Race · November 3, 2026

U.S. House · Illinois's 7th District

2 candidates on the ballot — an open seat, with no incumbent running.1

§1Candidates

Why this matters: Every candidate the state lists for this race on the November ballot, in the state's own order.

La Shawn K. Ford
Democratic · Open seat
Chad Koppie
Republican · Open seat

§2Side by side

Why this matters: The same facts for every candidate, in the same order. Where we found nothing for a candidate, the cell says so — that means we didn't find it in public sources, not that it doesn't exist.

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La Shawn K. FordChad Koppie
Party on the ballotDemocratic1Republican1
StatusOpen seatOpen seat
Raised$819,321 through October 14, 20262$60,409 through October 14, 20263
Cash on hand$93,4722$423
Outside spending$0 for · $2,475,786 against4Not found in the public sources we checked
Abortion law
Legal until about 24 weeks, as under Roe v. Wade, and later to protect the woman's life or health
His campaign website says he will work to codify Roe v. Wade, and its platform for women says he will codify the right to reproductive healthcare, including abortion and contraception.5,6		His campaign website describes him as a fighter for life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness and for the American Dream for all Americans, including those in the womb.7

Issues only one candidate has addressed

By candidate, in ballot order. We found nothing public from the other candidates in this race on these issues.

La Shawn K. Ford — 25 issues
  • Birth control and IVF
    His campaign website says he will work to protect access to contraception and IVF and expand family planning services, and will codify the right to reproductive healthcare, including contraception.5,6
  • Who sets abortion law
    A national law making abortion legal in every state, at least until viability, as under Roe v. Wade
    His campaign website says he will work to codify Roe v. Wade, and its platform for women says he will codify the right to reproductive healthcare, including abortion and contraception.5,6
  • Discrimination protections for sexual orientation and gender identity
    Pass broad protections such as the Equality Act
    His campaign website says he will work to advance the Equality Act and restore nondiscrimination protections.5
  • Voting Rights Act protections
    Restore and widen protections by law, such as federal approval of voting changes in places with a history of discrimination (for example, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act)
    His campaign website says he will fight to pass the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and support national standards that make voting accessible and secure.5
  • Federal minimum wage
    His campaign website says he will support and sponsor legislation that raises federal wage standards beyond outdated levels, and will fight to end subminimum wages for tipped workers and workers with disabilities.8
  • Union organizing rules
    His campaign website says he will protect the right to organize without retaliation and close loopholes that allow worker misclassification.8
  • Vouchers and education savings accounts
    No public money for private school or homeschooling costs
    His campaign website says he will push back against voucher programs that, it says, drain classrooms.5
  • Federal workforce and job protections
    His campaign website says he will fight for a permanent ban on Schedule F-style classifications and work to strengthen protections for whistleblowers, inspectors general and federal scientists.5
  • Child care costs
    His campaign website says he will lower child care costs through sustained federal investment, and lists increasing federal funding for Head Start and Early Head Start and expanding eligibility and financial support for working families among his priorities.6,9
  • Child tax credit
    His campaign website says he will expand the Earned Income Tax Credit and strengthen the Child Tax Credit for working families.8
  • Paid family and medical leave
    His campaign website says he will expand paid family and medical leave.6
  • ACA premium tax credits
    His campaign website says he will fight to extend the Affordable Care Act subsidies so families do not face higher monthly costs, and will push to make affordability stable rather than temporary.10
  • Federal Medicaid funding
    His campaign website says he will oppose Medicaid cuts, funding caps and work requirements that push eligible people out of care.10
  • Medicaid expansion
    His campaign website lists full protection of Medicaid expansion among the things he will fight for.10
  • Medicaid work requirements
    His campaign website says he will oppose Medicaid cuts, funding caps and work requirements that push eligible people out of care, and will fight for continuous coverage and automatic renewals.10
  • Help for first-time homebuyers
    His campaign website says his housing plan would expand federal down payment and gap assistance for first-time homebuyers, prioritizing historically underserved and high-cost communities.11
  • Homelessness
    His campaign website says his housing plan would expand permanent supportive housing for people cycling through shelters, hospitals and incarceration.11
  • Large investors buying single-family homes
    His campaign website says his housing plan rejects policies that favor large investors over local residents and would increase transparency and accountability for large corporate investors and landlords receiving federal assistance.11
  • Zoning and new housing
    His campaign website says his housing plan would support zoning reforms that allow modest density increases when paired with affordability requirements and tenant protections.11
  • Asylum rules
    His campaign website says he will work to uphold asylum protections.5
  • Immigration enforcement inside the country
    His campaign website says he will work to limit ICE overreach and invest in community-based alternatives to detention.5
  • Medicare Advantage
    Tighten rules on what these plans are paid and when they can require approval for care
    His campaign website says he will defend traditional Medicare, oppose efforts to make Medicare Advantage the default system, push for stronger oversight of Medicare Advantage plans and fight excessive overpayments to private insurers.10
  • Social Security benefit levels
    His campaign website says he will protect and strengthen Social Security against cuts or privatization.6
  • State minimum wage
    His campaign website says that as a state legislator he fought for and voted to pass Illinois's minimum wage increase into law.8
  • Data privacy
    His campaign website says he will work to advance digital privacy protections.5
Chad Koppie — 2 issues

Issue statements are drafted by AI from the public sources cited, and only cover what each candidate has said publicly.