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CIVIC HERALD

U.S. House · IL-6

This matchup isn't final yet — primaries are still underway in this state.

An incumbent has a record; a challenger has statements. We show each what it is.

Incumbent · Has a record

Sean Casten

Representative · IL · Democrat

Stray indexpending review

Says vs. does — per issue

Sentencing & corrections
1 voteanalysis
says
does+72
Market protections
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Public works
4 votesanalysis
says+85
does0
gap +85
Levels of legal immigration
1 voteanalysis
says
does+35
College cost & debt
analysis
says+70
does
LGBTQ+ policy
2 votesanalysis
says+95
does0
gap +95
Federal lands & resources
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Abortion policy
analysis
says+100
does
Energy sources
analysis
says+90
does
Security vs. privacy
1 voteanalysis
says
does+15
Mandates vs. liberty
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Banking/financial rules
analysis
says+75
does
Collective bargaining
analysis
says+90
does
Drugs & enforcement
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Land use & zoning
2 votesanalysis
says
does−68
Greenhouse-gas policy
2 votesanalysis
says+95
does0
gap +95
Use of force
1 voteanalysis
says
does+55
Policing & funding
1 voteanalysis
says
does+55
SNAP & nutrition
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Substance use & mental health
3 votesanalysis
says+90
does+52
gap +38
Retirement programs
analysis
says+75
does
Firearms
1 voteanalysis
says+95
does+22
gap +73
Corporate concentration
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Pollution & development
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Wage floors
analysis
says+85
does
Workplace standards
analysis
says+80
does
Government role in coverage
analysis
says+80
does
Animal protection
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Religious exemptions
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Federal vs. state/local
1 voteanalysis
says
does−45
Enforcement & security
2 votesanalysis
says
does+58
Pharmaceutical pricing
analysis
says+90
does
Farm policy & subsidies
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Renters & rent
2 votesanalysis
says
does+30
Role of government
2 votesanalysis
says+85
does+23
gap +62
Trade & tariffs
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Aid & alliances
analysis
says+90
does
Refugee & asylum policy
1 voteanalysis
says
does+55
Regulation (cross-sector)
3 votesanalysis
says
does+11

Money — FEC

$2.1Mraised · 2026

Challenger · No voting record

Niki Conforti

Republican · First federal run

Stated positions

No stated positions yet

This campaign hasn't published positions we could source and verify yet — we don't fill the gap with guesses.

Stated — no voting record to compare

Money — FEC

$313Kraised · 2026

Challenger · No voting record

Skylar Duensing

Republican · First federal run

Stated positions

No stated positions yet

This campaign hasn't published positions we could source and verify yet — we don't fill the gap with guesses.

Stated — no voting record to compare

Money — FEC

$11.5Kraised · 2026

Challenger · No voting record

Joseph Ruzevich

Democrat · First federal run

Stated positions

No stated positions yet

This campaign hasn't published positions we could source and verify yet — we don't fill the gap with guesses.

Stated — no voting record to compare

Money — FEC

$169Kraised · 2026

Coverage, disclosed: the incumbent has 39 reviewed record positions to compare against; this challenger publishes 0 stated positions. We show the gap — we don’t invent density.

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