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Democrat
Thomas Fisher
IL-07 Democratic nominee?
$67.2K
MAR 24, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleEmergency medicine physician
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
GenderMale
LocationIllinois
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BackgroundEmergency medicine physician
EducationDartmouth College — BA, Biology (1996)
Notable personal detailsThomas Fisher is a Democratic candidate who ran for U.S. House in Illinois’ 7th Congressional District in the 2026 cycle. He is a board-certified emergency medicine physician at the University of Chicago and an author of the book "The Emergency: A Year of Healing and Heartbreak in a Chicago ER." His training includes Dartmouth College, Harvard University (MPH), and the University of Chicago (MD), followed by residency and fellowship at the University of Chicago.
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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
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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