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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Bachelor's degree or higher: 48.2%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Average commute time: 27.9 minutes
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median age: 39.9
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Non-English language at home: 41.9% of households (Spanish: 137,584; Polish: 28,976; Gujarati: 17,867)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Foreign-born population: 27.8% (208k)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: U.S. citizenship rate: 87.7%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Hispanic population share: 25.1% (188k)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Asian (Non-Hispanic) population share: 13.8% (103k)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: White (Non-Hispanic) population share: 52.5% (392k)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population: 746,772 (2024)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median property value: $326,100
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Homeownership rate: 72%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty rate: 7.42% (2024)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median household income: $99,637 (2024)
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Illinois Amendment — Transportation Funds Lockbox (2016) (2016) — passed, margin 79% to 21%
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Illinois Constitutional Amendment 1 — Workers' Rights Amendment (Right to Collective Bargaining, 2022) (2022) — passed, margin 58.3% to 41.7%
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 54 - Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (share 0.1)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 - Retail Trade (share 0.11)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 31-33 - Manufacturing (share 0.12)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 - Health Care and Social Assistance (share 0.14)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Harper College (Palatine) (2000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Woodfield Mall (Schaumburg — one of the largest malls in the U.S.) (4000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Zurich North America (Schaumburg headquarters) (3000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Alexian Brothers Health System (Elk Grove Village) (4000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Motorola Solutions (Chicago, adjacent to district) (5000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] District summary: Illinois's 8th Congressional District encompasses the west and northwest suburbs of Chicago, including Schaumburg, Elgin, Hanover Park, parts of Hoffman Estates, and portions of Cook, DuPage, and Kane Counties. With approximately 747,000 residents, it is a safe Democratic seat (Cook PVI D+14) that Krishnamoorthi has represented since 2017. The district has a median household income of $99,637 — more than double the national median — and a poverty rate of 7.42%. The population is highly diverse: 52.5% White (Non-Hispanic), 25.1% Hispanic, 13.8% Asian (primarily Indian-American, the largest concentration in Illinois), with 87.7% U.S. citizens and 27.8% foreign-born — well above the national average. Median home values are $326,100 with a 72% homeownership rate. 41.9% of households speak a non-English language at home, with Spanish (137,584 households), Polish (28,976), and Gujarati (17,867) as the most common. The economy is anchored by healthcare, professional services, technology, and logistics/distribution. The district includes major corporate headquarters, O'Hare International Airport-adjacent businesses, and a substantial small-business community. Krishnamoorthi himself owns Sivananthan Labs and previously served as Illinois Deputy Treasurer. He ran for the U.S. Senate in 2026, losing the Democratic primary to Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton (33.2% to 40.1%), and will be succeeded in IL-08 by former Rep. Melissa Bean, who won the Democratic primary with AIPAC, crypto, and AI industry backing.
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Voted yea on S. 1582 / H.R. 4763 (GENIUS Act (Stablecoin Regulation) and FIT21 (Crypto Market Structure) — On Passage) on 2025-07-17: Krishnamoorthi voted Yea on all three major crypto bills (FIT21, GENIUS Act, CLARITY Act), earning a 'Strongly supports crypto' rating from Stand With Crypto. The crypto super PAC Fairshake spent approximately $10 million supporting his Senate bid. His pro-crypto voting record represented a notable alignment with an industry that backed his campaign, even as progressive allies like Lt. Gov. Stratton attacked him for being 'bought by crypto.' The bills passed with broad bipartisan support (GENIUS: 308-122 with 102 Democrats), but his consistent pro-crypto votes — across regulatory frameworks, stablecoins, and market structure — made him one of the most crypto-friendly Democrats in Congress, a position that sat in tension with his progressive branding on other issues.
Date: 2025-07-17
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Voted nay on H.R. 7567 (Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 (Farm Bill) — On Passage) on 2026-04-30: Krishnamoorthi voted with 197 Democrats against the Farm Bill (224-200). His suburban Chicago district has minimal agricultural production, so the farm-subsidy provisions had limited constituency nexus. The bill preserved SNAP cuts from the OBBB, affecting food-insecure families in his 7.42% poverty-rate district. Only 14 Democrats crossed party lines to support; Krishnamoorthi's Nay was consistent with Democratic leadership. The AFL-CIO did not score this vote.
Date: 2026-04-30
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Voted nay on H.R. 22 (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act — On Passage) on 2025-04-10: Krishnamoorthi voted with all but 4 Democrats against requiring documentary proof of citizenship for voter registration (220-208). His district is 87.7% citizens with 27.8% foreign-born — the ID requirements could create disproportionate barriers for the 12.3% non-citizen residents and naturalized citizens. Only 4 Democrats joined all Republicans. The vote aligned with his progressive caucus position and his immigrant-heavy constituency.
Date: 2025-04-10
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Voted nay on H.R. 5371 (Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 — Ending the 43-Day Government Shutdown) on 2025-11-12: Krishnamoorthi voted with all 14 Illinois Democrats against ending the longest government shutdown in U.S. history — a shutdown that left millions of federal workers without paychecks, delayed SNAP benefits, and caused air travel disruptions. He cited the lack of ACA subsidy extensions as his reason. His 7.42% poverty-rate district and significant SNAP-dependent population were directly harmed by the prolonged shutdown. Six House Democrats and seven Senate Democrats crossed party lines to vote Yea; Krishnamoorthi was not among them. His Nay vote prioritized long-term healthcare policy over immediate constituent relief. The Chicago area — home to thousands of federal workers — was particularly impacted, and he faced criticism for prioritizing Senate campaign positioning over reopening the government.
Date: 2025-11-12
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Voted yea on H.Res. 488 (Denouncing the antisemitic terrorist attack in Boulder, Colorado — On Agreeing to the Resolution) on 2025-06-09: Krishnamoorthi was one of 75 Democrats to vote for a resolution that 'expresses gratitude to law enforcement officers, including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel, for protecting the homeland.' 113 Democrats opposed it. The vote became a central attack line in his Senate primary, with opponents saying he 'voted to thank ICE.' Krishnamoorthi defended the vote as about condemning antisemitism. The resolution split Democrats exactly along the moderate/progressive fault line — and Krishnamoorthi's Yea, alongside his AIPAC support, defined him as a pro-Israel moderate in a primary where progressives opposed the resolution. At the same time, he was calling to abolish ICE — placing him in the precarious position of having voted to thank an agency he now wanted to dismantle.
Date: 2025-06-09
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Voted nay on H.R. 7147 / H.R. 7744 (Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026) on 2026-01-22: Krishnamoorthi voted against DHS/ICE funding multiple times, telling Bloomberg: 'I won't vote for a dime of DHS funding without major changes.' His 27.8% foreign-born district — with large Indian-American, Hispanic, and Polish immigrant communities — made anti-ICE positioning a constituent priority. During his Senate primary, he called to 'abolish Trump's ICE.' His opponents noted he had previously voted to fund DHS, creating a voting-record evolution under electoral pressure. Only 7 Democrats joined Republicans to fund DHS. The vote aligned with progressive base demands but left him open to attacks about prior ICE-friendly votes.
Date: 2026-01-22
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Voted yea on H.R. 8035 (Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 ($60.8 billion)) on 2024-04-20: Krishnamoorthi was one of the most visible Democratic advocates for Ukraine aid, publicly urging Democrats to save Speaker Mike Johnson from a motion to vacate if he brought Ukraine aid to the floor. He told CNN: 'He should not be punished for doing the right thing.' All 210 Democrats voted Yea, making this party-aligned, but his public role as a Democratic validator for Johnson's speakership distinguished him. As a House Intelligence Committee member and Ranking Member of the Select Committee on China, his support was institutionally weighted.
Date: 2024-04-20
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Voted nay on H.R. 1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act — On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment) on 2025-07-03: Krishnamoorthi voted with all 212 Democrats against the OBBB (218-214). He was a vocal critic, stating on the House floor: 'We're driving. No idea where we're going, but certainly not toward reason.' The bill raised the SALT cap to $40,000 — relevant for his $326,100 median-home-value suburban district — but he prioritized the bill's $930 billion in Medicaid cuts and deficit expansion. His district's 7.42% poverty rate and significant SNAP and Medicaid populations made safety-net cuts particularly harmful. The AFL-CIO scored his vote 'Right' (97% lifetime score). He also voted Nay on the first House passage on May 22, 2025.
Date: 2025-07-03
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Voted nay on S. 5 / H.R. 29 (Laken Riley Act — On Passage) on 2025-01-22: Krishnamoorthi voted with 156 Democrats against mandatory ICE detention for undocumented immigrants charged with theft (263-156). His district is 87.7% citizens with 27.8% foreign-born — the fourth-highest foreign-born percentage in the Illinois delegation — and 25.1% Hispanic. The vote aligned with his progressive immigration positioning and his large immigrant constituency. Notably, 46 Democrats crossed party lines to support the bill; Krishnamoorthi was not among them. His Republican opponent in 2024 cited this vote as evidence he was soft on crime.
Date: 2025-01-22
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[statement] During the October 2025 government shutdown, Krishnamoorthi told CNN: 'The status quo is not working for anybody. It is completely unacceptable.' He argued that Democrats were not playing a role in prolonging the shutdown despite voting against ending it.
Date: 2025-10-22
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[disclosure] Krishnamoorthi was rated 'Strongly supports crypto' by Stand With Crypto for voting for FIT21, GENIUS Act, and CLARITY Act. The crypto super PAC Fairshake spent approximately $10 million supporting his Senate bid, focusing on attack ads against his opponent rather than direct promotional spending. His Senate campaign also received support from an AI industry group backed by OpenAI.
Date: 2026-03-17
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[vote] Krishnamoorthi voted Nay on H.R. 5371, the continuing resolution that ended the 43-day government shutdown on November 12, 2025, joining all 14 Illinois Democrats in opposing the measure. The shutdown left millions of federal workers without paychecks, delayed food assistance, and caused massive air travel disruptions. He cited the lack of ACA subsidy extensions as his reason.
Date: 2025-11-12
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[platform] Krishnamoorthi is the lead sponsor of the ETHICS Act (H.R. 4890) to ban congressional stock trading, stating it would 'prevent Members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children from trading stocks and owning stocks.' He reported approximately $0 invested in publicly traded assets tracked live, though his financial disclosures show retirement accounts with Vanguard target-date funds.
Date: 2025-08-05
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[disclosure] Illinois Future PAC, a super PAC largely funded by Gov. JB Pritzker, ran attack ads against Krishnamoorthi stating he 'repeatedly voted to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement' and had a 'decade-long record of accepting campaign donations from an ICE contractor.' Krishnamoorthi had accepted over $90,000 from Palantir's CTO Shyam Sankar dating back to 2015, though he subsequently donated $29,300 to immigrant rights groups.
Date: 2026-02-23
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[statement] On January 26, 2026, Krishnamoorthi stated at a Senate debate: 'not a single dollar more for ICE or the Department of Homeland Security. That's the way I voted last week, and that's the way the Senate would vote.' He subsequently voted against DHS funding bills on multiple occasions in 2026.
Date: 2026-01-26
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[statement] At the January 26, 2026 Illinois Senate Democratic primary debate, Krishnamoorthi stated: 'I believe we have to abolish Trump's ICE. In light of what happened with Alex Pretti and Renee Good, what we're seeing now cannot continue. So these are the legislative reports that need to happen — one, not a single dollar more for ICE or the Department of Homeland Security.' He later clarified his H.Res. 488 vote was about 'condemning antisemitism, and that's something that I will always do.'
Date: 2026-01-26
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[vote] Krishnamoorthi voted Yea on H.Res. 488 on June 9, 2025 — a resolution condemning the antisemitic terrorist attack in Boulder, Colorado. The resolution included language that 'expresses gratitude to law enforcement officers, including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel, for protecting the homeland.' 75 Democrats voted in favor; 113 opposed. Critics noted Republicans included the ICE language to split Democrats.
Date: 2025-06-09
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Krishnamoorthi was the co-author of the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (H.R. 7521) which forced ByteDance to divest TikTok or face a U.S. ban. The bill passed the House 352-65 on March 13, 2024. He serves as Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party.
Date: 2024-03-13
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FEC candidate committee ID: H6IL08147 (Friends of Raja for Congress). According to Stand With Crypto, Krishnamoorthi voted for FIT21, GENIUS Act, and CLARITY Act, and was rated as a crypto supporter. Fairshake super PAC spent approximately $10 million backing his Senate bid.
Date: 2026-03-17
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Krishnamoorthi is the lead sponsor of the Ending Trading and Holdings in Congressional Stocks (ETHICS) Act (H.R. 4890), introduced August 5, 2025, which would ban members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children from trading or owning individual stocks. He also co-sponsored the TRUST in Congress Act and PREDICT Act.
Date: 2025-08-05
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Quiver Quantitative estimates Krishnamoorthi's net worth at $3.9 million as of April 30, 2026 — the 190th highest in Congress. He reported approximately $0 invested in publicly traded assets tracked live, with disclosed retirement accounts and a rental property in Chicago.
Date: 2026-04-30
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Krishnamoorthi accepted more than $90,000 from donors with ties to President Trump, including the chief technology officer of Palantir (Shyam Sankar), whose company holds a $30 million ICE contract for deportation tracking tools. Krishnamoorthi later donated $29,300 to three migrant rights organizations after the contributions drew scrutiny during his Senate campaign.
Date: 2025-12-08
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In his 2026 Illinois Senate primary campaign, Krishnamoorthi raised more than $30 million and spent over $28 million on advertising. He entered the race with a $19 million war chest. The crypto super PAC Fairshake spent approximately $10 million supporting his candidacy, while AIPAC-linked super PACs invested at least $3.4 million via outside spending.
Date: 2026-03-17
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Top contributing organizations (2011-2024): Kirkland & Ellis ($1,037,780, all individuals), Northwestern University ($153,060), Exelon Corp ($110,926 total — $79,426 individuals + $31,500 PAC), UCA Group ($101,300), University of Illinois ($92,747).
Date: 2024-12-31
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Top contributing industries (2011-2024): Health Professionals ($4,037,437), Lawyers/Law Firms ($3,166,767), Securities & Investment ($1,625,889), Retired ($1,536,473), Education ($967,650).
Date: 2024-12-31
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Career (2011-2024): Raised $35,624,800; Spent $18,511,916; Cash on hand $17,111,494; Debts $0. Top career industry: Health Professionals ($4,037,437). Top career contributor: Kirkland & Ellis ($1,037,780).
Date: 2024-12-31
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