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Democrat
Richard Boykin
IL-07 Democratic nominee?
$67.2K
MAR 24, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleFormer Commissioner
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyMainstream Democrat
Age57 years old (Sep 9, 1968)
GenderMale
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LocationIllinois
BackgroundAttorney
EducationCentral State University (BS)
Notable personal detailsRichard R. Boykin is an attorney and former Cook County Commissioner who represented the 1st District on the Cook County Board of Commissioners from 2014 to 2018. He previously worked in federal policy roles including Chief of Staff to U.S. Rep. Danny K. Davis (1997–2006) and as a Congressional Black Caucus Fellow for U.S. Sen. Carol Moseley Braun (1994). He has been a candidate in multiple Cook County Democratic primaries and is a Democratic candidate for Illinois's 7th Congressional District.
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Positions
LiberalConservative
Economy & Taxes
Supports protecting and expanding social programs (Medicare, Medicaid, SNAP, Social Security) and using federal tax credits and targeted incentives to spur investment and job creation in distressed communities while opposing regressive fees that burden consumers. Advocates consumer protections (eliminating unfair swipe fees) and wants federal investment for economically distressed neighborhoods.
Healthcare
Supports protecting Medicare and restoring cuts to Medicaid and federal public-health funding, aims to keep hospitals open and lower health care costs, and is assembling a healthcare task force to expand access and address health equity in the district.
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Immigration & Border
Supports comprehensive immigration reform including a pathway to citizenship for long-term residents and abolition of ICE, while calling for enforcement with constitutional due process. Positions emphasize expanded legal pathways and limits on current enforcement structures.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports renewing the 1994 federal assault weapons ban, expanding firearm safety requirements (safe storage and new safety features), promoting gun buybacks and expanded prosecution of gun crimes, and increasing investments in violence-prevention and community-based programs. Also supports measures to reduce access to guns to prevent suicides and to expand victim services and community policing initiatives.
Polls
IL-07 Democratic nominee?
Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
Endorsements
IL-07 Democratic nominee?
Endorsers of Richard Boykin for IL-07 Democratic nominee?
Paul Vallas
Public figure
Paul Vallas endorsed Richard Boykin for Congress in Illinois' 7th Congressional District.
Billy Marovitz
Public figure
Billy Marovitz endorsed Richard Boykin for Congress in Illinois' 7th Congressional District.
Raymond Lopez
Public figure
Chicago Alderman Raymond Lopez endorsed Richard Boykin for Illinois' 7th Congressional District seat.
Maria Pappas
Public figure
Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas endorsed Richard Boykin for Illinois' 7th Congressional District seat.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 2026Total raisedCash on hand
$455.2K
$341.4K
$227.6K
$113.8K
$0
2026
LatestYear
Total raised
Cash on hand
Total spent
Burn rate
Cycle 2026
$455.2K
$2.1K
$449.7K
$30.0K
Source: FEC
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