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U.S. House, District 17: who gets your vote?

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Eric Sorensen

Eric Sorensen

U.S. House · Illinois District 17

NationalDemocrat

Candidate
Dillan S. Vancil

Dillan S. Vancil

Running for U.S. House · Illinois District 17

NationalRepublican

Eric SorensenCurrent repDillan S. VancilChallenger

Job fit

Eric Sorensen

Offices held

  • represent Illinois' 17th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. 1

Other work

  • I spent my twenty years as a TV Meteorologist 1

Dillan S. Vancil

Offices held

  • I’ve also served as Vice President of the West Central School Board 2

Other work

  • I started my career on the railroad and eventually became State Legislative Director for SMART-TD 2

Top issues

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

Eric Sorensen

No stated positions on file yet.

Dillan S. Vancil

  • Health care costs
    Vancil said Congress should stop prices from rising instead of 'throwing more taxpayer money into a broken system,' backing price transparency, competition, and tax-advantaged accounts over government dictating coverage. 3
  • Cost of living & jobs
    Vancil said easing the burden on small businesses starts with keeping taxes low and predictable, blocking new payroll taxes, and cutting back burdensome federal reporting and regulations. 4
  • Guns
    Vancil said he will 'always defend our constitutional freedoms,' naming the Second Amendment specifically and pledging to 'ensure your rights are protected.' 4

No public stance found on: Crime & safety

More on their website →

How they voted on top issues

Eric Sorensen

  • What kids are taught in school → Teachers deciding, with lessons that include everyone (4 of 4 votes) 5
  • Fair trade and prices at the store → Free trade and lower tariffs (3 of 3 votes) 5
  • Abortion and reproductive care → Protecting access (2 of 2 votes) 5

Dillan S. Vancil

Nothing found for this candidate yet.

Who pays them

Eric Sorensen

Where the campaign money came from6

small donorslarge donorscompanieslabor unionsindustry associationsOther kinds of donors
small donors$186Klarge donors$1.1Mcompanies$217Klabor unions$198Kindustryassociations$154KOther kinds ofdonors$262K$2.2M raised
$185,8746Small individual donors
$1,101,2926Large individual donors

Dillan S. Vancil

Where the campaign money came from7

small donorslarge donorspolitical allies (same party)
small donors$77Klarge donors$205Kpolitical allies(same party)$2K$297K raised
$76,5387Small individual donors
$204,9937Large individual donors

Checks

Eric Sorensen

Checks run: missed votes

Nothing raised by these checks.

Not checked yet: stock trades

Dillan S. Vancil

No voting record to check yet

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

Sources

  1. Eric Sorensen | Chicago News | WTTW · checked 2026-10-18 used in: Experience
  2. About Dillan — Vancil For Congress · checked 2026-10-18 used in: Experience
  3. shawlocal.com used in: Top issues
  4. tspr.org 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