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U.S. House, District 9: who gets your vote?

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Candidate
John Elleson

John Elleson

Running for U.S. House · Illinois District 9

NationalRepublican

Candidate
Daniel Biss

Daniel Biss

Running for U.S. House · Illinois District 9

NationalDemocrat

John EllesonCandidateDaniel BissChallenger

Job fit

John Elleson

Other work

  • Lakewood Church Pastor John Elleson is running for the U.S. House of Representatives, IL-09. 1

Education

  • Bachelor's Degree in Theology 1

Daniel Biss

Offices held

  • Mayor of Evanston (2021 - present) 2

Top issues

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

John Elleson

No stated positions on file yet.

Daniel Biss

  • Health care costs
    Proposes 'creating a Medicare for All system' and to 'expand Medicare's power to negotiate drug prices' against price-gouging. 3
  • Cost of living & jobs
    Proposes restoring federal antitrust enforcement, cracking down on private equity, capping credit card interest rates, and capping student loan rates. 4
  • Guns
    Calls for universal background checks on every gun sale, an assault weapons ban, and red flag laws to remove guns from dangerous people. 5

No public stance found on: Crime & safety

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How they voted on top issues

We haven't found votes on top issues for either candidate yet.

Who pays them

John Elleson

Nothing found for this candidate yet.

Daniel Biss

Where the campaign money came from6

small donorslarge donorslabor unionsmembership organizationspolitical allies (same party)Other kinds of donors
small donors$147Klarge donors$2.6Mlabor unions$79Kmembershiporganizations$57Kpolitical allies(same party)$40KOther kinds ofdonors$46K$2.9M raised
$147,0646Small individual donors
$2,586,7056Large individual donors

Checks

John Elleson

No voting record to check yet

Daniel Biss

No voting record to check yet

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

Sources

  1. Meet John Elleson: Congressional Candidate In IL-09 | Arlington Heights, IL Patch · checked 2026-10-18 used in: Experience
  2. Daniel Biss | Chicago News | WTTW · checked 2026-10-18 used in: Experience
  3. danielbiss.com used in: Top issues
  4. danielbiss.com used in: Top issues
  5. danielbiss.com used in: Top issues
  6. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money