David Ehrlich
IL-07 Democratic nominee?
$67.2K
MAR 24, 2026Primary Election
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Overview
Current rolePublic policy professor
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyLiberal Democrat
LocationIllinois
BackgroundPublic policy professor
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Notable personal detailsDavid Ehrlich is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in Illinois’s 7th Congressional District in the 2026 cycle. He has described himself as a former congressional staffer and a public policy professor, with prior work at the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO). He has an authorized principal campaign committee registered with the FEC for his IL-07 run.
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Positions
Healthcare
Supports protecting and restoring safety-net programs such as Medicare and Medicaid and emphasizes improving access to affordable health care. Positions reference continuing the legacy of lawmakers who helped pass and expand the Affordable Care Act and prioritizing better health and affordable care for constituents.
Climate & Energy
The candidate emphasizes clean air and creating "clean energy jobs," describes expertise in climate and environmental policy, and frames pollution reduction and clean energy as priorities but does not provide detailed policy prescriptions or specific targets on emissions, fossil-fuel phase-out, or regulatory approaches.
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Public Safety & Guns
The candidate's campaign materials state a goal to reduce gun violence but do not lay out specific gun-policy proposals or endorse particular laws. Publicly available information names gun-violence reduction as an objective but provides no detailed positions on background checks, assault-weapons bans, red-flag laws, or other specific reforms.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20262026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
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