Race context
Sam Polan is indexed in the OppIntell public candidate file as a Democratic profile for Illinois, U.S. House, 09. Cycle year on file: 2026.
Race name on file: 2026 U.S. House - Illinois 09.
Race status on file: discovered.
Election system on file: other.
The indexed incumbent/challenger value is challenger.
The profile was first indexed on 2026-05-05 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.
Bethany Johnson (Democratic), Bruce Leon (Democratic), Bushra Amiwala (Democratic), Daniel Biss (Democratic), David Abrevaya (Democratic), Delila Barrera (Independent), Dongbo Su (Republican), Howard Rosenblum (Democratic).
Source posture
Published claim kinds on file: 2 background claims; 7 media claims; 2 finance claims.
Latest attached source timestamp on file: 2026-10-06.
Filings and votes on file
Finance claims on file: 2. FEC candidate id on file: H6IL09343.
Claim text and source receipts for these records are available in the full research book.
Indexed field reading
Sam Polan is carried in the OppIntell public index as a Democratic profile for Illinois, U.S. House, 09. 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 Sam Polan, 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 Sam Polan is 2026 U.S. House - Illinois 09. 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 Sam Polan. The page uses the stored incumbent or challenger value and does not infer it from the office title.
The FEC candidate id stored for Sam Polan is H6IL09343.
The profile was first indexed on 2026-05-05 and last indexed on 2026-10-06.
The route record for Sam Polan reports 14 public claims, 14 valid citations, and 14 primary-source references, and the latest attached source timestamp on that record is 2026-10-06. Those figures are counts from the route. Claim text and source receipts are available in the full research book.
Published claim kinds with a count above zero for Sam Polan: background (2), media (7), finance (2). A kind whose stored count is zero is left off this list.
The same-field query for Sam Polan returned 8 other indexed profiles: Bethany Johnson (Democratic), Bruce Leon (Democratic), Bushra Amiwala (Democratic), Daniel Biss (Democratic), David Abrevaya (Democratic), Delila Barrera (Independent), Dongbo Su (Republican), Howard Rosenblum (Democratic). That set is the bounded query result for this page, not a certified full ballot.
Cross-reference identifiers stored for Sam Polan: FEC H6IL09343; Other sec-edgar:_run; FEC Committee C00916767.
Profile questions
What office is Sam Polan indexed for?
Sam Polan is indexed for Illinois, U.S. House, 09. The race name on file is 2026 U.S. House - Illinois 09. 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 Sam Polan?
The party label on file for Sam Polan is Democratic.
What is Sam Polan's candidate status?
Sam Polan is marked Active candidate on this profile. Race status on file: discovered.
Which committee or filing id is listed for Sam Polan?
FEC candidate id on file: H6IL09343.
How many public claims are attached to Sam Polan?
The route record reports 14 public claims, 14 valid citations, and 14 primary-source references. Published claim kinds on file: Background 2, Media 7, Finance 2. Claim text and source receipts are available in the full research book.
Is Sam Polan indexed as an incumbent or a challenger?
The indexed incumbent/challenger value is challenger.
Who else is indexed in Sam Polan's race field?
Other indexed profiles returned for this field include Bethany Johnson (Democratic), Bruce Leon (Democratic), Bushra Amiwala (Democratic), Daniel Biss (Democratic), David Abrevaya (Democratic), Delila Barrera (Independent), Dongbo Su (Republican), Howard Rosenblum (Democratic). That list is the bounded race query for this page, not a certified full ballot.