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IL-07 Democratic nominee?
$67.2K
MAR 24, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleCommunity organizer
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
Age35 years old (Mar 8, 1991)
GenderFemale
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LocationIllinois
BackgroundCommunity organizer
EducationCarthage College (attended)
Notable personal detailsKina Isis Collins is a Chicago-based community organizer and activist from the Austin neighborhood on the West Side of Chicago. She has worked on issues including gun violence prevention, criminal justice reform, and healthcare. Collins has run in Democratic primaries for Illinois's 7th Congressional District (including 2020 and 2022) and has continued to be active in Democratic politics and advocacy.
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Positions
LiberalConservative
Economy & Taxes
Supports closing corporate tax loopholes and ending tax breaks for large fossil-fuel companies, reducing Pentagon waste, and using reclaimed revenue to invest in a green, union-centered economy and social programs. Advocates a people-centered economy with fair wages and expanded public services.
Healthcare
Supports a universal, single-payer Medicare-for-All system and views healthcare as a human right. Also advocates expanding coverage to include immigrants and closing gaps in the existing system while pursuing culturally competent care.
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Immigration & Border
Supports ending ICE deportation funding while preserving essential functions, protecting asylum seekers (including survivors of domestic violence and gang persecution), guaranteeing free legal representation for detained immigrants, opposing funding for border walls, and creating pathways to citizenship including a clean DREAM Act and increased visas for skilled workers.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports access to reproductive healthcare including abortion and opposes the Supreme Court overturning of Roe v. Wade; advocates protecting and expanding abortion access and coverage.
Climate & Energy
Supports the Green New Deal and aggressive clean-energy goals, including 100% renewable energy generation by 2035. Emphasizes environmental justice, rejoining the Paris Agreement, and refusing donations from oil, gas, and coal industry PACs. Plans to invest in green jobs and a just transition for communities harmed by pollution and fossil-fuel infrastructure.
Public Safety & Guns
Kina Collins advocates for strong gun violence prevention measures, framing gun violence as a public-health crisis and calling for assault-style rifle bans and commonsense gun laws including expanded background checks and red flag-type policies. Her campaign and activist background center on holding gun manufacturers and dealers accountable and advancing legislation to reduce firearm violence.
News
AINews Summary
Last updatedApr 3, 2026
Kina Collins is mentioned in coverage of the recent Illinois primaries as Democrats’ internal factions sharpened into distinct camps. The reporting focuses on how these divisions—between an activist left, a technocratic center, and a “progressive establishment”—are shaping primary dynamics and could influence broader Democratic strategy heading toward 2028.
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IL-07 Democratic nominee?
Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 2026Total raisedCash on hand
$54.9K
$41.1K
$27.4K
$13.7K
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2026
LatestYear
Total raised
Cash on hand
Total spent
Burn rate
Cycle 2026
$54.9K
$2.4K
$52.4K
$3.7K
Source: FEC
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