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2026 candidates we're tracking in IL-7
La Shawn K. Ford
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Securing Fair Housing
- Promoting Small Businesses
- Enhancing Education Opportunities
About La Shawn K. Ford
Ford is the Democratic nominee. Ford was born in Chicago's Cabrini-Green housing projects, played basketball at Loyola University, and earned a degree in education with a minor in political science, per the campaign site. Ford won election to the Illinois House of Representatives in 2006 and has represented a district covering Chicago's West Side and near west suburbs for 18 years, per the campaign site.
Chad Koppie
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Protection for all human life
- Large spending cuts
- Tax rate cuts
About Chad Koppie
Koppie retired as a jumbo jet captain after 35 years of flying out of Chicago's O'Hare Airport, grew up on a family farm and still farms, and is a Purdue University aviation-school graduate, per the campaign site.
About this race
Illinois's 7th Congressional District elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives to a two-year term. Every House seat in the country is on the ballot in 2026. The Illinois primary is Tuesday, March 17, 2026, and the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.