- Daniel BissDemocratic✓ Verified$3.4M raised
- John EllesonRepublican✓ Verified
Where they stand
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Where they differ: Daniel Biss supports lowering housing and child care costs and cracking down on price gougers to ease cost-of-living pressure, and he supports strengthening Medicare, including expanding it to cover vision and dental, as well as Medicare for All 13. John Elleson says reducing government spending would ease inflation and supports high-paying jobs with benefits, and he says Congress should act to make healthcare affordable for people who currently cannot afford it 25.
AI-written comparison of the sourced entries below. Generated Oct 17, 2026.
| Issue | Daniel BissDemocratic | John EllesonRepublican |
|---|---|---|
| Economy & Jobs | Biss supports lowering housing and child care costs and cracking down on price gougers to ease cost-of-living pressure. | Elleson says reducing government spending would ease inflation and supports high-paying jobs with benefits. |
| Where they differ on Economy & Jobs: Daniel Biss supports lowering housing and child care costs and cracking down on price gougers to ease cost-of-living pressure 1. John Elleson says reducing government spending would ease inflation and supports high-paying jobs with benefits 2. | ||
| Healthcare | Biss supports strengthening Medicare, including expanding it to cover vision and dental, and supports Medicare for All. Biss pledges to reverse Medicaid cuts and protect hospitals from closures to preserve access to care. | Elleson says Congress should act to make healthcare affordable for people who currently cannot afford it. |
| Where they differ on Healthcare: Daniel Biss supports strengthening Medicare, including expanding it to cover vision and dental, and supports Medicare for All 1. He also pledges to reverse Medicaid cuts and protect hospitals from closures to preserve access to care 2. John Elleson says Congress should act to make healthcare affordable for people who currently cannot afford it 3. | ||
| Immigration | Biss supports a humane immigration policy that abolishes ICE, provides legal representation, respects asylum rights, bans mass raids, and creates a real path to citizenship. Biss says ICE, in its current form, must be abolished. | Elleson supports ICE and says immigration laws need to be enforced. |
| Where they differ on Immigration: Daniel Biss supports a humane immigration policy that abolishes ICE, provides legal representation, respects asylum rights, bans mass raids, and creates a real path to citizenship 1. He also states that ICE, in its current form, must be abolished 2. John Elleson supports ICE and says immigration laws need to be enforced 3. | ||
| Public Safety & Crime | Biss supports common sense gun laws including repealing the Second Amendment, universal background checks, assault weapons ban, red flag laws, safe storage, and ending gun industry immunity. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Abortion | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Taxes & Government Spending | Biss supports expanding Social Security benefits funded by taxing incomes over $250,000 and opposes cuts to Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. Biss calls the Trump administration's funding freezes to Evanston and Northwestern University political retaliation. | Elleson supports balancing the federal budget and cutting government spending. |
| Where they differ on Taxes & Government Spending: Daniel Biss supports expanding Social Security benefits funded by taxing incomes over $250,000 and opposes cuts to Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid 1. He also calls the Trump administration's funding freezes to Evanston and Northwestern University political retaliation 2. John Elleson supports balancing the federal budget and cutting government spending 3. | ||
| Energy & Environment | Biss supports promoting more green energy production as part of a cost-of-living agenda. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Foreign Policy & Defense | Biss supports a foreign policy prioritizing peace, human rights, diplomacy, and global cooperation over military action and bloated defense budgets. Biss supports a two-state solution for Israel and Palestine and backs the Block the Bombs Act and recognizing a Palestinian state. | Elleson supports providing Israel the weaponry it needs to protect itself while also voicing support for Palestine. |
| Where they differ on Foreign Policy & Defense: Daniel Biss supports a foreign policy prioritizing peace, human rights, diplomacy, and global cooperation over military action and bloated defense budgets 1. He also supports a two-state solution for Israel and Palestine and backs the Block the Bombs Act and recognizing a Palestinian state 2. John Elleson supports providing Israel the weaponry it needs to protect itself while also voicing support for Palestine 3. | ||