What is Bruce Rauner?
{{Infobox Officeholder |name = Bruce Rauner |image = Bruce Rauner 2016 cropped.jpg |order = 42nd |office = Governor of Illinois |term_start = January 12, 2015 |term_end = January 14, 2019 |lieutenant = [[Evelyn Sanguinetti]] |predecessor = [[Pat Quinn (politician)|Pat Quinn]] |successor = [[J. B. Pritzker]] |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|2|18}} |birth_place = [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]] |death_date = |death_place = |party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |spouse = (1) Elizabeth Rauner (1980-div. 1993)<br>(2) Diana Rauner |alma_mater = [[Dartmouth College]]<br>[[Harvard Business School|Harvard University]] |website = [http://www.brucerauner.com Official website] }} '''Bruce Vincent Rauner''' (born February 18, 1957) is an [[Americans|American]] businessman and politician. He was the 42nd [[Governor of Illinois|Governor]] of [[Illinois]] from 2015 to 2019. He defeated [[Pat Quinn (politician)|Pat Quinn]] on November 4, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2014/11/2014-illinois-election-results-bruce-rauner-pat-quinn-112547.html|title=Bruce Rauner ousts Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn|publisher=Politico.com|access-date=November 5, 2014}}</ref> Rauner is the Chairman of R8 Capital Partners and the former Chairman of the [[private equity firm]] [[GTCR]]. Rauner ran for re-election in the [[Illinois gubernatorial election, 2018|2018 election]], but lost to Democrat billionaire [[J. B. Pritzker]]. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{official website|http://brucerauner.com/}} {{Governors of Illinois}} {{us-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Rauner, Bruce}} [[Category:1957 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Governors of Illinois]] [[Category:Republican Party (United States) politicians]] [[Category:Politicians from Chicago]] [[Category:Businesspeople from Chicago]]