Illinois 2022 Endorsements & Voting Information

Senator Tammy Duckworth is a purple heart recipient who has served in the United States Senate since her first election in 2016. Prior to her time in the Senate, she served in the House of Representatives for IL-8. She is well known for her foreign policy credentials dating back to her time as a service member. She lost her leg while serving in Iraq. In the Senate, she’s worked to expand access to healthcare and improve care for veterans. We are proud to endorse Senator Duckworth and help elect her to another term in the Senate.

Governor J.B. Pritzker has been serving his state as the Governor of Illinois since 2019. As Governor, he has made significant progress within Illinois by raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour, passing a historic tax relief for working Illinois families, and signing protections for reproductive rights into law to protect Illinois from any attacks on abortion access. Gov. Pritzker has also met the moment to support the people of Illinois during some of the state’s most challenging times. At the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, Gov Pritzker created the largest relief grant program for small businesses in the nation. He has also worked with the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus to fight racial inequities in Illinois and dismantle structural racism within the state. Gov. Pritzker has been a consistent advocate for Democratic values as Governor and we are proud to endorse him for re-election.

Rep. Nikki Budzinski is a fighter for working families. After graduating from college, she went on to work with a number of labor unions nationwide and stood up for collective bargaining and ensured union members were getting all the benefits they were entitled to. As an advisor to Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, Budzinski was a key player in raising the Illinois minimum wage to $15 an hour and also helped expand broadband access across the state. She built on this important work in the Biden administration as Chief of Staff for Biden’s Office of Management and Budget, where she oversaw the implementation of the American Rescue Plan. She was elected to Congress in 2022, where she advocates for workers and the people of Illinois. Rep. Budzinski serves on the House Committee on Agriculture, the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and sits as Vice-Chair of the Congressional Labor Caucus. JDCA endorsed Rep. Budzinski in 2022 and 2024.

Representative Sean Casten has served as the U.S. representative for Illinois’ 6th Congressional District since 2018. He is the first Democrat to represent the district since 1949. Before coming to Congress, Rep. Casten worked as a clean energy consultant and as CEO of the Turbostream Corporation, focusing on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and helping to lead the way forward on climate change. He has taken that same spirit of activism to Congress, where he sits on the House Financial Services Committee as a member of the Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance and International Financial Institutions. He has targeted overpriced prescription drugs, worked to stop insurance companies from selling junk healthcare plans, and protected those with preexisting conditions. Rep. Casten is also committed to protecting access to reproductive healthcare and has worked on legislation to help reduce the gender pay gap. Rep. Casten understands the special relationship between Israel and the United States and supports continued aid for Israel and a two-state solution. He co-sponsored House Resolution 326, which reaffirmed congressional support for a two-state solution. JDCA endorsed Rep. Casten in 2018, 2020, 2022, and 2024.

Rep. Bill Foster was first elected to Congress in 2008. Prior, he worked as a physicist and played a leading role in several groundbreaking experiments in elementary particle physics. In Congress, Rep. Foster has focused on healthcare and economic reform. He played a key role on the House Select Subcommittee on Coronavirus and helped create the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act in response to the Great Recession. In Congress, he has supported normalization efforts between Israel and Arab states and reaffirmed U.S. support for a two-state solution. JDCA endorsed Rep. Foster in 2022 and 2024.

Representative Brad Schneider has represented Illinois’ 10th District from 2013-2015 and 2017-present. In the House, Rep. Schneider has been a strong voice for his constituents, using his position on the Ways and Means Committee  to protect Social Security and Medicare from Republican attacks and bring down taxes for working families. Rep. Schneider is a Jewish member of Congress and has worn his Jewish values on his sleeve as a trustee of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and a proud advocate for Jewish issues in Illinois. JDCA endorsed Rep. Schneider in 2020, 2022, and 2024.

Rep. Eric Sorensen was elected to Congress in 2022. Before his time in Congress, Rep. Sorensen worked as a weatherman for 22 years. He sees it as a service to his community, and that work has helped him build a relationship and high name recognition with his viewers. As a weatherman, Rep. Sorensen has been an especially important voice on climate change in his local community. He began incorporating climate coverage into his meteorology early in his career, long before the practice became mainstream. In addition to climate change, Rep. Sorensen shares our values on a host of key issues, including creating a public option for healthcare, investing in public education, and creating good-paying sustainable jobs. JDCA endorsed Rep. Sorensen in 2022 and 2024.

Rep. Lauren Underwood was first elected in 2018 after beating Republican incumbent Randy Hultgren. Prior, Rep. Underwood was a nurse and health policy professional. She served in the Obama administration as a Senior Advisor in the Department of Health and Human Services. Rep. Underwood’s platform and legislative record focus on health policy. She is best known for helping to draft the “Momnibus” package, a series of proposals aimed at helping mothers with an emphasis on Black mothers. Rep. Underwood has a strong pro-Israel record, including supporting increased Iron Dome funding in 2021 and the 2024 national security supplemental to provide military assistance to Israel and humanitarian aid to Gaza. JDCA endorsed Rep. Underwood in 2020, 2022, and 2024.