Candidate · November 3, 2026
Michael Scott Noack
On the ballot for U.S. House · Illinois's 2nd District
- issues with public statements
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§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 2nd District1 |
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| Party on the ballot | Republican1 |
| Status | Open seat — no incumbent is running for this seat. |
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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.
His campaign website describes him as a truck driver from Bonfield, Illinois, who has lived in Kankakee County for 32 years.2,
Why they say they're running
His campaign website says he is running after years of watching politicians make promises on the campaign trail and then serve the people who write the biggest checks.3 It says he wants a representative who lives like district residents do, works like they do and answers to them rather than to party bosses or lobbyists.3
Websites and accounts
- Campaign websitenoack4congress.com2
- Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php?id=615884907964142
- X (Twitter)x.com/Noack4ILDist22
§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
His campaign website says he does not want government-run health care and instead wants to convert health insurance companies to nonprofit organizations, so patients keep their doctors and hospitals without corporate shareholders in the system.4
Immigration
His campaign website says he wants to refocus ICE enforcement on violent criminals who pose actual dangers to the community and stop targeting people who are not a threat, while securing the border and enforcing existing laws.4
- Abolish ICE and move any remaining enforcement work to other agencies
- Deport only people convicted of serious crimes or who threaten national security
- Focus on people with criminal records and recent border crossers
- Deport as many people here without legal permission as possible, with or without criminal records
His campaign website says he supports legal immigration and wants to fix the legal immigration process so it is clear, fair and works.4
Taxes and Budget
His campaign website says he will fight to roll back Illinois's property taxes, which it says are the highest in the nation.4
His campaign website says he will cut wasteful federal spending, demand accountability for every taxpayer dollar and hold government to the standard of not spending more than it earns.4