Bruce Rauner Quotes


Success is all about persistence and doing the right thing for the long term.


Citations

Rauner, Bruce. "Commencement Address." University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 16 May 2015.

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Bruce Rauner
Bruce Rauner
  • Born: February 18, 1956
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Businessman

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.