U.S. House, District 4: who gets your vote?
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U.S. representatives work with the Senate on U.S. laws and spending.
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Lupe Castillo
Running for U.S. House · Illinois District 4
NationalRepublican
Patty Garcia
Running for U.S. House · Illinois District 4
NationalDemocrat
Job fit
Top issues
Ranked by what Americans say matters most (Pew, 2026)
Lupe Castillo
No stated positions on file yet.
Patty Garcia
- Health care costs
Her issues page says she 'backs Medicare for All to ensure healthcare as a human right,' to 'reduce prescription drug prices' and end medical debt. 3 - Cost of living & jobs
Her issues page lists raising the federal minimum wage, passing the PRO Act, and '100% Pro-Union Investment' with prevailing-wage protections and project labor agreements. 3 - Immigration
Her issues page says she supports 'a pathway to citizenship... expanded legal services for immigrants' and 'fundamentally restructuring immigration enforcement agencies, including abolishing ICE.' 3
No public stance found on: Guns, Crime & safety
More on their website →How they voted on top issues
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Who pays them
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Lupe Castillo
No voting record to check yet
Patty Garcia
No voting record to check yet
Based on current data. May change in a future update.
Sources
- Lupe Castillo, Illinois 4th Congressional District - Chicago Sun-Times · checked 2026-10-18 used in: Experience
- Meet Patty — Patty Garcia for Congress · checked 2026-10-15 used in: Experience
- pattyforillinois.com used in: Top issues
- FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
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Chris Getty
Independent🚩 No federal record yet. Campaign money: $198K raised, 89% from large donors, organized-interest share unavailable. 3
Says they are for: government spending and worker protections. 4
Sources
1 Background: About — Chris Getty for Congress · checked 2026-10-15
2 Background: Elected Officials - Village of Lyons · checked 2026-10-15
3 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle
4 government spending and worker protections: Candidate statement
Ed Hershey
WCPWe don't have campaign money records for this race yet.
Sources
1 Background: Ed Hershey for a Working Class Party | Working Class Fight · checked 2026-10-15
Lupe Castillo
RepublicanShown aboveWe don't have campaign money records for this race yet.
Patty Garcia
DemocratShown above🚩 No federal record yet. Campaign money: $351K raised, 44% from large donors, 49% from organized interests. Group coverage unverified: filing cutoffs and receipt scope have not been reconciled. Named amounts are not a complete split of the filed PAC total.
Filed PAC total: $172,800.00 (49% of $350,709.59 raised), 2026 cycle.
Named group amounts (not a complete filed split): $170,650.00, Group filing cutoff unavailable. Group source 2
Says they are for: government paying more of the bill, government spending and worker protections, more legal ways in, and protection for people already here. 345
Sources
1 Background: Meet Patty — Patty Garcia for Congress · checked 2026-10-15
2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle
3 government paying more of the bill: Candidate statement
4 government spending and worker protections: Candidate statement
5 more legal ways in, and protection for people already here: Candidate statement