Biography & Current Office
Background & current office
Darin LaHood is the Republican U.S. representative for Illinois’s 16th District and has served in the House since a September 2015 special election. His official biography records earlier service in the Illinois Senate and work as a state and federal prosecutor, including service as an assistant U.S. attorney.
The House Clerk currently lists LaHood on Ways and Means, Intelligence and the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party. His office identifies him as chair of the Ways and Means Work and Welfare Subcommittee. These assignments are maintained as current institutional context.
Editorial research reviewed: August 23, 2026. Public-record fields continue to refresh independently from official chamber sources.
Public record
Current seat & contact information
- Chamber
- U.S. House of Representatives
- Representation
- Illinois · District 16
- Party
- Republican
- Birth date
- July 5, 1968
- Washington phone
- (202) 225-6201
- Office
- 503 Cannon House Office Building Washington DC 20515-1316
Committees & Leadership
Current leadership and reviewed committee roles
Leadership / institutional roles
- Chair, Ways and Means Subcommittee on Work and Welfare
Reviewed committee assignments
- House Committee on Ways and Means
- House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
- House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party
Recent Recorded Votes
Official recorded-vote record
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Sponsored/Cosponsored & Curated Notable Legislation
Legislation & official congressional activity
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Claims & Evidence
Evidence tracker
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