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U.S. House · IL-06 · Democratic candidate · 2026

Sean Casten

Democratic candidate for Illinois's 6th Congressional District

Suburban Illinois congressman, scientist and clean-energy entrepreneur focused on energy costs, affordable care, education, reproductive rights and gun safety.

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DistrictIL-06
OfficeCongress
ElectionNov. 3, 2026

Policy priorities

Where Sean stands.

Campaign position

Expand affordable clean energy and transmission

  • Supports interregional transmission planning and ending oil and gas tax subsidies
  • Wants energy policy to prioritize consumers and lower costs

Campaign position

Make ACA premium credits permanent

  • Supports permanent, expanded ACA premium tax credits and protecting pre-existing-condition coverage
  • Backs stronger generic-drug competition

Campaign position

Expand preschool and inflation-adjusted Pell Grants

  • Supports universal early childhood education and protecting the Education Department
  • Backs Pell Grants that keep pace with inflation

Campaign position

Require gun safeguards and safe storage

  • Supports universal background checks, an assault-weapons ban and safe firearm storage
  • Backs reporting lost or stolen guns within 48 hours

Campaign position

Protect abortion access and reproductive freedom

  • Supports the Women’s Health Protection Act and removing federal abortion funding restrictions
  • Backs equal pay and domestic violence protections

Campaign position

Create citizenship pathways and enforce due process

  • Supports comprehensive immigration reform and citizenship pathways
  • Backs visible officer identification and protections for schools and places of worship

Record and background

Record & experience.

  1. 2020

    Accomplishment

    Removed time limits on subsidized student loans

    Introduced the bipartisan GRADUATE Act, enacted in December 2020, removing degree-duration borrowing limits while retaining the overall loan cap.

  2. Since 2019

    Experience

    U.S. representative

    Represents Illinois’ Sixth Congressional District.

  3. 2007 onward

    Experience

    Recycled Energy Development co-founder

    Co-founded a company recovering wasted energy to cut greenhouse gas emissions.

  4. From 2000

    Experience

    Turbosteam president and CEO

    Led the combined heat and power plant manufacturer.

  5. 1997–2000

    Experience

    Arthur D. Little energy consultant

    Evaluated and designed clean heat, power and fuel technologies.

  • Experience

    Tufts medical research scientist

    Investigated dietary effects on colon and breast cancer at the Tufts School of Medicine.

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