Illinois’ 7th Congressional District: who’s running on Nov. 3, 2026

Supports expanding Social Security, protecting SNAP and more federal funds for housing, childcare and workforce programs.

Proposes substantial federal spending cuts so tax rates can be lowered to spur hiring.

Supports defending and expanding the ACA and Medicare drug price negotiation, working toward universal coverage.

Says tax cuts and competition would lower health prices; would keep Medicare and Medicaid but no other federal programs.

Supports a path to citizenship for longtime residents and Dreamers, more work visas and faster asylum processing.

Supports funding a border wall and having ICE prioritize deporting undocumented immigrants who commit other crimes; opposes sanctuary cities.

Says abortion decisions belong to women, not lawmakers; supported Illinois reproductive-health protections and urged Congress to act after Roe.

Proposes a constitutional amendment defining life as beginning at conception; lists no circumstances for elective abortion.

Proposes tax relief for working families and small businesses, an expanded Child Tax Credit and closing corporate loopholes.

Proposes eliminating all credits and deductions in exchange for lower, simpler rates on a one-page form.

Supports ending cash bail, comprehensive gun safety laws, ending prosecution of low-level drug offenses and expanded record sealing.

Opposes new gun restrictions and universal background checks; in 2024 sought repeal of the Illinois TRUST Act and said drug laws are a state issue.

Supports universal preschool and more affordable college and trade schools.

Supports eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and returning control to states and communities.

As a state representative, Ford was added as a co-sponsor of the Clean Energy Jobs Act (HB 804) in March 2021.

Names coal as the most reliable source for meeting electricity demand.

Supports strengthening NATO and allies, prioritizing diplomacy and using force as a last resort.

Supports focusing on U.S. sovereignty unless in danger, while keeping defense funding to deter China over Taiwan.

Calls reliance on tariffs ill-conceived, saying they raised costs for families and hurt industries that trade globally.

In a 2026 questionnaire, agreed the Chinese Communist Party poses military, cyber, intellectual-property and economic threats; his 2024 site backed a 'free market economy and real competition.'