State Rep. Senger Running for Congress in 11th District

State Rep. Darlene Senger will be making a bid for Congress. 

Senger, a Republican and former Naperville City Council member, announced Monday that she will be running for Congress in the 11th District during a press conference outside of the Naperville Municipal Center, according to a press release.

The long time Naperville resident is looking to unseat Democratic U.S. Rep. Bill Foster, who is also a Naperville resident. 

During Monday's press conference, Senger highlighted her years of public service and experience.

“Only through change in Washington and by changing our congressman, will we be able to restore hope and opportunity. We are the sum of our experiences,” Senger said Monday, according to a release. “My over 20 years of service to our community on behalf of taxpayers, families, and seniors has given me insight into the concerns, challenges and issues we all face.”

She added that her focus will be on education, creating jobs, reducing government spending and "protecting Social Security," according to a release.

“We are fortunate to have the potential for a world-class technology corridor in our community, and we should be providing an environment in which our manufacturing sector can grow and expand, but only if we stop politicians and bureaucrats from over-regulating, over-taxing and just flat out killing new jobs here at home,” said Senger in a release. “We can become one of the most economically innovative and diverse regions in the nation but only if we all work together to change the nonsense coming out of Washington.”

The 11th District includes all or parts of Aurora, Bolingbrook, Darien, Joliet, Montgomery, New Lenox, Shorewood, Woodridge and Naperville.