page_title: Bruce Rauner
hierarchical_section_title: Bruce Rauner
caption_attribution_description: English: Bruce V. Rauner, right, governor of the state of Illinois, speaks with 182nd Airlift Wing Commander Col. William Robertson during a tour of a C-130 Hercules aircraft at the 182nd Airlift Wing, Illinois Air National Guard, in Peoria, Ill., June 24, 2016. Rauner became the commander in chief of the Illinois National Guard when he took office Jan. 12, 2015. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Lealan Buehrer)
context_page_description: Bruce Vincent Rauner is an American businessman, philanthropist and politician who served as the 42nd governor of Illinois from 2015 to 2019. Prior to his election, he was the chairman of R8 Capital Partners and chairman of the private equity firm GTCR, based in Chicago. The Republican nominee in the 2014 Illinois gubernatorial election, he defeated Democratic incumbent Pat Quinn by 50.3% to 46.4%. In 2018, after narrowly surviving a challenge in the Republican primary from State Representative Jeanne Ives, Rauner lost the general election to Democratic challenger J. B. Pritzker in a landslide.
context_section_description: Bruce Vincent Rauner (/ˈraʊnər/; born February 18, 1956) is an American businessman, philanthropist and politician who served as the 42nd governor of Illinois from 2015 to 2019. Prior to his election, he was the chairman of R8 Capital Partners and chairman of the private equity firm GTCR, based in Chicago. The Republican nominee in the 2014 Illinois gubernatorial election, he defeated Democratic incumbent Pat Quinn by 50.3% to 46.4%. In 2018, after narrowly surviving a challenge in the Republican primary from State Representative Jeanne Ives, Rauner lost the general election to Democratic challenger J. B. Pritzker in a landslide.
caption: Rauner in 2016
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