Kevin Ake
Kevin Ake
IL-08 Republican nominee?
$5.1K
MAR 24, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleCertified public accountant
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyConservative Republican
GenderMale
LocationIllinois
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BackgroundCertified public accountant
Notable personal detailsKevin Ake is a Republican candidate for the U.S. House in Illinois' 8th Congressional District in the 2026 election cycle. He is an accountant and certified public accountant and has been described as an Army veteran and a Pennsylvania native. He previously ran for Cook County Board of Commissioners (15th District) in 2022.
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Positions
Immigration & Border
Supports enforcement but also backs bipartisan legislation to allow long-term, taxpaying, non-criminal residents a pathway to citizenship; expresses that some ICE policies have overstepped and that the system needs fixing. Emphasizes both border/enforcement concerns and regularization for productive residents.
News
Kevin Ake is one of the Republican candidates running in Illinois’s 8th Congressional District, and he has been in the news as the primary campaign has intensified. He recently took part in a candidates forum focused on immigration, along with health care and gun rights. The March primary has now been held, and final vote totals have been released for the race and other Illinois contests.
8th Congressional District GOP hopefuls debate U.S. immigration policies
DuPage and suburban Cook county’s official March 2026 primary election results
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