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Eric Sorensen

Eric Sorensen

Democratic · IL U.S. RepresentativeCandidate 2026

Service history

4 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2023

  • Representative IL-17 2023–present

Campaign finance

2022 cycle

Incumbent for U.S. House IL-17 · 2026 General Election

  • $3,120,058 raised
  • $3,079,130 spent
  • $40,928 cash on hand
$3.12M
$2.93M
$2.50M
Itemized (≥ $200)$1.89M
Unitemized (< $200)$611.52K
Party committees$10.00K
Other committees (PACs)$418.78K
Transfers from other committees$193.60K
Offsets to expenditures$515.02
$3.08M
Operating expenditures$3.04M
Contribution refunds$41.01K
Cash on hand$40.93K
Debts owed by committee$0.00

Through December 31, 2022 · FEC

Data from FEC (through Dec 31, 2022)

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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.

Eric Sorensen campaign finance by election cycle
Cycle RaisedSpentCash on hand
2022$3,120,058$3,079,130$40,928
2024$5,046,501$4,974,635$112,794
2026$2,233,676$1,020,828$1,325,642

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.

  • 11
    Bills sponsored →

    plus 368 cosponsored

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

  • 0
    Sponsored bills enacted →

    of 11 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.

  • 6
    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.

Assembled from CivicGate's ingested public records for Eric Sorensen. 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 (6)

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).

  • MARQUIS MANAGEMENT INC. $21,800
  • CLIFFORD LAW OFFICES $14,950
  • NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY $14,490
  • BAIN CAPITAL $13,200
  • NULL $12,400
  • CLIFFORD LAW $10,900
  • STATE OF ILLINOIS $9,100
  • BEAM LEGAL TEAM $8,100
  • KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP $7,850
  • POWER ROGERS $7,600

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 $167 supporting · $0 opposing · 2 outside groups
  • 2024 cycle $954,037 supporting · $86,791 opposing · 8 outside groups

See the outside-money leaderboard →

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 Sorensen, 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 Sorensen most often co-sponsors bills with — their legislative coalition.

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Connections network

Data from Congress.gov · FEC

How Sorensen 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 9804SAFE Rural ActcosponsoredJul 20, 2026
  • HRES 1432Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the freeze on State-based Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Child Care and Development Fund, and Social Services Block Grant payments for California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, and New York.cosponsoredJul 14, 2026
  • HRES 1427Expressing support for the designation of July 10th as Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day.cosponsoredJul 12, 2026
  • HRES 1415Celebrating the country's history of church-state separation and recognizing the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States.cosponsoredJul 1, 2026
  • HRES 1417Remembering the lives lost and honoring the survivors 4 years after the Independence Day Parade shooting that occurred on July 4, 2022, in Highland Park, Illinois.cosponsoredJul 1, 2026
  • HR 9048Celiac Safety Act of 2026cosponsoredMay 28, 2026
  • HR 9018Fostering TRUST Act of 2026cosponsoredMay 21, 2026
  • HRES 1320Calling upon all Americans on this Memorial Day, 2026, to honor the men and women of the Armed Forces who have died in the pursuit of freedom and peace.cosponsoredMay 21, 2026
  • HR 8908STOP GAMES Act of 2026sponsoredMay 18, 2026
  • HRES 1301Supporting the designation of May 29, 2026, as "Mental Health Awareness in Agriculture Day" to raise awareness around mental health in the agricultural industry and workforce and to continue to reduce stigma associated with mental illness.cosponsoredMay 18, 2026
  • HR 8848National Guard Relief ActcosponsoredMay 14, 2026
  • HRES 1253Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that public servants should be commended for their dedication and continued service to the United States, including their commitment to defending the Constitution and delivering essential services to United States citizens, and in doing so, supporting the United States economy, during Public Service Recognition Week and throughout the year.cosponsoredMay 3, 2026
  • HR 8636Strengthening Educator Workforce Data ActsponsoredApr 29, 2026
  • HR 8517Clean Energy Workforce ActcosponsoredApr 26, 2026
  • HR 8457Homegrown Fertilizer ActsponsoredApr 21, 2026
  • HR 8453Rural Child Care Facility Expansion ActcosponsoredApr 21, 2026
  • HR 8403To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to modify the definition of food.cosponsoredApr 20, 2026
  • HR 8261Chronic Care Management Improvement Act of 2026cosponsoredApr 13, 2026
  • HR 8205Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Reauthorization Act of 2026cosponsoredApr 5, 2026
  • HR 8175To amend title 10, United States Code, and the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994, to codify and clarify gender neutral standards for members of certain Armed Forces, and for other purposes.cosponsoredApr 1, 2026
  • HR 8163Provider Reimbursement Stability Act of 2026cosponsoredMar 29, 2026
  • HCONRES 82Supporting the goals and ideals of International Transgender Day of Visibility.cosponsoredMar 26, 2026
  • HR 8137To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish tax credits for the production of, and investment in, certain renewable materials.cosponsoredMar 26, 2026
  • HR 8104Fertilizer Transparency Act of 2026cosponsoredMar 25, 2026
  • HR 8041Supporting VA Families ActcosponsoredMar 23, 2026
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