US SENATE

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Kevin Ryan: Ryan is a Marine Corps veteran and Chicago Public Schools teacher. His campaign focuses include election and campaign reform, expanding labor rights and supporting universal health care.

Democrat for US Senate — Raja's fighting for programs like public housing and food stamps which his family needed. Raja is standing up to bullies like Trump to protect Social Security and Medicare.

U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Schaumburg): Krishnamoorthi is currently in his fifth term representing Illinois’ 8th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. If elected, he plans to spend his term pushing his Trump Accountability Plan, which aims to weaken executive orders. His platform also includes restricting the activities of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.

https://rajaforil.com/

I am running for United States Senate.

For too long, the middle class has been centered on the campaign trail but sidelined when it comes to real governance. 

I’ve spent the last six years serving as Lieutenant Governor of the great state of Illinois, and I’ve seen firsthand the progress that’s possible when we treat the needs of middle-class families as a focal point, not just a talking point.

As Donald Trump and Elon Musk continue their relentless attack on Americans, we need new voices in Washington who will stand firm and fight fiercely to move us forward and protect the values we hold dear. 

I am that leader, and I promise to fight every day for the people of Illinois.

Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton: Stratton serves as Illinois’ lieutenant governor and has previously represented Illinois’ 5th District in the Illinois House of Representatives. Her platform includes decreasing living costs in Illinois and creating more education and career opportunities for the middle class.

https://www.julianastratton.com/

"I will never back down — not from gun lobbyists, not from MAGA extremists, and definitely not from a fight for what’s right."

U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (D-Matteson): Kelly represents Illinois’ 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. Her work has focused on growing access to health care, reforming gun safety laws and promoting economic development.

https://www.robinforsenate.com/

Awisi Bustos: Bustos is the former chief executive officer of the Illinois Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs. If elected, she hopes to work on policy centered around education, transparency in politics and promoting job growth in the age of AI.

CEO of the Illinois Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs

https://awisiforussenate.us/

Ran for Senate as a Republican in 2022

Anthony W. Williams: Williams is a pastor who worked to advocate for an Illinois House bill that declared violence a public health crisis. His core policies include evolving Bitcoin and crypto policies, favoring peace diplomacy over military activity and creating universal pre-K.

https://www.williamsforsenate2026.org/

Steve Botsford: Botsford (Kellogg ’21) is a managing partner at Laurel Canyon Holdings. His platform focuses on economic reforms, including raising the minimum wage, and educational policies like expanding childcare and investing in career training opportunities.

Sean Brown: Brown is an attorney at his own firm. His goals in the Senate revolve around reducing crime, streamlining the immigration process and growing the economy.

Jonathan Dean: Dean is a lawyer and solar energy entrepreneur. He describes himself as a “New Style Democrat.” In the Senate, he hopes to reform the filibuster, support affordable living by changing economic policy and invest in renewable energy.

Adam Delgado: Delgado is an Air Force Reserve veteran and a former police officer and federal agent. His platform includes growing local economies by supporting small businesses and job creation and prioritizing national security by investing in cybersecurity.

Bryan Maxwell: Maxwell is an engineer from Champaign-Urbana. His platform focuses on ending funding for wars abroad, using a billionaire’s tax to fund Medicare for all and investing in rural communities.

Robert Palmer: Palmer is a Chicago Public Schools teacher and a member of the Chicago Teachers Union. He is running with a platform centered on transparency within the federal government and collaborating with local organizations and leaders to tackle issues like education and health care.

Jump Shepherd: Shepherd is a delegate of the Chicago Federation of Labor and a member of the Electrical Workers Minority Caucus. His policy plans include taxing incomes over $10 million, supporting climate infrastructure and restoring SNAP benefits and Medicaid.

Christopher Swann: Swann is a senior project manager for Feeding America. His policy goals, if elected to the Senate, include creating more federal jobs to lower poverty rates and promoting Medicare for all.