Bruce Rauner

Bruce Vincent Rauner (born February 18, 1957) is an American businessman, philanthropist, and politician. He is the 42nd and current Governor of Illinois, serving since January 12, 2015. Prior to his election, he was the Chairman of R8 Capital Partners and Chairman of the private equity firm GTCR, based in Chicago. He was the Republican nominee in the 2014 Illinois gubernatorial election and defeated Democratic incumbent Governor Pat Quinn.

Early life and education

Bruce Rauner was born in Chicago and grew up in Deerfield, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. His mother, Ann E. (Erickson), was a nurse, and his father, Vincent Joseph Rauner, was a lawyer and senior vice president for Motorola. He has three siblings, Christopher, Mark, and Paula, and is of half Swedish and half German descent.

Rauner graduated summa cum laude with a degree in economics from Dartmouth College. He later received an MBA from Harvard University.

Business career

Rauner was the Chairman of private equity firm GTCR, where he had worked for more than 30 years, starting in 1981 after his graduation from Harvard through his retirement in October 2012. A number of state pension funds, including those of Illinois, have invested in GTCR.

Bruce

The Scots-English language name Bruce arrived in Scotland with the Normans, from the place name Brix of the Manche département in Normandy, France, meaning "the willowlands". Initially promulgated via the descendants of King Robert I of Scotland (Robert the Bruce) (1274-1329), it has been a Scottish surname since medieval times; it is now a common given name.

The variant Lebrix and Le Brix are French variations of the surname.

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Bruce (surname)

Bruce is a surname of Scottish-Norman origin. The de Brus family originated in Brix, in Manche, northern France.

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Bruce, Wisconsin

Bruce is a village in Rusk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 779 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Bruce is located at 45°27′26″N 91°16′23″W / 45.45722°N 91.27306°W / 45.45722; -91.27306 (45.457203, -91.272923).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.39 square miles (6.19 km²), of which 2.34 square miles (6.06 km²) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km²) is water.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 779 people, 371 households, and 203 families residing in the village. The population density was 332.9 inhabitants per square mile (128.5/km²). There were 419 housing units at an average density of 179.1 per square mile (69.2/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.1% White and 0.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.0% of the population.

There were 371 households of which 26.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.5% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 45.3% were non-families. 41.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 23.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.10 and the average family size was 2.85.