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Eric Sorensen

U.S. House · Illinois
On the ballot · Nov 3
$2.2M

Raised, 2025–26

  • Individuals$1.3M58%
  • PACs$848k38%
  • Transfers & other$98k4%

14% of the individual money came from small donors ($200 or less).

Top PAC industries

$912k
Office
PartyDemocrat
ChamberU.S. House
SeatIllinois, district 17
Up for electionNov 3, 2026
District
IL-10 · Bradley Scott SchneiderIL-11 · Bill FosterIL-12 · Mike BostIL-13 · Nikki BudzinskiIL-14 · Lauren UnderwoodIL-15 · Mary E. MillerIL-16 · Darin LaHoodIL-7 · Danny K. DavisIL-3 · Delia C. RamirezIL-9 · Janice D. SchakowskyIL-1 · Jonathan L. JacksonIL-2 · Robin L. KellyIL-6 · Sean CastenIL-4 · Jesús G. 'Chuy' GarcíaIL-8 · Raja KrishnamoorthiIL-5 · Mike QuigleyIL-17 · Eric Sorensen
IL-17 · Illinois
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On the ballot · Illinois House, district 17 · Nov 396% party to win· vs. Vancil ↓
The campaign · in their words

“Your Trusted Neighbor in Congress”

ericforillinois.com · read Oct 19, 2026 ↗Page titles and first lines from the campaign’s own site, unedited

Where They Stand

Position from 567 bills and votes and 16 statements, starting from a reputation prior of Left 29 — click any issue to see the reputation, the record and the shift.

Solo viewvs. Vancil · 2026vs. pick…
Sorensen (you're viewing)
Overall
17
L-lean
LeftCenterRight
Track is neutral — only the dot's position and distance-from-center number carry meaning.

The 2026 Race

IL-17 race page →
Odds · party to winOct 27
Sorensen (D)96%
Vancil (R)2%
The race · IL-17
Eric SorensenDemocrat · incumbent · L-lean 17 on the record96%
Dillan VancilRepublican · challenger · Right 26 from statements2%
2617
43 points apart · hollow = estimate, solid = record
Vancil's page →
Money · raised, FEC to Sep 30
Eric Sorensen$2.6M
$1.5M from individuals · $1.2M itemized
Dillan Vancil$398k
$364k from individuals · $224k itemized
The FEC doesn't name donors who give under $200, so their gifts count in Raised but not Itemized.
Odds are a market close, not a poll

What They Care About

How this is measured

Bubble size = how much of Eric Sorensen's sponsored bills, cosponsorships, campaign statements and tweets go to each domain. Votes are left out because they follow committee seats; domains a member's committees handle are discounted a little. Anything from the last 6 months counts double, so a topic they are on about right now grows. Darker = they have broken with their own party more often on that topic: the share of party-line votes since 2009 where they voted against their party's majority (gray = fewer than 8 such votes). Based on 5 sponsored, 297 cosponsored, 41 statements, 343 topical tweets. Click a bubble to open what they support and the bills and tweets behind it; click it again to close.

Health care · 16% of Eric Sorensen's priorities · 0 sponsored · 60 cosponsored · 4 statements · 59 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 12 party-line votesHealth care 16%Federal budget, taxes and spending · 13% of Eric Sorensen's priorities · 2 sponsored · 58 cosponsored · 5 statements · 109 tweets · broke with their party on 8 of 208 party-line votesFederal budget 13%Energy, environment, land and agriculture · 12% of Eric Sorensen's priorities · 2 sponsored · 30 cosponsored · 4 statements · 71 tweets · broke with their party on 9 of 180 party-line votesEnergy 12%Civil rights, gender and religion · 11% of Eric Sorensen's priorities · 0 sponsored · 11 cosponsored · 11 statements · 38 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 7 party-line votesCivil rights 11%Business, finance and labor · 9% of Eric Sorensen's priorities · 0 sponsored · 27 cosponsored · 2 statements · 109 tweets · broke with their party on 8 of 52 party-line votesBusiness 9%Crime and justice · 8% of Eric Sorensen's priorities · 0 sponsored · 17 cosponsored · 2 statements · 96 tweets · broke with their party on 21 of 45 party-line votesCrime 8%Housing, transportation, technology and vice · 8% of Eric Sorensen's priorities · 1 sponsored · 15 cosponsored · 7 statements · 36 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 21 party-line votesHousing 8%Education · 6% of Eric Sorensen's priorities · 0 sponsored · 24 cosponsored · 1 statements · 25 tweets · broke with their party on 9 of 25 party-line votesEducation 6%Foreign policy, trade and defense · 6% of Eric Sorensen's priorities · 0 sponsored · 15 cosponsored · 0 statements · 86 tweets · broke with their party on 14 of 119 party-line votesForeign policy 6%Immigration · 3% of Eric Sorensen's priorities · 0 sponsored · 8 cosponsored · 2 statements · 5 tweets · broke with their party on 17 of 33 party-line votesImmigration 3%Elections, representation and accountability · 3% of Eric Sorensen's priorities · 0 sponsored · 12 cosponsored · 1 statements · 2 tweets · broke with their party on 4 of 11 party-line votesElections 3%Federal power and civil liberties · 3% of Eric Sorensen's priorities · 0 sponsored · 8 cosponsored · 1 statements · 18 tweets · broke with their party on 6 of 43 party-line votesFederal power 3%Trade and industrial policy · 2% of Eric Sorensen's priorities · 0 sponsored · 8 cosponsored · 1 statements · 19 tweets · broke with their party on 2 of 5 party-line votesTrade 2%Guns · 1% of Eric Sorensen's priorities · 0 sponsored · 4 cosponsored · 0 statements · 12 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 9 party-line votes1%
Rarely breaksOften breaks

Eric Sorensen

● Democrat · U.S. House · Illinois
Raised
$2.2M
2025–26 cycle
Top sector
$206k
labor unions
Overall
L-lean
17pt left
Actions
951
votes, bills, tweets
On the ballot · Nov 396% · vs. Vancil ↓
The campaign · in their words

“Your Trusted Neighbor in Congress”

Creating Jobs and Lowering Costs for Illinois ↗“That's why I'm working to ensure there are good-paying jobs right here in Central and Northwestern Illinois.”Protecting Reproductive Rights ↗“I support codifying Roe v. Wade and permanently restoring a woman's right to choose into law.”Supporting Public Safety and Law Enforcement ↗“That's why I've led the effort in Congress to deliver millions to local police departments in Central and Northwestern Illinois.”
From ericforillinois.com, unedited

Where They Stand

Overall
L-lean, 17 points from center
Dot = distance from center · band = 90% range

The 2026 Race

Race page →
Odds · party to winOct 27
Sorensen (D)96%
Vancil (R)2%
The race · IL-17
Eric SorensenDemocrat · incumbent · L-lean 17 on the record96%
Dillan VancilRepublican · challenger · Right 26 from statements2%
2617
43 points apart · hollow = estimate, solid = record
Vancil's page →
Money · raised, FEC to Sep 30
Eric Sorensen$2.6M
$1.5M from individuals · $1.2M itemized
Dillan Vancil$398k
$364k from individuals · $224k itemized
The FEC doesn't name donors who give under $200, so their gifts count in Raised but not Itemized.
Odds are a market close, not a poll

What They Care About

Health care · 16% of Eric Sorensen's priorities · 0 sponsored · 60 cosponsored · 4 statements · 59 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 12 party-line votesHealth care 16%Federal budget, taxes and spending · 13% of Eric Sorensen's priorities · 2 sponsored · 58 cosponsored · 5 statements · 109 tweets · broke with their party on 8 of 208 party-line votesBudget and taxes 13%Energy, environment, land and agriculture · 12% of Eric Sorensen's priorities · 2 sponsored · 30 cosponsored · 4 statements · 71 tweets · broke with their party on 9 of 180 party-line votesEnergy and land 12%Civil rights, gender and religion · 11% of Eric Sorensen's priorities · 0 sponsored · 11 cosponsored · 11 statements · 38 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 7 party-line votesCivil rights 11%Business, finance and labor · 9% of Eric Sorensen's priorities · 0 sponsored · 27 cosponsored · 2 statements · 109 tweets · broke with their party on 8 of 52 party-line votesBusiness and labor 9%Crime and justice · 8% of Eric Sorensen's priorities · 0 sponsored · 17 cosponsored · 2 statements · 96 tweets · broke with their party on 21 of 45 party-line votes8%Housing, transportation, technology and vice · 8% of Eric Sorensen's priorities · 1 sponsored · 15 cosponsored · 7 statements · 36 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 21 party-line votes8%Education · 6% of Eric Sorensen's priorities · 0 sponsored · 24 cosponsored · 1 statements · 25 tweets · broke with their party on 9 of 25 party-line votes6%
8% Crime and justice8% Housing and tech6% Education
RarelyOften breaks

Who Pays

PAC money · 2025–26
SectorPACsAmountShare
Labor unions39$206k
Other politicians35$137k
Agriculture & food32$98k
Finance & insurance26$94k
Issue groups26$71k
Energy23$71k
Retail & business26$63k
Health care14$51k
Everything else41$123k
Raised $2.2M · 58% individuals · 38% pacs