Eric Sorensen
Running for U.S. House District 17 — 2026 election
Raised · 2026 cycle
$2.2M
Source: FEC
As of August 2026, Eric Sorensen is a Democratic candidate for U.S. House District 17 in Illinois in the 2026 election. Federal Election Commission filings report $2,233,676 in total receipts for the 2026 cycle. All figures on this page are drawn from primary sources — FEC filings, congressional records, and STOCK Act disclosures — and link back to them.
Data last updated May 2026.
Eric Sorensen represents Illinois's 17th congressional district in the U.S. House. Elected in 2022, he previously worked for more than two decades as a television meteorologist in the Rockford and Quad Cities markets and is the first openly gay member of Congress from Illinois.
Introduced May 19, 2026 · Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced Apr 30, 2026 · Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Introduced Apr 22, 2026 · Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Introduced Mar 5, 2026 · Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Introduced Dec 4, 2025 · Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Introduced Aug 1, 2025 · Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Introduced Jul 23, 2025 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Introduced May 8, 2025 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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PACs account for 38% of fundraising, a significant share from organized political money.
$2.2M
Total raised
$1.0M
Total spent
$1.3M
Cash on hand
Where the money comes from
Reflects money received by the campaign committee itself. “Loans and other receipts” covers candidate or bank loans, offsets to operating expenditures, interest and other non-contribution receipts reported to the FEC. Independent expenditures by super PACs are not included.
Totals through 2026-06-30 · Source: FEC