Where they differ: Jonathan Jackson votes yea on prison staff safety and guard acts but nay on privacy, veterans 2nd amendment, cashless bail, and violent offender bills, and he votes yea on tax relief and AGOA extension but nay on budget resolutions and multiple appropriations acts 13. Christian Maxwell says she will fight to restore law and order and hold leaders accountable for putting politics over public safety, and she wants to reduce wasteful government spending and lower taxes to help small businesses and families 24. AI-written comparison of the sourced positions on the district page. Generated Oct 17, 2026.
Where they differ: Donna Miller supports affordable, accessible healthcare for all, including lowering drug costs, expanding access to generic drugs, endorsing a Medicare for All framework, capping insulin prices, and restoring funding for rural and suburban hospitals 12. She also supports a swift, humane path to citizenship, due process for all, ending racial profiling, and holding immigration enforcement accountable 45. Michael Scott Noack supports converting health insurance companies to nonprofit organizations to reduce premiums and increase coverage without government-run healthcare 3. He advocates focusing ICE enforcement on violent criminals, securing the border, and fixing the legal immigration process to be fair and efficient based on his personal experience 6. AI-written comparison of the sourced positions on the district page. Generated Oct 19, 2026.
Where they differ: Delia Ramirez supports community-centered economic development and worker rights, voting yea on small business and financial protection acts but nay on broader capital access and privacy purchase protections 12. She advocates for healthcare as a human right, endorsing Medicare for All and expanded veteran services, voting yea on rural care and patient support reauthorizations but nay on Medicaid harm and lowering health premiums acts 456. Angel Oakley wants to lower costs and strengthen small businesses through financial literacy and economic independence 3. She supports promoting healthier lives via prevention, sound science, greater access to care, and more patient choice 7. AI-written comparison of the sourced positions on the district page. Generated Oct 17, 2026.
Where they differ: Patty Garcia supports halting federal funding to ICE and abolishing the agency in its current form, and she opposes abusive immigration enforcement tactics that terrorize immigrant communities, advocating for dignity, due process, and safety for immigrant families 13. Lupe Castillo supports law enforcement over criminals as part of a pro-family platform 4. Chris Getty supports responsible immigration solutions that are secure and humane, and he prioritizes safe neighborhoods and protecting privacy to ensure public safety 25. AI-written comparison of the sourced positions on the district page. Generated Oct 18, 2026.
Where they differ: Mike Quigley supports the Affordable Care Act and robust biomedical research funding while voting yea on rural care improvement and the EARLY Act reauthorization but nay on lowering health care premiums and Do No Harm in Medicaid 123. He advocates for comprehensive immigration reform with border security and a pathway to citizenship, voting nay on multiple immigration enforcement bills but yea on a national emergency resolution related to immigration 56. Tom Hanson supports stopping insurance cost increases and lowering premiums by creating more competition in the insurance market 4. He supports robust lawful immigration, opposes illegal immigration, and advocates securing the border and legislation to protect communities 7. AI-written comparison of the sourced positions on the district page. Generated Oct 17, 2026.
Where they differ: Sean Casten supports creating jobs and lowering costs for affordability, voting yea on technology and financial protection bills but nay on capital access, privacy, and certain reauthorization acts 12. He votes yea on rural care and patient support acts but nay on Medicaid harm and lowering health care premiums bills 5. Niki Conforti supports legislation to stimulate economic growth and quicken recovery, attributing high inflation and grocery prices to pandemic-era supply-chain problems and Biden administration policies 34. She supports real reform to increase billing transparency and make healthcare more affordable, citing high health care and energy costs as drivers of the district's affordability crisis 67. Conforti opposes illegal immigration, supports expanding ICE and deporting violent criminals, and supports legal immigration while opposing illegal immigration due to its impact on public resources and safety 910. She opposes raising the debt ceiling and tax increases, advocating for curbing spending and implementing spending caps to limit national debt growth, and calls state and local government spending wasteful 1617. AI-written comparison of the sourced positions on the district page. Generated Oct 19, 2026.
Where they differ: La Shawn Ford supports raising wage standards to match the cost of living and cracking down on corporate price gouging to help working families facing inflation and rising grocery prices 12. He also backs legislation like the Lower Drug Costs Now Act to reduce healthcare costs and wants Congress to reassert oversight of ICE, criticizing its recent enforcement actions as unlawful and unaccountable 46. Chad Koppie supports cutting all government spending by 3% annually for 10 years to balance the budget and reduce federal office salaries to public sector levels 39. He also supports repealing Obamacare to make healthcare more affordable and opposes amnesty, as well as laws allowing illegal aliens to obtain driver's licenses and in-state tuition, and opposes sanctuary cities and sanctuary state laws 57. AI-written comparison of the sourced positions on the district page. Generated Oct 18, 2026.
Where they differ: Melissa Bean supports strengthening the middle class by addressing housing, healthcare, energy, and education costs and investing in education and workforce training 1, and she opposes broad, untargeted tariffs on China, favoring targeted enforcement against unfair Chinese trade practices in coordination with allies 210. Jennifer Davis says high inflation and grocery prices are hurting working families in the 8th District 3, and she supports law-and-order policies while criticizing state leaders for rejecting federal help to remove what she calls "criminal illegals" from the streets 5. AI-written comparison of the sourced positions on the district page. Generated Oct 19, 2026.
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 positions on the district page. Generated Oct 17, 2026.
Where they differ: Bill Foster supports health care as a basic human right and moving towards universal coverage with a robust public option, and he supports comprehensive immigration reform including a strict but fair pathway to citizenship 15. Jeff Walter supports improving healthcare access especially for veterans and will work with President Trump to secure the border, finish the wall, and stop the flow of fentanyl and other drugs into America 47. AI-written comparison of the sourced positions on the district page. Generated Oct 17, 2026.
Where they differ: Michael Bost supports protecting the agricultural economy and increasing rural broadband access to promote economic growth in Southern Illinois, and he votes yea on bills supporting technology use in regulation and small business technology 12. He supports repealing Obamacare and replacing it with fiscally responsible, patient-centric reforms, voting yea on acts reauthorizing rural care and Medicaid protections 56. Julie Fortier supports good union jobs and workforce training to create opportunities for working families and supports raising the federal minimum wage beyond $15 34. She supports expanding affordable healthcare, protecting pre-existing conditions, and reinstating the ACA and its subsidies as a step toward universal care 78. AI-written comparison of the sourced positions on the district page. Generated Oct 17, 2026.
Where they differ: Nikki Budzinski supports revitalizing rural America by aiding family farmers and investing in career and technical education, and she voted yea on acts supporting technology use, capital access, TRIA reauthorization, child-related support, and financial exploitation prevention but nay on privacy in purchases 12. Jeff Wilson supports expanding Midwest energy, strengthening local farms and supply chains, cracking down on onerous regulation to lower costs and promote job growth, and supports sending Americans $2,000 checks funded by tariff revenue 311. AI-written comparison of the sourced positions on the district page. Generated Oct 19, 2026.
Where they differ: James Marter supports free market principles and reducing government interference to promote economic growth and opportunity 1, and he opposes the Affordable Care Act, advocating for its repeal to increase healthcare choice and reduce costs 34. Lauren Underwood votes yea on technology and financial protection bills but nay on capital access and privacy in purchases acts 2, and she prioritizes ensuring access to high-quality, affordable health care and supports expanding nursing education and training 56. AI-written comparison of the sourced positions on the district page. Generated Oct 19, 2026.
Where they differ: Mary Miller votes consistently yea on economic bills supporting technology, capital access, privacy, and financial protections, and she votes yea on healthcare reauthorizations and improvements but nay on the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act 13. Jennifer Todd says she will fight for fair wages, labor rights, and benefits for workers and veterans, and she is passionate about healthcare, Medicaid, and Medicare 24. AI-written comparison of the sourced positions on the district page. Generated Oct 17, 2026.
Where they differ: Darin LaHood supports cutting overreaching regulations and reforming the tax code to foster business growth and job creation, and he votes consistently for economic bills supporting technology, capital access, privacy in purchases, and insurance program reauthorization 12. He also supports common sense healthcare reforms that restore individual choice and opposes federal bureaucrats making healthcare decisions, voting yea on Medicaid protections, rural care improvements, and lowering premiums 56. Paul Nolley supports strengthening unions, reviving manufacturing and blue-collar careers, and protecting family farms to create good-paying jobs, while criticizing tariff policy for lowering wages and benefits 34. He advocates expanding Medicare to cover all medically necessary care without premiums, copays, or deductibles and supports Medicare for All, a national health insurance program independent of employment 78. AI-written comparison of the sourced positions on the district page. Generated Oct 19, 2026.
Where they differ: Eric Sorensen supports creating good-paying jobs and reopening idled plants in Central and Northwestern Illinois to boost local employment, and he backs building an economy that helps working families by tackling inflation, lowering costs, creating sustainable jobs, and easing small business ownership 12. He supports making health care more affordable, accessible, and efficient, protecting and expanding the ACA, lowering prescription drug costs, and ensuring rural health care access 56. Dillan Vancil supports small businesses and aims to bring manufacturing and American jobs back to Illinois 4. He will fight for price transparency in the healthcare system to address its broken state 7. AI-written comparison of the sourced positions on the district page. Generated Oct 17, 2026.
