Service history
8 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2019
- Representative IL-6 2019–present
Background
- background Born November 23, 1971; a businessman and member of the Democratic Party
- role U.S. Representative for Illinois's 6th congressional district (southwestern Chicago and suburbs)
- background Due to 2020 census redistricting, competed with fellow Democrat Marie Newman for same district in 2022 primary
- role Defeated Marie Newman in Democratic primary on June 28, 2022
- role Won general election on November 8, 2022, defeating Republican nominee Keith Pekau
Campaign finance
2026 cycle
Incumbent for U.S. House IL-06 · 2026 General Election
- $2,108,920 raised
- $1,518,045 spent
- $1,285,018 cash on hand
| $2.11M | |
| $2.06M | |
| $1.34M | |
| Itemized (≥ $200) | $1.15M |
| Unitemized (< $200) | $188.94K |
| Party committees | $32.67 |
| Other committees (PACs) | $724.15K |
| Offsets to expenditures | $5.03K |
| Other receipts | $43.42K |
| $1.52M | |
| Operating expenditures | $1.21M |
| Contribution refunds | $2.10K |
| Other disbursements | $303.85K |
| Cash on hand | $1.29M |
| Debts owed by committee | $455.69K |
Through June 30, 2026 · FEC
Data from FEC (through Jun 30, 2026)
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.
| Cycle | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $6,439,712 | $6,362,182 | $77,529 |
| 2020 | $5,706,348 | $5,437,739 | $346,138 |
| 2022 | $5,577,460 | $5,869,182 | $54,416 |
| 2024 | $3,128,625 | $2,488,899 | $694,143 |
| 2026 | $2,108,920 | $1,518,045 | $1,285,018 |
Contributions received — 2026 cycle
Data from FEC
Recorded individual contributions in the 2026 cycle: $10,656 ·
Track record
Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source
- 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.
- Bills sponsored →
plus 349 cosponsored
A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.
- Sponsored bills enacted →
of 47 bills sponsored
Whether a bill becomes law depends on the whole Congress, not the sponsor alone; substantive provisions often pass folded into other vehicles.
- 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.
- 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.
- Disclosed stock trades →
0 tickers · 11 in a sector a committee they sit on oversees
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Assembled from CivicGate's ingested public records for Sean Casten. 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
Full voting record (3 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 3 of 645 recorded roll calls
Committee assignments (5)
Data from Congress.gov committee memberships
Top contributors (FEC)
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? →
Issue positions (1)
Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills
- Economy & TaxesOppose from votes
Documented relationships
Documented facts about Casten, 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
Connections network
Sponsored / cosponsored bills (200)
- HR 10073Critically Endangered Animals Conservation Act of 2026cosponsoredAug 9, 2026
- HR 9945Lowering Energy Costs through Grid Modernization ActcosponsoredJul 22, 2026
- HR 9808No Passes for Polluters Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 20, 2026
- HR 9732Multi-Class Stock Company Voting Transparency Act.sponsoredJul 15, 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 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
- 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
- HR 9454Next Generation Shipping ActcosponsoredJun 24, 2026
- HR 9449Global Climate Resilience Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 23, 2026
- HR 9432LIFT the BAR ActcosponsoredJun 23, 2026
- HR 9399Juvenile Firearms Safety Act of 2026sponsoredJun 22, 2026
- HR 9268Stop Crypto ATM Scams ActsponsoredJun 10, 2026
- HR 9250Great American Outdoors Act 250cosponsoredJun 9, 2026
- HR 9195Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy ActcosponsoredJun 7, 2026
- HR 9183Artificial Intelligence Environmental Impacts Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 7, 2026
- HR 9208HEAR Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 7, 2026
- HR 9047Arlington National Cemetery Viewshed Protection ActcosponsoredMay 28, 2026
- HR 9036American High-Speed Rail ActcosponsoredMay 25, 2026
- HR 8952Elder Pride Act of 2026cosponsoredMay 20, 2026
- HR 8919To nullify the decision and order of the Endangered Species Committee with respect to certain oil and gas activities, and for other purposes.cosponsoredMay 19, 2026
- HR 8831Protecting Our Democracy ActcosponsoredMay 13, 2026
- HR 8798Universal School Meals Program Act of 2026cosponsoredMay 12, 2026
- HR 8744TREE ActcosponsoredMay 11, 2026
- HR 8717Negating Neighborhood Noise Act of 2026cosponsoredMay 6, 2026
- HR 8592No WAR ActcosponsoredApr 29, 2026
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