← Priority IndexIL-06 · MODEL v1.14 · 5 INPUTS MEASURED
Sean Casten
IL-06 scores 23.0 on the expanded model: deep-blue structure, incumbent alignment, and reported cash-on-hand evidence. V0.10 refreshes incumbent finance from the FEC candidate summary through 2026-06-30, leaving the score unchanged.
Priority score23.0#2,980 of 5,726Tie of 9
THE MEMBER
Record
Sean Casten (born 1971) has served in the U.S. House since 2019-01-03. The retained record shows 7.6 cumulative years of House service, 7.6 in the current uninterrupted stretch, 0 district changes, and 0 material service breaks.
- First House service
- Jan 3, 2019
- District changes
- 0
- Alignment gap
- 54.5
- Bioguide record
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THE DISTRICT
IL-06
IL-06 had a retained 2024 presidential Democratic margin of D+5.5. Incumbent cash on hand is $1.3M as of 2026-08-04. The incumbent reported $1,285,018 cash on hand through 2026-06-30.
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+5.5
- Cash on hand
- $1,285,018
- Receipts / disbursements
- $2,108,920 / $1,518,045
- Finance through
- Jun 30, 2026
- Route
- Deep blue
- Baseline score
- 11.8
SCORE ANATOMY
What makes the score
Blue baseline
2.0
District Democratic baseline contributes 2.0 points; the retained 2024 presidential margin is D+5.5.
Primary feasibility
34.6
Current partial feasibility evidence contributes 34.6 points and remains incomplete.
AIPAC support
0.0
Retained FEC AIPAC evidence contributes 0.0 points; tracker labels are context only and are not double counted.
Incumbent alignment gap
54.5
The retained voting trackers produce a 54.5-point alignment gap.
Cash vulnerability
29.5
The FEC candidate summary snapshot (2026-06-30) reports $1,285,018 cash on hand, replacing the $1,285,018 release aggregate. The inverse log scale is 100 at $50,000 or less and 0 at $5 million or more.
HOUSE HISTORY
Recorded service
2019–2021IL-06Completed term
2021–2023IL-06Completed term
2023–2025IL-06Completed term
2025–nowIL-06Current at source cutoff