U.S. House candidate · Illinois 17th District
Eric Sorensen
Overview
Poliscope ↗$2.23M
Raised this cycle
$0
Outside support
$0
Outside opposition
8%
Small-dollar share
43%
In-state share
12
Flags
Eric Sorensen is a Democratic Representative from IL (District 17). Sorensen's campaign has raised $2.2 million from 687 donors. Funding includes 8.3% from small-dollar donors (under $200) and 35.7% from in-state contributors. Top funding sources by employer include Legal Services, Health Care & Pharmaceuticals, Communications & Media. Campaign committees include ERIC SORENSEN FOR ILLINOIS.
Backed by Andreessen & Horowitz
- Marc Andreessen gave $1,668 (2024)
- Ben Horowitz gave $1,666 (2024)
Backed by the Winklevoss twins
- Cameron Winklevoss gave $3,300 (2024)
- Tyler Winklevoss gave $3,300 (2024)
Backed by Deborah Simon
- Deborah Simon gave $11,300 (2026)
- Deborah Simon gave $5,800 (2024)
Backed by Stephen Mandel
- Stephen Mandel gave $6,600 (2024)
Backed by Reid Hoffman
- Reid Hoffman gave $6,600 (2024)
Backed by AIPAC
- AIPAC PAC gave $4,994 (2026)
- AIPAC PAC gave $5,963 (2024)
Backed by crypto super PACs
- Coinbase Global Inc. PAC gave $2,000 (2026)
Backed by End Citizens United
- End Citizens United gave $10,000 (2024)
Backed by 314 Action
- 314 Action Fund gave $3,500 (2026)
- 314 Action Fund gave $10,000 (2024)
Union PAC money
- SEIU COPE gave $2,500 (2026)
- SEIU COPE gave $10,000 (2024)
- AFSCME PEOPLE gave $10,000 (2026)
- AFSCME PEOPLE gave $10,000 (2024)
- IBEW PAC gave $10,000 (2026)
- IBEW PAC gave $10,000 (2024)
- Teamsters DRIVE gave $5,000 (2024)
- AFT COPE gave $10,000 (2026)
- AFT COPE gave $10,000 (2024)
- UA Union Plumbers & Pipefitters Vote PAC gave $10,000 (2026)
- UA Union Plumbers & Pipefitters Vote PAC gave $10,000 (2024)
- UAW V-CAP gave $5,000 (2026)
- UAW V-CAP gave $10,000 (2024)
- CWA COPE gave $2,500 (2026)
- CWA COPE gave $10,000 (2024)
- NALC PAC gave $10,000 (2024)
- Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee gave $10,000 (2026)
- Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee gave $10,000 (2024)
Realtors PAC money
- National Association of Realtors PAC gave $5,000 (2026)
- National Association of Realtors PAC gave $8,000 (2024)
Accepted gifts or sponsored travel
- 3 gift or travel filings
Money
Poliscope ↗$2.23M
Total raised
2026 cycle
$1.29M
From individuals
$186K unitemized
$848K
From PACs
687
Donors
avg $454
27%
Large-donor share
By election cycle
- 2022 2,260 donors$3.12M
- 2024 2,523 donors$5.05M
- 2026 940 donors$2.23M
Contribution sizes
- <$200 1,168 gifts · 7%$61K
- $200-$499 272 gifts · 7%$67K
- $500-$999 224 gifts · 12%$114K
- $1,000-$2,899 287 gifts · 39%$367K
- $2,900+ 94 gifts · 35%$324K
Top donor industries and employers
- Legal Services 144 gifts$93K
- Health Care & Pharmaceuticals 78 gifts$32K
- Communications & Media 14 gifts$21K
- Real Estate 20 gifts$21K
- Education 121 gifts$20K
- Finance & Investment 18 gifts$19K
- Business & Professional Services 8 gifts$11K
- Technology & Internet 11 gifts$8K
- Insurance 8 gifts$8K
- Transportation 4 gifts$7K
- Construction 12 gifts$6K
- Energy & Natural Resources 1 gifts$4K
- Agriculture 6 gifts$2K
- Manufacturing 1 gifts$1K
- Nonprofits & Advocacy 1 gifts$1K
Top contributors
| Contributor | Type | State | Total | From PACs | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIMON, DEBORAH | individual | IN | $11,300 | — | 4 |
| PRITZKER, PENNY | individual | IL | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| BEKENSTEIN, ANITA | individual | MA | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| CONWAY, KEVIN J. | individual | IL | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| ZELENKA, JANET | individual | IL | $7,000 | — | 4 |
| KWAN, KATHY | individual | CA | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| ELDRIDGE, SEAN | individual | NY | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| Beidler, Prudence R. | individual | IL | $7,000 | — | 3 |
| Pellett, Clark | individual | IL | $7,000 | — | 4 |
| MARQUIS, THOMAS | individual | IL | $7,000 | — | 4 |
| ANGELL, RICK | individual | IL | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| SIMONS, ELIZABETH | individual | CA | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| COOPER, DAVID | individual | CA | $7,000 | — | 3 |
| GREENSPAN, BENNETT | individual | SC | $7,000 | — | 3 |
| PRITZKER, MARY KATHRYN | individual | IL | $7,000 | — | 2 |
PAC contributors
| PAC | State | Total | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTHERN COMPANY GAS EMPLOYEES PAC | GA | $10,000 | 4 |
| NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC | DC | $10,000 | 3 |
| INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE | DC | $10,000 | 3 |
| AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E | DC | $10,000 | 4 |
| PERIMETER PAC | MA | $10,000 | 2 |
| AMEREN CORPORATION FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AMEREN FEDPAC) | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC | VA | $10,000 | 4 |
| AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICA | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| GROWTH ENERGY PAC | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA) | MD | $10,000 | 2 |
| FAIR SHOT PAC | DC | $10,000 | 3 |
| INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| GREAT CHAIN PAC | NY | $10,000 | 2 |
| AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | MN | $10,000 | 2 |
Where the money comes from
- IL 43% · home state$398K
- CA 10%$98K
- NY 10%$90K
- MA 8%$74K
- DC 6%$55K
- TX 4%$35K
- PA 4%$33K
- MD 3%$30K
- IN 2%$21K
- CO 1%$11K
- MO 1%$10K
- WA 88%$8K
Outside spending & dark money
FEC ↗Independent expenditures by super PACs and other groups, for and against.
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Voting record
Congress.gov ↗1,270 roll calls on record: 416 yea, 248 nay, 63 not voting.
799 of 799
| Date | Bill | Question | Position | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 8884 Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed 232–188 |
| — | 113 Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036. | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed 216–214 |
| — | 7008 Stop Insider Trading Act | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Failed 211–218 |
| — | 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed 216–212 |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 232–199 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 221–210 | |
| — | 6955 Main Street Capital Access Act | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Failed 210–216 |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 221–203 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 215–214 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 76–350 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 201–224 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 215–214 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Agreed to 265–161 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 65–359 | |
| — | 1438 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8884) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7008) to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6955) to make improvements to the Federal banking laws, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9770) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes; and for other purposes. | Recorded Vote | No | Passed 214–211 |
| — | 1438 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8884) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7008) to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6955) to make improvements to the Federal banking laws, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9770) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes; and for other purposes. | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed 213–209 |
| — | 8823 Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed 396–0 |
| — | 4541 To reauthorize the Young Women’s Breast Health Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young Act of 2009. | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed 394–6 |
| — | 5362 To name the Department of Veterans Affairs multispecialty clinic in Marietta, Georgia, as the "Colonel Michael H. Boyce Department of Veterans Affairs Multispecialty Clinic". | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed 418–0 |
| — | 8595 Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes. | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed 217–209 |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 136–291 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 6–421 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 104–314 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 79–348 | |
| — | 1181 Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed 221–201 |
Bills sponsored and cosponsored
Congress.gov ↗| Bill | Title | Role | Policy area | Latest action | Law? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 309 | National Law Enforcement Officers Remembrance, Support and Community Outreach Act. | cosponsor | Crime and Law Enforcement | Aug 20, 2026 | — |
| 5334 | Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 | cosponsor | International Affairs | Aug 10, 2026 | — |
| 5773 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service at 1300 East Northwest Highway in Palatine, Illinois, as the Bernie Bluestein Post Office Building. | cosponsor | Government Operations and Politics | Aug 6, 2026 | — |
| 6020 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14855 South Van Dyke Road in Plainfield, Illinois, as the Staff Sergeant Jose Dueñez Jr. Post Office Building. | cosponsor | Government Operations and Politics | Aug 6, 2026 | — |
| 8205 | Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Reauthorization Act of 2026 | cosponsor | Health | Jul 23, 2026 | — |
| 9849 | Tuskegee Airmen Memorial Act of 2026 | cosponsor | Public Lands and Natural Resources | Jul 22, 2026 | — |
| 9804 | SAFE Rural Act | cosponsor | Emergency Management | Jul 21, 2026 | — |
| 3747 | Accelerating Access to Dementia and Alzheimer’s Provider Training Act | cosponsor | Health | Jul 21, 2026 | — |
| 1266 | Combating Illicit Xylazine Act | cosponsor | Crime and Law Enforcement | Jul 21, 2026 | — |
| 1432 | Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the freeze on State-based Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Child Care and Development Fund, and Social Services Block Grant payments for California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, and New York. | cosponsor | Social Welfare | Jul 15, 2026 | — |
| 3514 | Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025 | cosponsor | Health | Jul 15, 2026 | — |
| 1427 | Expressing support for the designation of July 10th as Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day. | cosponsor | Labor and Employment | Jul 13, 2026 | — |
| 1417 | Remembering the lives lost and honoring the survivors 4 years after the Independence Day Parade shooting that occurred on July 4, 2022, in Highland Park, Illinois. | cosponsor | Crime and Law Enforcement | Jul 2, 2026 | — |
| 1415 | Celebrating the country's history of church-state separation and recognizing the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States. | cosponsor | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | Jul 2, 2026 | — |
| 4805 | WINGS Act | cosponsor | Armed Forces and National Security | Jun 30, 2026 | — |
Committees
FEC ↗Campaign committees
| Committee | ID | Type | Relationship | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ERIC SORENSEN FOR ILLINOIS | C00793935 | H / P | principal | $8.36M |
Terms in Congress
| end | url | type | party | phone | start |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-03 | https://sorensen.house.gov | rep | Democrat | 202-225-5905 | 2023-01-03 |
| 2027-01-03 | https://sorensen.house.gov | rep | Democrat | 202-225-5905 | 2025-01-03 |
Stock trades
Filings ↗STOCK Act periodic transaction reports. Amounts are the ranges filers report.
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Gifts & travel
Filings ↗| Year | Type | Source / sponsor | Description / destination | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | travel | J Street Education Fund | Israel (Feb 13, 2025 – Feb 21, 2025) | — | PDF ↗ |
| 2024 | travel | Bipartisan Policy Center | Tuscon, AZ; Casa Grande, AZ (Apr 25, 2024 – Apr 27, 2024) | — | PDF ↗ |
| 2023 | travel | American Israel Education Foundation | Israel (Aug 5, 2023 – Aug 11, 2023) | — | PDF ↗ |
Lobbying ties
Poliscope ↗Does not appear as a registered lobbyist in LDA filings.
Top donor industries: Legal Services, Health Care & Pharmaceuticals, Communications & Media, Real Estate, Education. See money.
Financial disclosures
Poliscope ↗Executive-branch (OGE 278e) disclosures, which apply to candidates who served as federal appointees.
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Past races
FEC ↗| Cycle | Office | State | District | FEC ID | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | House | IL | 17 | H2IL17147 | $2.23M |
| 2024 | House | IL | 17 | H2IL17147 | $5.05M |
| 2022 | House | IL | 17 | H2IL17147 | $3.12M |
Source: Poliscope (poliscope.org), compiled from FEC, Congress.gov, LDA, SEC, OGE and congressional gift and travel records. Snapshot Sep 11, 2026. Flags are definitions of this site, listed on the hot buttons page; each is checked with documented rules against the filings above.