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IL-07 Democratic nominee?
$67.2K
MAR 24, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleEmergency medicine physician
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
LocationIllinois
BackgroundEmergency medicine physician
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EducationUniversity of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
Notable personal detailsThomas Fisher is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in Illinois’ 7th Congressional District in the 2026 cycle. He is a board-certified emergency medicine physician and has worked as an attending physician at the University of Chicago. He was raised in Chicago and has campaigned on reducing health and economic inequities in the district.
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Positions
LiberalConservative
Economy & Taxes
Supports deeper federal investments in education, infrastructure, and local small businesses and advocates for expanded federal healthcare (Medicare for All or restoring the ACA), indicating a preference for expanded government spending to address economic and health inequities.
Healthcare
The candidate supports universal health care and frames healthcare as a right, prioritizing major expansion of access. His campaign emphasizes addressing health disparities and moving away from profit-driven systems toward broader coverage for all residents.
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Immigration & Border
Supports comprehensive immigration reform with an achievable path to citizenship for DACA recipients, protections for schools/hospitals/places of worship/courthouses from immigration enforcement, elimination of ICE arrest/deportation quotas, and fixes to asylum and refugee processes that are secure and humane.
Climate & Energy
Supports an aggressive clean-energy agenda including a transition to 100% clean, renewable energy, backing federal legislation consistent with the Green New Deal, and targeted environmental-justice investments to remediate pollution and build resilience in overburdened communities.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports banning assault rifles and extended magazines, enacting red flag laws, funding community violence intervention, and other gun-violence reduction policies. Advocates holding gun manufacturers and sellers financially accountable for harms and pursuing bold federal action to reduce gun violence.
Polls
IL-07 Democratic nominee?
Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
Endorsements
IL-07 Democratic nominee?
Endorsers of Thomas Fisher for IL-07 Democratic nominee?
Chicago Tribune Editorial Board
Public figure
Chicago Tribune Editorial Board endorsed Dr. Thomas Fisher for Illinois' 7th Congressional District.
Congresswoman Lauren Underwood
Elected official
Congresswoman Lauren Underwood endorsed Dr. Thomas Fisher.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 2026Total raisedCash on hand
$925.1K
$693.8K
$462.6K
$231.3K
$0
2026
LatestYear
Total raised
Cash on hand
Total spent
Burn rate
Cycle 2026
$925.1K
$97.7K
$827.4K
$55.2K
Source: FEC
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