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 with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all cycles
$17M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020; counted once per cycle
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 election and its result. Campaign receipts cover the whole cycle and can appear in both regular and special contests; they count once in the totals above.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Illinois 6th District | $2.5M | 36% | $0 / $0 | – | $2.5M | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | Illinois 6th District | $3.1M | 32% | $65K / $0 | – | $3.2M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Illinois 6th District | $5.6M | 20% | $51K / $2.0M | – | $7.6M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Illinois 6th District | $5.7M | 18% | $0 / $36K | – | $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 $645KTrade group $544KLeadership PAC $358KMembership $310KOther $278KSuper PAC $109KParty $11K
- 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
- Local 881 United Food and Commercial Workers Political Action FundUnion$20K
- House Majority PACSuper PAC$15K
- D.R.I.V.E. - Democrat, Republican, Independent Voter Education (the PAC of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters)Union$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
- Machinists Non Partisan Political League of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace WorkersUnionLobbyist 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
Funding and votes
How their votes align with industry funding
Across 26 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 7 times (27%). This is a retrospective comparison using covered 2020–2026 runs; some money arrived after the vote. A vote can appear for multiple industries. Unknown coverage is excluded. “With industry” means its stated preferred side, and does not establish causation.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDAA FY2027House · 2026 · 216–212 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $29K | Nay · against |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Reported household trades wanted nay | $173K | Nay · with industry |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $568K | Yea · with industry |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $127K$31K | Yea · with industryYea · against |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $127K | Nay · against |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $83K | Nay · against |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $568K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $31K | Nay · against |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $29K | Nay · against |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | $126 | Nay · against |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | $126 | Nay · against |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $31K$457K | Nay · againstNay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $457K | Nay · against |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $31K | Nay · against |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $457K | Nay · against |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | $126 | Nay · against |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $31K | Nay · against |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $6K | Nay · against |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $6K | Nay · against |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $6K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $15K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $40K | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $392K | Nay · with industry |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $15K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $6K | Nay · against |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $0 | Present / not voting |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $12K | Nay · against |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $12K | Nay · against |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $11K | 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 | $4K$21K$94K | Yea · againstYea · againstYea · against |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $0 | Yea · against |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $0 | Yea · against |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $21K | Yea · against |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $0 | Yea · against |
| PRO Act (union organizing)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $185K | Yea · with industry |
Constituents vs. funders
Voted the way most of their constituents wanted on 4 of 4 key votes (100%)
On 1 vote, industries that gave them $10K+ before the vote wanted the opposite of what most of their constituents wanted. They sided with the funders 0 times and with their constituents 1. Constituent views come from the Cooperative Election Study, a survey of about 60,000 adults a year. A side counts as what constituents wanted only when it leads by more than the margin of error; closer results are shown as split. Party explains most votes, and none of this shows that money changed a vote.
| Vote | Their constituents | Their funders | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 | 43% support ±17IL-06 · split · CES 2024 · related question | $31K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | NayVoters split |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 | 50% support ±17IL-06 · split · CES 2024 · related question | $31K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea$457K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | NayVoters split |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 | 55% support ±17IL-06 · split · CES 2024 · related question | $12K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | NayVoters split |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 | 55% support ±17IL-06 · split · CES 2024 · related question | $12K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | NayVoters split |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 | 58% support ±14IL-06 · split · CES 2022 | $21K Pharma and health care wanted nay$94K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | YeaVoters split |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 | 64% support ±14IL-06 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 | 90% support ±2Illinois (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 | 86% support ±10IL-06 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 · related question | $21K Pharma and health care wanted nay | YeaVoters over funders |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 | 95% support ±2Illinois (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
Household disclosures
12 reported transactions, with volume $173K–$545K
Reconciled electronic STOCK Act reports from 3 filings since 2021, covering all reported asset types and transactions by a spouse or dependent child. 12 buys, 0 sells.
Most traded
Latest trades
- buyMyno Carbon Corp promissory note2024-07-30 · corporate bond$15K–$50K
- buyMyno Carbon Corp convertible note2024-04-22 · 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 note2023-01-12 · 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 listed former position does not establish contact with that office.
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 with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is 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, $3.1M in 2024, $5.6M in 2022, $5.7M in 2020. Receipts are counted once per candidate and cycle.