Polling Average
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13.3%
23.5%
15.4%
7.1%
Democrat
Laura Fine
IL-09 Democratic nominee?
$1.1M
MAR 24, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleState Senator
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
Age59 years old (Dec 13, 1966)
GenderFemale
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LocationIllinois
BackgroundIllinois state senator
EducationB.A., Telecommunications, Indiana University
Notable personal detailsLaura Fine is a Democratic politician who has served in the Illinois Senate since 2019, representing the 9th District, after previously serving in the Illinois House of Representatives (2013–2019). She has also served in local government as Northfield Township Clerk and has worked professionally as a journalist and as an instructor at Northeastern Illinois University. In 2025, she filed to run for the U.S. House in Illinois’s 9th Congressional District.
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Positions
LiberalConservative
Economy & Taxes
Supports making the ultra-wealthy and large corporations pay a greater share of taxes, lifting the Social Security payroll tax cap on high earners, and using tax fairness to fund expanded economic security programs for working families. Prioritizes lowering costs for working families, cracking down on corporate consolidation, and protecting Social Security and Medicare while opposing cuts to those programs.
Healthcare
Supports protecting and expanding government health programs and lowering costs for families, including protecting Medicare, Medicaid, expanding Medicare to add vision and dental, strengthening Medicare negotiation of drug prices, and defending access to reproductive and mental health care. Emphasizes consumer protections against insurers and expanding access to mental-health and other services based on her legislative record in the Illinois General Assembly.
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Immigration & Border
Supports protections for Dreamers, reforms to speed and humanely process asylum and green card applications, increased immigration court capacity, access to legal representation for asylum-seekers, and reining in ICE with community-based alternatives to detention. Emphasizes secure borders paired with humane treatment and judicial fairness in immigration proceedings.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports codified nationwide access to abortion, contraception, IVF, and full reproductive care; opposes restrictions that limit access and has fought to protect reproductive rights and shield providers from out-of-state criminalization. Has a record of sponsoring and supporting state laws expanding and protecting reproductive health access and has said she will continue to defend the right to choose.
Climate & Energy
Supports aggressive clean-energy policies including moving toward 100% renewable energy, ramping up renewable deployment, electrifying transportation/housing/manufacturing, ending fossil-fuel subsidies, strengthening the EPA and clean-water protections, and prioritizing environmental justice.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports a federal assault weapons ban and ban on high-capacity magazines, universal background checks, nationwide red flag laws, licensing and safety training for purchasers, safe-storage laws, and increased accountability for the gun industry while investing in violence prevention and mental-health crisis response.
News
AINews Summary
Last updatedJun 12, 2026
Laura Fine was a candidate in the crowded Illinois 9th District Democratic primary, where she finished third behind Daniel Biss and Kat Abughazah. Reports said outside spending, including AIPAC-related money and a super PAC, played a major role in the race and was largely aimed at boosting Fine. After the primary, Biss emerged as the Democratic nominee for the seat.
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Articles
JIJoliet, IL Patch3 months ago
Daniel Biss Wins Democratic Primary In IL Congressional District 9
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UNU.S. News & World Report3 months ago
Factbox-Five US House Primaries to Watch in Illinois on Tuesday
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CTChicago Tribune4 months ago
Illinois 9th District race tests long Jewish legacy
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NNewsweek3 months ago
Kat Abughazaleh's chances of winning in Illinois as AIPAC spends big-Polls
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Polls
IL-09 Democratic nominee?
Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 2026Total raisedCash on hand
$2.8M
$2.1M
$1.4M
$690.6K
$0
2026
LatestYear
Total raised
Cash on hand
Total spent
Burn rate
Cycle 2026
$2.8M
$1.4K
$2.8M
$184.1K
Source: FEC
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