Candidate · November 3, 2026
Julie Fortier
On the ballot for U.S. House · Illinois's 12th District
- raised through Oct 14, 2026
- $159K
- cash on hand
- $34K
- issues with public statements
- 7
§1On the ballot
Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.
| Office | U.S. House · Illinois's 12th District1 |
|---|---|
| Party on the ballot | Democratic1 |
| Status | Challenger |
| Also on the ballot |
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§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.
Her campaign website describes Julie Fortier as a U.S. Air Force veteran, including a Desert Shield veteran.2,
Why they say they're running
Her campaign website says she is running because too many Washington decisions are making life harder for people in Southern Illinois, and that she would bring the analytical problem-solving skills she uses in scientific research to the issues that matter most to the district.2,
Websites and accounts
- Campaign websitejuliefortier.org3,
4 - Facebookfacebook.com/p/Julie-Fortier-615810394146133
- X (Twitter)twitter.com/fortierforil123
- Blueskybsky.app/profile/fortier4congress.bsky.social3
- Instagraminstagram.com/juliefortier20263
- TikToktiktok.com/@juliefortier4congress3
- YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCEquCpGP1CuuX1RYbAVqmDQ3
§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.
Health Care
Veterans
Her campaign website says she will work to ensure that the VA is not privatized and can continue to serve the veterans it was meant to serve.5
Economy, Jobs and Trade
Her campaign website says she will fight against policies like tariffs and forever wars that disrupt the market and raise costs for necessary items such as fertilizer.5
- Lower or remove most tariffs
- Targeted tariffs on some countries or goods
- Broad tariffs on most imports
Her campaign website says every worker deserves dignity, respect and the freedom to organize without fear.5
Energy and Climate
Her campaign website says saying no to data centers in Southern Illinois is an essential part of responsible solutions to climate change.5
- Encourage new data centers with tax breaks and faster approvals
- Require data centers to pay the full cost of the power plants and lines they need
- Pause or limit new data centers
Abortion and Reproductive Health
Her campaign website says she supports codifying Roe v. Wade into federal law to restore medical privacy and ensure access to safe, legal reproductive services nationwide.5
- Legal only to save the pregnant woman's life
- Legal only in cases of rape or incest, or to save the woman's life
- Legal early in pregnancy only, up to a limit such as 6, 12 or 15 weeks
- Legal until about 24 weeks, as under Roe v. Wade, and later to protect the woman's life or health
- Legal at every stage, with no limit based on weeks of pregnancy
Her campaign website says she supports codifying Roe v. Wade into federal law to ensure access to safe, legal reproductive services nationwide.5
- A national law making abortion legal in every state, at least until viability, as under Roe v. Wade
- Leave abortion law to each state
- A national law limiting abortion (for example, after 15 weeks of pregnancy)
§4Money
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, 2026.6
| Raised | $159,061 |
|---|---|
| Spent | $125,311 |
| Cash on hand | $33,749 |
Where the money came from
§5Financial 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.
- Candidate financial disclosure report7filed Sep 24, 2026