Darin LaHood
RepublicanU.S. Representative, IL-16| Age | 57 (b. 1968-07-05) |
| Gender | Male |
| In office since | 2015-09-17 (~10 yrs) |
| Race / ethnicity | White; of Lebanese and German descent (paternal) |
| Religion | Roman Catholic; member of St. Vincent de Paul Parish, Peoria |
| Education | B.A., Loras College (1990); J.D., John Marshall Law School, Chicago (1997) |
| Prior occupation | Attorney/prosecutor; Assistant U.S. Attorney in Las Vegas, Nevada (2001-2006, designated Chief Terrorism Prosecutor); Assistant State's Attorney in Cook County and Tazewell County, Illinois; private practice at Miller, Hall & Triggs (Peoria) |
| Military service | No |
| Birthplace | Peoria, Illinois |
| Marital status | Married — Kristen Noble LaHood |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Dunlap, Illinois (Peoria area) |
| Notable relatives | Son of Ray LaHood, former U.S. Representative (R-IL) and U.S. Secretary of Transportation (2009-2013) |
Pending research: languages · openly lgbtq.
Career & politics
| First elected | 2015 |
| Previous offices | Illinois State Senate, 37th District (2011-2015) |
| Committees | House Ways and Means Committee (Subcommittee on Trade; Chairman, Subcommittee on Work and Welfare) · House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (Vice Chairman, Subcommittee on CIA; Chairman, Subcommittee on NSA and Cyber; Subcommittee on National Intelligence Enterprise) · Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party |
| Caucuses | Republican Study Committee · Republican Main Street Partnership · United States-China Working Group · Rare Disease Caucus |
| Leadership | Chairman, Ways and Means Subcommittee on Work and Welfare · Chairman, Intelligence Subcommittee on National Security Agency and Cyber · Vice Chairman, Intelligence Subcommittee on Central Intelligence Agency |
| Ideology | Conservative Republican; member of Republican Study Committee and the more centrist Republican Main Street Partnership; self-describes as a fiscal conservative |
| Signature legislation | NITRD Modernization Act of 2016 (high-end computing and cybersecurity research) · Cosponsor, Great American Outdoors Act (H.R. 1957, 116th Congress) |
Financial
Net worth: disclosed $45,031–$500,000 (2015) · estimate
| West Suburban Bancorp stock (sold Nov 2022, ~$15,000) | stock · $1,001–$15,000 · 2022 |
Top industries: Insurance · Securities & Investment · Lawyers/Law Firms
Scandals & crimes ledger
No recorded incidents. Under the adjudicated-only methodology, an entry appears only when a court or official body has formally acted and the record is cited.