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U.S. House, District 6: who gets your vote?

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Sean Casten

Sean Casten

U.S. House · Illinois District 6

NationalDemocrat

Candidate
Niki Conforti

Niki Conforti

Running for U.S. House · Illinois District 6

NationalRepublican

Sean CastenCurrent repNiki ConfortiChallenger

Job fit

Sean Casten

Other work

  • Casten worked as a clean energy consultant and manager at Arthur D. Little, then served as the president and CEO of Turbosteam Corporation 1

Education

  • Rep. Casten has a Master of Engineering Management and a Master of Science in Biochemical Engineering from the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College. 1

Niki Conforti

Other work

  • Energy Consultant (2017 - Present) 2

Top issues

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

Sean Casten

No stated positions on file yet.

Niki Conforti

  • Health care costs
    Campaign website: consumers 'should have more options in the marketplace and their policies should be transportable across state lines,' cutting costs via flexibility, not mandates. 3
  • Cost of living & jobs
    Sun-Times questionnaire: 'Working to expand workforce training programs and help connect hardworking Illinoisans with good-paying jobs.' 4
  • Guns
    Campaign website 2nd Amendment page: 'I am Pro – 2nd Amendment and believe we must protect our right to bear arms.' 3
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How they voted on top issues

Sean Casten

  • Elections that are easy to vote in and hard to cheat → Making it easier to vote (4 of 4 votes) 5
  • 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

Niki Conforti

Nothing found for this candidate yet.

Who pays them

Sean Casten

Where the campaign money came from6

small donorslarge donorscompaniesindustry associationslabor unionsOther kinds of donors
small donors$189Klarge donors$1.1Mcompanies$377Kindustryassociations$140Klabor unions$119KOther kinds ofdonors$93K$2.1M raised
$188,6276Small individual donors
$1,147,6646Large individual donors

Niki Conforti

Where the campaign money came from7

small donorslarge donorspolitical allies (same party)
small donors$194Klarge donors$114Kpolitical allies(same party)$4K$313K raised
$194,4877Small individual donors
$113,6007Large individual donors

Checks

Sean Casten

Checks run: missed votes

Nothing raised by these checks.

Not checked yet: stock trades

Niki Conforti

No voting record to check yet

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

Sources

  1. About Sean | Meet Sean | U.S. Congressman Sean Casten · checked 2026-10-18 used in: Experience
  2. Niki Conforti | Chicago News | WTTW · checked 2026-10-18 used in: Experience
  3. conforti4congress.com used in: Top issues
  4. chicago.suntimes.com 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