Return to Candidate List NAME: Sean Casten POSITION FOR WHICH YOU ARE A CANDIDATE: US Congress District (6) 1. Why are you seeking this position? Climate change is the existential challenge of our generation. Yet Donald Trump and GOP leadership deny that climate change even exists. They are actively advancing policies that harm our planet and our economy. The mantra of ignoring facts in the face of politics shapes the entire Republican platform, from tax policy to healthcare to gun control. I’ve spent 20 years fighting climate change – as a scientist, then as an engineer, and most recently as [...]

Return to Candidate List NAME: Jennifer Zordani POSITION FOR WHICH YOU ARE A CANDIDATE: US Congress District (6) 1. Why are you seeking this position? I'm running to fight for policies that serve working families, seniors, veterans, and the future of our children and grandchildren. As Congresswoman, I will fight to: - Fix Healthcare: improve the Affordable Care Act, enhance Veterans care, and lower prescription drug costs. - Pass a responsible federal budget while protecting Social Security & Medicare. - Reform higher education by improving federal college loans and grants. - Restore SALT deductions to allow property tax deductions. - [...]

Return to Candidate List NAME: Becky Anderson Wilkins POSITION FOR WHICH YOU ARE A CANDIDATE: US Congress District (6) 1. Why are you seeking this position? I’m running for Congress because it’s clear that Washington is broken and that Peter Roskam is not representing the constituents of the 6th district. He has voted time and time again to take health care away from millions of Americans when what we need is more access to affordable and high-quality care. There is too much at stake -- I can’t just sit by and watch Trump, Ryan, and Roskam move this country in [...]

Return to Candidate List NAME: Kelly Mazeski POSITION FOR WHICH YOU ARE A CANDIDATE: US Congress District (6) 1. Why are you seeking this position? I am a scientist, breast cancer survivor and the mother of a daughter with a pre-existing condition who is running for Congress to hold Peter Roskam and Donald Trump accountable for making Americans pay more and get less for their health insurance. I will fight for a public option that lets people buy into Medicare, take on Trump's dangerous attacks on the environment, and help lead the fight against climate change. 2. What experience and [...]