Illinois — 9th District

D Democratic Daniel K. Biss

Supports anti-monopoly laws, capping costs

Biss advocates for reining in corporate consolidation, banning private equity firms from buying single-family homes, and capping credit card interest rates and consumer prices. He also supports raising the federal minimum wage to $17 per hour and ending corporate tax breaks.

• Pass the End Hedge Fund Control of American Homes Act and Stop Wall Street Looting Act.
• Cap credit card interest rates and raise the federal minimum wage to $17 an hour indexed to inflation.
• Restore federal antitrust enforcement at the FTC and DOJ to break up corporate monopolies.

“A few giant companies now control our food, our health care, technology, consumer goods, and entertainment.”

“The federal minimum wage should be raised to $17 an hour and indexed to inflation.”

R Republican John Elleson

Supports deregulation and local business growth

Elleson focuses on job creation by removing burdensome government regulations, supporting local small businesses, and revitalizing community economies. He emphasizes vocational trade training and expanding high-paying jobs for working families.

• Promote job creation through local businesses while removing burdensome regulations.
• Support community-based economic revitalization.
• Focus on vocational trade training and high-paying jobs.

“On top of all this, we need to promote job creation through local businesses while removing burdensome regulations and support community-based economic revitalization.”

D Democratic Daniel K. Biss

Supports Medicare for All and price caps

Biss supports establishing a single-payer Medicare for All system to achieve universal healthcare coverage. He also advocates capping prescription drug prices, expanding Medicare's negotiation powers, and protecting Medicaid from budget cuts.

• Establish a national Medicare for All single-payer healthcare system.
• Cap prescription drug prices and expand Medicare drug price negotiations.
• Roll back Medicaid cuts and end surprise out-of-network medical bills.

“It's past time we had a national single-payer health system such as Medicare for All providing universal coverage for all.”

R Republican John Elleson

Supports expanding local clinics without federal overreach

Elleson promotes community-first healthcare policies that expand local clinics and affordability initiatives without federal intervention. He also prioritizes practical, aid-based programs to combat opioid addiction, mental health issues, and homelessness.

• Expand local clinics and affordability initiatives without federal overreach.
• Implement aid-based community programs for addiction, homelessness, and mental health.
• Address the drug and opioid epidemic through community-level support.

“We need community-first healthcare policies, expand local clinics and affordability initiatives without federal overreach.”

“Dealing with the drug epidemic, opioid addiction.”

D Democratic Daniel K. Biss

Supports government ethics reform and term limits

Biss champions democratic and ethical reforms, including banning congressional stock trading, reforming campaign finance, and ending partisan gerrymandering. He also supports 18-year term limits for Supreme Court justices, abolishing the Electoral College, and passing the No Kings Act to restrict presidential immunity.

• Ban stock trading by members of Congress and enact small-donor campaign matching.
• Pass federal bans on partisan gerrymandering and enact 18-year Supreme Court term limits.
• Reframe presidential power by passing the No Kings Act and prohibiting executive overreach.

“I don’t own any individual stocks, and I pledge never to trade stocks while in Congress.”

“Passing the No Kings Act would make it clear that presidents do not have immunity for criminal actions.”

R Republican John Elleson

Supports congressional term limits and constitutional integrity

Elleson emphasizes government transparency, integrity, and adherence to the Constitution. He supports congressional term limits of 2 to 3 terms (6 years maximum) to maintain accountable, representative leadership.

• Support congressional term limits of 2 to 3 terms (maximum 6 years).
• Maintain government accountability, transparency, and constitutional adherence.
• Focus on listening to constituents and putting voters first before legislating.

“2-3 terms (6 years) max”

“The core responsibility of anyone elected to office is to serve the people they represent with integrity and put their needs and America first.”

D Democratic Daniel K. Biss

Supports gun control and Second Amendment repeal

Biss treats gun violence as a national public health emergency, proposing strict federal regulations. He calls for repealing the Second Amendment to allow governments to pass gun safety laws without constitutional barriers.

• Repeal the Second Amendment to empower all levels of government to enact gun safety laws.
• Enact universal background checks, a federal assault weapons ban, and red flag laws.

“We should repeal it and empower all levels of government to impose reasonable gun safety laws without constitutional threat.”

R Republican John Elleson

Supports law enforcement and community trust

Elleson supports law enforcement with funding, resources, and training focused on de-escalation and community trust. He prioritizes keeping illegal drugs off the streets and preventing youth involvement in crime.

• Provide resources and training for law enforcement rooted in de-escalation.
• Keep drugs off streets and direct youth away from crime.
• Foster community trust between law enforcement and citizens.

“This includes supporting law enforcement with resources and training rooted in de-escalation and community trust.”

D Democratic Daniel K. Biss

Supports codifying abortion rights and Equality Act

Biss advocates codifying federal abortion rights, repealing the Hyde Amendment, and fully funding Planned Parenthood. He also supports passing the Equality Act, protecting gender-affirming care, and banning conversion therapy nationwide.

• Codify abortion access into federal law and end the Hyde Amendment.
• Pass the Equality Act to ban discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity.
• Protect access to gender-affirming care, birth control, and IVF.

“Federal law – and the Constitution – should guarantee the right to safe, legal abortion in all 50 states.”

R Republican John Elleson

Supports protecting religious liberty

Elleson stresses protecting religious liberty and supporting policies that uplift working families. He emphasizes building bridges across cultural and political divides while upholding faith-based freedom.

• Protect religious liberty in public policy.
• Support policies that strengthen and empower working families.

“We need to be focused on policies that uplift and support working families while protecting religious liberty and building bridges across differences.”

D Democratic Daniel K. Biss

Supports wealth tax and corporate rate hikes

Biss proposes imposing a wealth tax on billionaires and ultra-millionaires while rolling back Trump-era tax cuts for high earners. He advocates taxing capital gains at wage rates for high earners, raising corporate taxes, and expanding middle-class tax credits.

• Enact a wealth tax on billionaires and ultra-millionaires.
• Roll back Trump tax cuts for top earners and tax capital gains like wages for incomes over $1 million.
• Close the carried-interest hedge fund loophole and raise the corporate tax rate.

“We should implement a modest wealth tax on the assets of billionaires and ultra-millionaires to fund the priorities we all care about.”

D Democratic Daniel K. Biss

Supports Green New Deal and fossil fuel bans

Biss calls for passing a Green New Deal to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions and transition to clean energy. He supports establishing a Polluter Pays Climate Superfund, ending fossil fuel subsidies, and reinstating Inflation Reduction Act climate provisions.

• Enact a Green New Deal and a Polluter Pays Climate Superfund.
• Repeal federal subsidies for fossil fuels and halt new fossil fuel infrastructure authorizations.
• Restate climate funding cuts and signed the No Fossil Fuel Money pledge.

“We need to pass a Green New Deal to slash greenhouse gas emissions, create good union jobs, finish the transition to renewable energy, and build infrastructure that can withstand the climate crisis.”

D Democratic Daniel K. Biss

Supports abolishing ICE and citizenship pathways

Biss advocates for abolishing ICE and creating a clear pathway to citizenship through the American Dream and Promise Act. He supports ending mass raids, protecting asylum rights, guaranteeing legal representation, and closing immigrant detention facilities.

• Abolish ICE and ban mass immigration enforcement raids.
• Pass the American Dream and Promise Act to provide pathways to citizenship for DACA recipients.
• Protect asylum rights and prohibit enforcement inside schools, churches, and health facilities.

“We must abolish ICE.”

“It’s time to pass the American Dream and Promise Act and provide a clear, fair path to citizenship for DACA recipients and others.”

D Democratic Daniel K. Biss

Supports diplomacy, Palestinian statehood, and Ukraine

Biss calls for shifting Pentagon spending toward diplomacy, ending endless wars, and aiding Ukraine against Russian aggression. In the Middle East, he advocates for a lasting Gaza ceasefire, recognition of a Palestinian state without Hamas involvement, and implementing the national strategy to counter antisemitism.

• Reallocate defense funds to diplomacy and international development.
• Officially recognize a free, democratic Palestinian state alongside Israel and secure a lasting Gaza ceasefire.
• Provide military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine with oversight.

“Now is the time to call for a free and democratic Palestinian state, with a government that Hamas has no place in.”

D Democratic Daniel K. Biss

Supports PRO Act and union expansion

Biss supports expanding labor unions and worker power by passing the PRO Act, banning captive audience meetings, and protecting public sector unions. He also advocates for worker representation on corporate boards and raising the minimum wage.

• Pass the PRO Act to strengthen union organizing rights and penalize employer interference.
• Ban captive anti-union audience meetings federally.
• Require worker representation on corporate boards of large companies.

“This landmark bill would make it easier for workers to form unions, ban employer interference, and hold lawbreaking companies accountable with real penalties.”

D Democratic Daniel K. Biss

Supports breaking up Big Tech and regulation

Biss advocates for updating antitrust laws to break up major tech firms like Amazon, Meta, Google, and Apple. He also proposes taxing digital advertising, banning addictive social media designs for children, and restricting cell phone use in schools.

• Break up Big Tech monopolies (Amazon, Meta, Google, Apple).
• Tax digital advertising revenue to fund federal priorities.
• Ban addictive features like endless scroll for children and restrict cell phones in schools.

“It’s time to pass an updated antitrust framework – and to fully use the antitrust laws we already have – to break up big tech.”

R Republican John Elleson

Supports rebuilding national infrastructure

Elleson emphasizes national infrastructure renewal as a core priority for economic and community growth. He advocates investing in a decade-long initiative to rebuild American infrastructure.

• Rebuild national infrastructure over a decade-long investment initiative.

“We should be investing in a decade of rebuilding our national infrastructure.”