Race context
Austin James Mink is indexed in the OppIntell public candidate file as a Independent profile for Illinois, U.S. Senate. Cycle year on file: 2026.
Race name on file: 2026 U.S. Senate - Illinois.
Race status on file: discovered.
Election system on file: other.
The indexed incumbent/challenger value is challenger.
The profile was first indexed on 2026-05-07 and last indexed on 2026-10-06.
Other indexed profiles returned for this same field are listed below. The list is limited to the race query for this page.
BARTZIS, PANAGIOTI JOHN MR (Republican), BENNETT, DOUGLAS (Republican), BOTSFORD, STEVE (Democratic), BROWN, SEAN AMEDEE (Democratic), BUSTOS, AWISI (Democratic), CAPPARELLI, R CARY (Republican), CHLEBEK, CASIMER MR. (Republican), DEAN, JONATHAN (Democratic).
Source posture
Published claim kinds on file: 6 background claims; 1 finance claim.
Latest attached source timestamp on file: 2026-10-06.
Filings and votes on file
Finance claims on file: 1. 0 are quoted above. FEC candidate id on file: S8IL00215.
Indexed field reading
Austin James Mink is carried in the OppIntell public index as a Independent profile for Illinois, U.S. Senate. The party label, office, and state on this page are the values stored on the profile. Empty fields are left off rather than filled with a guess.
The cycle year 2026 is stored for Austin James Mink, and the candidate status stored on the profile is Active candidate. This page uses that status label and does not invent a ballot position from it.
The race title stored for Austin James Mink is 2026 U.S. Senate - Illinois. The race status stored beside that title is discovered. Both are indexed fields from the profile record.
The election system value stored for this profile is other. It is shown because that value is present on the record.
The indexed incumbent/challenger value is challenger for Austin James Mink. The page uses the stored incumbent or challenger value and does not infer it from the office title.
The FEC candidate id stored for Austin James Mink is S8IL00215.
The profile was first indexed on 2026-05-07 and last indexed on 2026-10-06.
The route record for Austin James Mink reports 7 public claims, 7 valid citations, and 7 primary-source references, and the latest attached source timestamp on that record is 2026-10-06. Those figures are counts from the route. Claim wording is added on this page only when a published row was returned for the profile.
Published claim kinds with a count above zero for Austin James Mink: background (6), finance (1). A kind whose stored count is zero is left off this list.
The same-field query for Austin James Mink returned 8 other indexed profiles: BARTZIS, PANAGIOTI JOHN MR (Republican), BENNETT, DOUGLAS (Republican), BOTSFORD, STEVE (Democratic), BROWN, SEAN AMEDEE (Democratic), BUSTOS, AWISI (Democratic), CAPPARELLI, R CARY (Republican), CHLEBEK, CASIMER MR. (Republican), DEAN, JONATHAN (Democratic). That set is the bounded query result for this page, not a certified full ballot.
Cross-reference identifiers stored for Austin James Mink: FEC S8IL00215; Other irs-990:_run; Grokipedia Austin James Mink; FEC Committee C00859579.
Profile questions
What office is Austin James Mink indexed for?
Austin James Mink is indexed for Illinois, U.S. Senate. The race name on file is 2026 U.S. Senate - Illinois. The election system on file is other. The cycle year on file is 2026. The office, district, and state above are the indexed profile fields.
What party is on file for Austin James Mink?
The party label on file for Austin James Mink is Independent.
What is Austin James Mink's candidate status?
Austin James Mink is marked Active candidate on this profile. Race status on file: discovered.
Which committee or filing id is listed for Austin James Mink?
FEC candidate id on file: S8IL00215.
How many public claims are attached to Austin James Mink?
The route record reports 7 public claims, 7 valid citations, and 7 primary-source references. Published claim kinds on file: Background 6, Finance 1. Claim text on this page is quoted from the published-claims teaser and is omitted when that teaser returns no rows.
Is Austin James Mink indexed as an incumbent or a challenger?
The indexed incumbent/challenger value is challenger.
Who else is indexed in Austin James Mink's race field?
Other indexed profiles returned for this field include BARTZIS, PANAGIOTI JOHN MR (Republican), BENNETT, DOUGLAS (Republican), BOTSFORD, STEVE (Democratic), BROWN, SEAN AMEDEE (Democratic), BUSTOS, AWISI (Democratic), CAPPARELLI, R CARY (Republican), CHLEBEK, CASIMER MR. (Republican), DEAN, JONATHAN (Democratic). That list is the bounded race query for this page, not a certified full ballot.