Darin LaHood

Darin LaHood is an American politician and attorney serving as the U.S. Representative for Illinois's 16th congressional district since 2023, having previously represented the 18th district from 2015 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served in the Illinois Senate from 2011 to 2015. LaHood is a fiscal conservative who serves on the House Ways and Means Committee and the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party. His career includes experience as a prosecutor in Tazewell County and the District of Nevada, as well as private legal practice. He is the son of former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood.