Winner, unofficial result · U.S. House, IL-06
Sean Casten
American politician (born 1971)
- Term begins
- January 3, 2027
Unofficial result, not yet certified. Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · read 2026-11-07
Called it. Before the polls closed, Vugol.Me called this race for the Democrat (D +14.2, from the Vugol Vector model) and the Democrat won. Every call, frozen before polls closed
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Overview
Sean Thomas Casten is an American businessman and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Illinois's 6th congressional district since 2019.
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The district covers southwestern Chicago, as well as many of Chicago's inner southwestern suburbs, such as Downers Grove, Wheaton, Lisle, Orland Park, and Western Springs. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-01 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Born
- November 23, 1971 (age 54)
- Education
- Middlebury College
- Dartmouth College
- Occupation
- Not on file
- In Congress
- 4 House terms, since January 3, 2019
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The race
U.S. House, IL-06. Won.
- Sean Casten Democratic · winnern/a
Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · retrieved 2026-11-07 · unofficial until certified
Polls and models against the result
- Frozen call
- Democrat (D +14.2, from the Vugol Vector model)
- Result
- Won
Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.
Money
Principal campaign committee: CASTEN FOR CONGRESS. Covers January 1, 2025 to October 14, 2026; latest report: Pre-General. Money raised after that date appears once the next report is filed.
Where the money came from
13.4% of the $1,561,447 from individuals came in contributions the FEC does not itemize (donors who gave $200 or less in total).
- Individuals, unitemized (donors giving $200 or less in total)8.3%$209,095
- Individuals, itemized53.7%$1,352,352
- Other political committees (PACs)35.6%$896,150
- Party committees0.0%$33
- Transfers, other loans and other receipts2.3%$58,919
Employers donors listed
- CME GROUP$11,6008 contributions
- INTERCAPITAL PARTNERS LLC$7,1003 contributions
- NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY$7,0503 contributions
- AMG$7,0002 contributions
- CAPITAL GROUP.$7,0002 contributions
- COILCRAFT INC.$7,0002 contributions
- COMPUTER AIDED TECHNOLOGY$7,0002 contributions
- CREATIVE WERKS LLC$7,0002 contributions
- DUPAGE MEDICAL GROUP$7,0002 contributions
- EVERCORE$7,0002 contributions
Sum of itemized individual contributions by the employer the donor listed. These are employees giving as individuals, not donations by the companies. Entries such as retired, not employed or self-employed are left out of this list.
Source: Federal Election Commission (OpenFEC) · reports filed through October 14, 2026 · retrieved 2026-11-10 · filings can be amended · response hash 9a1c6cc00e06
Industries
Industry totals are not on file here. OpenSecrets publishes them on its page for this member.
Record
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Financial Services
3 subcommittees
- National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions
- Capital Markets
- Financial Institutions
- Joint Economic Committee
Source: congress-legislators (current committees) · retrieved 2026-11-05 · current Congress; the new committees are set after January 3, 2027
Bills and resolutions, 119th Congress (2025 to 2027)
- Sponsored
- 50 bills and resolutions
- Cosponsored
- 382 bills and resolutions
Most recent sponsored bills
- H.R. 10539: Integrated Local, Regional, and Interregional Transmission Planning Act of 2026Introduced September 24, 2026. Latest action September 24, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- H.R. 10488: Environmental Health Restoration Act of 2026Introduced September 17, 2026. Latest action September 17, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- H.R. 10425: Environmental Health Restoration Act of 2026Introduced September 16, 2026. Latest action September 16, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- H.R. 9732: Multi-Class Stock Company Voting Transparency Act.Introduced July 16, 2026. Latest action July 16, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- H.R. 9399: Juvenile Firearms Safety Act of 2026Introduced June 23, 2026. Latest action June 23, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- H.R. 9268: Stop Crypto ATM Scams ActIntroduced June 11, 2026. Latest action June 11, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Source: Congress.gov (Library of Congress) · the 119th Congress runs until January 3, 2027; a later Congress is not included · retrieved 2026-11-13 · counts of activity, not a measure of results · response hash 55148ac881df
Bills and votes
The full list of bills and every recorded vote are published by Congress. We link to them rather than copy them:
Roll-call vote records are not on file here.
Issues and positions
Not yet on file: issue positions (we publish only what a source states). Are you this person? Update your profile
Contact and links
- Website
- castenforcongress.com official
- Office phone
- 202-225-4561
- Washington office
- 2440 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-1306
- Campaign email
- info@castenforcongress.com · source
Sources: congress-legislators (official, public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05); Wikidata (CC0) for linked accounts; campaign-provided items are labeled.
Timeline
- 2026Called the winner of this race. Called by Wikipedia editors 4:41 AM ET
- 2024U.S. House, IL-06 · General · result not on file Vugol.Me record
- 2022U.S. House, IL-06 · General · won · 150,496 votes (54.4%) Vugol.Me record
- 2020U.S. House, IL-06 · General · won · 213,777 votes (52.8%) Vugol.Me record
- 2019 to presentUnited States representative Wikidata
- 2018U.S. House, IL-06 · General · won · 169,001 votes (53.5%) Vugol.Me record
- Dates not givenUnited States representative Wikidata
Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0) (Q55386655). Elections: Vugol.Me candidacy record.
In the news
- Foster bill would bolster tech use to monitor AI financial risks
- ‘Tough road’ seen for Waters’ rivals at Financial Services
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All sources
- Result: Wikipedia (House results table), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2026_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois&oldid=1384137665
- Call time: Called by Wikipedia editors 4:41 AM ET (revision)
- Pre-election call: Vugol.Me calls ledger (frozen), /calls
- Background: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Casten
- Birth, education, occupation and offices held: Wikidata (CC0), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55386655
- Congressional service, committees and official contact: congress-legislators (public domain), https://github.com/unitedstates/congress-legislators
- Term start: U.S. Constitution, 20th Amendment, section 1
- Campaign finance: Federal Election Commission
- Roster, FEC filing https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H8IL06139/
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