GOTV Intel

Eric Sorensen

U.S. Representative, Illinois 17th Congressional District · Democrat

OfficeholderOn the 2026 ballotIncumbent · Illinois 17th Congressional District · Nov 3 General

Ballot status source: Illinois State Board of Elections — 2026 General Primary (March 17, 2026) Certified Vote Totals — 17th Congress — 'ERIC SORENSEN', Democratic, 47,743 votes (100%); won D primary · read Sep 24, 2026

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The District

What Illinois 17th Congressional District covers

Covers all of Knox County, Whiteside County and Carroll County; parts of Fulton County, Rock Island County, Stephenson County, Tazewell County, Peoria County, Mercer County, McLean County, Warren County, Winnebago County, Henry County and McDonough County.

Includes Rockford (part), Peoria (part), Galesburg, Moline, Rock Island (part), Bloomington (part), East Moline, Freeport, Lake Carroll, Normal (part), Bartonville, Canton and 113 more.

Map of Illinois 17th Congressional District with 681 precincts

681 precincts · District lines: Congressional lines: U.S. Census Bureau (1:500,000 cartographic boundary, 119th Congress) · Precinct lines: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, Boundaries - Ward Precincts (2023-2024) (data.cityofchicago.org 6piy-vbxa) for the City of Chicago; Cook County Clerk, Suburban Cook Election Precincts - Current (datacatalog.cookcountyil.gov k7sw-w3b8); DuPage County, Election_Precincts layer (gis.dupageco.org, current, retrieved 2026-09-24); U.S. Census Bureau 2020 VTDs elsewhere in Illinois; U.S. Census Bureau 2020 TIGER/Line VTDs where no official layer

Results

Certified results for Illinois 17th Congressional District

Representative in Congress, District 17

2024 General Election · Nov 5, 2024
CandidateVotesShare
Eric SorensenDemocrat170,26154.4%
Joe McGrawRepublican142,56745.6%

Official vote — Illinois State Board of Elections (certified canvass, precinct vote totals by election authority) · Illinois State Board of Elections — Election Vote Totals by Precinct

Representative in Congress, District 17

2022 General Election · Nov 8, 2022
CandidateVotesShare
Eric SorensenDemocrat121,18651.9%
Esther Joy KingRepublican111,93148.0%
Write-in3010.1%
Brad Ahrens40.0%
17th Congressional District00.0%

Official vote — Illinois State Board of Elections (certified canvass, precinct vote totals by election authority) · Illinois State Board of Elections — Election Vote Totals by Precinct

Representative in Congress, District 17

2020 General Election · Nov 3, 2020
CandidateVotesShare
Cheri BustosDemocrat156,01152.0%
Esther Joy KingRepublican143,86347.9%
Write-in1950.1%
General Parker190.0%
General Parker (The General)20.0%

Official vote — Illinois State Board of Elections (certified canvass, precinct vote totals by election authority) · Illinois State Board of Elections — Election Vote Totals by Precinct

Key Votes

The record

  • Current office: U.S. Representative, Illinois 17th District

    House Clerk roll-call records identify the member as S001225. 22 major 119th-Congress House votes loaded (standard set); voted against the majority of the member's own party on 3 of them. Selection, not exhaustive. Checked 2026-09-24.

    Sep 24, 2026 · Official · U.S. House (official member site) · source

  • H.R. 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 216-212 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 278 (2026)

    Jul 22, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 9770 Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 220-205 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 272 (2026)

    Jul 21, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 6644 Housing for the 21st Century Act — voted Yes

    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in Senate Adt to House Adt to Senate Adt · Passed, 358-32 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 224 (2026)

    Jun 23, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • S. 2 Secure America Act — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 214-212 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 214 (2026)

    Jun 9, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 2913 Ukraine Support Act — voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 226-195 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 207 (2026)

    Jun 4, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 7567 Farm, Food, and National Security Act — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 224-200 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 154 (2026)

    Apr 30, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 7744 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 221-209 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 87 (2026)

    Mar 5, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source
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  • H.R. 7148 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 — voted No

    On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · Passed, 217-214 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 53 (2026)

    Feb 3, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 498 Do No Harm in Medicaid Act — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 215-201 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 362 (2025)

    Dec 18, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 6703 Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 216-211 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 349 (2025)

    Dec 17, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 4405 Epstein Files Transparency Act — voted Yes

    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · Passed, 427-1 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 289 (2025)

    Nov 18, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 5371 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 — voted No

    On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment · Passed, 222-209 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 285 (2025)

    Nov 12, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 3838 Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 231-196 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 262 (2025)

    Sep 10, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 4275 Coast Guard Authorization Act — voted Yes

    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · Passed, 399-12 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 218 (2025)

    Jul 23, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • S. 1582 GENIUS Act — voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 308-122 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 200 (2025) · voted against own party's majority

    Jul 17, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 3633 CLARITY Act — voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 294-134 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 199 (2025) · voted against own party's majority

    Jul 17, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act — voted No

    On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment · Passed, 218-214 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 190 (2025)

    Jul 3, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 4 Rescissions Act — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 214-212 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 168 (2025)

    Jun 12, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 1 One Big Beautiful Act — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 215-214 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 145 (2025)

    May 22, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 22 SAVE Act — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 220-208 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 102 (2025)

    Apr 10, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 1968 Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 217-213 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 70 (2025)

    Mar 11, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 29 Laken Riley Act — voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 264-159 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 6 (2025) · voted against own party's majority

    Jan 7, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • Roll-call position (DW-NOMINATE)

    Score -0.2400 over 571 recorded votes. Negative left, positive right, −1 to +1. A computed statistic, not a government record.

    OSINT · Voteview (Lewis et al.) · source

Newest first. A close vote was decided by 5% of the votes cast or less (or 10 votes or fewer, under a fifth of the votes). Broke with party: voted against most of their party, where the record gives the party split.

Their Money

Campaign finance

Last Change
New finance report · Oct 1
Raised
$2,251,296cycle to date through Jun 30
Cash on Hand
$1,325,642cycle to date through Jun 30
Spent
$1,180,051cycle to date through Jun 30
Debts Owed
$0cycle to date through Jun 30
Next Report Due
Q3 Report · Oct 15

View on FEC.govFEC, cycle to date through Jun 30, 2026

Top Payees

Who the campaign paid most, as its filing reports it.

  • The Frost Group$135,372.44
  • Westwest Digital$128,629.99
  • Amhc$66,520.00
  • Hart Research Associates$46,500.00
  • Blue Summit Solutions$37,500.00

Campaign finance — Eric Sorensen For Illinois: July Quarterly 2026, through Jun 30, 2026

Jun 30, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission

Finance Reports

  • Personal financial disclosure — 2025 annual report (filed 2026-08-04)

    Annual report for calendar 2025 (filed Aug 4, 2026). No outside earned income disclosed. Liability: mortgage, Fifth Third Bank, $100,001–$250,000 (March 2016). Agreement: continuing participation in a former employer's (Nexstar Media) defined-contribution plan. Assets: two accounts in low ranges. Sponsored travel: J Street Education Fund, Washington–Tel Aviv–Jerusalem, Feb 13–21, 2025; Government of Denmark (MECEA), Washington–Copenhagen, Aug 10–15, 2025.

    Aug 4, 2026 · Official · U.S. House Clerk — Financial Disclosure Reports · source

  • Campaign finance — Eric Sorensen For Illinois: July Quarterly 2026, through Jun 30, 2026

    Raised $2,251,295.78 this election cycle (as reported) · spent $1,180,050.75 · cash on hand $1,325,642.13 · debts owed by the committee $0.00 — through Jun 30, 2026. Where the money came from (cycle to date, as reported): Individuals $1,303,512.11 (58%); PACs and other political committees $849,250.00 (38%); Transfers from authorized committees $67,265.81 (3%); Other receipts (refunds, offsets, other) $31,267.86 (1%). Where it went (itemized operating expenditures this cycle, FEC-processed through Sep 20, 2026): digital $178,020.60; fundraising $136,764.89; direct mail $93,007.63; compliance and treasurer $71,250.00; polling $60,000.00; other $16,747.07.

    Jun 30, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission

  • Stock trades — no periodic transaction reports filed 2024–2026

    No periodic transaction reports appear in the U.S. House Clerk financial-disclosure indexes for 2024, 2025, and 2026 (searched by StateDst and surname). Index files searched as of 2026-09-24.

    Official · U.S. House Clerk

Filings

Money shows as the filings named here report it. Payees are who the campaign paid; individual contributors are not shown.

Advertising

Who is advertising for and against Eric

  • Google/YouTube ads — ERIC SORENSEN FOR ILLINOIS (supporting)

    The candidate's own campaign (ERIC SORENSEN FOR ILLINOIS). No ads in the 2026 cycle; 21 ads Sep 2022–Nov 2024 during the 2024 cycle, $180,900–$214,700 (Google creative spend ranges; 14 video, 7 text). Earlier-cycle ads are not included in 2026 totals.

    Nov 6, 2024 · Official · Google Political Ads Transparency Report (bundle updated 2026-09-23 21:37 PT) · source

Spend as each platform or filing reports it. Each line is a separate measure, and they are not added together.

In Their Words

What they have said, on the record

“I don't come from generational wealth. I am one of the least wealthy members of Congress, but what it takes to win a congressional seat today is outrageous”
'We need to get money out of our politics,' says U.S. Rep Eric SorensenJul 8, 2026 · Press · NPR Illinois / WCBU · source
“Well, look, we need to get money out of our politics, first and foremost, and I learned that from the very first time that I ran for Congress”
'We need to get money out of our politics,' says U.S. Rep Eric SorensenJul 8, 2026 · Press · NPR Illinois / WCBU · source
“Because it's not me voting. It's 740,000 people who are voting.”
U.S. Rep. Sorensen says Democrats need a message beyond opposing TrumpMay 29, 2026 · Press · WCBU · source
“Everybody knows you guys hate Donald Trump.”
U.S. Rep. Sorensen says Democrats need a message beyond opposing TrumpMay 29, 2026 · Press · WCBU · source
“It's got to be about who's going to lower our grocery prices, who's going to lower the gas price, who wants to make sure that I have health care”
U.S. Rep. Sorensen says Democrats need a message beyond opposing TrumpMay 29, 2026 · Press · WCBU · source
“It is not about any social issue”
U.S. Rep. Sorensen says Democrats need a message beyond opposing TrumpMay 29, 2026 · Press · WCBU · source
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“The only way we're going to be able to negotiate for ICE agents to take off their masks, that ICE agents will put on a camera, that ICE agents will have their name—if they really are going to be law enforcement—is if we negotiate”
Rep. Sorensen sees no end in sight to partial government shutdownFeb 18, 2026 · Press · NPR Illinois / WGLT · source

In the News

Press coverage

Headlines link to the original reporting, captured on the date shown.

Reach Them

Websites and accounts

  • Campaign website: https://sorensen.house.gov/

    Source: official house.gov page; separate campaign committee ERIC SORENSEN FOR ILLINOIS (FEC C00793935)

    Sep 24, 2026 · Self-published · Campaign website · source

  • Public social accounts

    X, Instagram

    Self-published · Public accounts posted by the subject

The 2026 Field

Who else is running for Illinois 17th Congressional District

The Paper Trail

Filings, results and exhibits

  • On the ballot: U.S. House, Illinois 17th District — November 3, 2026 general election

    Listed as "Eric Sorensen" (DEMOCRATIC) on the IL official election authority certified candidate list for the 2026 General Election (as of read 2026-09-24). Checked 2026-09-24.

    Sep 24, 2026 · Official · IL official election authority · source

  • Sponsored travel — J Street Education Fund

    Israel, 8/20/2026 to 8/28/2026. Original filing, filed by Joseph Diver.

    Aug 20, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — J Street Education Fund

    Israel, 2/13/2025 to 2/21/2025. Original filing, filed by Eric Sorensen.

    Feb 13, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Bipartisan Policy Center

    Tuscon, AZ, Casa Grande, AZ, 4/25/2024 to 4/27/2024. Original filing, filed by Eric Sorensen.

    Apr 25, 2024 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Iowa Renewable Fuels Association, Biodiesel Coalition of Missouri, Clean Fuels Alliance Foundation (F/K/A National Biodiesel Foundation), Farm Credit Services of America, Indiana Corn Marketing Council, Iowa Biodiesel Board, Iowa Biotechnology Association, Iowa Corn Growers Association, Iowa Soybean Association, Kansas Corn Growers Association, Kansas Soybean Commission, Minnesota Biofuels Association, Missouri Corn Growers Association, North Dakota Ethanol Council, Nebraska Com Board, Renew Kansas, Renewable Fuels Foundation, Renewable Fuels Nebraska, South Dakota Ethanol Producers Association, and Wisconsin Biofuels Association

    Altoona, IA,, Bloomington, MN,, Mason City, IA, 8/14/2023 to 8/17/2023. Original filing, filed by Nadia Cortez.

    Aug 14, 2023 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — American Israel Education Foundation

    Israel, 8/5/2023 to 8/11/2023. Original filing, filed by Eric Sorensen.

    Aug 5, 2023 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Israel Policy Forum

    Israel, 6/23/2023 to 7/2/2023. Original filing, filed by Joseph Goldberg.

    Jun 23, 2023 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • U.S. Representative · IL-17

    Democrat · Incumbent · On the 2026 ballot

    OSINT

Not on file for Eric yet: Polls. Coverage varies by state and office.

File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_7e2c2a2vv.

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