Darin LaHood
Republican · IL-16 · U.S. House
Bio
Darin McKay LaHood 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, a district which was once represented by House Minority Leader Robert H. Michel. The son of Republican Ray LaHood, who represented this district from 1995 until 2009, 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.
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Issue profile
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‘Flattered!’ Republican’s rant backfires as Kaitlan Collins hits him with brutal supercutA Texas Republican's attempt to bash CNN backfired spectacularly when Kaitlan Collins hit him with a devastating supercut smacking down his claims live on air.Brian Harrison, a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives representing District 10, …
Raw Story · August 5, 2025
'Not my favorite': Republicans bristle as Trump again caves on TikTok banRepublicans on Capitol Hill expressed disappointment on Friday that President Donald Trump one again punted on enforcing a ban on TikTok.This week marked the third deadline extension Trump has granted for TikTok's sale or ban since returning to office. The mo…
Raw Story · June 21, 2025
GOP Rep. LaHood: Can't Bail Out States Like Mine with High SALT DeductionOn Friday’s broadcast of Newsmax TV’s “The Record,” Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) stated that “we can’t be bailing out high-tax states like New York, California, Connecticut, New Jersey, even Illinois, my home state” by having a high SALT deduction, which The post…
Breitbart News · May 10, 2025
'How long can this go on?' Republican pressed after admitting Americans will feel 'pain'Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) told CNN's Brianna Keilar that he isn't shocked that American automakers are hiking prices because President Donald Trump said that there would be "some short-term pain" as a result of his tariffs. LaHood committed to Trump's language…
Raw Story · May 7, 2025
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