F
12 sourced actions
◆ The seat
- OFFICE
- House
- DISTRICT
- Illinois · 02
- PARTY
- DEMOCRATIC PARTY
- STATUS
- Challenger
- ELECTION
- 2026-11-03
◆ The record
12
SOURCED ACTIONS
12
FLOOR VOTES
0
FEC TRANSACTIONS
2 / 10
PRO / ANTI-2A
0
SCORECARDS
2011-11-16
LATEST ACTION
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Community
The record (12)
F
Graded on 12 sourced actions
FEC-recorded money between Second Amendment committees and this candidate, and recorded floor votes on gun bills, each with its official source. Community sentiment below never moves this grade.
- 2011-11-16ANTIRecorded vote Voted NO on HR 822 (112th), National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity ActOfficial House roll call 852.
- 2010-07-28ANTIRecorded vote Voted NO on HR 5827 (111th), Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy ActOfficial House roll call 479.
- 2008-09-17ANTIRecorded vote Voted NO on HR 6842 (110th), Repealing portions of the D.C. firearm banOfficial House roll call 601.
- 2006-09-26ANTIRecorded vote Voted NO on HR 5092 (109th), BATFE Modernization and Reform ActOfficial House roll call 476.
- 2006-06-28PRORecorded vote Voted NO on H Amdt 1156 (109th), Trigger lock amendmentOfficial House roll call 343.
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Background
Education
- MA, Theology, Chicago Theological Seminary, 1990
- BS, Business Management, North Carolina Agriculture and Technology University, 1987
- JD, University of Illinois College of Law, 1993
Profession
- Lawyer
- Co-Author, A More Perfect Union
- National Field Director, The National Rainbow Coalition, 1993-1995
Political career
- Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Illinois, 2026
- Co-Chair, Barack Obama Presidential Campaign
- Representative, United State House of Representatives, 1995-2012
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