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Carl Lambrecht

Carl Lambrecht

Republican candidate for U.S. House in Illinois

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2.7%chance to win

$1.3KNOV 7, 2026

Candidate Overview

Key details about the candidate’s background, party, office sought and current campaign.

Current roleOptical engineer

PartyRepublican

Political ideologyConservative Republican

GenderMale

LocationIllinois

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BackgroundOptical engineer

EducationUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (attended, 1953–1956)

Notable personal detailsCarl Lambrecht is a Republican candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in Illinois's 10th Congressional District in the November 3, 2026 general election. He is an optical engineer and is associated with Laurel Industries, an optics manufacturer based in Highland Park, Illinois. He previously ran for the Illinois House of Representatives (District 58) in 2024.

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Political Positions

LiberalConservative

Economy & Taxes

Carl Lambrecht’s documented positions emphasize lowering taxes and reducing the cost of government. He has called for cutting the gas tax in half, reducing the number of taxing bodies and school districts, and lowering public-service costs to support job growth.

Healthcare

Carl Lambrecht’s documented responses emphasize opposition to government-mandated insurance coverage for abortion and transgender hormone therapy, and he opposed the related health-insurance and medical-licensing items in the cited questionnaires. No broader healthcare-expansion platform was found in the retrieved sources.

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Climate & Energy

Carl Lambrecht’s public energy-related comments focus on cutting the gas tax, opposing subsidies for electric vehicles, and rejecting state support for a battery factory tied to China. The available statements emphasize lower energy costs and skepticism toward EV incentives rather than climate policy expansion.

Public Safety & Guns

Carl Lambrecht says the gun ban should fit the Second Amendment. He also says Illinois should support law enforcement rather than law breakers, and he ties gun violence to marijuana use rather than proposing new gun restrictions.

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