Bruce Rauner Sworn In as Illinois’ 42nd Governor
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Joe Ferrer/iStock/Thinkstock(SPRINGFIELD, Ill.) — The first Republican to take the governor’s mansion in Illinois since 2003 took the oath of office on Monday.
During his inauguration address, Gov. Bruce Rauner, 57, says his first official act as governor is to take “immediate, decisive action” on the state’s budget problems.
“In the weeks ahead, I will be asking the legislature to work with me to pass a comprehensive jobs and economic package that will get Illinois working again,” he said.
Rauner added that he’ll issue executive orders Tuesday to strengthen ethics in the executive branch.
“To the people of Illinois and the people outside of our state who have been reluctant to invest in Illinois because of the insider deals and cronyism, I say this, I’m nobody that nobody sent,” Rauner said.
Rauner faces a Democratic-controlled legislature and a multibillion-dollar budget hole.
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