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01 / THE CITIZEN REGISTER
Choose whom to hold accountable.
The original promise always stays on record.
Results must back it up.
History of Bruce Rauner
Biographies and documented commitments from earlier terms.
Governor · 2014
Bruce Rauner
RepublicanDocumented commitments and outcomes from the previous term.
- Tracked
- 2
- Fulfilled
- 0
- With progress
- 0
- Not achieved
- 2
- Awaiting assessment
- 0
2 of 2 commitments
Income tax
What they pledged
Phase down the state income tax rate from 5% to 3% over four years.
Campaign tax plan rollout · Chicago Sun-TimesWhat has been verified
A previously scheduled reduction brought the rate to 3.75% in 2015. The legislature overrode Rauner’s veto in 2017 and raised the rate to 4.95%, above the 3% target.
Veto override and new rate · Chicago Sun-TimesLegislative term limits
What they pledged
Establish an eight-year term limit for members of the Illinois General Assembly.
Rauner initiative filing · Illinois Public MediaWhat has been verified
Rauner’s initiative stayed off the ballot in 2014, and the eight-year limit on all legislators was never enacted during his term. Limits adopted in 2021 apply to leadership positions.
Legislative term limit review · Council of State Governments02 / THE START OF THE TERM
The first
100 days.
An evaluation window. Each commitment keeps the timing published in its source.
Day one is the day the official begins the term for this office.Bruce Rauner · 2014
Awaiting verificationThe opening agenda is being verified.
A sourced first-100-days plan or specific early commitments for this term are still pending in the register.
03 / THE WORDS STAY ON RECORD
Election
night.
Bruce Rauner · 2014 · Election-night remarks
Election-night remarks are being verified.
A verified recording, transcript or contemporaneous report of the remarks is still pending for this election.
How we assess
Each status reflects the scope of the commitment and the available evidence. An announcement, an approved law, and a result in practice are different milestones. The rating measures the share of fulfilled commitments in this register and changes as more commitments and outcomes are documented.
Official state sources
Capitol photo · Daniel Schwen · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Framing and shading adjusted