Candidate · November 3, 2026
Tommy Hanson
On the ballot for U.S. House · Illinois's 5th 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 5th District1 |
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| Party on the ballot | Republican1 |
| Status | Challenger |
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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 says Tommy Hanson worked early in his career for the Chicago Tribune and later for U.S. News & World Report, selling advertising space.2 It says he now sells and leases commercial real estate and has been self-employed for decades.2,
Why they say they're running
His campaign website says the federal government must make changes so the country works effectively and efficiently and overcomes the challenges at hand, and that America needs to grow its economy, pay down debt and move forward.2
Websites and accounts
- Campaign websitevotetommyhanson.com1
- Facebookfacebook.com/Tommy-Hanson-for-Congress-1042464490408082
- Instagraminstagram.com/votetommyhanson2
§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
His campaign website says he would replace individual income taxes, with corporations making up the difference, and would add sensible tariffs and a Fair Tax to raise federal revenue.2
His campaign website lists making credit card interest and education expenses, including tuition, tax deductible among his objectives.2
- Expand these breaks and make more of them refundable, so families who owe little income tax also benefit
- Add or expand breaks for costs such as education savings, adoption and selling a home
- Keep the current breaks
- Cut back these breaks and use the money for lower tax rates or deficit reduction
His campaign website lists lower real estate taxes among his objectives.2
His campaign website says out-of-control federal spending is causing inflation, that Congress can reduce inflation by ending what he calls printing money, and that he would work to bring the federal government back to its limited constitutional powers.3
Economy, Jobs and Trade
Immigration
His campaign website says ICE would work only in states that request its services, leaving that decision to each state, which it says would reduce unwanted federal services and spending.2
His campaign website says he believes in robust, lawful immigration.3
Abortion and Reproductive Health
His campaign website says he is pro-life.3
Housing
His campaign website lists helping first-time home purchasers buy their homes among his objectives.2
Crime, Policing and Prisons
His campaign website says he believes in prosecuting violent criminals and keeping them in jail as long as legally possible, with no early release and no reduced bail.3