressional district|16th district]] (2023–present)
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|predecessor = [[Aaron Schock]]
|state_senate1 = Illinois
| state_senate1 = Illinois
|district1 = 37th
| district1 = 37th
|term_start1 = March 1, 2011
| term_start1 = March 1, 2011
|term_end1 = September 10, 2015
| term_end1 = September 10, 2015
|predecessor1 = [[Dale Risinger]]
| predecessor1 = [[Dale Risinger]]
|successor1 = [[Chuck Weaver]]
| successor1 = [[Chuck Weaver]]
|birth_name=Darin McKay LaHood
| birth_name = Darin McKay LaHood
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|7|5}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|7|5}}
|birth_place = [[Peoria, Illinois|Peoria]], [[Illinois]], U.S.
| birth_place = [[Peoria, Illinois|Peoria]], [[Illinois]], U.S.
|death_date =
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|death_place =
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|party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|spouse = {{marriage|Kristen Noble|2001}}
| spouse = {{marriage|Kristen Noble|2001}}
|children = 3
| children = 3
|father = [[Ray LaHood]]
| father = [[Ray LaHood]]
|education = [[Loras College]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[John Marshall Law School (Chicago)|John Marshall Law School, Chicago]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]])
| education = [[Loras College]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[John Marshall Law School (Chicago)|John Marshall Law School, Chicago]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]])
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'''Darin McKay LaHood''' ({{IPAc-en|l|ə|ˈ|h|ʊ|d}}; born July 5, 1968)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://data.rollcall.com/members/93903|title=Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Ill.|newspaper=[[Roll Call]]|access-date=June 17, 2017}}</ref> is an American attorney and politician serving as the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. representative]] for [[Illinois's 18th congressional district]] since 2015. A member of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]], he was the member of the [[Illinois Senate]] from the seven-county 37th legislative district from 2011 to 2015.<ref>{{cite web|title=Illinois General Assembly - Senator Biography |url=http://www.ilga.gov/senate/Senator.asp?MemberID=1800 |publisher=[[Illinois General Assembly]] |access-date=December 6, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111215181314/http://www.ilga.gov/senate/Senator.asp?MemberID=1800|archive-date=December 15, 2011 }}</ref> He was elected to Congress in a [[2015 Illinois's 18th congressional district special election|special election]] after [[Aaron Schock]] resigned.
'''Darin McKay LaHood''' ({{IPAc-en|l|ə|ˈ|h|ʊ|d}} {{respell|lə|HOOD}}; born July 5, 1968)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://data.rollcall.com/members/93903|title=Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Ill.|newspaper=[[Roll Call]]|access-date=June 17, 2017}}</ref> is an American attorney and politician who has served as a [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. representative]] from [[Illinois]] since 2015. A member of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]], LaHood has represented the [[Illinois's 16th congressional district|16th district]] since 2023, and previously represented the [[Illinois's 18th congressional district|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 [[2015 Illinois's 18th congressional district special election|special election]] following the resignation of [[Aaron Schock]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Illinois General Assembly - Senator Biography |url=http://www.ilga.gov/senate/Senator.asp?MemberID=1800 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111215181314/http://www.ilga.gov/senate/Senator.asp?MemberID=1800 |archive-date=December 15, 2011 |access-date=December 6, 2011 |publisher=[[Illinois General Assembly]]}}</ref>


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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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2020 Census Apportionment Results|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/2020/dec/2020-apportionment-data.html|access-date=2021-11-08|website=Census.gov}}</ref>
A native of [[Peoria, Illinois]], LaHood is the son of [[Ray LaHood]],<ref name=WJBC>{{cite web|last=Dahl |first=Dave |title=Illinois Senate passes workers' comp reform |url=http://wjbc.com/tags/darin-lahood/ |publisher=Wjbc.com |access-date=December 6, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111218151204/http://wjbc.com/tags/darin-lahood|archive-date=December 18, 2011}}</ref><ref name="Ray LaHood">{{cite web|title=US Congressman Ray LaHood (Archived version from 2003) |url=https://www.house.gov/lahood/biography2003.html|access-date=December 6, 2011|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041011111648/http://www.house.gov/lahood/biography2003.html |archive-date=October 11, 2004}}</ref> the 16th [[United States Secretary of Transportation]] and before that a seven-term U.S. representative for the district his son now represents. He has called himself a [[fiscal conservative]] focused on budget issues.<ref name=appointment>{{cite web |url=http://www.galesburg.com/newsnow/x742404768/Darin-LaHood-gets-nod-to-replace-Risinger-on-senate|title=Darin LaHood gets nod to replace Risinger on senate|work=[[The Register-Mail]]|location=[[Galesburg, Illinois]]|publisher=[[GateHouse Media]]|date=February 27, 2011|access-date=February 28, 2011|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110327114926/http://www.galesburg.com/newsnow/x742404768/Darin-LaHood-gets-nod-to-replace-Risinger-on-senate|archive-date=March 27, 2011}}</ref> While Ray was a [[Factions in the Republican Party (United States)|moderate Republican]], Darin is considered more [[Conservatism in the United States|conservative]].<ref name="Announces">{{cite news|last1=Dewey|first1=Jim|title=Darin LaHood Announces Candidacy|url=http://quincyjournal.com/above-the-fold/2015/03/31/darin-lahood-announces-candidacy|date=March 31, 2015|publisher=Quincy Journal|access-date=January 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150709012516/http://quincyjournal.com/above-the-fold/2015/03/31/darin-lahood-announces-candidacy/|archive-date=July 9, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Fitzpatrick|first1=Jack|title=Illinois GOP Finds an Anti-Schock to Replace Aaron Schock|url=http://www.nationaljournal.com/politics/illinois-gop-finds-an-anti-schock-to-replace-aaron-schock-20150325|date=March 25, 2015|magazine=[[National Journal]]|access-date=January 16, 2017}}</ref>

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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.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bureau|first=US Census|title=2020 Census Apportionment Results|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/2020/dec/2020-apportionment-data.html|access-date=2021-11-08|website=Census.gov}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
A native of [[Peoria, Illinois]], LaHood is the son of Kathy (Dunk) and [[Ray LaHood]],<ref name="WJBC">{{cite web |last=Dahl |first=Dave |title=Illinois Senate passes workers' comp reform |url=http://wjbc.com/tags/darin-lahood/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111218151204/http://wjbc.com/tags/darin-lahood |archive-date=December 18, 2011 |access-date=December 6, 2011 |publisher=Wjbc.com}}</ref><ref name="Ray LaHood">{{cite web |title=US Congressman Ray LaHood (Archived version from 2003) |url=https://www.house.gov/lahood/biography2003.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041011111648/http://www.house.gov/lahood/biography2003.html |archive-date=October 11, 2004 |access-date=December 6, 2011}}</ref> the 16th [[United States Secretary of Transportation|United States secretary of transportation]] and before that a seven-term U.S. representative for the district his son now represents.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dirksencenter.org/research-collections/ray-lahood/about-lahood|title = About LaHood &#124; the Dirksen Congressional Center}}</ref> His father is of Lebanese and German descent.
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LaHood was born in [[Peoria, Illinois]], to Kathy (Dunk) and Ray LaHood,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dirksencenter.org/research-collections/ray-lahood/about-lahood|title = About LaHood &#124; the Dirksen Congressional Center}}</ref> the eldest of four siblings, and went to [[Academy of Our Lady/Spalding Institute]].<ref name=darin>{{cite magazine |last=Felsenthal |first=Carol |url=http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/Felsenthal-Files/July-2015/Darin-LaHood/ |title=Darin LaHood Is Running as the Anti-Aaron Schock |magazine=[[Chicago Magazine]] |date=July 22, 2015 |access-date=September 12, 2015}}</ref> He graduated from [[Loras College]] in Iowa and received his [[Juris Doctor]] from [[John Marshall Law School (Chicago)|John Marshall Law School]].<ref name=darin/> His father is of Lebanese and German descent.


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The younger LaHood is the eldest of four siblings, and went to the [[Academy of Our Lady/Spalding Institute]].<ref name="darin">{{cite magazine |last=Felsenthal |first=Carol |url=http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/Felsenthal-Files/July-2015/Darin-LaHood/ |title=Darin LaHood Is Running as the Anti-Aaron Schock |magazine=[[Chicago Magazine]] |date=July 22, 2015 |access-date=September 12, 2015}}</ref> He graduated from [[Loras College]] in Iowa and received his [[Juris Doctor]] from [[John Marshall Law School (Chicago)|John Marshall Law School]].<ref name="darin" />
== Career as an attorney ==

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LaHood was a [[prosecutor]] in the [[Tazewell County, Illinois|Tazewell County]] [[state's attorney]]'s office and the [[United States Attorney]]'s Office for the [[U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada|District of Nevada]] in [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Prosecutor misconduct lets convicted off easy |url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/judicial/2010-12-28-1Aprosecutorpunish28_CV_N.htm |access-date=December 6, 2011 |newspaper=USA Today |author=Heath, Brad|author2=McCoy, Kevin |date=December 28, 2010}}</ref> On returning to Peoria in 2005, he took up private law practice; {{as of|2011 |lc=on}} he is in the Peoria law firm of Miller, Hall & Triggs.<ref name=appointment/>
== Legal career ==
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LaHood was a [[prosecutor]] in the [[Tazewell County, Illinois|Tazewell County]] [[state's attorney]]'s office and the [[United States Attorney]]'s Office for the [[U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada|District of Nevada]] in [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Prosecutor misconduct lets convicted off easy |url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/judicial/2010-12-28-1Aprosecutorpunish28_CV_N.htm |access-date=December 6, 2011 |newspaper=USA Today |author=Heath, Brad|author2=McCoy, Kevin |date=December 28, 2010}}</ref> Upon returning to Peoria in 2005, he took up private law practice; {{as of|2011 |lc=on}} he was in the Peoria law firm of Miller, Hall & Triggs.<ref name=appointment/>


==Early political career==
==Early political career==
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On July 7, 2015, LaHood defeated Mike Flynn 69%-28%, in the Republican primary for [[Illinois's 18th congressional district]], replacing Aaron Schock. He defeated Democratic nominee Rob Mellon in the September 10 special general election<ref>{{cite news |last=Kaergard |first=Chris |date=July 7, 2015 | title=Darin LaHood easily wins GOP nomination for 18th District seat |url=http://www.pjstar.com/article/20150707/NEWS/150709444 |newspaper=[[Journal Star (Peoria)|Journal Star]] |location=Peoria |access-date=February 10, 2019}}</ref> by a large margin.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-replacement-schock-20150910-story.html |title=Darin LaHood wins special election to replace ex-U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=September 10, 2015 |access-date=September 10, 2015}}</ref> He was sworn in by House Speaker [[John Boehner]] on September 17, 2015.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-lahood-sworn-in-20150917-story.html |title=LaHood takes seat in Congress once occupied by Schock |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=September 18, 2015 |access-date=September 18, 2015}}</ref>
On July 7, 2015, LaHood defeated [[Mike Flynn (editor)|Mike Flynn]] 69%–28%, in the Republican primary for [[Illinois's 18th congressional district]], replacing Aaron Schock. He defeated Democratic nominee Rob Mellon in the September 10 special general election<ref>{{cite news |last=Kaergard |first=Chris |date=July 7, 2015 | title=Darin LaHood easily wins GOP nomination for 18th District seat |url=http://www.pjstar.com/article/20150707/NEWS/150709444 |newspaper=[[Journal Star (Peoria)|Journal Star]] |location=Peoria |access-date=February 10, 2019}}</ref> by a large margin.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-replacement-schock-20150910-story.html |title=Darin LaHood wins special election to replace ex-U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=September 10, 2015 |access-date=September 10, 2015}}</ref> He was sworn in by House Speaker [[John Boehner]] on September 17, 2015.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-lahood-sworn-in-20150917-story.html |title=LaHood takes seat in Congress once occupied by Schock |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=September 18, 2015 |access-date=September 18, 2015}}</ref>


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===Tenure===
===Tenure===

LaHood serves on the House Ways and Means Committee.
LaHood has called himself a [[fiscal conservative]] focused on budget issues.<ref name="appointment">{{cite web |date=February 27, 2011 |title=Darin LaHood gets nod to replace Risinger on senate |url=http://www.galesburg.com/newsnow/x742404768/Darin-LaHood-gets-nod-to-replace-Risinger-on-senate |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110327114926/http://www.galesburg.com/newsnow/x742404768/Darin-LaHood-gets-nod-to-replace-Risinger-on-senate |archive-date=March 27, 2011 |access-date=February 28, 2011 |work=[[The Register-Mail]] |publisher=[[GateHouse Media]] |location=[[Galesburg, Illinois]]}}</ref>

LaHood serves on the House Ways and Means Committee and the [[United States House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party|Committee on the Chinese Communist Party]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://clerk.house.gov/committees/ZS00 | title=Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party - 118th Congress Profile }}</ref>


On May 25, 2016, LaHood introduced legislation through the Science, Space, and Technology Committee that approved the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) Modernization Act of 2016. The NITRD Program was originally authorized by the High Performance Computing Act of 1991. NITRD is the federal government's primary research portfolio on transformative high-end computing, high-speed networking, high capacity systems software, cybersecurity, and related advanced information technologies.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://science.house.gov/news/press-releases/committee-approves-nitrd-modernization|title=Committee Approves NITRD Modernization|date=May 25, 2016|website=Committee on Science, Space, and Technology|access-date=June 1, 2016}}</ref>
On May 25, 2016, LaHood introduced legislation through the Science, Space, and Technology Committee that approved the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) Modernization Act of 2016. The NITRD Program was originally authorized by the High Performance Computing Act of 1991. NITRD is the federal government's primary research portfolio on transformative high-end computing, high-speed networking, high capacity systems software, cybersecurity, and related advanced information technologies.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://science.house.gov/news/press-releases/committee-approves-nitrd-modernization|title=Committee Approves NITRD Modernization|date=May 25, 2016|website=Committee on Science, Space, and Technology|access-date=June 1, 2016}}</ref>


LaHood drew criticism from constituents for declining to hold an open town hall during the February 2017 recess.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/resistance-report-more-than-1-million-sign-white-house-petition-for-trumps-tax-returns-breaking-record-145625519.html|title=Resistance Report: More than 1 million sign White House petition for Trump's tax returns, breaking record|website=Yahoo News|last1=Franke-Ruta|first1=Garance|access-date=February 25, 2017}}</ref> Constituents from across the 18th congressional district gathered in Bloomington Normal and Jacksonville to request a town hall to discuss a variety of issues, including access to health care, immigration laws, and freedom of the press.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.pekintimes.com/news/20170224/us-rep-lahood-criticized-for-dodging-constituents-questions|title=U.S. Rep. LaHood criticized for dodging constituents' questions|last=Blanchette|first=David|date=February 24, 2017|website=Pekin Daily Times|access-date=February 25, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://newschannel20.com/news/local/protesters-ask-for-public-meeting-with-lahood-02-24-2017|title=Protesters Ask For Public Meeting With LaHood|last=Kwon|first=Esther|date=February 23, 2017|website=News Channel 20|access-date=February 25, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/government-and-politics/lahood-protesters-b-n-town-hall-still-possible/article_98db8d7d-8c2f-584e-8c7e-9063523b4de1.html|title=LaHood, protesters: B-N town hall still possible|last=Beigh|first=Derek|date=February 24, 2017|website=Pantagraph|access-date=February 25, 2017}}</ref> LaHood spoke to the demonstrators outside the Farm Bureau building in Peoria who had come to push for a town hall, saying: "We live in a democracy. People may not always agree with me and that's why I have to go before voters like I did in November. I was fortunate to receive 72 percent of the vote in that election. But this is part of the process."<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.week.com/story/34550024/protesters-confront-congressman-darin-lahood-about-town-hall-meeting|title=Protesters confront Congressman Darin Lahood about town hall meeting|last=Jackson|first=Denise|date=February 20, 2017|website=25newsWeek|access-date=February 27, 2017}}</ref>
LaHood drew criticism from constituents for declining to hold an open town hall during the February 2017 recess.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/resistance-report-more-than-1-million-sign-white-house-petition-for-trumps-tax-returns-breaking-record-145625519.html|title=Resistance Report: More than 1 million sign White House petition for Trump's tax returns, breaking record|website=Yahoo News|last1=Franke-Ruta|first1=Garance|date=February 21, 2017 |access-date=February 25, 2017}}</ref> Constituents from across the 18th congressional district gathered in Bloomington Normal and Jacksonville to request a town hall to discuss a variety of issues, including access to health care, immigration laws, and freedom of the press.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pekintimes.com/news/20170224/us-rep-lahood-criticized-for-dodging-constituents-questions|title=U.S. Rep. LaHood criticized for dodging constituents' questions|last=Blanchette|first=David|date=February 24, 2017|website=Pekin Daily Times|access-date=February 25, 2017|archive-date=February 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170225203005/http://www.pekintimes.com/news/20170224/us-rep-lahood-criticized-for-dodging-constituents-questions|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://newschannel20.com/news/local/protesters-ask-for-public-meeting-with-lahood-02-24-2017|title=Protesters Ask For Public Meeting With LaHood|last=Kwon|first=Esther|date=February 23, 2017|website=News Channel 20|access-date=February 25, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/government-and-politics/lahood-protesters-b-n-town-hall-still-possible/article_98db8d7d-8c2f-584e-8c7e-9063523b4de1.html|title=LaHood, protesters: B-N town hall still possible|last=Beigh|first=Derek|date=February 24, 2017|website=Pantagraph|access-date=February 25, 2017}}</ref> LaHood spoke to the demonstrators outside the Farm Bureau building in Peoria who had come to push for a town hall, saying: "We live in a democracy. People may not always agree with me and that's why I have to go before voters like I did in November. I was fortunate to receive 72 percent of the vote in that election. But this is part of the process."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.week.com/story/34550024/protesters-confront-congressman-darin-lahood-about-town-hall-meeting|title=Protesters confront Congressman Darin Lahood about town hall meeting|last=Jackson|first=Denise|date=February 20, 2017|website=25newsWeek|access-date=February 27, 2017|archive-date=February 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170226133838/http://www.week.com/story/34550024/protesters-confront-congressman-darin-lahood-about-town-hall-meeting|url-status=dead}}</ref>


LaHood is a member of the [[Republican Main Street Partnership]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Members|url=https://republicanmainstreet.org/members/|publisher=Republican Mains Street Partnership|access-date=October 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180826123025/https://republicanmainstreet.org/members/|archive-date=August 26, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> and the [[Republican Study Committee]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Member List|url=https://rsc-walker.house.gov/|publisher=Republican Study Committee|access-date=December 21, 2017}}</ref>
LaHood is a member of the [[Republican Main Street Partnership]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Members|url=https://republicanmainstreet.org/members/|publisher=Republican Mains Street Partnership|access-date=October 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180826123025/https://republicanmainstreet.org/members/|archive-date=August 26, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> and the [[Republican Study Committee]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Member List|url=https://rsc-walker.house.gov/|publisher=Republican Study Committee|access-date=December 21, 2017|archive-date=January 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190101195017/https://rsc-walker.house.gov/|url-status=dead}}</ref>


===Legislature===
===Legislation===
LaHood voted for the [[Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017]].<ref name="Almukhtar">{{cite web|last1=Almukhtar|first1=Sarah|title=How Each House Member Voted on the Tax Bill|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/12/19/us/politics/tax-bill-house-live-vote.html?_r=1|website=The New York Times|access-date=December 27, 2017|date=December 19, 2017}}</ref> In a letter to the editor in the ''[[State Journal Register]]'', he stated that the bill would help his constituents save money and make businesses more competitive globally, including [[State Farm Insurance]], [[John Deere]], and other local businesses.<ref name="LaHood122517">{{cite web|last1=LaHood|first1=Darin|title=Tax Relief: Promises made, promises kept|url=http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20171225/darin-lahood-tax-relief-promises-made-promises-kept|website=The State Journal|access-date=December 27, 2017|language=en}}</ref>
LaHood voted for the [[Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017]].<ref name="Almukhtar">{{cite web|last1=Almukhtar|first1=Sarah|title=How Each House Member Voted on the Tax Bill|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/12/19/us/politics/tax-bill-house-live-vote.html?_r=1|website=The New York Times|access-date=December 27, 2017|date=December 19, 2017}}</ref> In a letter to the editor in the ''[[State Journal Register]]'', he stated that the bill would help his constituents save money and make businesses more competitive globally, including [[State Farm Insurance]], [[John Deere]], and other local businesses.<ref name="LaHood122517">{{cite web|last1=LaHood|first1=Darin|title=Tax Relief: Promises made, promises kept|url=http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20171225/darin-lahood-tax-relief-promises-made-promises-kept|newspaper=[[The State Journal-Register]]|access-date=December 27, 2017|language=en}}</ref>


During the 116th Congress (2019-2020), LaHood cosponsored the Great American Outdoors Act H.R.1957,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Lewis|first1=John|title=H.R.1957 - Great American Outdoors Act|url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1957?s=1&r=6|website=Congress.gov|access-date=January 19, 2021|date=August 4, 2020}}</ref> establishing the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund for priority deferred maintenance projects on federal lands managed by the National Park Service, the Forest Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Management, and the Bureau of Indian Education. In FY2021-FY2025, the fund will accrue up to $1.9 billion per year from revenues on federal lands and waters received from oil, gas, coal, or alternative or renewable energy development.
During the 116th Congress (2019-2020), LaHood cosponsored the Great American Outdoors Act H.R.1957,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Lewis|first1=John|title=H.R.1957 - Great American Outdoors Act|url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1957?s=1&r=6|website=Congress.gov|access-date=January 19, 2021|date=August 4, 2020}}</ref> establishing the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund for priority deferred maintenance projects on federal lands managed by the National Park Service, the Forest Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Management, and the Bureau of Indian Education. In FY2021-FY2025, the fund will accrue up to $1.9 billion per year from revenues on federal lands and waters received from oil, gas, coal, or alternative or renewable energy development.

===Committee assignments===
For the [[118th United States Congress|118th Congress]]:<ref>{{cite web |title=Darin LaHood |url=https://clerk.house.gov/members/L000585 |publisher=Clerk of the United States House of Representatives |access-date=June 5, 2023}}</ref>
* [[United States House Committee on Ways and Means|Committee on Ways and Means]]
** [[United States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade|Subcommittee on Trade]]
** [[United States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Work and Welfare|Subcommittee on Work and Welfare]] (Chair)
* [[United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence|Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence]]
** [[United States House Intelligence Subcommittee on National Intelligence Enterprise|Subcommittee on National Intelligence Enterprise]]
** [[United States House Intelligence Subcommittee on National Security Agency and Cyber|Subcommittee on National Security Agency and Cyber]] (Chair)
* [[United States House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party|Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party]]


==Political positions==
==Political positions==
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=== Health care===
=== Health care===
LaHood opposes "able-bodied working men" from accessing [[Medicaid]]. He supports full repeal of the [[Affordable Care Act]]. Of [[single-payer healthcare]], LaHood has said he would consider a bill if it was "fiscally sound" and benefited his constituents.<ref name="Nightengale122217">{{cite web|last1=Nightengale|first1=Laura|title=What U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood said at his town hall|url=http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170422/what-us-rep-darin-lahood-said-at-his-town-hall|newspaper=[[The State Journal]]|access-date=December 27, 2017|language=en}}</ref>
LaHood opposes "able-bodied working men" from accessing [[Medicaid]]. He supports full repeal of the [[Affordable Care Act]]. Of [[single-payer healthcare]], LaHood has said he would consider a bill if it was "fiscally sound" and benefited his constituents.<ref name="Nightengale122217">{{cite web|last1=Nightengale|first1=Laura|title=What U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood said at his town hall|url=http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170422/what-us-rep-darin-lahood-said-at-his-town-hall|newspaper=[[The State Journal-Register]]|access-date=December 27, 2017|language=en}}</ref>


=== Net neutrality ===
=== Net neutrality ===
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===Economic issues===
===Economic issues===
LaHood supports [[tax reform]], specifically of corporate loopholes. In April 2017, he said he would not vote for a tax cut bill unless it was "revenue neutral" so it would not add to the deficit.<ref name="Nightengale122217"/> In December, LaHood voted for the [[Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017]], which, according to the [[Congressional Budget Office]], will add $1.414 trillion to the national debt.<ref name="Almukhtar" /><ref name="Patel12117">{{cite web|last1=Patel|first1=Jugal K.|last2=Parlapiano|first2=Alicia|title=The Senate's Official Scorekeeper Says the Republican Tax Plan Would Add $1 Trillion to the Deficit|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/11/28/us/politics/tax-bill-deficits.html|website=The New York Times|access-date=December 27, 2017|date=November 28, 2017}}</ref>
LaHood supports [[tax reform]], specifically of corporate loopholes. In April 2017, he said he would not vote for a tax cut bill unless it was "revenue neutral" so it would not add to the deficit.<ref name="Nightengale122217"/> In December, LaHood voted for the [[Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017]], which, according to the [[Congressional Budget Office]], will add $1.414 trillion to the national debt.<ref name="Almukhtar" /><ref name="Patel12117">{{cite web|last1=Patel|first1=Jugal K.|last2=Parlapiano|first2=Alicia|title=The Senate's Official Scorekeeper Says the Republican Tax Plan Would Add $1 Trillion to the Deficit|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/11/28/us/politics/tax-bill-deficits.html|website=The New York Times|access-date=December 27, 2017|date=November 28, 2017}}</ref>

LaHood was among the 71 Republicans who voted against final passage of the [[Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023]] in the House.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4029522-republicans-and-democrats-who-bucked-party-leaders-by-voting-no/|title=Republicans and Democrats who bucked party leaders by voting no|first=Jared|last=Gans|date=May 31, 2023|access-date=June 6, 2023|work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]}}</ref>


=== Immigration ===
=== Immigration ===
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In 2017, LaHood said that President [[Donald Trump]] should release his [[tax return]]s and would vote in favor of requiring such disclosure if a bill mandating it was presented to the House. Of Trump's visits to [[Mar-a-Lago]], LaHood said that "more business should be conducted in the White House than in Florida."<ref name="Nightengale122217"/> He supported the [[Special Counsel investigation (2017–present)|Special Counsel investigation]] into [[Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election]].<ref name="Nightengale122217" />
In 2017, LaHood said that President [[Donald Trump]] should release his [[tax return]]s and would vote in favor of requiring such disclosure if a bill mandating it was presented to the House. Of Trump's visits to [[Mar-a-Lago]], LaHood said that "more business should be conducted in the White House than in Florida."<ref name="Nightengale122217"/> He supported the [[Special Counsel investigation (2017–present)|Special Counsel investigation]] into [[Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election]].<ref name="Nightengale122217" />


In December 2020, LaHood was one of 126 Republican members of the [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] to sign an [[amicus brief]] in support of ''[[Texas v. Pennsylvania]]'', a lawsuit filed at the [[Supreme Court of the United States|United States Supreme Court]] contesting the results of the [[2020 United States presidential election|2020 presidential election]], in which [[Joe Biden]] defeated Trump.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Blood|first1=Michael R.|last2=Riccardi|first2=Nicholas|date=December 5, 2020|title=Biden officially secures enough electors to become president|url=https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-joe-biden-donald-trump-elections-electoral-college-3e0b852c3cfadf853b08aecbfc3569fa|url-status=live|access-date=December 12, 2020|agency=[[Associated Press]]|archive-date=December 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201208201209/https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-joe-biden-donald-trump-elections-electoral-college-3e0b852c3cfadf853b08aecbfc3569fa}}</ref> The Supreme Court declined to hear the case on the basis that Texas lacked [[Standing (law)|standing]] under [[Article Three of the United States Constitution|Article III of the Constitution]] to challenge the results of an election held by another state.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Liptak|first=Adam|author-link=Adam Liptak|date=December 11, 2020|title=Supreme Court Rejects Texas Suit Seeking to Subvert Election|language=en-US|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/11/us/politics/supreme-court-election-texas.html|access-date=2020-12-12|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=December 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211234955/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/11/us/politics/supreme-court-election-texas.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite web|title=Order in Pending Case|url=https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/121120zr_p860.pdf|date=2020-12-11|publisher=[[Supreme Court of the United States]]|access-date=December 11, 2020|archive-date=December 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211234004/https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/121120zr_p860.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/10/politics/read-house-republicans-texas-supreme-court/index.html|title=Brief from 126 Republicans supporting Texas lawsuit in Supreme Court|first=Daniella |last=Diaz|work=[[CNN]]|access-date=December 11, 2020|archive-date=December 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201212000435/https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/10/politics/read-house-republicans-texas-supreme-court/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
In December 2020, LaHood was one of 126 Republican members of the [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] to sign an [[amicus brief]] in support of ''[[Texas v. Pennsylvania]]'', a lawsuit filed at the [[Supreme Court of the United States|United States Supreme Court]] contesting the results of the [[2020 United States presidential election|2020 presidential election]], in which [[Joe Biden]] defeated Trump.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Blood|first1=Michael R.|last2=Riccardi|first2=Nicholas|date=December 5, 2020|title=Biden officially secures enough electors to become president|url=https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-joe-biden-donald-trump-elections-electoral-college-3e0b852c3cfadf853b08aecbfc3569fa|url-status=live|access-date=December 12, 2020|work=[[Associated Press]]|archive-date=December 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201208201209/https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-joe-biden-donald-trump-elections-electoral-college-3e0b852c3cfadf853b08aecbfc3569fa}}</ref> The Supreme Court declined to hear the case on the basis that Texas lacked [[Standing (law)|standing]] under [[Article Three of the United States Constitution|Article III of the Constitution]] to challenge the results of an election held by another state.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Liptak|first=Adam|author-link=Adam Liptak|date=December 11, 2020|title=Supreme Court Rejects Texas Suit Seeking to Subvert Election|language=en-US|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/11/us/politics/supreme-court-election-texas.html|access-date=2020-12-12|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=December 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211234955/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/11/us/politics/supreme-court-election-texas.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite web|title=Order in Pending Case|url=https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/121120zr_p860.pdf|date=2020-12-11|publisher=[[Supreme Court of the United States]]|access-date=December 11, 2020|archive-date=December 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211234004/https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/121120zr_p860.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/10/politics/read-house-republicans-texas-supreme-court/index.html|title=Brief from 126 Republicans supporting Texas lawsuit in Supreme Court|first=Daniella |last=Diaz|work=[[CNN]]|access-date=December 11, 2020|archive-date=December 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201212000435/https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/10/politics/read-house-republicans-texas-supreme-court/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>


On January 6, 2021, a mob of Trump supporters [[2021 United States Capitol attack|entered the U.S. Capitol Building]] while Congress was debating the [[United States Electoral College|Electoral College]] certification. LaHood and his staff were among those kept under police lockdown for over four hours. That evening, LaHood voted to certify Biden as the 46th President-elect.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kravetz |first=Andy|date=December 8, 2020|title=Darin LaHood was leaving House chamber as 'rambunctious' mob was coming up Capitol steps|url=https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/darin-lahood-was-leaving-house-chamber-as-rambunctious-mob-was-coming-up-capitol-steps/article_e70cdc05-67c4-5179-bcd8-93346e499b07.html|access-date=2020-12-19|website=The Pantagraph|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210108204322/https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/darin-lahood-was-leaving-house-chamber-as-rambunctious-mob-was-coming-up-capitol-steps/article_e70cdc05-67c4-5179-bcd8-93346e499b07.html |archive-date=January 8, 2021 }}</ref>
On January 6, 2021, a mob of Trump supporters [[2021 United States Capitol attack|entered the U.S. Capitol Building]] while Congress was debating the [[United States Electoral College|Electoral College]] certification. LaHood and his staff were among those kept under police lockdown for over four hours. That evening, LaHood voted to certify Biden as the 46th President-elect.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kravetz |first=Andy|date=December 8, 2020|title=Darin LaHood was leaving House chamber as 'rambunctious' mob was coming up Capitol steps|url=https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/darin-lahood-was-leaving-house-chamber-as-rambunctious-mob-was-coming-up-capitol-steps/article_e70cdc05-67c4-5179-bcd8-93346e499b07.html|access-date=2020-12-19|website=The Pantagraph|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210108204322/https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/darin-lahood-was-leaving-house-chamber-as-rambunctious-mob-was-coming-up-capitol-steps/article_e70cdc05-67c4-5179-bcd8-93346e499b07.html |archive-date=January 8, 2021 }}</ref>
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Darin LaHood
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois
Incumbent
Assumed office
September 17, 2015
Preceded byAaron Schock
Constituency18th district (2015–2023)
16th district (2023–present)
Member of the Illinois Senate
from the 37th district
In office
March 1, 2011 – September 10, 2015
Preceded byDale Risinger
Succeeded byChuck Weaver
Personal details
Born
Darin McKay LaHood

(1968-07-05) July 5, 1968 (age 56)
Peoria, Illinois, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Kristen Noble
​
(m. 2001)​
Children3
Parent
EducationLoras College (BA)
John Marshall Law School, Chicago (JD)
Darin LaHood's voice
Darin LaHood speaks on the death of deputy United States Marshal Chase White
Recorded January 11, 2019

Darin McKay LaHood (/ləˈhʊd/ lə-HOOD; born July 5, 1968)[1] 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.[2]

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.[3]

Early life

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A native of Peoria, Illinois, LaHood is the son of Kathy (Dunk) and Ray LaHood,[4][5] the 16th United States secretary of transportation and before that a seven-term U.S. representative for the district his son now represents.[6] His father is of Lebanese and German descent.

The younger LaHood is the eldest of four siblings, and went to the Academy of Our Lady/Spalding Institute.[7] He graduated from Loras College in Iowa and received his Juris Doctor from John Marshall Law School.[7]

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LaHood was a prosecutor in the Tazewell County state's attorney's office and the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Nevada in Las Vegas.[8] Upon returning to Peoria in 2005, he took up private law practice; as of 2011 he was in the Peoria law firm of Miller, Hall & Triggs.[9]

Early political career

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LaHood ran for Peoria County state's attorney in 2008, losing to incumbent Kevin Lyons, 43,208 votes to 36,449. He was also involved[clarification needed] in several other Republican campaigns, including Bill Brady's 2010 campaign for governor and Dan Rutherford's campaign for Illinois Treasurer.[9]

LaHood was appointed to the Illinois Senate on February 27, 2011, at age 42.[9] He took office on March 1, the day after Dale Risinger retired.[10] When appointed, LaHood announced he would run for election to a full term in 2012, which he won, running unopposed.[9][11]

U.S. House of Representatives

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Elections

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2015 special
Main article: 2015 Illinois's 18th congressional district special election

On July 7, 2015, LaHood defeated Mike Flynn 69%–28%, in the Republican primary for Illinois's 18th congressional district, replacing Aaron Schock. He defeated Democratic nominee Rob Mellon in the September 10 special general election[12] by a large margin.[13] He was sworn in by House Speaker John Boehner on September 17, 2015.[14]

2016
See also: 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois § District 18

In the November 8, 2016, general election, LaHood defeated Democratic nominee Junius Rodriguez, 250,506 votes (72.1%) to 96,770 (27.9%).[15]

2018
See also: 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois § District 18

In the November 6, 2018, general election, LaHood defeated Rodriguez again, 195,927 votes (67.2%) to 95,486 (32.8%).

2020
See also: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois § District 18

In the November 3, 2020, general election, LaHood defeated Democratic nominee George Petrilli, 261,840 votes (70.41%) to 110,039 (29.59%).

Tenure

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LaHood has called himself a fiscal conservative focused on budget issues.[9]

LaHood serves on the House Ways and Means Committee and the Committee on the Chinese Communist Party.[16]

On May 25, 2016, LaHood introduced legislation through the Science, Space, and Technology Committee that approved the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) Modernization Act of 2016. The NITRD Program was originally authorized by the High Performance Computing Act of 1991. NITRD is the federal government's primary research portfolio on transformative high-end computing, high-speed networking, high capacity systems software, cybersecurity, and related advanced information technologies.[17]

LaHood drew criticism from constituents for declining to hold an open town hall during the February 2017 recess.[18] Constituents from across the 18th congressional district gathered in Bloomington Normal and Jacksonville to request a town hall to discuss a variety of issues, including access to health care, immigration laws, and freedom of the press.[19][20][21] LaHood spoke to the demonstrators outside the Farm Bureau building in Peoria who had come to push for a town hall, saying: "We live in a democracy. People may not always agree with me and that's why I have to go before voters like I did in November. I was fortunate to receive 72 percent of the vote in that election. But this is part of the process."[22]

LaHood is a member of the Republican Main Street Partnership[23] and the Republican Study Committee.[24]

Legislation

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LaHood voted for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.[25] In a letter to the editor in the State Journal Register, he stated that the bill would help his constituents save money and make businesses more competitive globally, including State Farm Insurance, John Deere, and other local businesses.[26]

During the 116th Congress (2019-2020), LaHood cosponsored the Great American Outdoors Act H.R.1957,[27] establishing the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund for priority deferred maintenance projects on federal lands managed by the National Park Service, the Forest Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Management, and the Bureau of Indian Education. In FY2021-FY2025, the fund will accrue up to $1.9 billion per year from revenues on federal lands and waters received from oil, gas, coal, or alternative or renewable energy development.

Committee assignments

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For the 118th Congress:[28]

Political positions

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Environment

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LaHood believes that humans "play a role" regarding climate change and that there is "no doubt about that." Despite this, he has a 0% lifetime rating from the League of Conservation Voters, indicating consistent votes against environmental causes.

Health care

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LaHood opposes "able-bodied working men" from accessing Medicaid. He supports full repeal of the Affordable Care Act. Of single-payer healthcare, LaHood has said he would consider a bill if it was "fiscally sound" and benefited his constituents.[29]

Net neutrality

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LaHood opposes net neutrality and believes that revoking it has "zero effect" on privacy or data collection.[29]

Economic issues

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LaHood supports tax reform, specifically of corporate loopholes. In April 2017, he said he would not vote for a tax cut bill unless it was "revenue neutral" so it would not add to the deficit.[29] In December, LaHood voted for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, which, according to the Congressional Budget Office, will add $1.414 trillion to the national debt.[25][30]

LaHood was among the 71 Republicans who voted against final passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 in the House.[31]

Immigration

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LaHood supports immigration reform, including shortening the time that it takes for people to legally enter the United States. He is "100 percent supportive" of increasing the number of people allowed to immigrate to the U.S.[29]

Cannabis

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LaHood has an "F" rating from NORML for his voting history regarding cannabis-related causes.[32] He opposes the legalization of marijuana, even for medicinal purposes. LaHood opposes veterans having access to medical marijuana if recommended by their Veterans Health Administration doctor and if it is legal for medicinal purposes in their state of residence. He believes the legalization of medical marijuana increases its illegal use and abuse by teenagers and that it is addictive.[33]

Donald Trump

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In 2017, LaHood said that President Donald Trump should release his tax returns and would vote in favor of requiring such disclosure if a bill mandating it was presented to the House. Of Trump's visits to Mar-a-Lago, LaHood said that "more business should be conducted in the White House than in Florida."[29] He supported the Special Counsel investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.[29]

In December 2020, LaHood was one of 126 Republican members of the House of Representatives to sign an amicus brief in support of Texas v. Pennsylvania, a lawsuit filed at the United States Supreme Court contesting the results of the 2020 presidential election, in which Joe Biden defeated Trump.[34] The Supreme Court declined to hear the case on the basis that Texas lacked standing under Article III of the Constitution to challenge the results of an election held by another state.[35][36][37]

On January 6, 2021, a mob of Trump supporters entered the U.S. Capitol Building while Congress was debating the Electoral College certification. LaHood and his staff were among those kept under police lockdown for over four hours. That evening, LaHood voted to certify Biden as the 46th President-elect.[38]

Electoral history

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Peoria County, Illinois State's Attorney General Election, 2008[39]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kevin W. Lyons (incumbent) 25,548 55.57
Republican Darin LaHood 20,429 44.43
Total votes 45,977 100.0
Illinois 37th State Senate District General Election, 2012[40]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Darin LaHood (incumbent) 87,838 100.0
Total votes 87,838 100.0
Illinois 18th Congressional District Special Republican Primary, 2015[41]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Darin LaHood 45,490 69.54
Republican Michael J. Flynn 12,593 27.68
Republican Donald Ray Rients 1,246 2.74
Republican Robin Miller 16 0.03
Total votes 45,490 100.0
Illinois 18th Congressional District Special General Election, 2015[42]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Darin LaHood 35,329 68.84
Democratic Robert Mellon 15,979 31.14
Write-in votes Constant "Conner" Vlakancic 7 0.01
Write-in votes Roger K. Davis 4 0.01
Total votes 51,319 100.0
Illinois 18th Congressional District General Election, 2016[43]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Darin LaHood (incumbent) 250,506 72.13
Democratic Junius Rodriguez 96,770 27.86
Write-in votes Don Vance 7 0.00
Total votes 347,283 100.0
Illinois 18th Congressional District Republican Primary, 2018[44]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Darin LaHood (incumbent) 61,722 78.87
Republican Donald Ray Rients 16,535 21.13
Total votes 78,257 100.0
Illinois 18th Congressional District General Election, 2018[45]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Darin LaHood (incumbent) 195,927 67.23
Democratic Junius Rodriguez 95,486 32.77
Total votes 291,413 100.0
Illinois's 18th congressional district, 2020[46][47]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Darin LaHood (incumbent) 261,840 70.41
Democratic George Petrilli 110,039 29.59
Total votes 371,879 100.0

Personal life

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LaHood lives in Dunlap, a suburb of Peoria, with his wife Kristen; they married in 2000. They have three children.[48][49]

See also

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References

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