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Ajay Gupta
Republican · Illinois · 2026Ajay Gupta is the Republican candidate for Illinois House District 41 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified candidate list. Gupta is a tax attorney and financial economist who has practiced law for more than two decades, including a stint as a federal prosecutor, per his campaign site. He holds a law degree from Harvard with a tax specialization from NYU, plus graduate degrees in finance from Yale and economics from Stanford, and has taught at Chicago-area law schools for a decade. He is a Naperville resident challenging incumbent Rep. Janet Yang Rohr.
Priorities
- Capping state spending growth to inflation and population growth, per the campaign site
- Structural pension reform, including shifting teacher pension costs to the state, per the campaign site
- Improving Illinois' tax competitiveness to slow outmigration, per the campaign site
On the ballot
Illinois House District 41 · Illinois · 2026
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