IL-08 Democratic nominee?
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MAR 24, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleEntrepreneur
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyMainstream Democrat
GenderFemale
LocationIllinois
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BackgroundEntrepreneur
EducationNorthwestern University (details unknown)
Notable personal detailsSanjyot P. Dunung is an entrepreneur, author, and CEO/founder of Atma Global, a company that develops global learning content and solutions for corporate, government, and education audiences. She has run for the Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Illinois’s 8th Congressional District in the 2026 cycle and has an active FEC candidate profile. Dunung is associated with Northwestern University and has served on national-policy and small-business focused boards.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports policies to make life more affordable by strengthening Medicare, Medicaid, and the Affordable Care Act, expanding subsidies, updating poverty thresholds, and investing in housing supply and workforce skills while protecting programs that working families rely on. Advocates targeted investments in people, small businesses, and infrastructure alongside fiscal responsibility to keep inflation in check. Endorses a tax system that promotes fairness and opportunity rather than privileging wealth.
Healthcare
Supports protecting and strengthening Medicare and Medicaid, expanding access to affordable healthcare, and improving preventive care and mental health access to reduce costs and prevent financial hardship from medical expenses.
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Immigration & Border
Supports pro-legal immigration reform with faster, fair legal pathways to visas, green cards, and citizenship while emphasizing secure borders and the rule of law; opposes fear-driven raids that separate families and calls for increased transparency and oversight of ICE and limits on enforcement in sensitive locations such as schools, hospitals, courthouses, and houses of worship.
Climate & Energy
Supports investment in renewable energy and infrastructure as part of broader priorities to create jobs and modernize systems. Favors smart public investment in clean energy innovation and related infrastructure to strengthen the economy and small businesses.
News
Sanjyot Dunung is in the news because of the Illinois primary election cycle, where candidates are competing for nominations in federal, state, and local races. The most recent update says final vote totals were released for the March 17 primary in DuPage and suburban Cook counties, but the summaries provided do not say how Dunung specifically performed or whether she advanced. Overall, the coverage is about the broader primary results rather than a detailed update on Dunung herself.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20262026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
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