U.S. Representative for Illinois’s 17th District
Eric Sorensen
From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 7, 2026 · How we measure
Position · −0.24
- In office
- House 2023–now
3 years in CongressMore senior than 18% of the House - Committees
- Agriculture 12th minority
- Armed Services 20th minority
- Age
- 50
2026 election
Re-elected Nov 3, 2026
60.1% of the vote as of Nov 4, 2026 · called by AP on Nov 3, 2026
On the Nov 3 ballot
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RDillan Vancil Lost
No background confirmed yet
Raised $406K · Sorensen $2.7M
Counts, not a score: statements as the Statements tab counts them, bills by introduction date, roll calls the member voted in, breaks on party-line votes.
StatementsBills
Words go to Armed Forces and National Security, Government Operations and Politics and Labor and Employment; bills go to Agriculture and Food and Armed Forces and National Security.
- He talks most about: Military Readiness (Armed Forces and National Security), Workforce Development (Labor and Employment), Cost of Living (Taxation), Government Spending (Government Operations and Politics), Disaster Response (Emergency Management).
- 12 bills sponsored, most on Agriculture and Food.
No committee, subcommittee or party leadership post on file, more senior than 18% of the House, in the minority.
- 3 years in Congress: more senior than 18% of the House.
- Minority: Democrats hold 214 of the 433 filled seats.
His cosponsorships on Republican bills
Closest within his party
Closest across the aisle
Closest across the aisle Pro The members of the other party who vote most like Sorensen.
Free account See ProAgreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay, this Congress · Voteview
44% of his cosponsorships go to Republican bills (peer median 22%); closest in his party: Norton and Hernández Rivera.
- Other-party share of cosponsors on his own bills: not yet tracked.
- Caucus memberships: not yet tracked.
His billsExpected for a peer
0.16below the 0.43 peer median
0 of 12 bills passed the House; 0 became law; effectiveness 0.16 against a peer median of 0.43.
- On the move: H.R. 2466 (out of committee).
- Amendments offered and adopted, earmarks in dollars: not yet tracked.
119th Congress so far · bills from congress.gov
With his party on the other 11 areas with 10 or more party-line votes.
Major bills of the Congress · final passage
- H.R. 1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act May 22, 2025 NAY D 0–212
- H.R. 5371 Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 Sep 19, 2025 NAY D 1–210
- H.R. 1968 Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 Mar 11, 2025 NAY D 1–212
- H.R. 7148 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 Jan 22, 2026 YEA D 149–64
- H.R. 4 Rescissions Act of 2025 Jun 12, 2025 NAY D 0–208
- S. 2 Secure America Act Jun 9, 2026 NAY D 0–211
- H.J.Res. 89 Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine and Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; The 'Omnibus' Low NOX Regulation; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision". Apr 30, 2025 NAY D 10–195
- H.J.Res. 88 Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Clean Cars II; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision". May 1, 2025 NAY D 35–164
- H.J.Res. 35 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions". Feb 26, 2025 NAY D 6–205
- H.J.Res. 87 Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Heavy-Duty Vehicle and Engine Emission Warranty and Maintenance Provisions; Advanced Clean Trucks; Zero Emission Airport Shuttle; Zero-Emission Power Train Certification; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision". Apr 30, 2025 NAY D 13–190
Voted with his party on 10 of the 10 he voted on.
The same ten bills on every profile, chosen by a rule from the roll calls, statements and lobbying filings on file · Method · party column: Democrats yea–nay on that roll call.
Votes with Democrats on 92% of party-line votes, breaks 37 times (peer median 10), most on Immigration.
- Position: −0.24, inside the Democratic middle 80%.
- Most breaks by area: Crime and Law Enforcement 9 of 24, Immigration 6 of 15, Education 5 of 12.
Distance from party, not an ideology score · areas under 10 party-line votes not shown.
Where the money comes from, 2025–26
House median: typical mix of sources, scaled to 100%.
| Source | Sorensen | House median |
|---|---|---|
| Small-dollar individuals | — | $126K |
| Large individuals | — | $761K |
| PACs and other committees | $1.0M | $696K |
| Transfers and other | $143K | $138K |
| Raised | $2.7M | $2.1M |
Chamber medians are taken source by source, so they don’t add up to the median total.
56% of what he raised came from individuals; 12% came in gifts of $200 or less (chamber median 7%).
$2.7M raised, 38% from PACs and other committees (chamber median 36%).
| Source | Sorensen | House median |
|---|---|---|
| Small-dollar individuals | — | $126K |
| Large individuals | — | $761K |
| PACs and other committees | $1.0M | $696K |
| Transfers and other | $143K | $138K |
| Raised | $2.7M | $2.1M |
Chamber medians are taken source by source, so they don’t add up to the median total.
- Last general election for the seat (2024): won by 8.9 points.
92 PACs of the 174 that gave belong to organizations that lobbied on bills he faced a vote on, cosponsored or sponsored.
Top lobbying issues of the organizations behind the PACs that gave to him: Taxation, Budget/Appropriations and Trade.
- American Crystal Sugar Company56% D
- American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO99% D
- American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education100% D
What each PAC gave Pro Amounts, the full list and each organization’s lobbying are part of Pro.
Free account See ProParty split is the PAC’s giving to all federal candidates · FEC
What those organizations lobby on
287 bills
Sorensen voted Yea on 37, Nay on 80, did not vote on 1, and sponsored or cosponsored 169 with no recorded vote.
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