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Darin Lahood

Darin Lahood

Republican · IL U.S. RepresentativeCandidate 2026

Service history

12 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2015

  • Representative IL-18 2015–present

Background

  • background Born July 5, 1968; attorney
  • background Son of Republican Ray LaHood, who represented this district (1995–2009)
  • role Illinois Senate (37th district, 2011–2015)
  • role U.S. House representative: 18th district (2015–2023), 16th district (2023–present)
  • achievement Elected in special election following Aaron Schock's resignation

Campaign finance

2018 cycle

Incumbent for U.S. House IL-16 · 2026 General Election

  • $2,503,515 raised
  • $1,233,388 spent
  • $1,591,585 cash on hand
$2.50M
$2.43M
$964.40K
Itemized (≥ $200)$838.23K
Unitemized (< $200)$126.18K
Party committees$3.13K
Other committees (PACs)$1.46M
Transfers from other committees$66.29K
Offsets to expenditures$3.55K
Other receipts$4.67K
$1.23M
Operating expenditures$935.43K
Contribution refunds$16.58K
Other disbursements$281.38K
Cash on hand$1.59M
Debts owed by committee$0.00

Through December 31, 2018 · FEC

Data from FEC (through Dec 31, 2018)

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Over time

Data from FEC per-cycle campaign finance

Money raised, spent, and cash on hand across every election cycle on record — toggle a series in the legend.

Darin Lahood campaign finance by election cycle
Cycle RaisedSpentCash on hand
2016$2,550,357$2,228,898$321,459
2018$2,503,515$1,233,388$1,591,585
2020$3,260,959$1,761,973$3,090,571
2022$3,915,557$3,041,439$3,964,689
2024$3,753,032$2,196,437$5,521,283
2026$3,672,739$2,445,401$6,748,621

Track record

Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source

These are verifiable facts from the public record, assembled in one place and presented without judgment. They are not a score, a grade, or a ranking. Context matters: a missed vote may be excused, on leadership or committee duty, or paired; a party-unity rate reflects agenda alignment, not virtue or independence; a disclosed trade or a documented relationship is a required public filing, not evidence of wrongdoing. Each fact links to its full source below.

  • 100.0%
    Roll-call participation →

    voted in 3 recorded roll calls · chamber median 100.0%

    Missing a vote is not inherently negative — an absence can be excused, reflect leadership or committee duty, or a recorded pairing.

  • 37
    Bills sponsored →

    plus 180 cosponsored

    A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.

  • 0
    Sponsored bills enacted →

    of 37 bills sponsored

    Whether a bill becomes law depends on the whole Congress, not the sponsor alone; substantive provisions often pass folded into other vehicles.

  • 0
    Documented positions →

    no positions documented yet

    Documented, sourced positions we have on record — the absence of a documented position is not the absence of a view.

  • 8
    Committee assignments →

    committees and subcommittees

    Committee seats are assignments made by party leadership — a measure of role and jurisdiction, not an achievement or a conflict in itself.

  • 1
    Disclosed stock trades →

    1 tickers · 1 in a sector a committee they sit on oversees

    Disclosed trades are legally required public filings (STOCK Act), not evidence of wrongdoing; trades may be executed by a manager or held in a blind trust.

Assembled from CivicGate's ingested public records for Darin Lahood. A fact shown as “—” means we don't yet hold that data — not that the value is zero.

Voting record

Data from Congress.gov roll-call records

100.0%
of House roll calls voted House median 100.0%

Full voting record (3 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 3 of 645 recorded roll calls

See the participation leaderboard →

Committee assignments (8)

Top contributors (FEC)

Data from FEC, itemized campaign receipts

Top contributors — 2024 cycle

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor's reported employer (FEC Schedule A).

  • SPRINGFIELD ARMORY $25,000
  • NULL $24,450
  • MARQUIS MANAGEMENT, INC. $23,100
  • BGR GROUP $14,700
  • ULINE $13,200
  • CAPELLI SPORT $13,200
  • CHARTWELL STRATEGY GROUP $12,800
  • MASTERSON FOODS $12,400
  • UNITED CONTRACTORS MIDWEST $12,400
  • CAPITOL COUNSEL, LLC $10,100

Outside spending on this race

Data from FEC, Schedule E independent expenditures

Independent expenditures are money outside groups (PACs / super-PACs) spend to support or oppose a candidate without coordinating with their campaign. What's this? →

  • 2026 cycle $0 supporting · $1,041 opposing · 1 outside group
  • 2024 cycle $10,990 supporting · $0 opposing · 1 outside group

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Issue positions (1)

Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills

Stock trades (STOCK Act)

Data from Stock Watcher / official disclosures

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Documented relationships

Documented facts about Lahood, aggregated from public records. A documented relationship is not evidence of wrongdoing — it is context, not a conclusion.

No documented relationships of this kind on record — absence is not a finding.

Frequent co-sponsors

Data from Congress.gov

The members Lahood most often co-sponsors bills with — their legislative coalition.

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Connections network

Data from Congress.gov · FEC

How Lahood connects to other members, committees, and PACs — drawn only from ingested records.

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Sponsored / cosponsored bills (200)

Data from Congress.gov

200
Page 1 of 8 · 200 bills
  • HR 10075First-Time Homebuyer Affordability ActsponsoredAug 9, 2026
  • HR 9693Patients First Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 14, 2026
  • HR 9535Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 29, 2026
  • HR 9538Residential Recovery for Seniors ActcosponsoredJun 29, 2026
  • HR 9518Health Savings for Families Act of 2026sponsoredJun 28, 2026
  • HR 9250Great American Outdoors Act 250cosponsoredJun 9, 2026
  • HRES 1340Expressing strong opposition to the imposition of digital services taxes and other relevant similar measures by other countries that unfairly discriminate against United States companies.cosponsoredJun 3, 2026
  • HR 9150Boxing Therapy for Parkinson’s Access ActsponsoredJun 3, 2026
  • HR 9100Modernizing Agricultural and Manufacturing Bonds ActsponsoredJun 1, 2026
  • HR 8996Rental Housing Investment ActcosponsoredMay 20, 2026
  • HR 8933Dietary Supplements Access ActsponsoredMay 19, 2026
  • HR 8891Rural MOMS Act of 2026cosponsoredMay 18, 2026
  • HR 8662To provide assisted living assistance through Medicaid and low-income housing tax credit.cosponsoredMay 3, 2026
  • HR 8497Supporting Energy and Economic Development (SEED) ActcosponsoredApr 26, 2026
  • HRES 1194Recognizing April 2026 as "Distracted Driving Awareness Month" and promoting efforts to help prevent tragic and preventable crashes, deaths, and injuries caused by distracted driving.cosponsoredApr 19, 2026
  • HR 8283Deterring American AI Model Theft Act of 2026cosponsoredApr 14, 2026
  • HR 8295Protecting Families from Fertility Fraud Act of 2026cosponsoredApr 14, 2026
  • HRES 1171Supporting the designation of the week of April 20 through April 24, 2026, as "National Home Visiting Week".sponsoredApr 13, 2026
  • HR 8205Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Reauthorization Act of 2026cosponsoredApr 5, 2026
  • HR 8163Provider Reimbursement Stability Act of 2026cosponsoredMar 29, 2026
  • HR 8104Fertilizer Transparency Act of 2026cosponsoredMar 25, 2026
  • HR 8101Ensuring Better Interest Treatment and Deductibility Act (EBITDA)cosponsoredMar 25, 2026
  • HR 8025Protecting American Streaming and Innovation ActcosponsoredMar 18, 2026
  • HRES 1127Expressing support for the designation of the week of March 22, 2026, through March 28, 2026, as "National Cleaning Week".sponsoredMar 18, 2026
  • HR 7769MINT ActcosponsoredMar 2, 2026
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Committee activity

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