Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
Lauren Underwood
- Office
- U.S. representative for Illinois’s 14th district
- Party
- Democrat
- Hometown
- Naperville, IL
- Born
- 1986
- In Congress
- House since 2019 · 7 years in office
- Current term
- January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
- FEC filing name
- UNDERWOOD, LAUREN
- Next election
- Primary March 17, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Illinois, District 14
Official websiteX (Twitter)FEC pageCongressional biography
Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.
FEC candidate ID H8IL14174 · Principal campaign committee: LAUREN UNDERWOOD FOR CONGRESS
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–2026 | U.S. House · Illinois District 14 | $2,848,041.74 | General-election nominee |
| 2023–2024 | U.S. House · Illinois District 14 | $4,158,558.79 | Won the general election (44.9%) |
| 2021–2022 | U.S. House · Illinois District 14 | $6,889,213.25 | Won the general election (54.2%) |
| 2019–2020 | U.S. House · Illinois District 14 | $7,862,452.21 | Won the general election (50.67%) |
Total raised$2,848,041.74
Total spent$2,747,287.27
Cash on hand$1,155,856.49
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00
2025–2026 cycle totals through October 14, 2026, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.
Where the money comes from
- Individual contributions$2,102,654.2274%
- PACs and other committees$450,750.0016%
- Party committees$1,500.000%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$249,933.009%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$43,204.522%
Individual money
- Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$486,256.8923%
- Contributions over $200$1,598,487.2077%
- Itemized from inside Illinois$881,676.9850%
- Itemized from other states$869,851.9850%
Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: California $251,500.24 · New York $162,388.34 · Massachusetts $113,462.55 · District of Columbia $79,797.97 · Virginia $40,035.00. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.
FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.
Raised and spent over time
Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand
Voting record, 119th Congress
Roll-call votes while serving674
Voted yea283
Voted nay388
Did not vote3 of 674
Bills and resolutions sponsored38
Sponsored that became law0
Cosponsored258
Recorded House roll-call votes from January 3, 2025 through September 16, 2026, the latest vote on record for this member. Each vote links to the official House Clerk record.
Latest roll-call votes
| Date | Question | Result | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S 2403 Retire through Ownership Act | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9497 Water Resources Development Act | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9340 Ratepayer Protection Act | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Passage · HJRES 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbo | Passed | Nay |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Passage · HR 10326 PROOF Act | Passed | Nay |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Passage · HR 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act | Passed | Nay |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · HR 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes | Passed | Nay |
| Sep 15, 2026 | On Agreeing to the Resolution · HCONRES 93 Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 15, 2026 | On Passage · HJRES 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vesse | Passed | Nay |
| Sep 15, 2026 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9500 Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act | Passed | Yea |
Latest bills and resolutions sponsored
- H.R. 10409 Lethal Means Safety Training Act
Introduced Sep 16, 2026 · Latest action Sep 16, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. - H.R. 10410 Educating Future Nurses Act
Introduced Sep 16, 2026 · Latest action Sep 16, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speak… - H.R. 9825 Data Center Water and Energy Transparency Act of 2026
Introduced Jul 22, 2026 · Latest action Jul 22, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. - H.R. 9797 RESILIENCE Act of 2026
Introduced Jul 21, 2026 · Latest action Jul 22, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection. - H.R. 9821 Shared Values Act
Introduced Jul 21, 2026 · Latest action Jul 28, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. - H.R. 9538 Residential Recovery for Seniors Act
Introduced Jun 30, 2026 · Latest action Jun 30, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. - H.R. 9257 Primary and Behavioral Health Care Access Act of 2026
Introduced Jun 11, 2026 · Latest action Jun 11, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subseq… - H.R. 8807 Maternal Health Pandemic Response Act
Introduced May 14, 2026 · Latest action May 14, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. - H.R. 8778 EV Charging Accessibility Act
Introduced May 13, 2026 · Latest action May 13, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined… - H.R. 8397 Protecting Moms and Babies Against Climate Change Act
Introduced Apr 21, 2026 · Latest action Apr 21, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Counts of the public record only; TerraCivic does not rate members or judge their votes. Votes: Voteview (Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/). Bills: GovInfo Bill Status (public domain). Retrieved October 23, 2026.
Committees
- House Committee on Appropriations
- Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
- Homeland Security
Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.
PAC and committee contributors
113 committees reported giving $436,200.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- UAW - V - CAP (UAW VOLUNTARY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM) 'INT'L UNION UNITED AUTOMOBILE AEROSPACE & AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS OF AMERICA UAW Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION RURAL BROADBAND PAC Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION PACConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATIONPAC$10,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- LOCAL 881 UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION FUNDConnected PAC$10,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$8,500.00
- AMERICAN COLLEGE OF NURSE-MIDWIVES MIDWIVES-PAC Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- PSYCHOLOGY PAC OF AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION SERVICES INC. Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- DEFEND THE VOTEHybrid PAC$7,500.00
- INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES POLITICAL ACTION TOGETHER POLITICAL COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$7,000.00
- BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$7,000.00
- AMERICAN HOTEL AND LODGING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('HOTELPAC')Hybrid PAC$7,000.00
- AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$6,500.00
- ZINC COLLECTIVE PACHybrid PAC$6,200.00
- NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$6,000.00
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- AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA)Connected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORTHODONTISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- MIDWEST REGION LABORERS' POLITICAL LEAGUE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OB-GYNS PAC (OB-GYN PAC) Company pagePAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LANDSCAPE PROFESSIONALS INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- END CITIZENS UNITEDConnected PAC$5,000.00
- 314 ACTION FUNDHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- ONWARD TOGETHER COMMITTEEConnected PAC$5,000.00
- BLACK ECONOMIC ALLIANCE PACHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- RESIST RECLAIM REBUILD PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- JANE FONDA CLIMATE PACHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- VOTE SAVE AMERICAPAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN OSTEOPATHIC INFORMATION ASSOCIATION - OSTEOPATHIC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$4,500.00
- FAA MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INC. PACPAC$4,500.00
- AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC Company pageConnected PAC$4,000.00
- THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$4,000.00
- ILLINOIS CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT FUND-FEDERALConnected PAC$4,000.00
- INT'L ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE, STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL AND REINFORCING IRON WORKERS (IPAL) Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF U.S.A. POLITICAL FUND (LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL FUND)Connected PAC$3,000.00
- AMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE OF USA, INC PAC Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- FUTURE FORUM PACConnected PAC$3,000.00
- ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMENConnected PAC$3,000.00
- ASCO ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASCO ASSOCIATION PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL ACTIONHybrid PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL OF AMERICA COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COTTON Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- D.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- WALGREEN CO PAC (WALGREENSPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP (APKS) PARTNERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,500.00
- UNITED PILOTS PAC/UNITED AIRLINES MASTER EXECUTIVE COUNCIL Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN SENIORS HOUSING ASSOCIATION (SENIORS HOUSING PAC)PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION PAC (CORNPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION PAC (SOYPAC)Connected PAC$2,500.00
- EDJ HOLDING COMPANY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (EDWARD JONES PAC)Connected PAC$2,500.00
- FEDERATION OF AMERICAN HOSPITALS PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BEET SUGAR COOPERATIVE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION PAC (ASHA PAC)PAC$2,000.00
- POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEES Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- VENABLE PAC (VEN-PAC)PAC$2,000.00
- GROWTH ENERGY PACPAC$2,000.00
- AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION PHYSICAL THERAPY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PT-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- MICHIGAN SUGAR COMPANY GROWERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FAMMEDPAC)Connected PAC$1,500.00
- NATIONAL GROCERS ASSOCIATION GROCERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- DEMOCRACY MOBILIZATION PROJECT PAC (DMP)PAC$1,500.00
- AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL CONFECTIONERS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CANDY PAC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- FLORIDA SUGAR CANE LEAGUE PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN WATERWAYS OPERATORS-PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS INC. POLITICAL ACTION FOR CANDIDATE ELECTION (PACE) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- CARGILL, INCORPORATED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COM (NARFE-PAC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- TARGET CORPORATION CITIZENS POLITICAL FORUM (TARGETCITIZENS POLITICAL FORUM) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- ARCHIPAC - THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTSConnected PAC$1,000.00
- MINN-DAK FARMERS COOPERATIVE SUGAR PAC (MDSPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- UNITED EGG ASSOCIATION EGGPACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF AIRPORT EXECUTIVES Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- ARENTFOX SCHIFF CIVIC PARTICIPATION FUND (AFSPAC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- MCDERMOTT PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMALGAMATED SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY PAC (HEARTPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION PACPAC$1,000.00
- BARNES & THORNBURG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$1,000.00
- FRATERNITY & SORORITY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEHybrid PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY BRAINPAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- WESTERN SUGAR COOPERATIVE PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICA'S PHYSICIAN GROUPS PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- 150PAC.ORGConnected PAC$1,000.00
- HEALTHCARE FOR ACTION PACHybrid PAC$1,000.00
- ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNITY AFFILIATED PLANS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$1,000.00
- SUGAR CANE GROWERS COOPERATIVE OF FLORIDA (PAC)Connected PAC$500.00
- NATIONAL ASSN. OF DENTAL PLANS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$500.00
- NRDC ACTION FUND INC PACConnected PAC$500.00
- ACADEMY OF MANAGED CARE PHARMACY A NEW JERSEY NONPROFIT CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AMCP PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$500.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Lauren Underwood$60,602.83
- Independent expenditures opposing Lauren Underwood$0.00
FEC totals for the 2026 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.
Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.
- GIVEGREEN UNITED ACTIONSupporting$25.00
- SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTIONSupporting$10.00
The race
Illinois U.S. House, District 14, 2026 · 5 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lauren Underwood (D) | $2,848,041.74 | $1,155,856.49 | 2026-10-14 |
| James Thomas Marter (R) | $214,272.03 | $37,832.43 | 2026-10-14 |
| Gary Vician (R) | $68,395.15 | −$24,998.02 | 2026-06-30 |
| Jed Davis (R) | $22,724.53 | $0.00 | 2026-03-31 |
| Roman Gael Valenciano (D) | $590.23 | $34.68 | 2025-09-30 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
No public polling found for this race.
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois (retrieved October 22, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.
Sources and updates
- Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: LAUREN UNDERWOOD FOR CONGRESS.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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