Representative · Illinois's 6th district

Sean Casten

Sean Casten is a Democratic representative for Illinois's 6th district, in Congress since 2019. In the 119th Congress, 675 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 4, and cast 461 of 467 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.

Party: Democrat
Chamber: House; Current
In Congress since: Jan 3, 2019
Term ends: Jan 3, 2027

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Record by Congress

Counts with their denominators for each Congress and chamber served. Ranks are among members who served most of that Congress (100 or more roll calls): rank 1 did it most often. A description, not a grade.

Congress	Roll calls	Missed	Votes with party	Sponsored	Cosponsored across the aisle
119th CongressHouse of Representatives	675	0.6%4 of 675 · rank 355 of 439	99%461 of 467 · rank 173 of 439	500 became law	11%42 of 373
118th CongressHouse of Representatives	1,222	1.1%14 of 1,222 · rank 314 of 442	99%835 of 844 · rank 119 of 442	320 became law	12%59 of 491
117th CongressHouse of Representatives	997	2.6%26 of 997 · rank 93 of 443	99%550 of 557 · rank 158 of 443	281 became law	5%24 of 529

Ideology (DW-NOMINATE)

Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension estimates where members sit from all their roll calls: liberal (−1) to conservative (+1). It describes voting patterns, not views. Shown for the 119th Congress (House), with each party's median and the chamber's range.

Liberal −1−0.63+1 Conservative

Source: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/

Votes against their party

The latest party-unity votes on bills and amendments where the member voted yea or nay against most of their caucus.

H.R. 8595: Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.Nay
Jul 15, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 104–314· Against party
H.R. 1346: To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure under that Act, and for other purposes.Yea
May 13, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 218–203· Against party
H.R. 7567: Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026Yea
Apr 30, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 210–216· Against party
H.R. 3383: Incentivizing New Ventures and Economic Strength Through Capital Formation Act of 2025Yea
Dec 11, 2025· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 302–123· Against party
H.R. 3638: Electric Supply Chain ActYea
Dec 11, 2025· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 267–159· Against party
H.R. 3095: To direct the United States Postal Service to designate single, unique ZIP Codes for certain communities, and for other purposes.Yea
Jul 21, 2025· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 278–121· Against party
H.R. 7888: Reforming Intelligence and Securing America ActYea
Apr 12, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Agreed to 227–193· Against party
H.R. 2799: Expanding Access to Capital Act of 2023Yea
Mar 7, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Agreed to 270–154· Against party

Recent votes

The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.

S. 2403: Retire through Ownership ActYea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 401–14
H.R. 9497: Water Resources Development Act of 2026Yea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 415–9
H.R. 9340: Ratepayer Protection ActYea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 417–3
H.J.Res. 213: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision".Nay
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 214–208
H.R. 10326: PROOF ActNay
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 217–207
H.R. 9576: National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026Nay
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 352–72· Against party
H.R. 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026Nay
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments· Passed 262–159
H.Con.Res. 93: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.Yea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Agreeing to the Resolution· Passed 220–204
H.J.Res. 210: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision".Nay
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 216–211
H.R. 9500: Tax Relief for Fraud Victims ActYea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 408–17
H.R. 2140: Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2025Yea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 343–79
H.R. 4646: Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025Yea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 424–0

Committees

Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.

Current seats

Federal contracts in the district

Contract obligations attributed to Illinois's 6th district by each action's county and its award's ZIP code (land shares through census tracts); an estimate where ZIP codes cross district lines. Shown next to the member's record: neither explains the other.

Obligations · FY2026: $85.3M
Per resident: $114
Rank in Illinois: 15 of 17
Contract actions: 3,118; New awards: 2,105

By fiscal year

414.3MFY2017
519.3MFY2018
211MFY2019
171.5MFY2020
187.6MFY2021
135.4MFY2022
131.7MFY2023
130.9MFY2024
158.8MFY2025
85.3MFY2026

Top buyers

Department of Energy$27.8M33%
Department of the Air Force$12.6M15%
Department of Defense
Defense Logistics Agency$10.2M12%
Department of Defense
Department of Veterans Affairs$9.3M11%
Department of the Navy$6.5M7.6%
Department of Defense
Defense Health Agency$3.7M4.3%
Department of Defense
Internal Revenue Service$2.6M3.1%
Department of the Treasury
Bureau of the Fiscal Service$2.6M3.1%
Department of the Treasury

Top recipients

UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC$27.8M33%
1 award
MCCRONE ASSOCIATES INC$9.9M12%
8 awards
JOINT COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS$9.8M11%
11 awards
CHEMRING ENERGETIC DEVICES INC$7.6M8.9%
43 awards
BURHANI ENTERPRISES INC$5.1M6.0%
997 awards
CONSUMER CAPITAL GROUP CORP.$2.7M3.1%
1 award
FIS CAPITAL MARKETS US LLC$2.6M3.0%
1 award
MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.$2.2M2.6%
1 award
GATEWAY CABLE INC$2.2M2.5%
8 awards
WEST PUBLISHING CORPORATION$2M2.3%
4 awards

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Campaign money

What the member's campaigns reported receiving, per FEC two-year cycle, and the federal contracts of the organizations that sponsor the giving PACs (each sponsor matched to a contract recipient by AI, with its probability). Comparisons of public records: neither explains the other.

2026 cycle

Raised: $2.1M; through Jun 30, 2026
Cash on hand: $1.3M
From committees: $786.6K; 202 committees
From contractor PACs: $144K; 30 PACs · 18% of committee money

IndividualsPACsPartySelf

Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026

PAC sponsor	Given	Matched contract recipient	Its contracts, FY2026
american bankers association (aba)american bankers association pac (bankpac)	$10K	AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization	—
mortgage bankers associationmortgage bankers association political action committee (morpac)	$10K	MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization	$125K
american institute of certified public accountantsamerican institute of certified public accountants political action committee	$10K	AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTSAI match · 100% · the same organization	—
pricewaterhousecooperspricewaterhousecoopers political action committee i	$10K	PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLPAI match · 98% · the same organization	$4.8M
nelnet, inc.nelnet inc pac (nelnet pac)	$10K	NELNET SERVICING LLCAI match · 95% · of one corporate family	$304.8M
northrop grumman corporationemployees of northrop grumman corporation pac	$7,500	NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATIONAI match · 100% · of one corporate family	$1.1B
nextera energy, incnextera energy, inc. political action committee	$7,000	NEXTERA ENERGY SERVICES MAINE, LLCAI match · 95% · of one corporate family	$1.4M
u.s. bancorpu.s. bancorp federal political action committee	$6,500	U.S. BANCORPAI match · 99% · the same organization	$8M
international association of fire fightersinternational association of firefighters interested in registration and education pac	$5,000	INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERSAI match · 100% · the same organization	$5,280
ecolab inc.ecolab inc. political action committee	$5,000	ECOLAB INCAI match · 100% · the same organization	$1.8M

By cycle

Cycle	Raised (FEC summary)	From committees	From contractor PACs
2026	$2.1M	$786.6K	$144K30 PACs · 18% of committee money
2024	$3.1M	$998.4K	$200.5K45 PACs · 20% of committee money
2022	$5.6M	$1.1M	$160.6K37 PACs · 14% of committee money

Raised is the FEC's cumulative summary of the candidacy; committee money counts each contribution reported, so the two cover slightly different dates.

Terms

Every term in the House or Senate, as published by the congress-legislators project.

House · Illinois's 6th districtJan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027
House · Illinois's 6th districtJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2025
House · Illinois's 6th districtJan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2023
House · Illinois's 6th districtJan 3, 2019 – Jan 3, 2021

Contact

Official channels, as published.

Website: casten.house.gov
Phone: 202-225-4561
Office: 2440 Rayburn House Office Building

Identifiers

The same member in other public records.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
Congressional district boundaries and relationship files (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files (congressional districts) and 2020 relationship files · release cd116+cd118+cd119 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
ZIP code (ZCTA) to congressional district crosswalk (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 relationship files (ZCTAs, tracts and congressional districts); shares computed by Analisa · release 2020 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission)FEC bulk data: committee master, candidate master (candidates' names, no addresses), linkages, PAC summaries, all-candidates summaries and contributions from committees (no individual contributors) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)

Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
Activity counts describe volume and attendance; they are not a measure of quality.
Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.