119th Congress (2025–2026) · Last updated November 3, 2026 · 164 entries
119th Congress (2025–2026) · Last updated November 3, 2026 · 164 entries
Jesús G. "Chuy" García's Grades Across 12 Issue Areas
Palestine / Israel
A
12 items #12/430
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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
✓Cosponsored the Block the Bombs Act to stop the transfer of U.S. weapons used in Gaza (H.R.3565)
✓Cosponsored 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)
✓Cosponsored 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)
✓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)
✓Voted YES 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)
✓Signed letter opposing Israel's use of food as a weapon and starvation tactics in Gaza (Food Weaponization Letter)
✓Cosponsored restoring U.S. funding for UNRWA, the UN agency serving Palestinian refugees (H.R.2411)
✓Signed letters demanding the release of detained Palestinian students including Khalil, Ozturk, and Mahdawi (Student Letter)
✓Cosponsored blocking $12B in U.S. weapons transfers to Israel, in violation of U.S. and international law (H.J.Res.68)
Context
$3.8 billion per yearper year in U.S. military aid to Israel ⓘ
Under 10-year MOU + supplemental
74,615+killed in Gaza ⓘ
20,179+children killed
4,000+child amputees: largest child amputee crisis in modern conflict
175,899+people injured
262 journalists killed · 1,701+ medical workers killed
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
31.5%
Residents born in another country
National avg: 14.1%
83%
Residents who are U.S. citizens
National avg: 93.2%
$1.5B / year in state & local taxes paid by undocumented immigrants in Illinois
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)
✓Cosponsored repeals the U.S. trade embargo on Cuba by dismantling the statutory pillars of 60+ years of economic sanctions (H.R.7521)
✓Cosponsored 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)
×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 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)
✓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 resolution directing the removal of U.S. Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in Lebanon (H.Con.Res.84)
✓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)
✓Cosponsored prohibits the use of federal funds for military force in or against Cuba (H.R.8103)
✓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
Partnership for Participatory International Policy and Center for Economic and Policy Research· Mexico· 2025-07-29Filing$807
10 tracked items: 3 fail, 0 mixed, 7 pass · $671,500 from related PACs (net of $12,000 returned).
Methodology partially informed by AFL-CIO
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Reproductive Rights
A-
10 items #95/430
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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)
Methodology partially informed by Planned Parenthood Action
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LGBTQ+ Rights
A
18 items #18/430
▾
Anti-discrimination protections, trans rights, marriage equality, and legislation that restricts LGBTQ+ rights.
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)
✓Cosponsored 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)
✓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 Do No Harm Act — prevents the Religious Freedom Restoration Act from being used to discriminate against LGBTQ+ individuals (H.R.1954)
✓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 protecting access to gender-affirming healthcare (H.R.2487)
✓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)
×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 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
618.1
Incarcerated per 100K
29% less than national avg (872.3)
34.2
Opioid deaths per 100K
35% more than national avg (25.3)
0.5
Killed by police per 100K
National avg: 1.9 per 100K · (2021-2026) · Mapping Police Violence
District racial composition
Black 4.7% Hispanic 66.3% White 23.2% Asian 4.3% Other 1.5%
Climate legislation, fossil fuel subsidies, environmental regulation, and the transition to clean energy.
Scored Actions
✓Opposed repealing the methane emissions charge on oil and gas producers (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)
✓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 rolling back DOE water-efficiency standards by redefining what counts as a showerhead (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 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)
✓Cosponsored 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)
✓Signed bicameral letter to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin opposing the March 12, 2025 announcement of 31 environmental rule rollbacks (EPA Assault Letter)
✓Cosponsored 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 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)
–Did not vote on rolling back California's clean car emission standards (H.J.Res.88)
✓Opposed blocks California's waiver requiring manufacturers to sell increasing percentages of zero-emission trucks (H.J.Res.87)
✓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
70.6 / 100
Natural disaster risk score ⓘ
30% more than national avg (54.3) — lower is better
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 overriding D.C.'s local election rules on noncitizen voting (H.R.884)
✓Signed letter accusing DOJ and DHS of using the search of Rep. Ilhan Omar's home 22 days before her election to sway the vote, and demanding no further action that could affect it (Omar Search Letter)
✓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 tabling a resolution to censure Representative Ilhan Omar and strip 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
Campaign finance, lobbying, corporate influence over lawmaking, and how Congress regulates banks, Wall Street, crypto, and consumer financial protections.
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)
✓Cosponsored Constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United by clarifying that constitutional rights apply to people, not corporations (H.J.Res.54)
✓Cosponsored 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 exempting up to $50 million a year in crypto token sales from SEC registration and moving many tokens to CFTC oversight (H.R.3633)
✓Opposed creating federal licenses for private stablecoin issuers, including big tech firms, with no deposit insurance for holders (S.1582)
✓Opposed repealing an OCC rule that ended automatic approval of bank mergers and added review of large deals' risks (S.J.Res.13)
✓Opposed repealing CFPB consumer protections for digital payment apps (S.J.Res.28)
✓Opposed repealing the CFPB's $5 cap on overdraft fees at banks and credit unions with over $10 billion in assets (S.J.Res.18)
Rep. Jesús G. "Chuy" García
Garcia honors Chicago Alderperson Michael Rodriguez, citing his paid leave ordinance and his work to strengthen Chicago's welcoming ordinance limiting police cooperation with ICE, and notes the closing of the Cicero taqueria Mr. Taco. He calls on the National Archives to halt the closure of its Chic
Rep. Jesús G. "Chuy" García
Garcia marks one year since Operation Midway Blitz, describing federal immigration raids in Chicago as racially profiled, violent, and lethal, and calls for dismantling DHS, holding agents accountable, and passing comprehensive immigration reform. A second remarks honors the late Little Village rest
Rep. Jesús G. "Chuy" García
Rep. Garcia commemorates Chicago transportation worker Riley O'Neil and addresses the 14th anniversary of DACA, criticizing the Trump administration's immigration enforcement actions and calling for passage of the Dream and Promise Act to create pathways to citizenship.
Rep. Jesús G. "Chuy" García
Democratic representatives criticize President Trump's 2027 budget proposal for cutting $73 billion from housing, food, education, and healthcare programs while requesting a record $1.5 trillion for defense spending, arguing these priorities harm working families and fund unpopular military conflict
Rep. Jesús G. "Chuy" García
Garcia addresses authority without accountability in immigration enforcement, condemning ICE violence and calling for congressional oversight of the agency.
Rep. Jesús G. "Chuy" García
Garcia (D-IL) argues ICE and DHS have lost credibility during Hispanic Heritage Month, detailing harmful enforcement actions against immigrant communities.
Rep. Jesús G. "Chuy" García
Sponsored travel to Mexico — sponsored by Partnership for Participatory International Policy and Center for Economic and Policy Research
Rep. Jesús G. "Chuy" García
Sponsored travel to Mexico — sponsored by Partnership for Participatory International Policy and Center for Economic and Policy Research
Rep. Jesús G. "Chuy" García
Sponsored travel to Mexico — sponsored by Partnership for Participatory International Policy and Center for Economic and Policy Research
Rep. Jesús G. "Chuy" García
Rep. Garcia criticizes Elon Musk's harmful actions through DOGE, warning of unchecked billionaire influence damaging government institutions.
Rep. Jesús G. "Chuy" García
Rep. Garcia warns against normalizing cruelty in immigration enforcement, criticizing ICE raids and family separation policies.
Rep. Jesús G. "Chuy" García
Sponsored travel to Guatemala — sponsored by Chicago Religious Leadership Network on Latin America, Partnership for Participatory International P
Rep. Jesús G. "Chuy" García
Sponsored travel to Guatemala Honduras — sponsored by Witness for Peace, Institute for Policy Studies, CISPES Education Fund, Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala
Rep. Jesús G. "Chuy" García
Sponsored travel to Guatemala Honduras — sponsored by Witness for Peace, Institute for Policy Studies, CISPES Education Fund, Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala
PACs and Donors Funding Jesús G. "Chuy" García's Campaign
Money raised and spent by the campaign, cash on hand, and outside money (spent for or against) · per FEC filings.
Where the money comes from all cycles
Money raised, by source
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Composition all cycles
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Raised by cycle by cycle
PAC vs individual money over time
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Individual donor ties all cycles
Itemized individual donors · $200+ contributions reported to the FEC
Where donors live
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Spending and cash on hand by cycle
What the campaign took in and spent each cycle, and the cash it had left at its latest filing.
Where the money went all cycles
Where the money goes all cycles
What the campaign spent, by category and by
vendor, from the itemized payments each committee files with the FEC.
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Outside money — spent for / against all cycles
Not raised by the campaign · independent expenditures (FEC Schedule E)
Based on the House Statement of Disbursements. Shows what the member's office spent from its allowance, by category, each quarter.
Staff pay: Salaries paid to the office's employees this quarter.
$357,515
Paid interns: Intern pay from the House's separate internship allowance.
$10,020
Rent, phones, and utilities: Office rent, phone and internet service, and utilities for the district and Washington offices.
$42,523
Travel: Travel by the member and staff on official business.
$14,776
Official mail: Mail sent under the member's signature in place of postage.
$41
Printing: Printing and reproduction, including newsletters and mailers.
$455
Supplies: Office supplies, publications, and software.
$2,634
Equipment: Computers, phones, furniture, and other equipment.
$1,443
Other services: Contracted services such as consulting, software subscriptions, and maintenance.
$8,488
Staff pay covers 18 people on the quarter's payroll. The House publishes each name and amount; we show the total and the count.
Quarter figures count spending from that year's allowance. Bills the House posted in the quarter for an earlier year's allowance count toward that earlier year.
By quarter
Office spending by quarter
Quarter
Amount
Jul–Sep 2023
$379,114
Oct–Dec 2023
$503,950
Jan–Mar 2024
$348,014
Apr–Jun 2024
$382,116
Jul–Sep 2024
$401,185
Oct–Dec 2024
$516,847
Jan–Mar 2025
$407,261
Apr–Jun 2025
$480,112
Jul–Sep 2025
$453,230
Oct–Dec 2025
$428,374
Jan–Mar 2026
$430,236
Apr–Jun 2026
$437,895
By session
Office spending by session
Session
Amount
116th-1 (2019)
$1,325,775
116th-2 (2020)
$1,367,002
117th-1 (2021)
$1,433,916
117th-2 (2022)
$1,687,753
118th-1 (2023)
$1,854,652
118th-2 (2024)
$1,837,003
119th-1 (2025)
$1,853,783
119th-2 (2026, so far)
$868,131 (still in progress)
Session totals include bills the House posted after the session ended. The current session is still in progress.
The download covers 118th-2 (2024) through 119th-2 (2026, so far).
Staff names are withheld in the download.
Their District: Illinois · IL-4
729,797
residents
$75,931 median household income · 13.6% poverty rate · 12.8% uninsured
Racial Composition
Hispanic/Latino 66.3% White (non-Hisp.) 23.2% Black (non-Hisp.) 4.7% Asian (non-Hisp.) 4.3% Other (non-Hisp.) 1.5%
36.9Median Age
$1,189Median Rent
6.8%Unemployment
24.8%Bachelor's+
63.1%Homeownership
31.5%Foreign-born
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS 2024 5-year estimates; boundaries of the 119th Congress)
Financial Disclosure by filing year
5
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 AnnualNot published for this filingEvery asset on this filing is listed with an undetermined value, so no net-worth range can be calculated.
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.
CHICAGO 一 Today, Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) and Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03) sent a letter to President Donald Trump strongly opposing the Trump administration’s proposed rule that would require Head Start programs…
CHICAGO 一 Hoy, los Congresistas Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) y Delia C. Ramírez (IL-03) enviaron una carta al presidente Donald Trump en la que se oponen firmemente a la regla propuesta por su administración, que exigiría que los programas…
CHICAGO — Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) issued the following statement honoring Dolores Huerta’s life and legacy:“Today, our hearts are heavy with grief as we mourn a giant of the labor, feminist, and civil rights movements.…
CHICAGO — Declaración del Congresista Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04):“Esta tarde, mi equipo fue alertado por el Servicio de Inspección Postal de los Estados Unidos (USPIS, por sus siglas en inglés) de que una carta sospechosa, dirigida a una…
CHICAGO — Statement from Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04):“This afternoon my staff was alerted by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) that a suspicious letter addressed to one of my district offices was intercepted at a local…
CHICAGO — Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04), along with Congressmembers Delia Ramirez (IL-03), Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), Summer Lee (PA-12), Ilhan Omar (MN-05), and Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) released a joint statement condemning the…
CHICAGO — Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) led his colleagues Congresswoman Delia Ramirez (IL-03), Congressmen Mike Quigley (IL-05), and Jonathan Jackson (IL-01) in a letter to the U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, condemning…
CHICAGO — Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) led a letter with 20 members of the U.S. House and Senate to the Archivist of the U.S. Bradford Wilson, expressing strong opposition to the announcement that the National Archives and…
Chicago, IL — Today, Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) and Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03) hosted an election security and polling location safety roundtable with public officials, government agencies, community stakeholders,…
Washington, D.C. — In the first joint interparliamentary action of its kind, bringing together more than 70 legislators from 13 countries across the Americas, including the United States, and Puerto Rico, Representatives Jesús “Chuy”…
Washington, D.C. — En una acción interparlamentaria conjunta sin precedentes que reúne a más de 70 legisladores de 13 países de las Américas, incluyendo los Estados Unidos, y Puerto Rico, el Representante Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04), junto…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Representatives Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04), Jahana Hayes (CT-05) and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), reintroduced the Diversifying by Investing in Educators and Students to Improve Outcomes For Youth (DIVERSIFY) Act,…
CHICAGO — Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04), a member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, announced today that Chicago’s Midway International Airport (MDW), located in his Congressional District, will receive…
CHICAGO — El Congresista Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04), miembro del Comité de Transporte e Infraestructura de la Cámara de Representantes, anunció hoy que el Aeropuerto Internacional Midway de Chicago (MDW), ubicado en su distrito…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) led 27 of his colleagues in a letter to Education Secretary Linda McMahon demanding she provide answers and transparency about the growing federal student loan default crisis as…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García issued the following statement on the passing of Gloria Steinem:“Gloria Steinem was not just a journalist, activist, organizer — she was a force of nature and a change-maker. As a towering…
Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) participated in the Third Panamerican Congress that took place from Friday, Aug. 21, through Sunday, Aug. 23. The opening day began with a press conference and an opening ceremony at Uruguay’s…
WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, Representative Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04), alongside Representatives Ilhan Omar (MN-05), Lou Correa (CA-46), and Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) introduced the Right to Learn Act, legislation designed to provide…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) issued the following statement on his vote against the FY27 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA):
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) issued the following statement after President Donald Trump’s speech attempting to undermine the 2026 election:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García issued the following statement on his vote for the Massie amendment to the FY27 State Department appropriations bill. The amendment would cut $3.3 billion in military aid to Israel.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Representatives Chuy García (IL-04) and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), and Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), reintroduced the Good Jobs for Good Airports Act, legislation that would improve wages and working conditions for…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Hoy, los Congresistas Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) y Greg Casar (TX-35) encabezaron una carta dirigida al Presidente Donald Trump, al Secretario del Tesoro Scott Bessent y al Secretario de Estado Marco Rubio, instándolos…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressmen Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) and Greg Casar (TX-35) led a letter to President Donald Trump, Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio urging them to lift sanctions on…
Rest of the Illinois delegation
16 other current House members from Illinois, with their 119th Congress grades.
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