Politician
Sean Casten
Democrat · Illinois · ran 4 times since 2020, won 4 · incumbent
FEC candidate H8IL06139
Sean Casten (Democrat) raised $2.5M for the 2026 Illinois 6th District race, $896K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all runs
$17M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020
From PAC checks
24%
$4.1M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$115K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$2.0M
Spent attacking them
Every run
Each general election, with the money behind it and the result.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Illinois 6th District | $2.5M | 36% | $0 / $0 | $133K | $2.5M | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | Illinois 6th District | $3.1M | 32% | $65K / $0 | $160K | $3.2M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Illinois 6th District | $5.6M | 20% | $51K / $2.0M | $265K | $7.6M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Illinois 6th District | $5.7M | 18% | $0 / $36K | $112K | $5.7M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $1.7MUnion $665KTrade group $549KLeadership PAC $363KMembership $313KOther $278KSuper PAC $109KParty $12K
- The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$20K
- American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L EUnionLobbyist PAC$20K
- 314 Action FundSuper PAC$20K
- Nea Fund for Children and Public EducationUnionLobbyist PAC$20K
- House Majority PACSuper PAC$15K
- American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (Aaj PAC)MembershipLobbyist PAC$13K
- D.R.I.V.E. - Democrat, Republican, Independent Voter Education (the PAC of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters)Union$13K
- Rock Holdings Inc. PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$13K
- American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- National Air Traffic Controllers Association PACUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- Mortgage Bankers Association Political Action Committee (Morpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- Pricewaterhousecoopers Political Action Committee ICorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Congressional Leadership Fundagainst $1.9M
- Restoration PACagainst $97K
- Project 218for $65K
- National Association of Realtors Political Action Committeefor $51K
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 32 key votes where Sean Casten had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 9 times (28%). Money is PAC checks plus credited super PAC support across every run since 2020; “with industry” is the vote the industry lobbied for.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDAA FY2027House · 2026 · 216–212 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $40K | Nay · against |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Members who trade stocks wanted nay | $173K | Nay · with industry |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $712K | Yea · with industry |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $154K$41K | Yea · with industryYea · against |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $154K | Nay · against |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $125K | Nay · against |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $712K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $41K | Nay · against |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $40K | Nay · against |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | $122 | Nay · against |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | $122 | Nay · against |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $41K$637K | Nay · againstNay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $637K | Nay · against |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $41K | Nay · against |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $637K | Nay · against |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | $122 | Nay · against |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $41K | Nay · against |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $122 | Nay · against |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $12K | Nay · against |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | $122 | Nay · against |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $12K | Nay · against |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $12K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $40K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $65K | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $712K | Nay · with industry |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $40K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $12K | Nay · against |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | – | Present |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $41K | Nay · against |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $41K | Nay · against |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $71K | Yea · against |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 · 220–207 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | $41K$65K$637K | Yea · againstYea · againstYea · against |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $65K | Yea · against |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $712K | Yea · with industry |
Their own portfolio
12 stock trades, worth $173K–$545K
Reported under the STOCK Act from 3 filings since 2021, including trades by a spouse or dependent child. 12 buys, 0 sells. Heaviest in wall street and hedge funds ($45K+).
Most traded
Latest trades
- buyMyno Carbon Corp promissory note I V D 2024-07-30 · corporate bond$15K–$50K
- buyMyno Carbon Corp convertible note I V D2024-04-22 · corporate bond$15K–$50K
- buyMyno Carbon Corp convertible note2023-11-30 · corporate bond$15K–$50K
- buyMyno Carbon Corp convertible note2023-10-31 · corporate bond$1K–$15K
- buyMyno Carbon Corp convertible note2023-05-17 · corporate bond$15K–$50K
- buyMyno Carbon Corp L : Bainbridge Island,2023-04-04 · private stock$1K–$15K
- buyMyno Carbon Corp convertible note A C D2023-01-12 · corporate bond$15K–$50K
- buyMyno Carbon Corp convertible note2022-09-27 · corporate bond$50K–$100K
Filings on the House Clerk's site.
The revolving door
2 former aides now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Sean Casten's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.
Bridget HoganFormer congressional staff
Sen. Joe Manchin, Legislative Correspondent, Rep. Mike Quigley, Legislative Assistant, Rep. Sean Casten, Legislative Director
Now lobbies for Jpmorgan Chase Holdings LLC
Aaron GroceFormer congressional staff
Deputy Chief of Staff, Rep. Casten (2024-2026); Legislative Director, Rep. Casten (2022-2024); Senior LA, Rep. R. Torres (2021 - 2022); Legislative Assistant…
Now lobbies for National Association Of Realtors · via Invariant LLC
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Sean Casten's 2026 campaign?
- Sean Casten (Democrat) raised $2.5M for the 2026 Illinois 6th District race, $896K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Sean Casten?
- American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac) ($10K), The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Political Action Committee ($10K), National Air Traffic Controllers Association PAC ($10K), Mortgage Bankers Association Political Action Committee (Morpac) ($10K), Pricewaterhousecoopers Political Action Committee I ($10K) in 2026.
- How much has Sean Casten raised across elections?
- $2.5M in 2026 (Illinois 6th District), $3.1M in 2024 (Illinois 6th District), $5.6M in 2022 (Illinois 6th District), $5.7M in 2020 (Illinois 6th District).