Daniel Biss

Daniel Biss is listed by the FEC as a Democrat candidate for U.S. House in IL-09 in the 2026 election cycle.

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[Grokipedia: Electoral history] State legislative elections Biss was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives for District 17 in the November 2, 2010, general election, defeating Republican Hamilton Chang by receiving 23,134 votes to Chang's 19,096, for a margin of 54.78% to 45.22%.[28] The district en…

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[Grokipedia: Early life and education] Upbringing and family background Daniel Kálmán Biss was born on August 27, 1977, in Akron, Ohio.[10] He spent his formative years in Bloomington, Indiana, graduating from Bloomington North High School in 1995.[11][4] Biss was raised in a Jewish family of accomplished classical m…

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[Grokipedia: Statewide political campaigns] 2016 Illinois Comptroller candidacy In July 2015, Illinois State Senator Daniel Biss announced his intention to seek the Democratic nomination for Illinois Comptroller in the 2016 special election, a position vacated by the death of Republican Judy Baar Topinka in December 2014.…

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[Grokipedia: Evanston mayoralty] 2021 election and transition In the February 23, 2021, consolidated election for mayor of Evanston, Illinois, Daniel Biss defeated incumbent Steve Hagerty.[54] With approximately 70% of precincts reporting by 10 p.m., Biss received 9,203 votes to Hagerty's 7,982, representing ab…

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[Grokipedia: 2026 U.S. House candidacy] Announcement and campaign developments On May 5, 2025, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky announced she would not seek re-election to Illinois's 9th congressional district in 2026, opening the seat after 14 terms.[86] Ten days later, on May 15, 2025, Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss f…

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[Grokipedia: Policy positions and ideological stances] Fiscal and economic policies During his tenure in the Illinois Senate from 2011 to 2019, Biss advocated for a shift from the state's flat income tax to a progressive, graduated income tax structure, arguing it would address fiscal imbalances by increasing revenue from higher ear…

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[Wikipedia: Gun policy] In 2010, Biss received a 7% rating from the NRA Political Victory Fund, a group which opposes restrictions on firearms. By March 2026, this had dropped to 0%. These ratings are associated with a voting history favoring gun control.

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[Wikipedia: Healthcare] Biss supports universal health care and advocates specifically for a state-level single-payer healthcare system. In June 2017, Biss voted to reinforce the Affordable Care Act in Illinois by prohibiting insurance companies from discriminating against customers with pre-existing c…

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