CASTEN, SEAN
D · house · currently seated · bioguide C001117
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- FEC candidate id
H8IL06139- Internal id
152f49ee-42ba-4b48-bb98-2d24de400de8- Status
- incumbent
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here — American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), IL-06. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 747,517 |
| People | Median age | 41 |
| Income | Median household income | $99,953 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $53,444 |
| Income | In poverty | 7.5% |
| Income | Unemployed | 5.1% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.463 |
| Race | White alone | 72.4% |
| Race | Black alone | 5.1% |
| Race | Asian alone | 6.1% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 16.1% |
| Race | Two or more races | 10.7% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 16.0% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 73.6% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 10.4% |
| Education | High school or higher | 66.4% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 44.2% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 17.6% |
| Household | Family households | 65.9% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.51 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 31.3% |
| Housing | Median home value | $341,500 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,480 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 60.1% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 4.6% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 2.0% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 4.8% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 4.2% |
| Health | With a disability | 10.4% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 93.2% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 5.0% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 69.0% |
| Commute | Public transit | 4.5% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 17.6% |
Cycle financials
Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.
| Cycle | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand | Debts | Indiv. contribs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $1,794,624 | $1,307,540 | $1,181,227 | $455,694 | $1,162,485 |
| 2024 | $3,128,625 | $2,488,899 | $694,143 | $75,694 | $1,976,037 |
| 2022 | $5,577,460 | $5,869,182 | $54,416 | $75,694 | $4,405,254 |
| 2020 | $5,706,348 | $5,437,739 | $346,138 | $75,694 | $4,481,398 |
| 2018 | $6,439,712 | $6,362,182 | $77,529 | $141,756 | $5,185,561 |
Elections
- 2018 general house · IL-6 — won
- 2020 general house · IL-6 — won
- 2022 general house · IL-6 — won
- 2024 general house · IL-6 — won
- 2026 general house · IL-6 — running
Committees
- CASTEN FOR CONGRESS — principal · type H
Recent votes
- 2026-05-15 · Cong. 119 · house roll 175
YEA on HR 8469 — Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes. - 2026-05-15 · Cong. 119 · house roll 174
NAY on HR 8469 — Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes. - 2026-05-14 · Cong. 119 · house roll 173
NAY on HR 8365 — Monitor Accountability Act - 2026-05-14 · Cong. 119 · house roll 172
YEA on HR 8365 — Monitor Accountability Act - 2026-05-14 · Cong. 119 · house roll 171
NAY on HR 5625 — Cashless Bail Reporting Act - 2026-05-14 · Cong. 119 · house roll 170
YEA on HCONRES 75 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove the United States Armed Forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran. - 2026-05-14 · Cong. 119 · house roll 169
NAY on HR 6260 — Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act of 2025 - 2026-05-14 · Cong. 119 · house roll 168
YEA on HR 6260 — Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act of 2025 - 2026-05-13 · Cong. 119 · house roll 167
NOT_VOTING on HRES 1259 — Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should prioritize securing the release of Pastor Jin Mingri, Pastor Gao Quanfu and his wife Pang Yu, Dr. Gulshan Abbas, and Jimmy Lai detained by the People's Republic of China during future engagements with Chinese President Xi Jinping. - 2026-05-13 · Cong. 119 · house roll 166
YEA on HRES 1251 — Calling on elected officials and civil society leaders to counter antisemitism and educate the public on the contributions of the Jewish-American community.
Sponsored & cosponsored bills
- cosponsor · 2026-02-10 — HR 7335 — Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in ICE and CBP Custody Act
- cosponsor · 2026-01-08 — HR 5653 — Trust Through Transparency Act of 2025
- cosponsor · 2025-12-03 — HR 6397 — Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act
- cosponsor · 2025-10-10 — HR 4987 — Food Date Labeling Act of 2025
- cosponsor · 2025-06-26 — HR 4176 — No Secret Police Act of 2025
- cosponsor · 2025-06-24 — HR 3184 — PFAS Alternatives Act
- cosponsor · 2025-02-04 — HR 924 — NO BAN Act
- cosponsor · 2024-02-15 — HRES 1014 — Commemorating the heroic sacrifices of the Ukrainian people 2 years after Russia's illegal and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, and recognizing the terrible cost of Russia's war of aggression.
- cosponsor · 2023-10-24 — HR 6031 — Safe Schools Improvement Act
- cosponsor · 2023-07-06 — HR 3238 — Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2023
Election prediction
Cycle 2026 · model baseline-v1 · base rate 15.1%
P(win) = 99.0%
| Feature | Δ P(win) |
|---|---|
| Base rate (historical) | 15.1% |
| incumbent | +78.0% |
| D (major party) | +10.0% |
Baseline model (incumbency × party × office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.
Independent expenditures
Money spent by super PACs and other non-connected committees for or against this candidate. Source: FEC Schedule E (independent_expenditure CSV bulk).
| Cycle | Support | Oppose | IEs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $12,087 | $0 | 3 |
| 2024 | $64,523 | $0 | 1 |
| 2022 | $206,414 | $60,845 | 21 |
Recent (latest 25)
| Date | Spender | For / against | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTI… | support | $600 | Administrative Consulting |
| — | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTI… | support | $9,525 | Online digital ad buy & production costs |
| — | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTI… | support | $21,360 | Online video production costs |
| — | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTI… | support | $1,800 | Administrative consulting |
| — | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTI… | support | $7,200 | Online digital ads |
| — | NEW DEMOCRAT COALITION ACTION FUND | support | $49,000 | Digital Media Ad (Estimate) |
| — | NEW DEMOCRAT COALITION ACTION FUND | support | $1,000 | Digital Media Ad Production (Estimate) |
| — | RESTORATION OF AMERICA PAC | oppose | $8,000 | Digital advertising |
| — | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTI… | support | $4,287 | Digital advertising & design costs |
| — | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTI… | support | $7,200 | Online digital ads and GIFs |
| — | LCV VICTORY FUND | support | $47 | Research Services |
| — | NRDC ACTION VOTES | support | $3,750 | Media Production (Estimate) |
| — | NRDC ACTION VOTES | support | $21,250 | Media Buy (Estimate) |
| — | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTI… | support | $1,200 | Administrative consulting |
| — | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTI… | support | $20,545 | Online digital ad buy & production costs |
| — | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTI… | support | $7,200 | Online digital ads |
| 2024-10-18 | PROJECT 218 | support | $64,523 | Digital Advertising |
| 2022-10-24 | RESTORATION OF AMERICA PAC | oppose | $10,517 | Direct mail |
| 2022-10-13 | RESTORATION OF AMERICA PAC | oppose | $27,329 | Digital advertising (production and placement) |
| 2022-10-06 | RESTORATION OF AMERICA PAC | oppose | $15,000 | Digital advertising (production and placement) |
| 2022-06-21 | LCV VICTORY FUND | support | $46 | Staff Time for Press Release (via drawdown) |
| 2022-06-07 | DMFI PAC | support | $3,476 | Direct Mail Advertising |
| 2022-06-06 | LCV VICTORY FUND | support | $3,750 | Digital Ad Production |
| 2022-06-06 | LCV VICTORY FUND | support | $21,250 | Digital Ad Buy |
| 2022-05-27 | DMFI PAC | support | $34,016 | Direct Mail Advertising |
Transfers from committees
Direct contributions from PACs and party committees. Source: FEC pas2 bulk (committee-to-candidate transactions).
Top individual donors (2026 cycle)
Via this candidate's principal committee CASTEN FOR CONGRESS.
Aggregated from FEC Schedule A by donor (name + city + state). Employer + occupation reflect the donor's most recent gift. Source: FEC indiv bulk.
| Donor | Employer / occupation | City, ST | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COUDAL, JIM | COUDAL PARTNER · PRINCIPAL | CHICAGO, IL | 1 | $3,500 |
| GLEICK, JAMES | SELF-EMPLOYED · WRITER | NEW YORK, NY | 1 | $3,500 |
| ANDREW, ANNE SLAUGHTER | WINDRUN STRATEGIES LLC · CLEAN TECH INVESTOR/BOARD MEMBER | BETHESDA, MD | 1 | $1,500 |
| STEPHENSON, JOHN S. | WJ CONNELL CO. · EXECUTIVE | WESTON, MA | 1 | $1,000 |
| MCDONOUGH, ALEXANDER | PIONEER PUBLIC AFFAIRS · PARTNER | WASHINGTON, DC | 1 | $1,000 |
| EDWARDS, ROBERT | HAMILTON CLARK SUSTAINABLE CAPITAL INC · INVESTMENT BANKER | POTOMAC, MD | 1 | $1,000 |
| NUTTING, MEGHAN | N/A · NOT-EMPLOYED | WHEAT RIDGE, CO | 1 | $1,000 |
| HALL, LEDA MCINTYRE | — | SARASOTA, FL | 1 | $500 |
| GILBERT, JULIE | SELF-EMPLOYED · REALTOR | HOOD RIVER, OR | 1 | $500 |
| GARSON, BRETT | SMITH GARSON · CEO | WASHINGTON, DC | 1 | $500 |
| ZORDANI-NOWAK, JULIE | FIRSTSERVICE RESIDENTIAL · COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION MANAGER | CLARENDON HILLS, IL | 1 | $500 |
| BERRESFORD, GEOFFREY | N/A · NOT-EMPLOYED | NEW YORK, NY | 1 | $470 |
| ROTH, MARGARETE M | N/A · NOT-EMPLOYED | LISLE, IL | 1 | $400 |
| WATERS, AMY | GLEN ELLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY · LIBRARY SUBSTITUTE | GLEN ELLYN, IL | 1 | $250 |
| BELL, DAVID R | N/A · NOT-EMPLOYED | BOISE, ID | 1 | $200 |
| POESCHEL, LINDA | CROWE LLP · CPA | DOWNERS GROVE, IL | 1 | $200 |
| LAMB, DON Q JR | UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · ASTROPHYSICIST | CHICAGO, IL | 1 | $200 |
| STRAIT, JAMES | LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY · PHYSICIST | BATAVIA, IL | 1 | $150 |
| BRETSNYDER, MORT | SUPERIOR TEST & BALANCE INC. · BUSINESS OWNER | ALGONQUIN, IL | 2 | $106 |
| BARR, PHILIP M | N/A · NOT-EMPLOYED | DOWNERS GROVE, IL | 1 | $100 |
| HAMANN, MALINDA C | SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION · ATTORNEY | DOWNERS GROVE, IL | 1 | $100 |
| MORA, JORGE | N/A · NOT-EMPLOYED | DOWNERS GROVE, IL | 1 | $100 |
| COLE, LINDA M. | DALEY COLLEGE · TEACHER | ORLAND PARK, IL | 1 | $100 |
| FISCHER, JENNIFER J | N/A · NOT-EMPLOYED | GLEN ELLYN, IL | 1 | $100 |
| ELSIK, LINDA | N/A · NOT-EMPLOYED | DOWNERS GROVE, IL | 1 | $100 |
Connected on the graph
Inbound (100)
Outbound (16)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | principal_candidate_of | CASTEN FOR CONGRESS | — | candidate_committees | |
| 2026-05-14 | spoke_in_clip | 0575b54f | — | clip | |
| 2026-02-10 | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 7335 — Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in ICE and CBP Custody Act | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-08 | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 5653 — Trust Through Transparency Act of 2025 | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-12-03 | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 6397 — Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-10-10 | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 4987 — Food Date Labeling Act of 2025 | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-06-26 | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 4176 — No Secret Police Act of 2025 | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-06-24 | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 3184 — PFAS Alternatives Act | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-04 | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 924 — NO BAN Act | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-03 | member_of_committee | House Financial Services Committee | — | MEMBER | congress-committee |
| 2025-01-03 | member_of_committee | House National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions Subcommittee | — | MEMBER | congress-committee |
| 2025-01-03 | member_of_committee | House Capital Markets Subcommittee | — | MEMBER | congress-committee |
| 2025-01-03 | member_of_committee | House Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy Subcommittee | — | MEMBER | congress-committee |
| 2024-02-15 | cosponsor_of_bill | HRES 1014 — Commemorating the heroic sacrifices of the Ukrainian people 2 years after Russia's illeg | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2023-10-24 | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 6031 — Safe Schools Improvement Act | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2023-07-06 | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 3238 — Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2023 | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
Clips (1)
Quotes, press releases, and Congressional Record fragments where this entity is the subject. Source: govinfo.gov BILLSTATUS + per-source ingest pipelines.
| Date | Source | Speaker | Headline |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Congressional Record | — | THE SILENT AND THE SINGERS WILL BE HEARD |