Illinois Sen. Darren Bailey announced Monday he will seek the Republican nomination for governor in 2022…
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Bailey made the announcement Monday alongside family and friends at the Thelma Keller Convention Center in Effingham.
He was sworn in as state senator in January, and previously served as a state representative from 2019 to early 2021.
Bailey, 54, made a name for himself recently, battling Pritzker over COVID-19 and arguing that downstate Illinois should break away from Chicago.
Bailey told the crowd, Illinois has unlimited potential, but the state needs a governor who’s willing to listen and lead. He says both political parties have failed us and people are leaving the state because of a failed government that has a serious spending problem.
Bailey even went on to address his plan as Governor…
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