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What steps would you take to ensure that the House plays its constitutional role of oversight of the Executive Branch?

Which committee do you think you can make the most impact in, and what bills would you introduce?

Which current representatives do you see as natural allies?

What specific steps will you take to guarantee your office will represent the wishes of the 7th District?

If you can plan your perfect Sunday in the 7th District, what would you do and where would you go?

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Focused on executive oversight, particularly investigating abuses and holding the President and agencies like ICE accountable.

Seeks a role on the Committee on Oversight and Accountability to investigate spending and ethical concerns.

Identifies Mike Quigley and James Clyburn as natural allies.

Prioritizes healthcare access, expanding community health centers, addressing food deserts, lowering food costs, supporting vaccines, and reducing harm from controlled substances.

Describes a perfect Sunday visiting church in Maywood, dining in Forest Park and Oak Park, and eating at MacArthur’s on West Madison.

Supports strong, community-centered oversight using hearings, investigations, and enforcement tools to hold federal agencies accountable.

Aims to serve on Oversight and Energy & Commerce to focus on public health, environmental justice, and equitable federal investment. Backs legislation on lead pipe replacement, community-based violence prevention, and infrastructure funding tied to local hiring and anti-displacement protections.

Sees progressive members like Ayanna Pressley and Summer Lee as key allies.

Commits to accessible, transparent representation through multilingual services, regular town halls, participatory budgeting, and neighborhood advisory councils.

Supports structured oversight hearings, stronger subpoena enforcement, and expanded independence for Inspectors General to hold the Executive Branch accountable, including officials tied to “Midway Blitz.”

Seeks a seat on the Financial Services Committee; plans bills to expand affordable housing and homeownership, strengthen consumer protections, increase small business access to capital, and modernize financial oversight.

Looks to work closely with Hakeem Jeffries, Delia Ramirez, and Nikki Budzinski as key allies.

Perfect Sundays include church at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church, family time in Garfield Park, and supporting local spots like Batter & Berries, Brown Sugar Bakery, and MacArthur’s.

Strongly supports aggressive congressional oversight, including hearings, subpoenas, and strengthened whistleblower protections.

Would pursue committee roles tied to healthcare expansion, labor rights, infrastructure, and tax policy (Energy & Commerce, Education & Labor, Oversight, Transportation, Ways & Means).

Aligns with the Congressional Progressive Caucus and progressive Illinois members like Delia Ramirez and Jesús Chuy García.

Emphasizes continuous, grassroots-driven representation through town halls, advisory councils, multilingual services, and structured listening sessions.

Describes a perfect Sunday as being present in the community—church, small businesses, parks, youth events, and union spaces.

Criticizes lack of accountability under current House leadership; vows rigorous oversight of immigration abuses and Trump-era corruption through investigations, hearings, and new laws.

Wants a seat on Energy and Commerce Committee; plans bills to expand ACA and Medicaid, stabilize safety-net hospitals, and rein in prescription drug and insurer abuses.

Sees Lauren Underwood, Ayanna Pressley, Ro Khanna, Seth Magaziner, and Delia Ramirez as allies.

Will hire a diverse, locally rooted staff, maintain multiple accessible offices, and use forums and technology to engage all constituents.

Enjoys family strolls at Garfield Park Conservatory, local brunches, sports events, and cooking or dining at neighborhood spots like Soule and Uncle Mike’s.

Strong emphasis on congressional oversight, including robust committees, whistleblower protections, transparency measures, bipartisan cooperation, and limiting executive overreach.

Would prioritize serving on the Judiciary and Small Business Committees to advance criminal justice reform and expand federal contracting opportunities for minority-owned businesses.

Supports reforming mandatory minimums, expanding re-entry programs, decriminalizing marijuana, improving police accountability, expanding Medicaid, lowering prescription drug costs, increasing Pell Grants, making community college free, and addressing student debt.

Commits to district-focused representation through diverse staff hiring, strategically located offices, regular town halls and listening sessions, digital outreach, and creation of a community advisory council.

Envisions a perfect Sunday in the district spent engaging with the community at a farmers market, visiting local art spaces, enjoying a lakefront park picnic, and attending a community concert — emphasizing connection, culture, and support for local businesses.

Concerned about erosion of democratic institutions; plans to strengthen congressional oversight, limit executive abuse, and protect DOJ independence.

Seeks Energy and Commerce and Transportation & Infrastructure Committee seats; aims to address health care, infrastructure, climate impacts, and underinvested West Side communities.

Looks to allies in the New Democrat Coalition and Problem Solvers Caucus for pragmatic, bipartisan solutions.

Will open two accessible constituent service offices, focus on day-to-day federal issues, and ensure accountability and responsiveness.

Values family time on Sundays, enjoying meals together or watching football, and emphasizes his deep 7th District roots and practical leadership experience.

Pledges to uphold Congress as a co-equal branch, using hearings and bipartisan cooperation to oversee executive actions transparently.

Seeks Transportation and Infrastructure Committee; plans bills for high-speed rail, Chicago transit expansion, and Northern Illinois Transit Authority upgrades.

Names Nikki Budzinski, Brad Schneider, Greg Meeks, and New Democrat Coalition members as allies.

Will hold town halls across the district, open multiple offices, and hire a diverse staff to reflect the community.

Enjoys family visits to the Museum Campus and Chicago Fire games; highlights experience as Forest Park mayor, social worker, and economic developer.

Vows to enforce congressional oversight, hold executive agencies accountable, protect inspectors general and whistleblowers, and restore transparency and public trust.

Seeks Homeland Security Committee; plans bills to increase ICE accountability and advance pathways to citizenship and broader immigration reform.

Names Delia Ramirez as a natural ally and will support her community-focused legislation like the Block the Bombs and Melt ICE Acts.

Will run a people-powered office with in-district staff, public-facing office, and regular town halls to ensure residents are heard and represented.

Perfect Sundays include coffee at Kusanya Cafe, journal writing at Harold Washington Library, lunch at Peach’s, walks in Washington Park, family time, and watching the Bears.

Would pursue aggressive oversight of the Executive Branch, including using the Holman Rule to reduce salaries of noncompliant officials, pursuing inherent contempt fines, and triggering audits under the Antideficiency Act.

Supports reforming the House “committee tax” system to sever the link between fundraising and committee assignments; seeks roles on Appropriations and Oversight to direct federal funds to IL-07 priorities and audit federal contractors.

Proposes a “Federal Contractor Compliance and Clawback Act” to reclaim misused federal funds and redirect resources to local, minority- and veteran-owned small businesses in the district.

Would implement a public-facing Service Level Agreement (SLA) for constituent services, decentralized and recorded town halls, digital polling, and participatory budgeting for earmarked funds.

Described her “perfect Sunday” as rotating among diverse faith communities, supporting locally owned restaurants, conducting small business listening tours, and spending time in public parks across the district.

Calls for impeachment of Trump and others, and promises sustained, in‑person oversight to ensure humane treatment at facilities like Broadview ICE Detention Center.

Seeks House Judiciary Committee; plans bills on democracy reform, antitrust enforcement, Medicare for All, public works, healthcare expansion, Green New Deal–level climate investment, and reversing privatization.

Names Congressional Progressive Caucus members like Greg Casar, Delia Ramirez, Alexandria Ocasio‑Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, and Pramila Jayapal as allies.

Will expand constituent services with three fully staffed, accessible district offices, hold frequent town halls, and maintain active engagement across the district.

Perfect Sundays include park walks, farmers market visits, climbing, brunch, museums, lakefront walks, and family dinners.