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Sean Casten

Sean Casten

DEMOCRATIC
Illinois · IL-6 · 4th Term · Age 54
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B
#104 of 428
99.4%
Attendance
119th Cong.
47
Bills Intro'd
119th Cong.
35%
Corp PACs
Share of PAC $ · tenure to date
$4,738,986
PAC Total
Tenure to date · per FEC filings
12
Stock Trades
All filings
119th Congress (2025–2026) · Last updated September 18, 2026 · 158 entries
119th Congress (2025–2026) · Last updated September 18, 2026 · 158 entries

Sean Casten's Grades Across 12 Issue Areas

Palestine / Israel
C
12 items
#127/428

Votes on military aid, weapons transfers, and ceasefire resolutions. And whether representatives have recognized the genocide in Gaza as documented by the ICJ, Amnesty International, and Human Rights Watch.

Scored Actions
  • × Failed to cosponsor the Block the Bombs Act to stop the transfer of U.S. weapons used in Gaza (H.R.3565)
  • × Failed to cosponsor recognizing genocide in Gaza, blocking weapons transfers, and imposing sanctions (H.Res.876)
  • Opposed imposing sanctions on International Criminal Court (ICC) judges investigating Israeli officials for war crimes (H.R.23)
  • × Failed to cosponsor demanding unimpeded humanitarian aid delivery to Gaza, where famine conditions exist (H.Res.473)
  • × Failed to cosponsor recognizing the Nakba (1948 mass displacement of Palestinians) and affirming refugee rights (H.Res.409)
  • × Voted NO on the Massie amendment barring Israel from FY2027 State Department appropriations and eliminating its $3.3 billion Foreign Military Financing (H.Amdt.235 to H.R.8595)
  • × Did not sign letter opposing Israel's use of food as a weapon and starvation tactics in Gaza (Food Weaponization Letter)
  • × Failed to cosponsor restoring U.S. funding for UNRWA, the UN agency serving Palestinian refugees (H.R.2411)
  • × Failed to cosponsor blocking $12B in U.S. weapons transfers to Israel, in violation of U.S. and international law (H.J.Res.68)
  • Opposed barring colleges from federal student aid over boycotts of Israeli businesses, and requiring equal access to Israel study programs (H.R.4795)
  • Opposed NDAA FY2027 final passage — bill retains Section 219, a permanent US-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative (H.R.8800)
  • Signed letters demanding the release of detained Palestinian students including Khalil, Ozturk, and Mahdawi (Student Letter)
Context
$3.8 billion per yearper year in U.S. military aid to Israel
Under 10-year MOU + supplemental
73,821+killed in Gaza
20,179+children killed
4,000+child amputees: largest child amputee crisis in modern conflict
174,897+people injured
262 journalists killed · 1,701+ medical workers killed
Figures as of September 17, 2026
Money & Influence
$201,269
Direct PAC contributions · tenure to date
Outside spending: $37,492 supporting
Travel Disclosures
$58,810
5 trips · House Travel Disclosures
J Street Education Fund · Israel Jordan · 2026-02-12 Filing $15,843
J Street Education Fund · Israel · 2024-07-12 Filing $7,093
J Street Education Fund · Israel · 2024-02-17 Filing $14,673
+ 2 more

12 tracked items: 8 fail, 0 mixed, 4 pass · $201,269 from related PACs.

Methodology partially informed by IMEU View scorecard
Immigration
A+
11 items
#66/425

Border and asylum policy, DACA, deportation practices, ICE enforcement, and the treatment of immigrants and refugees.

Scored Actions
  • Opposed the SAVE Act requiring citizenship proof to vote — a voter suppression measure (H.R.22)
  • Opposed the Laken Riley Act expanding mandatory ICE detention for immigrants (H.R.29)
  • Opposed $10B in ICE funding expansion in the DHS Appropriations bill (H.R.7147)
  • Opposed a resolution thanking ICE for enforcement operations (H.Res.488)
  • Opposed Kayla Hamilton Act — expands detention and enforcement for unaccompanied minors and immigration violations (H.R.4371)
  • Cosponsored a pathway to citizenship for DREAMers and TPS holders (H.R.1589)
  • Voted YES on Requires the Department of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for Temporary Protected Status through three months after January 20, 2029. (H.R.1689)
  • Opposed a bill criminalizing illegal entry as a federal felony (H.R.3486)
  • Opposed Requires Washington, D.C. to comply with federal immigration enforcement, overriding the city's sanctuary policies (H.R.2056)
  • Opposed Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act — creates criminal penalties for fleeing federal officers near the border; signed into law (H.R.35)
  • Opposed Standalone FY26 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act funding ICE detention and CBP enforcement. (H.R.7744)
The District Reality
16%
Residents born in another country
National avg: 14.1%
94.2%
Residents who are U.S. citizens
National avg: 93.2%
$1.5B / year in state & local taxes paid by undocumented immigrants in Illinois
2024
Money & Influence
No tracked funding for this issue area.

11 tracked items: 0 fail, 0 mixed, 11 pass.

11 tracked items See methodology
War & Foreign Policy
C+
17 items
#144/428

Military authorizations, arms sales, sanctions, foreign aid, and US engagement in conflicts abroad (excluding Palestine/Israel, which is scored in its own dedicated category).

Scored Actions
  • Voted YES on War Powers resolution to remove U.S. forces from unauthorized military operations against Iran (H.Con.Res.38)
  • × Failed to cosponsor prohibits export licenses for defense articles to the UAE until the president certifies the UAE is not arming the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan (H.R.2059)
  • × Failed to cosponsor repeals the U.S. trade embargo on Cuba by dismantling the statutory pillars of 60+ years of economic sanctions (H.R.7521)
  • × Failed to cosponsor urges the U.S. to adopt a no-first-use policy, end sole presidential nuclear launch authority, and halt the nuclear arms race (H.Res.317)
  • Opposed Department of Defense Appropriations FY2026 — funds $831 billion in military spending (H.R.4016)
  • × Voted YES on reaffirms Iran as the world's largest state sponsor of terrorism — whereas clauses invoke AUMF trigger language and Article II authority, designed to legally counter the Iran War Powers Resolution (H.Res.1099)
  • × Voted NO on War Powers resolution directing the removal of U.S. Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in Lebanon (H.Con.Res.84)
  • × Failed to cosponsor prohibits the use of federal funds for military force in or against Cuba (H.R.8103)
  • × Failed to cosponsor War Powers resolution directing the removal of U.S. Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in Cuba (H.J.Res.153)
  • × Failed to cosponsor prohibits the use of federal funds for military force in or against Venezuela without congressional authorization (H.R.6915)
  • × Failed to cosponsor prohibits first-use nuclear strikes unless Congress expressly authorizes them through a declaration of war (H.R.669)
  • Opposed National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027, House passage (H.R.8800)
  • Opposed Rescissions Act — cuts $7.9 billion in foreign aid including USAID, development assistance, and global health programs (H.R.4)
  • Voted YES on War Powers concurrent resolution directing removal of U.S. forces from unauthorized hostilities in Lebanon, with added carve-outs for security cooperation with the Lebanese Armed Forces and diplomatic-facility protection (H.Con.Res.108)
  • Voted YES on War Powers concurrent resolution directing removal of U.S. forces from unauthorized hostilities with Iran. Second Iran War Powers Resolution to receive a House floor vote in the 119th Congress. (H.Con.Res.40)
  • Voted YES on War Powers resolution to remove U.S. forces from military operations in the Western Hemisphere, including Venezuela (H.Con.Res.61)
  • Voted YES on War Powers resolution to end unauthorized U.S. military involvement in Venezuela (H.Con.Res.64)
Context
$8 trillion+total U.S. spending on post-9/11 wars
940,000+ killed directly · 4.5–4.7M including indirect deaths

17 tracked items: 9 fail, 0 mixed, 8 pass · $101,500 from related PACs.

Methodology partially informed by Peace Action View scorecard
Healthcare
C
12 items
#165/428

Affordable care access, Medicare expansion, drug pricing, insurance regulation, and public health funding.

Scored Actions
  • Opposed a budget resolution enabling $880B in Medicaid cuts (H.Con.Res.14)
  • Voted YES on extending Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium tax credits, keeping insurance affordable for millions (H.R.1834)
  • × Failed to cosponsor Medicare for All — a single government-run health plan covering all Americans (H.R.3069)
  • Cosponsored restoring healthcare services eliminated by DOGE cuts and executive actions (H.R.4796)
  • Cosponsored repeals OBBBA Medicaid cuts and permanently extends enhanced ACA premium tax credits — the core Democratic healthcare counter-bill (H.R.4849)
  • × Failed to cosponsor Medicare Advantage reform package — curbs prior authorization abuse and increases insurer accountability for denied claims (H.R.6109)
  • × Failed to cosponsor opposes the WISPR model that restricts Medicare Advantage beneficiary access to healthcare providers (H.Res.704)
  • × Failed to cosponsor allows states to create their own single-payer universal healthcare systems using federal waivers (H.R.4406)
  • × Failed to cosponsor setting minimum nurse-to-patient staffing ratios in hospitals (H.R.3415)
  • × Failed to cosponsor expanding Medicare to cover dental, vision, and hearing services for seniors (H.R.2045)
  • × Failed to cosponsor protects Social Security and Medicare from privatization and benefit cuts (H.R.1950)
  • Opposed Medicaid work requirements projected to strip coverage from 10.9 million people (H.R.1)
The District Reality
80 years
Average life expectancy
People here live 1.3 years longer than the national average
5.4%
People without health insurance
36% less than national avg (8.4%)
3.2%
Children without health insurance
38% less than national avg (5.14%)
182.7
Heart disease deaths per 100K
9% less than national avg (201.05)
0.1%
In doctor shortage areas
99% less than national avg (7.81%)
Money & Influence
Travel Disclosures
$2,653
2 trips · House Travel Disclosures
Center Forward · New York, NY · 2025-04-22 Filing $1,604
Center Forward · Middleburg, VA · 2025-03-28 Filing $1,049

12 tracked items: 7 fail, 0 mixed, 5 pass · $270,500 from related PACs.

12 tracked items See methodology
Housing & Affordability
C
6 items
#93/428

Rent costs, public housing, homelessness, housing discrimination, and the right to stable shelter.

Scored Actions
  • × Failed to cosponsor Housing Is a Human Right Act — addresses root causes of homelessness and transitions toward guaranteed housing for all (H.R.4457)
  • × Failed to cosponsor $5B in McKinney-Vento grants to build 410K homes and end homelessness (H.R.4872)
  • Voted YES on the bipartisan Housing for the 21st Century Act (H.R.6644)
  • Cosponsored expanding Low-Income Housing Tax Credits to build more affordable rental housing (H.R.2725)
  • × Failed to cosponsor reauthorizes and increases HOME program funding for affordable housing construction and rehabilitation (H.R.2031)
  • × Failed to cosponsor comprehensive housing: homebuyer credits, LIHTC expansion, and renter credits (H.R.6390)
The District Reality
22.2%
Renters paying more than half their income on rent
8% less than national avg (24.1%)
7.5%
People living in poverty
40% less than national avg (12.5%)
8.4%
Children living in poverty
46% less than national avg (15.58%)
0.4628
Income inequality
4% less than national avg (0.4832)
77.2%
People who own their home
18% more than national avg (65.2%)
8.4%
Households on SNAP
31% less than national avg (12.1%)

6 tracked items: 4 fail, 0 mixed, 2 pass · $204,000 from related PACs.

6 tracked items See methodology
Labor
A-
10 items
#74/428

Workers' rights, union protections, minimum wage, workplace safety, and corporate accountability to employees.

Scored Actions
  • Cosponsored raising the federal minimum wage to a living wage (H.R.2743)
  • Cosponsored the Paycheck Fairness Act strengthening equal pay protections (H.R.17)
  • Voted YES on protecting federal workers' collective bargaining rights from Trump's executive order (H.R.2550)
  • Cosponsored removes tax deductions for companies that spend money on union-busting consultants and anti-union campaigns (H.R.2692)
  • × Failed to cosponsor a nationwide right to unionize, preventing anti-union state laws (H.R.5159)
  • × Failed to cosponsor protects public sector workers from retaliation and ensures fair treatment for government employees (H.R.3139)
  • Cosponsored establishes a national paid sick days standard so workers don't lose pay when they're ill (H.R.7531)
  • Cosponsored national paid family and medical leave for all workers (H.R.5390)
  • Cosponsored extends minimum wage, overtime, and workplace safety protections to domestic workers like nannies and home care aides (H.R.3971)
  • Cosponsored the PRO Act strengthening the right to unionize and bargain collectively (H.R.20)
The District Reality
8.2%
Working-age adults without health insurance
30% less than national avg (11.7%)
5.1%
Unemployed
About the same as national avg (5.2%)
Money & Influence
Travel Disclosures
$825
1 trip · House Travel Disclosures
Jobs for the Future, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Conrad N. Hilton Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023-04-12 Filing $825

10 tracked items: 2 fail, 0 mixed, 8 pass · $604,500 from related PACs.

Methodology partially informed by AFL-CIO View scorecard
Reproductive Rights
A-
10 items
#126/428

Abortion access, contraception coverage, maternal healthcare, and reproductive autonomy legislation.

Scored Actions
  • Cosponsored the Women's Health Protection Act codifying the right to abortion nationwide (H.R.12)
  • Cosponsored the Right to Contraception Act protecting access to birth control (H.R.999)
  • × Failed to cosponsor ensures access to birth control by requiring insurance coverage and preventing pharmacies from refusing to fill prescriptions (H.R.4084)
  • Opposed restrictions on abortion coverage in ACA insurance plans (H.R.6703)
  • Opposed the Born-Alive Act — an anti-abortion messaging bill (H.R.21)
  • × Failed to cosponsor protecting IVF and assisted reproductive technology from state bans (H.R.2049)
  • Opposed Requires schools to distribute anti-abortion materials rather than comprehensive reproductive health information to pregnant students (H.R.6359)
  • Opposed directs federal funds to anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers that do not provide comprehensive reproductive healthcare (H.R.6945)
  • Cosponsored repealing the Hyde Amendment to allow federal Medicaid funding for abortion care (H.R.4611)
  • Opposed Planned Parenthood defunding in the One Big Beautiful Bill (H.R.1)
State Context
19.3
Maternal deaths per 100K births
7.7
Teen births per 1K
43% less than national avg (13.49)
6.18
Infant deaths per 1K births
6% more than national avg (5.85)
Money & Influence
$31,613
Direct PAC contributions · tenure to date
Outside spending: $17,152 supporting

10 tracked items: 2 fail, 0 mixed, 8 pass · $31,613 from related PACs.

Methodology partially informed by Planned Parenthood Action View scorecard
LGBTQ+ Rights
A-
18 items
#71/428

Anti-discrimination protections, trans rights, marriage equality, and legislative attacks on LGBTQ+ communities.

Scored Actions
  • Opposed a ban on Medicaid coverage of gender-affirming care (H.R.498)
  • Cosponsored the Equality Act — comprehensive LGBTQ+ nondiscrimination protections (H.R.15)
  • × Failed to cosponsor strengthens hate crime protections specifically for LGBTQ+ individuals (H.R.3708)
  • Cosponsored banning conversion therapy as consumer fraud (H.R.3243)
  • Opposed a bill criminalizing gender-affirming healthcare for minors (H.R.3492)
  • × Failed to cosponsor protecting access to gender-affirming healthcare (H.R.2487)
  • × Failed to cosponsor Do No Harm Act — prevents the Religious Freedom Restoration Act from being used to discriminate against LGBTQ+ individuals (H.R.1954)
  • Opposed Requires public elementary and middle schools, as a condition of receiving funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, to obtain parental consent before changing a minor student's gender markers, pronouns, or preferred name on any school form, or changing the student's sex-based accommodations (locker rooms, bathrooms). (H.R.2616)
  • Opposed a ban on transgender athletes competing in women's sports (H.R.28)
  • Cosponsored Resolution affirming a Transgender Bill of Rights — legal recognition, healthcare access, and anti-discrimination protections (H.Res.1058)
  • Cosponsored prohibits discrimination in foster care and adoption based on sexual orientation or gender identity (H.R.6181)
  • Cosponsored appoints a special envoy for LGBTQ+ human rights to combat persecution of LGBTQ+ individuals worldwide (H.R.6056)
  • Opposed NDAA amendment banning gender-affirming healthcare for military families in the Exceptional Family Member Program (H.Amdt.85 to H.R.3838)
  • Opposed NDAA amendment banning TRICARE from covering gender-affirming healthcare for service members (H.Amdt.86 to H.R.3838)
  • Cosponsored Safe Schools Improvement Act — requires schools to adopt anti-bullying policies that specifically protect LGBTQ+ students (H.R.1810)
  • Opposed NDAA FY2027 amendment prohibiting TRICARE coverage of gender-affirming medical care (H.Amdt.255 to H.R.8800)
  • Opposed NDAA FY2027 amendment restricting transgender students from women's/girls' sports teams at DoD-run (DoDEA) schools (H.Amdt.256 to H.R.8800)
  • Opposed NDAA FY2027 amendment to codify Executive Order 14183, banning transgender individuals from military service (H.Amdt.254 to H.R.8800)
Context
4xmore likely: LGBTQ+ youth attempt suicide at 4 times the rate of their peers
National statistic
0
Anti-LGBTQ+ bills passed into law in Illinois (2025)
Money & Influence
$17,881
Direct PAC contributions · tenure to date

18 tracked items: 3 fail, 0 mixed, 15 pass · $17,881 from related PACs.

Methodology partially informed by HRC View scorecard
Justice & Civil Liberties
B+
12 items
#57/428

Policing accountability, mass incarceration, surveillance, due process, and civil liberties protections.

Scored Actions
  • × Failed to cosponsor ends qualified immunity for police officers, allowing victims of misconduct to sue for civil rights violations (H.R.3602)
  • Cosponsored the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act — ending qualified immunity and police accountability (H.R.5361)
  • × Failed to cosponsor ending solitary confinement in federal prisons (H.R.4682)
  • Cosponsored FAIR Act — reforms civil asset forfeiture so police can't seize property from people who haven't been convicted of a crime (H.R.5350)
  • × Failed to cosponsor descheduling marijuana at the federal level (MORE Act) (H.R.5068)
  • × Failed to cosponsor automatic sealing of criminal records (Clean Slate Act) (H.R.3114)
  • Opposed treats organizations that post bail for defendants — including charitable bail funds — as insurance businesses under federal law, subjecting them to federal insurance-fraud prosecution and state insurance-commission regulation (H.R.6260)
  • Opposed Three-year reauthorization of Section 702 of FISA without a warrant requirement for queries of Americans' communications (S.1318)
  • Opposed permanent fentanyl scheduling imposing mandatory minimum sentences (S.331)
  • Opposed No Rogue Rulings Act — prohibits federal district courts from issuing nationwide injunctive relief beyond named parties, with a narrow exception for multi-state cases via three-judge panels. (H.R.1526)
  • Opposed CLEAN DC Act — repeals D.C. police transparency requirements, use-of-force limits, and civilian oversight protections (H.R.5107)
  • Opposed imposes mandatory pretrial detention and cash bail requirements in Washington, D.C. — overriding local criminal justice reforms (H.R.5214)
The District Reality
549.3
Incarcerated per 100K
37% less than national avg (872.3)
26.8
Opioid deaths per 100K
6% more than national avg (25.3)
1.1
Killed by police per 100K
National avg: 1.9 per 100K · (2021-2026) · Mapping Police Violence
District racial composition
Black 5% Hispanic 16.1% White 69.2% Asian 6% Other 3.7%
11.9
Segregation index
32% less than national avg (17.55)
Money & Influence
$10,600
Direct PAC contributions · tenure to date
GIFFORDS PAC ($6,000), BRADY PAC ($4,600)

12 tracked items: 4 fail, 0 mixed, 8 pass · $10,600 from related PACs.

Methodology partially informed by ACLU View scorecard
Climate
A
33 items
#97/426

Climate legislation, fossil fuel subsidies, environmental regulation, and the transition to clean energy.

Scored Actions
  • Opposed the methane emissions charge on oil and gas producers by voting against repeal (H.J.Res.35)
  • Opposed streamlines natural gas pipeline permitting and reduces environmental review requirements (H.R.3668)
  • Opposed GRID Power Act — undermines electric grid modernization toward renewable energy sources (H.R.1047)
  • Opposed the SPEED Act weakening environmental review for energy projects (H.R.4776)
  • Opposed delays EPA power plant emission rules under the guise of grid reliability (H.R.3632)
  • × Failed to cosponsor End Polluter Welfare Act — eliminates approximately $190 billion in fossil fuel subsidies, tax loopholes, and federal giveaways over 10 years, including provisions for enhanced oil recovery, fossil fuel R&D, and below-market royalty rates on federal lands (H.R.4714)
  • × Failed to cosponsor House Concurrent Resolution declaring a health and safety emergency disproportionately affecting the fundamental rights of children due to executive-branch directives that unleash fossil fuels and greenhouse gas emissions while suppressing climate change science (H.Con.Res.44)
  • × Failed to cosponsor Polluters Pay Climate Fund Act — imposes a $1 trillion total assessment ($100 billion per year over 10 years) on the largest fossil-fuel companies, allocated by each company's share of covered historical greenhouse-gas emissions, with proceeds funding climate adaptation and damage mitigation (H.R.1135)
  • Opposed Fire Improvement and Reforming Exceptional Events (FIRE) Act — amends the Clean Air Act to exclude air-quality monitoring data influenced by wildfires from compliance determinations, allowing states to discount real exposure when measured against federal standards (H.R.6387)
  • Opposed Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act — amends the Energy Conservation and Production Act to repeal federal building energy efficiency performance standards (Section 305(a)(3)(D)(i)), removing fossil-fuel-reduction targets for new and majorly-renovated federal buildings (H.R.4690)
  • Opposed Foreign Emissions and Nonattainment Clarification for Economic Stability (FENCES) Act — amends the Clean Air Act to exclude foreign-origin emissions from nonattainment-area determinations, softening EPA enforcement against communities with high cross-border pollution (H.R.6409)
  • Opposed reducing and Eliminating Duplicative Environmental Regulations (RED Tape) Act — amends Section 309 of the Clean Air Act to strike EPA's authority to review and comment on (a) federal construction projects, (b) major federal agency actions affecting the environment, and (c) proposed federal regulations (H.R.6398)
  • Opposed Homeowner Energy Freedom Act — repeals three IRA building-energy provisions: §50122 home electrification and efficiency rebates (heat pumps, electric stoves, weatherization for low- and moderate-income households), §50123 contractor training grants, and §50131 state energy-code adoption assistance, while rescinding unobligated balances (H.R.4758)
  • Opposed Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act — bars DOE from prescribing new or amended energy conservation standards unless "technologically feasible and economically justified" (H.R.4626)
  • Opposed saving Homeowners from Overregulation With Exceptional Rinsing Act — amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to revise the definition of showerhead, rolling back DOE water-efficiency standards (H.R.4593)
  • Opposed PERMIT Act — Clean Water Act amendment package weakening NPDES permitting, fast-tracking pipeline reviews, and limiting judicial review. (H.R.3898)
  • Opposed fast-tracking of LNG export terminal approvals bypassing environmental review (H.R.1949)
  • Opposed FY26 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act cutting Department of Energy clean energy programs and including policy riders against renewable energy deployment. (H.R.4553)
  • Opposed Budget resolution enabling rollback of clean energy tax credits and environmental regulations (H.Con.Res.14)
  • Opposed amends the Congressional Review Act to allow a single joint resolution to disapprove multiple regulations submitted during the final year of a President's term. (H.R.77)
  • Opposed the Fix Our Forests Act reducing NEPA environmental review requirements (H.R.471)
  • Signed Bicameral letter to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin opposing the March 12, 2025 announcement of 31 environmental rule rollbacks (EPA Assault Letter)
  • Opposed overturns protections against oil and gas drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (H.J.Res.131)
  • Opposed overturns BLM limits on coal leasing on federal lands in Wyoming (H.J.Res.130)
  • Opposed overturns protections against oil and gas drilling in Alaska's Western Arctic (S.J.Res.80)
  • Opposed the One Big Beautiful Bill repealing IRA clean energy credits and expanding drilling (H.R.1)
  • Opposed rolling back California's clean car emission standards (H.J.Res.88)
  • Did not vote on blocks California's waiver requiring manufacturers to sell increasing percentages of zero-emission trucks (H.J.Res.87)
  • Did not vote on blocks California's waiver setting stricter nitrogen oxide emission limits for heavy-duty trucks (H.J.Res.89)
  • Opposed rescinds U.S. international climate funding commitments, withdrawing from global climate cooperation (H.Res.590)
  • Opposed overturns EPA rule allowing major hazardous air pollutant sources to reclassify as area sources, reducing the scope of Clean Air Act protections (S.J.Res.31)
  • Opposed Joint resolution of disapproval repealing BOEM's rule requiring oil and gas operators to report potential harms to marine archaeological sites before drilling approval. (S.J.Res.11)
  • Opposed overturns Department of Energy efficiency standards for water heaters, blocking energy savings and emissions reductions (H.J.Res.20)
The District Reality
65.3 / 100
Natural disaster risk score
20% more than national avg (54.3) — lower is better
9.08%
Adults with asthma
6% less than national avg (9.7%)
60
Water safety violations
Money & Influence
$4,000
Direct PAC contributions · tenure to date
$26,796
Direct PAC contributions · tenure to date
Outside spending: $50,092 supporting
Travel Disclosures
$18,750
6 trips · House Travel Disclosures
Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) Institute · Asheville, NC Fontana Dam, NC Townsend, TN · 2025-06-16 Filing $2,343
Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) Institute · Asheville, NC Fontana Dam, NC Townsend, TN · 2025-06-16 Filing $1,888
Climate Solutions Foundation · Idaho Falls, ID · 2025-06-16 Filing $1,315
+ 3 more

33 tracked items: 3 fail, 2 mixed, 28 pass · $30,796 from related PACs.

Methodology partially informed by LCV View scorecard
Democracy & Voting Rights
B+
10 items
#92/426

Voting access, election integrity, gerrymandering, and the defense of democratic institutions.

Scored Actions
  • Opposed the SAVE Act requiring citizenship proof to vote — a voter suppression measure (H.R.22)
  • Cosponsored D.C. statehood giving 700,000 residents full voting representation in Congress (H.R.51)
  • × Failed to cosponsor independent redistricting commissions to end partisan gerrymandering (H.R.5449)
  • × Failed to cosponsor strengthens protections against voter intimidation at polling places and during the registration process (H.R.4894)
  • Opposed D.C. local election autonomy by voting against federal override of noncitizen voting rules (H.R.884)
  • Opposed Non-binding resolution denouncing socialism in all forms — a political messaging vote (H.Con.Res.58)
  • Did not vote on Resolution honoring the life and legacy of Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, after his assassination (H.Res.719)
  • Voted YES on censures Representative Ilhan Omar and strips her committee assignments over public statements (H.Res.713)
  • Opposed censuring Rep. Al Green for protesting Trump's Medicaid cuts on the House floor (H.Res.189)
  • Cosponsored the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act restoring federal preclearance (H.R.14)
State Context
28,000
Denied voting rights (felony convictions) in Illinois
63.9%
Voter turnout
8% more than national avg (59%)
Money & Influence
$16,700
Direct PAC contributions · tenure to date

10 tracked items: 2 fail, 1 mixed, 7 pass · $16,700 from related PACs.

10 tracked items See methodology
Money in Politics
D
7 items
#130/428

Campaign finance, lobbying disclosure, corporate political influence, and the integrity of the legislative process.

Scored Actions
  • × Failed to cosponsor banning members of Congress from trading individual stocks while in office (H.R.1908)
  • × Failed to cosponsor requiring disclosure of dark money donors in elections (H.R.2498)
  • × Failed to cosponsor Constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United by clarifying that constitutional rights apply to people, not corporations (H.J.Res.54)
  • × Failed to cosponsor abolishing Super PACs that allow unlimited political spending (H.R.2352)
  • × Failed to cosponsor closes the revolving door between Congress and lobbying by extending cooling-off periods and restricting lobbying by former officials (H.R.3554)
  • × Failed to cosponsor eliminating corporate PACs from making campaign contributions (H.R.4799)
  • Opposed CFPB consumer protections for digital payment apps by voting against repeal (S.J.Res.28)
Context
$1.1M
Outside spending (dark money)
$508K supporting · $613K opposing · tenure to date
Money & Influence
Corporate Financing Connections
$42,815
2 employers · FEC Schedule A
Cme Group $27,615
Bain Capital $15,200
Travel Disclosures
$2,047
2 trips · House Travel Disclosures
Center Forward · Nashville, VA · 2024-03-22 Filing $1,042
Third Way Foundation · New York, NY · 2023-06-01 Filing $1,005

7 tracked items: 6 fail, 0 mixed, 1 pass · $476,660 from related PACs · 2 corporate financing connections.

7 tracked items See methodology

Where Sean Stands

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Sean Casten's Activity in Congress

Every action we track: 291 events across votes, cosponsorships, letters, floor speeches, sponsored travel, and stock disclosures.

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  1. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on Student Aid Ban for Israel Boycotts

  2. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on NDAA FY2027: Section 219 US-Israel Defense Merger

  3. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on NDAA FY2027 (House passage)

  4. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on FY27 NDAA: TRICARE Trans Care Ban (Mace)

  5. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on FY27 NDAA: DoDEA Trans Athletics Ban (Mace)

  6. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on NDAA Amendment: Codify Transgender Military Service Ban (Boebert)

  7. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on Massie Amendment — Bar Israel Funding / Cut $3.3B FMF

  8. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted YES on Lebanon War Powers Resolution — Remove Forces

  9. Speech

    Rep. Sean Casten Rep. Casten criticizes rising energy costs and gasoline prices since Trump's election, arguing the administration prioritizes oil company profits over consumer interests. He promotes the Energy Bills Relief Act to prioritize affordable, reliable energy sources for consumers.

  10. Travel

    Rep. Sean Casten Sponsored travel to Belgium France — sponsored by Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) Institute

  11. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on Lebanon War Powers Resolution — Remove Forces

  12. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on School Gender-Recognition Consent Mandate

  13. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act — Subjects Charitable Bail Funds to Insurance Regulation

  14. Speech

    Rep. Sean Casten Rep. Casten criticizes the Supreme Court for decisions undermining voting rights protections, comparing the Court's agenda to the Klan. He calls on Congress to use its legislative authority to defend voting rights and constitutional protections for all Americans.

  15. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on FISA Section 702 Reauthorization (3-Year Extension)

  16. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on FIRE Act

  17. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act

  18. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted YES on Haiti TPS Designation Act

  19. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted YES on Iran War Powers Resolution — Remove Forces

  20. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on FENCES Act

  21. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on RED Tape Act

  22. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Cosponsored Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act of 2025

  23. Travel

    Rep. Sean Casten Sponsored travel to New York, NY — sponsored by Center Forward

  24. Travel

    Rep. Sean Casten Sponsored travel to New York, NY — sponsored by Global Women's Innovation Network (GlobalWIN)

  25. Travel

    Rep. Sean Casten Sponsored travel to Middleburg, VA — sponsored by Center Forward

  26. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on DHS Appropriations Act, 2026 (Standalone)

  27. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted YES on Iran War Powers Resolution — Remove Forces

  28. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Sean Casten Voted YES on Reaffirming Iran as Largest State Sponsor of Terrorism

  29. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on Homeowner Energy Freedom Act

  30. Speech

    Rep. Sean Casten Argues the winners of the global energy race are being decided now, making the case for clean energy investment to maintain American competitiveness and energy independence.

  31. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Cosponsored Healthy Families Act

  32. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act

  33. Travel

    Rep. Sean Casten Sponsored travel to Israel Jordan — sponsored by J Street Education Fund

  34. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Cosponsored Transgender Bill of Rights

  35. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted YES on Housing for the 21st Century Act

  36. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on DHS Appropriations Act (ICE Funding)

  37. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on Pregnant Students' Rights Act

  38. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women Act

  39. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on SHOWER Act

  40. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted YES on ACA Premium Tax Credit Extension

  41. Speech

    Rep. Sean Casten Casten demands ICE accountability after the killing of an American citizen, arguing the agency has become lawless and dangerous.

  42. Travel

    Rep. Sean Casten Sponsored travel to Las Vegas, NV — sponsored by Consumer Technology Association

  43. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on Do No Harm in Medicaid Act

  44. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on SPEED Act (Permitting Reform)

  45. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted YES on Western Hemisphere War Powers Resolution

  46. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted YES on Venezuela War Powers Resolution

  47. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on Lower Health Care Premiums Act — Abortion Insurance CSR Restriction

  48. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on Protect Childrens Innocence Act

  49. Speech

    Rep. Sean Casten Casten addresses gun violence tragedies, comparing two countries' experiences with shootings and arguing for stronger gun safety measures.

  50. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on Kayla Hamilton Act

  51. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on Power Plant Reliability Act

  52. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on Pipeline Reviews Act

  53. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted YES on Protect Americas Workforce Act

  54. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on PERMIT Act — Clean Water Act Permitting Rollback

  55. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on Denouncing the Horrors of Socialism

  56. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Cosponsored John Lewis Every Child Deserves a Family Act

  57. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on CLEAN DC Act

  58. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on DC Cash Bail Reform Act

  59. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on Unlocking Domestic LNG Potential Act

  60. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on CRA: Arctic Refuge Oil/Gas Protections

  61. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on CRA: Wyoming Coal BLM Rule

  62. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on CRA: Alaska Western Arctic Drilling

  63. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Cosponsored International Human Rights Defense Act

  64. Vote

    MIXED Rep. Sean Casten Voted NOT VOTING on Honoring the Life and Legacy of Charlie Kirk

  65. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on GRID Power Act

  66. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted YES on Censuring Representative Ilhan Omar

  67. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Cosponsored FAMILY Act of 2025

  68. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Cosponsored George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2025

  69. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Cosponsored FAIR Act (Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform)

  70. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on Stop Illegal Entry Act

  71. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on FY26 NDAA: EFMP Trans Care Ban (Norman)

  72. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on FY26 NDAA: TRICARE Trans Care Ban (Mace)

  73. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on Energy and Water Appropriations Act, 2026

  74. Travel

    Rep. Sean Casten Sponsored travel to St. Louis, MO — sponsored by St. Louis AgriBusiness Club

  75. Travel

    Rep. Sean Casten Sponsored travel to Fairbanks, AK — sponsored by American Lands Project

  76. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Cosponsored Restoring Essential Healthcare Act

  77. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Cosponsored EACH Act of 2025

  78. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on DoD Appropriations FY2026

  79. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on International Climate Funding Rescission

  80. Speech

    Rep. Sean Casten Casten (D) warns that cryptocurrency is being used by criminals and corrupt politicians, opposing bills to defund crypto enforcement.

  81. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Cosponsored Womens Health Protection Act of 2025

  82. Travel

    Rep. Sean Casten Sponsored travel to Asheville, NC Fontana Dam, NC Townsend, TN — sponsored by Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) Institute

  83. Travel

    Rep. Sean Casten Sponsored travel to Asheville, NC Fontana Dam, NC Townsend, TN — sponsored by Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) Institute

  84. Travel

    Rep. Sean Casten Sponsored travel to Idaho Falls, ID — sponsored by Climate Solutions Foundation

  85. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on D.C. Federal Immigration Compliance Act

  86. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on Rescissions Act — Foreign Aid Cuts

  87. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Cosponsored Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act

  88. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on HALT Fentanyl Act

  89. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on Prohibit Noncitizen Voting in D.C. Elections

  90. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on Resolution Thanking ICE

  91. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on One Big Beautiful Bill Act — Medicaid Work Requirements

  92. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on One Big Beautiful Bill — PP Defunding Provision

  93. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on One Big Beautiful Bill (IRA Repeal, Drilling Expansion)

  94. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on CRA: EPA HAP Source Reclassification

  95. Speech

    Rep. Sean Casten Rep. Casten argues Medicaid benefits all of us, defending the program against cuts and highlighting how it supports working families.

  96. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Cosponsored Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act of 2025

  97. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on CRA: CA Clean Cars II Waiver Disapproval

  98. Vote

    MIXED Rep. Sean Casten Voted NOT VOTING on CRA: CA Clean Trucks Waiver Disapproval

  99. Vote

    MIXED Rep. Sean Casten Voted NOT VOTING on CRA: CA Low-NOx Waiver Disapproval

  100. Speech

    Rep. Sean Casten Rep. Casten shares the story of a cancer patient affected by NIH cuts, warning that research funding reductions threaten American lives.

  101. Speech
  102. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Cosponsored Equality Act

  103. Travel

    Rep. Sean Casten Sponsored travel to New York, NY — sponsored by Center Forward

  104. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on SAVE Act (119th)

  105. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on No Rogue Rulings Act — Limit Nationwide Injunctions

  106. Letter

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Signed Letter: Bicameral Letter Opposing EPA's Wholesale Assault on Environmental Protections (Apr 2025)

  107. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on CRA: CFPB Digital Payment Apps Rule

  108. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Cosponsored Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act

  109. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Cosponsored Raise the Wage Act of 2025

  110. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Cosponsored No Tax Breaks for Union Busting Act

  111. Travel

    Rep. Sean Casten Sponsored travel to Middleburg, VA — sponsored by Center Forward

  112. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Cosponsored Paycheck Fairness Act

  113. Letter

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Signed Letter: Letters Demanding Release of Detained Palestinian Students (Khalil, Ozturk, Mahdawi)

  114. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on CRA: BOEM Marine Archaeological Resources Rule Disapproval

  115. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on Censuring Representative Al Green

  116. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Cosponsored Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025

  117. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Cosponsored John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025

  118. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Cosponsored Safe Schools Improvement Act

  119. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on CRA: Water Heater Efficiency Standards

  120. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Cosponsored American Dream and Promise Act of 2025

  121. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on FY2025 Budget Resolution (Medicaid Cuts)

  122. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on Budget Resolution FY2025

  123. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on CRA: Methane Emissions Charge Disapproval

  124. Speech

    Rep. Sean Casten Rep. Casten shares the story of a federal worker fired by President Trump, highlighting the disruption to families and essential government services.

  125. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act (119th)

  126. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on Midnight Rules Relief Act — En Bloc CRA Disapproval

  127. Speech

    Rep. Sean Casten Rep. Casten delivers extended speech characterizing DOGE's access to U.S. Treasury payment systems as a hack, raising cybersecurity and accountability concerns.

  128. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Cosponsored Right to Contraception Act

  129. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

  130. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on Fix Our Forests Act

  131. Speech

    Rep. Sean Casten Rep. Casten uses a satirical magic trick metaphor to criticize Republican fiscal and policy claims, challenging the math behind proposed tax cuts and spending.

  132. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act

  133. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on ICC Sanctions Bill

  134. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on Laken Riley Act

  135. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Cosponsored Washington, D.C. Admission Act

  136. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on NDAA FY2025 (enacted conference report)

  137. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on Prove It Act of 2024

  138. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on Nonprofit Status Stripping Act

  139. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act

  140. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act

  141. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted YES on Social Security Fairness Act

  142. Travel

    Rep. Sean Casten Sponsored travel to Washington, DC; Huntsville, IL; various IL locations — sponsored by Growmark, Illinois Soybean Association Checkoff Board, and Illinois Corn Marketing Board

  143. Letter

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Signed Letter: Aysenur Eygi Investigation Letter

  144. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on GUARDRAIL Act (SEC Climate Disclosures)

  145. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act

  146. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on Fiduciary and Retirement Fund Rules Act

  147. Trade

    Rep. Sean Casten Purchase $15,001 - $50,000 of Myno Carbon Corp promissory note

  148. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on Federal Contractor Hiring Standards Act

  149. Travel

    Rep. Sean Casten Sponsored travel to Israel — sponsored by J Street Education Fund

  150. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Cosponsored Housing Supply and Affordability Act

  151. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on SAVE Act

  152. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on DoD Appropriations FY2025

  153. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on FY25 DoD Approps Amendment — Prohibit Cluster Munition Acquire/Use/Transfer/Sell

  154. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted YES on FY25 DoD Approps Amendment — Defund Pentagon Unfunded Priorities List

  155. Letter

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Signed Letter: P-2 Designation Letter — Refugee Status for Gaza Palestinians

  156. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on FY25 NDAA Amendment — Prohibit Cluster Munition Transfer

  157. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on DOD Approp Amendment: Ban Abortion Travel Reimbursement

  158. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on FY25 NDAA: EFMP Trans Care Ban (Norman)

  159. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on FY25 NDAA: TRICARE Trans Care Ban

  160. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on FY25 NDAA: DODEA Book Ban (Steube)

  161. Travel

    Rep. Sean Casten Sponsored travel to Austin, TX Dallas, TX — sponsored by Information Technology and Innovation Foundation

  162. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Cosponsored George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2024

  163. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted YES on Federal Prison Oversight Act

  164. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on Detain and Deport Aliens Who Assault Cops Act

  165. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on Equal Representation Act

  166. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on Disapproval of NLRB Joint Employer Rule

  167. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on Antisemitism Awareness Act

  168. Letter

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Signed Letter: Rafah Letter — Withhold Weapons if Invasion

  169. Travel

    Rep. Sean Casten Sponsored travel to Austin, TX — sponsored by Center Forward

  170. Trade

    Rep. Sean Casten Purchase $15,001 - $50,000 of Myno Carbon Corp convertible note

  171. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Sean Casten Voted YES on Condemns Biden Weapons Pause to Israel

  172. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on Standing Against Houthi Aggression Act

  173. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on Iran Sanctions Relief Review Act

  174. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on Iran Counterterrorism Act

  175. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on Rescission of Iran Waivers and Licenses

  176. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Sean Casten Voted YES on Condemns 'From the River to the Sea' Slogan

  177. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Sean Casten Voted YES on FISA Section 702 Reauthorization

  178. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on FISA Warrant Amendment (Biggs)

  179. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted YES on A Stronger Workforce for America Act

  180. Letter

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Signed Letter: Stop Weapons Letter — Withhold After WCK Strike

  181. Travel

    Rep. Sean Casten Sponsored travel to Nashville, VA — sponsored by Center Forward

  182. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Cosponsored Recognize Killing of Palestinian-American Child

  183. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on USE IT Act

  184. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on Laken Riley Act (118th)

  185. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Cosponsored Access to Family Building Act

  186. Travel

    Rep. Sean Casten Sponsored travel to Mexico City, Mexico — sponsored by Center Forward

  187. Travel

    Rep. Sean Casten Sponsored travel to Israel — sponsored by J Street Education Fund

  188. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act

  189. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted YES on Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act (LIHTC Expansion)

  190. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on Consequences for Social Security Fraud Act

  191. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act

  192. Letter

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Signed Letter: Forced Displacement Letter — Oppose Gaza Displacement

  193. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women Act

  194. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on Pregnant Students' Rights Act

  195. Travel

    Rep. Sean Casten Sponsored travel to Las Vegas, NV — sponsored by Consumer Technology Association

  196. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Cosponsored Voters on the Move Registration Act

  197. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Sean Casten Voted YES on NDAA FY2024 (enacted conference report)

  198. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Sean Casten Voted YES on NDAA FY2024 Final Passage (with anti-abortion provisions)

  199. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on Choice in Automobile Retail Sales Act of 2023

  200. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted YES on Santos Expulsion Resolution

  201. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on Protecting Communities from Failure to Secure the Border Act

  202. Trade

    Rep. Sean Casten Purchase $15,001 - $50,000 of Myno Carbon Corp convertible note

  203. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on LHHS Approp Amendment: Defund Title X / Office of Population Affairs

  204. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on Defund HOPWA (Housing for People with AIDS)

  205. Trade

    Rep. Sean Casten Purchase $1,001 - $15,000 of Myno Carbon Corp convertible note

  206. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Cosponsored Safe Schools Improvement Act

  207. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Cosponsored FAMILY Act

  208. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on Ag-FDA Appropriations (Mifepristone Riders)

  209. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on DHS Appropriations (anti-LGBTQ riders)

  210. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted YES on FY24 DoD Approps Amendment — Defund Pentagon Unfunded Priorities List

  211. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on FY24 DoD Approps Amendment — Prohibit Cluster Munition Transfer

  212. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on Boebert USDA LGBTQ Materials Ban

  213. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Cosponsored John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act

  214. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act

  215. Travel

    Rep. Sean Casten Sponsored travel to Norway — sponsored by Aspen Institute, Breakthrough Energy Foundation, and Climate Imperative Foundation

  216. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Cosponsored Expanding the VOTE Act

  217. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Cosponsored Democracy Restoration Act of 2023

  218. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Cosponsored Protecting Our Democracy Act

  219. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Cosponsored Raise the Wage Act

  220. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on Schools Not Shelters Act

  221. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted YES on FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024

  222. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Cosponsored Freedom to Vote Act (successor to For the People Act)

  223. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Cosponsored Freedom to Vote Act (Campaign Finance Provisions)

  224. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on FY24 NDAA Amendment — Halt Cluster Munition Transfer to Ukraine

  225. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on NDAA Amendment: Ban Pride Flags at DOD Facilities

  226. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on FY24 NDAA: Boebert DODEA Book Ban

  227. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on FY24 NDAA Amendment — Expand Section 1033 Police Transfer Program

  228. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted YES on FY24 NDAA Amendment — Reduce Deployed ICBMs

  229. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted YES on FY24 NDAA Amendment — Defund B83-1 Nuclear Gravity Bomb

  230. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on NDAA Amendment: Ban DOD Abortion Travel Funding

  231. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on NDAA Amendment: Ban Transgender Healthcare for Military

  232. Travel

    Rep. Sean Casten Sponsored travel to Washington, DC — sponsored by Options Clearing Corporation, CBOE Global Markets

  233. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Cosponsored Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act

  234. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Cosponsored Equality Act

  235. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Cosponsored Right to Contraception Act

  236. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on REINS Act of 2023

  237. Vote

    MIXED Rep. Sean Casten Voted NOT VOTING on Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act

  238. Travel

    Rep. Sean Casten Sponsored travel to New York, NY — sponsored by Third Way Foundation

  239. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Cosponsored Do No Harm Act

  240. Trade

    Rep. Sean Casten Purchase $15,001 - $50,000 of Myno Carbon Corp convertible note

  241. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Cosponsored Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2023

  242. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on Secure the Border Act

  243. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act

  244. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on Somalia War Powers Resolution

  245. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023

  246. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023

  247. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on Disapproval of WOTUS Rule

  248. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Cosponsored Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act

  249. Travel

    Rep. Sean Casten Sponsored travel to Chicago, IL — sponsored by Jobs for the Future, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Conrad N. Hilton Foundation

  250. Trade

    Rep. Sean Casten Purchase $1,001 - $15,000 of Myno Carbon Corp

  251. Travel

    Rep. Sean Casten Sponsored travel to France — sponsored by Global Women's Innovation Network

  252. Travel

    Rep. Sean Casten Sponsored travel to Middleburg, VA — sponsored by Center Forward

  253. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Cosponsored Women's Health Protection Act

  254. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Cosponsored Transgender Bill of Rights

  255. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on Lower Energy Costs Act

  256. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Cosponsored International Human Rights Defense Act

  257. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on School Gender-Recognition Consent and Notification Mandate

  258. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on Disapproval of DOL ESG Rule

  259. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Cosponsored Paycheck Fairness Act

  260. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on Syria Withdrawal War Powers Resolution

  261. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Cosponsored Protecting the Right to Organize Act

  262. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Cosponsored DISCLOSE Act

  263. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Cosponsored DISCLOSE Act

  264. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on Disapproval of D.C. Noncitizen Voting

  265. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on Disapproval of DC Criminal Code Reform

  266. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on Strategic Production Response Act

  267. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Cosponsored EACH Act

  268. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Cosponsored Democracy for All Amendment

  269. Trade

    Rep. Sean Casten Purchase $15,001 - $50,000 of Myno Carbon Corp convertible note

  270. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

  271. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Voted NO on Condemning attacks on pro-life facilities

  272. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sean Casten Cosponsored D.C. Statehood

  273. Travel

    Rep. Sean Casten Sponsored travel to Las Vegas, NV — sponsored by Consumer Technology Association

  274. Travel

    Rep. Sean Casten Sponsored travel to Las Vegas, NV — sponsored by Consumer Technology Association

  275. Travel

    Rep. Sean Casten Sponsored travel to Morris, IL, Willowbrook, IL — sponsored by Growmark, Illinois Corn Marketing Board, and Illinois Soybean Association Checkoff Board

  276. Travel

    Rep. Sean Casten Sponsored travel to Morris, IL, Willowbrook, IL — sponsored by Growmark, Illinois Corn Marketing Board, and Illinois Soybean Association Checkoff Board

  277. Travel

    Rep. Sean Casten Sponsored travel to Knoxville, TN — sponsored by Foundation for Nuclear Studies

  278. Trade

    Rep. Sean Casten Purchase $50,001 - $100,000 of Myno Carbon Corp convertible note

  279. Travel

    Rep. Sean Casten Sponsored travel to San Francisco, CA — sponsored by Global Women's Innovation Network

  280. Travel

    Rep. Sean Casten Sponsored travel to Reykjavik, Iceland — sponsored by Aspen Institute, Democracy Fund, and Rockefeller Brothers Fund

  281. Travel

    Rep. Sean Casten Sponsored travel to Tel Aviv, Israel — sponsored by J Street Education Fund

  282. Trade

    Rep. Sean Casten Purchase $15,001 - $50,000 of Myno Carbon Corp convertible note

  283. Trade

    Rep. Sean Casten Purchase $15,001 - $50,000 of Myno Carbon Corp convertible note

  284. Travel

    Rep. Sean Casten Sponsored travel to Middleburg, VA — sponsored by Center Forward

  285. Travel

    Rep. Sean Casten Sponsored travel to Middleburg, Virginia — sponsored by Center Forward

  286. Travel

    Rep. Sean Casten Sponsored travel to Tel Aviv — sponsored by J Street Education Fund

  287. Travel

    Rep. Sean Casten Sponsored travel to Middleburg, VA — sponsored by Center Forward

  288. Travel

    Rep. Sean Casten Sponsored travel to Philadelphia, PA — sponsored by Democracy Fund, Pew Charitable Trusts, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

  289. Trade

    Rep. Sean Casten Purchase $1,001 - $15,000 of Myno Carbon Corp

  290. Trade

    Rep. Sean Casten Purchase $15,001 - $50,000 of Myno Carbon Corp

  291. Travel

    Rep. Sean Casten Sponsored travel to Aspen, CO — sponsored by Aspen Institute

PACs and Donors Funding Sean Casten's Campaign

Money raised (to the campaign) vs outside money (spent for or against) · per FEC filings.

Where the money comes from

Money raised, by source

Individual PAC

Composition

Area = share of money raised · source → type / size

Raised by cycle

PAC vs individual money over time

PAC by interest categoryDirect PAC contributions plus individual donations earmarked through PACs, for the tracked interest groups. Source: FEC filings.

Tracked interest groups · the accountability lens

Largest PAC donors · all-time · click for FEC filing

Individual donor ties

Itemized individual donors · $200+ contributions reported to the FEC

Where donors live
Top employers of donorsThe employer that itemized donors ($200+) report on their own FEC filing, a proxy for which industries a member’s donors come from. This is not the member’s employer, and not PAC or corporate money.

Outside money — spent for / against

Not raised by the campaign · independent expenditures (FEC Schedule E)

By interest category
Top outside spenders
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Data: Federal Election Commission. Tenure to date. Updated 2026-09-09.

Sean Casten's Stock Trades, Travel, and Disclosures

Stock Trades

12
disclosed trades
Based on STOCK Act filings from the House Clerk. Shows transaction type, amount range, and filing date.
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Travel Disclosures

41
sponsored trips
Based on Clerk of the House travel disclosures. Includes sponsor, destination, and cost.
Sponsor sectors: Climate (6) · Palestine / Israel (5) · Healthcare (2)
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Floor Speeches

speeches
Analyzed floor speeches · 119th Congress
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Community Projects

$37,385,332
requested (15 projects) · FY2026
Community project funding requests directed to local projects through the appropriations process.
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Legislative Effectiveness

0/47
enacted
Bills introduced vs enacted · 119th Congress. Compared to chamber average for bill advancement rates.
Introduced
47
Passed Cmte
0
Passed Chamber
0
Enacted
0
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Attendance

99.4%
119th Congress
119th Congress avg & ranking. Session-by-session breakdown shown below for reference.
119th-2 (2026)
99.7%
313/314
119th-1 (2025)
99.2%
359/362
118th-2 (2024)
99.4%
514/517
118th-1 (2023)
98.5%
713/724
119th avg: 96.4% · Rank: #76 of 445
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Their District: Illinois · IL-6

747,517
residents
$99,953 median household income · 7.5% poverty rate · 5.4% uninsured
Racial Composition
Hispanic/Latino 16.1% White (non-Hisp.) 69.2% Black (non-Hisp.) 5% Asian (non-Hisp.) 6% Other (non-Hisp.) 3.7%
41.4Median Age
$1,480Median Rent
5.1%Unemployment
44.2%Bachelor's+
77.2%Homeownership
16%Foreign-born
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS 2024)

Financial Disclosure

7
recent filings · 2021–2025
Annual Form A disclosures filed with the House Clerk under the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.
Disclosed net worth 2025 Annual $1.5M – $5M
By filing year select a year
2025 Annual — $1.5M–$5M · 34 holdings · 1 liability · filed Aug 10, 2026
View this filing on the Clerk portal (PDF)
2024 Annual — $1.5M–$4.9M · 41 holdings · 1 liability · filed Aug 6, 2025
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2023 Annual — $1.1M–$4.2M · 47 holdings · 1 liability · filed Aug 9, 2024
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2022 Amendment — $932K–$4.1M · 44 holdings · 1 liability · filed Jan 16, 2024
View this filing on the Clerk portal (PDF)
2021 Amendment — $1.3M–$4.7M · 46 holdings · 1 liability · filed Jan 16, 2024
View this filing on the Clerk portal (PDF)

The line inside each bar marks the middle of the reported range.

amended More than one filing covers that year. The figure comes from the most complete one, and the others remain on the Clerk's portal.

2025 filing contains
34 assets 1 liability
Form A reports values in statutory bands, for example $100,001–$250,000, and its top band is open-ended. Assets held by a spouse or dependent child appear here because the form requires it. Figures are shown rounded.
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Source: disclosures-clerk.house.gov · 2025 Annual, filed Aug 10, 2026
Disclosure data last pulled from the Clerk on Sep 5, 2026.

Sean Casten's recent press releases

35 recent press releases from https://casten.house.gov. · Updated 3 days ago