Candidate · November 3, 2026

Brad Schneider

On the ballot for U.S. House · Illinois's 10th District

DemocraticIncumbent
raised through Oct 14, 2026
$3.7M
cash on hand
$1.7M
issues with public statements
15
outside spending for or against
$11K

§1On the ballot

Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.

OfficeU.S. House · Illinois's 10th District1
Party on the ballotDemocratic1
StatusIncumbent — Currently represents Illinois's 10th District in the U.S. House.2
Also on the ballot

§2Who they are

Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Brad Schneider was first elected to the U.S. House in 2012, lost in 2014 and has served since winning again in 2016.3 His campaign website says his business career spanned nearly three decades, helping family-owned businesses plan for strategic growth, and that he owned and managed a life insurance agency from 1997 to 2003.4 It says he earned a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering and a master's in business administration at Northwestern.4 His campaign website and official biography say he serves on the House Ways and Means and Foreign Affairs Committees and is a chair of the New Democrat Coalition.3,4

Why they say they're running

His campaign website says he is running for re-election to continue his work for the communities he serves, and because he is committed to bringing people together in the district and across party lines so that the next generation inherits a stronger and more secure future.4

Service in Congress since 2023

  • 2025–nowU.S. Representative, IL-102
  • 2023–2025U.S. Representative, IL-102

Websites and accounts

§3What they've said on the issues

Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.

Taxes and Budget

State and local tax (SALT) deduction

His campaign website says he has led the charge to repeal the restriction on the state and local tax deduction, which it says raised taxes on many middle-class families in the district.4

  1. Remove the cap
  2. Keep a higher cap, like the one passed in 2025
  3. Return to a lower cap or limit the deduction further
Marked: the option their statement matches.
Business tax breaks

His campaign website says he consistently advocated maintaining government investment in basic and applied science and support for ongoing incentives for corporate research and development.8

Guns

AR-15-style rifles

His campaign website says he believes in restricting large-capacity ammunition and reinstating the federal Assault Weapons Ban.9

  1. Ban the sale of these rifles
  2. Keep sales legal, with added limits such as a minimum buying age of 21
  3. No bans or added limits on these rifles
Marked: the option their statement matches.
Background checks for gun sales

His campaign website says he has fought for legislation that would expand background checks to keep guns out of the hands of criminals and close the gun show loophole.9

Abortion and Reproductive Health

Abortion law

His campaign website says he is 100 percent pro-choice and believes in a woman's right to make her own decisions about her body and health, free from government intrusion, including access to safe, legal abortion.10

Birth control and IVF

His campaign website says women's access to comprehensive health care, including family planning and birth control, must be protected, and that access to family planning and birth control should be expanded.10

Courts, Rights and Civil Liberties

Discrimination protections for sexual orientation and gender identity

His campaign website says he strongly supported the Equality Act and helped introduce the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, and that the Senate should pass the Equality Act.11

  1. Pass broad protections such as the Equality Act
  2. Add protections with broad exemptions for religious groups and businesses
  3. No new federal protections; leave it to the states
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Family and Social Policy

Same-sex marriage

His campaign website says he strongly supported the Respect for Marriage Act to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act, and it describes the Supreme Court's 2015 marriage decision as a great victory for the nation.11

  1. Keep same-sex marriage legal in every state
  2. Let each state decide whether to allow it
  3. Recognize only marriages between one man and one woman
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Health Care

Health insurance system

His campaign website says he fought, and will continue to fight, to protect the Affordable Care Act, and that Congress should make changes to fix problems with it.12

Immigration

Legal status for immigrants here without permission, including Dreamers

His campaign website says he supports comprehensive immigration reform and voted to pass the Dream and Promise Act, which it says creates permanent status and a path to citizenship for DACA recipients.13

Refugee admissions

His campaign website says he supports investing in enhanced screening programs for people entering the country and would vigorously oppose any effort to ban a religious or ethnic group as a whole.14

Foreign Policy and Defense

Iran's nuclear program and sanctions

His campaign website says the United States and the international community should permanently block Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapons capability by dismantling its enrichment infrastructure, and that he helped introduce and pass tougher Iran sanctions legislation.14

  1. Tighten sanctions further and use military force if needed to stop Iran's nuclear program
  2. Keep sanctions in place, easing them only if Iran ends all uranium enrichment
  3. Negotiate a deal that eases some sanctions in exchange for verified limits on Iran's nuclear program
Marked: the option their statement matches.
Military aid to Israel

His campaign website says the House unanimously passed his Israel Qualitative Enhancement Act in 2013, which it says helps ensure Israel is equipped to defend itself, and that he will continue to advocate for a strong US-Israel partnership.14

Economy, Jobs and Trade

Small business loans and programs

His campaign website says he introduced a bill promoting the interests of smaller businesses in any tax reform effort and a bill to expand public-private efforts to provide startups with help and support.8

Environment and Public Lands

Air pollution limits

His campaign website says that in Congress he voted against attempts to weaken clean air and clean water protections.15

§4Popular bills that never got a vote

Why this matters: Many bills with wide support from both parties never reach a vote, so no member of Congress is ever on record for or against them. Signing on as a sponsor or cosponsor is the only public record of support.

While Brad Schneider served, these bills had broad support from both parties but never reached a floor vote. No officeholder ever had to vote on them. Brad Schneider sponsored or cosponsored 41 of the 52. How bills die without a vote.

See all 52

§5Money

Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left. Outside groups that spend on their own, without coordinating with the campaign, report that too.

Reported to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 election cycle, through October 14, 2026.68

Raised$3,657,882
Spent$2,922,149
Cash on hand$1,707,158

Where the money came from

Individual donors$1.9M · 53%
PACs and other political committees$1.6M · 44%
Transfers from the candidate's other committees$129K · 4%
Other receipts (other loans, refunds, interest)$1,994 · 0%

Outside spending

Groups spending independently reported $11,342 supporting and $0 opposing Brad Schneider this cycle, primary and general combined, in the 24- and 48-hour reports the law requires for larger expenditures, filed through February 20, 2026.69

Largest independent spenders, as named in their FEC filings.
GroupSupportingOpposing
National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee$11,342—

Smaller expenditures that appear only on a group's regular monthly or quarterly report aren't in these totals, so the full amounts can be somewhat higher. When a group amends a report, only its latest version is counted.

§6Financial disclosures

Why this matters: Federal candidates and members of Congress must report their assets, income, debts and outside jobs, and members must report stock trades. These filings show possible conflicts of interest.