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U.S. House, District 16: who gets your vote?

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Darin LaHood

Darin LaHood

U.S. House · Illinois District 16

NationalRepublican

Candidate
PN

Paul Nolley

Running for U.S. House · Illinois District 16

NationalDemocrat

Darin LaHoodCurrent repPaul NolleyChallenger

Job fit

Darin LaHood

Offices held

  • Prior to his election to Congress, LaHood served four years in the Illinois State Senate, beginning in 2011. 1

Education

  • He earned a B.A. from Loras College 1

Paul Nolley

Other work

  • Today, he serves as executive director of Project First Rate 2

Top issues

Ranked by what Americans say matters most (Pew, 2026)

Darin LaHood

No stated positions on file yet.

Paul Nolley

  • Health care costs
    We need to expand Medicare to cover all medically necessary care and make it available to every American, regardless of age, with no premiums, copays, or deductibles. 3
  • Cost of living & jobs
    We will fight for pro-worker legislation that makes it easier to collectively bargain and raise wages and benefits for the people who keep this country running. 3
  • Guns
    I don't support an assault weapon ban. I support the Second Amendment. I support respect for firearms. I'm a gun owner, have been since I was a kid, and really respect that. 4

No public stance found on: Crime & safety

How they voted on top issues

Darin LaHood

  • A home you can afford → Government helping with housing costs (5 of 5 votes) 5
  • Elections that are easy to vote in and hard to cheat → Tighter voting rules (4 of 4 votes) 5
  • What kids are taught in school → Limits on lessons and more say for parents (4 of 4 votes) 5

Paul Nolley

Nothing found for this candidate yet.

Who pays them

Darin LaHood

Where the campaign money came from6

small donorslarge donorscompaniesindustry associationsmembership organizationsOther kinds of donors
small donors$88Klarge donors$757Kcompanies$1.0Mindustryassociations$429Kmembershiporganizations$146KOther kinds ofdonors$161K$2.7M raised
$88,2136Small individual donors
$756,6456Large individual donors

Paul Nolley

Where the campaign money came from7

small donorslarge donorslabor unionspolitical allies (same party)other politicians
small donors$110Klarge donors$241Klabor unions$59Kpolitical allies(same party)$2Kotherpoliticians$1K$416K raised
$110,1287Small individual donors
$240,5607Large individual donors

Checks

Darin LaHood

Checks run: missed votes · stock trades

🚨 Stock trades on file: 1 since 2022. 8

Paul Nolley

No voting record to check yet

About red flags

These are Voter Choice's editorial choices, not a finding about any person. We flag: stock trading while in office, absences, money's influence in politics, and reported misuse of power or public funds. State and local items may come from local news, which can lean partisan. Take with a grain of salt. The judgment is yours.

Based on current data. May change in a future update.

Sources

  1. About | Congressman Darin LaHood · checked 2026-10-18 used in: Experience
  2. Meet Paul — Paul Nolley for Congress · checked 2026-10-18 used in: Experience
  3. nolleyforcongress.com used in: Top issues
  4. will.illinois.edu used in: Top issues
  5. Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04 used in: How they voted on top issues
  6. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  7. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  8. House and Senate periodic transaction reports · disclosed through 2022-11-17 used in: Checks