Notable personal detailsAdal Regis is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in Illinois’ 2nd Congressional District in the 2026 election cycle. He previously worked as a district representative for U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly, assisting with securing federal funding for local entities. Regis has described his current work as Director of Strategy at a Chicago-based environmental justice nonprofit and has served on Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s Task Force on Black Immigrants. He was born in New York, raised in Haiti, and earned a master’s degree in public policy from the University of Chicago’s Harris School.