U.S. House · IL-06
Casten, Sean
DIllinois 6th38 issues mapped from the public record
Stances are based on mapped issues and the public record (Congress.gov, FEC, and related sources). Add your own views to see how you line up.
Public record freshness
- Legislator stats: May 29, 2026
- Vote ingest: May 29, 2026
- FEC sync: Mar 18, 2026
- Finance cycle: 2026
Your alignment
Issue spotlight
High confidence based on 21 mapped decisive vote(s): 18 supporting and 3 opposing.
3
Opposing votes
18
Supporting votes
21 votes analyzed
Issue voting record
Based on public votes and official records. Browse by topic or sort by confidence.
High confidence based on 32 mapped decisive vote(s): 27 supporting and 5 opposing with 2 absence/present vote(s).
27 supporting · 5 opposingHIGH confidence
High confidence based on 29 mapped decisive vote(s): 28 supporting and 1 opposing with 2 absence/present vote(s).
28 supporting · 1 opposingHIGH confidence
High confidence based on 25 mapped decisive vote(s): 11 supporting and 14 opposing.
11 supporting · 14 opposingHIGH confidence
High confidence based on 19 mapped decisive vote(s): 10 supporting and 9 opposing.
10 supporting · 9 opposingHIGH confidence
High confidence based on 18 mapped decisive vote(s): 17 supporting and 1 opposing with 2 absence/present vote(s).
17 supporting · 1 opposingHIGH confidence
Casten's recorded votes on energy-cost bills lean toward domestic fossil fuel production. He voted against clean-energy cost-reduction measures in 32 of 42 mapped votes.
7 supporting · 11 opposingHIGH confidence
What kind of representative is this?
HIGH confidenceRep. Casten's voting record shows consistent opposition to a broad range of economic and fiscal measures, including government spending, defense spending, and various social programs. He supports immigration, climate change action, gun control, abortion rights, and LGBTQ+ rights. However, his record on healthcare affordability shows uniform opposition across 7 mapped votes. He maintains a 98.8% party-line voting rate. Notably, his attendance is 59.3%, with 225 missed votes out of 553 total votes.
Opposed government spending and defense spending in 56 and 42 mapped votes respectively
Supported immigration (24 of 26 votes) and climate action (31 of 45 votes)
Opposed healthcare affordability measures in all 7 mapped votes
Voted with party 98.8% of the time; missed 225 votes (59.3% attendance)
- Supported gun control, abortion rights, and LGBTQ+ rights across mapped votes
Signature issues
- Immigration — Supported immigration: 24 of 26 mapped votes in favorHIGH confidence
- Climate Change — Supported climate change action: 31 of 45 mapped votes in favorHIGH confidence
- Government Spending — Opposed government spending: 37 of 56 mapped votes againstHIGH confidence
- Healthcare Affordability — Opposed healthcare affordability: 7 of 7 mapped votes againstHIGH confidence
- Defense Spending — Opposed defense spending: 35 of 42 mapped votes againstHIGH confidence
Synthesized from public voting and stance records only; not motive, corruption, electoral prospects, or district-wide opinion.
38 mapped issues • Updated May 22, 2026 • 38 non-gated high-confidence issues · Model claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
About and public record
Sources & transparency
- Congress.gov — votes and bills
- FEC.gov — campaign finance
Sources: Congress.gov · FEC · public disclosures. Methodology and citations on this district record.