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Eric Sorensen

US Representative (D-IL-17)
Tracked because Sitting member of the House; tracked for votes, donor mapping, and committee oversight.
Editorial summary · AI-drafted from public records

Eric Sorensen is the Democratic U.S. Representative (IL's 17th congressional district). The platform has 6 voting records on file (2024-2026) and 37 verified facts on file covering this member's voting positions, financial disclosures, and stated platform commitments.

Facts on record33
Connections mapped54
Sources cited21
✦ Thin coverage gap +177 connected to 54 entities · only 33 facts on record · flagged for follow-up research
Evidence: 6P 27S+19
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$9.5BDonor Contributions
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Key Connections
→ AIPAC / United Democracy Project organization
donor
AIPAC was Sorensen's top donor at $87,014 in the 2023-2024 cycle, aligning with his vote for Israel aid (H.R. 8034) on 2024-04-20.
← International Union Of Painters And Allied Trades Political Action Together Political Committee organization
donor
$10,000 to Eric Sorensen's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00000885/
← Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee United Brotherhood Of Carpenters And Joiners organization
donor
$10,000 to Eric Sorensen's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00001016/
← Communications Workers Of America-Cope Political Contributions Committee organization
donor
$10,000 to Eric Sorensen's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00002089/
← Machinists Non Partisan Political League Of The International Association Of Machinists & Aerospace Workers organization
donor
$10,000 to Eric Sorensen's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00002469/
← United Auto Workers (Uaw V Cap) organization
donor
$10,000 to Eric Sorensen's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00002840/
← The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Action Committee For Rural Electrification (A... organization
donor
$8,000 to Eric Sorensen's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (6 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00002972/
← Nea Fund For Children And Public Education organization
donor
$10,000 to Eric Sorensen's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00003251/
Facts (33)
Data Freshness
Ageing Last update: 168d ago · Avg age: 241d
Confidence Tiers: Primary Source — cross-referenced government/corporate filings Pending Review — sourced but not independently verified AI Inference — analytical hypothesis from cross-referencing
✓ Verified Findings (33)
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✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Medicaid coverage (share of district population): ~33% (one-third of residents)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: homeownership rate: 64.6%
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Hispanic or Latino (any race): 11.8%
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Black or African American alone (non-Hispanic): 12.7%
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: White alone (non-Hispanic): 68.0%
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: bachelor's degree or higher: 27.0%
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: poverty rate: 17.7%
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: median household income: $59,364
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: 2024 Illinois Advisory Questions: Election Worker Interference, Millionaire Tax, IVF Insurance (2024) — passed, margin Advisory only — all three favored by majority
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Illinois Amendment 1: Workers' Rights Amendment (Right to Collective Bargaining) (2022) — passed, margin 58.5% Yes – 41.5% No
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Illinois Graduated Income Tax Amendment (Allow for Graduated Income Tax) (2020) — failed, margin 55% No – 45% Yes
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 61 (share 8)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 (share 12.2)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 31-33 (share 14.6)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 (share 15.8)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Top employer: Caterpillar Inc. (Peoria-area facilities) (3000 employees)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Top employer: Illinois State University (3500 employees)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Top employer: UnityPoint Health (5000 employees)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Top employer: OSF HealthCare (12000 employees)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Top employer: John Deere (Deere & Company) (83000 employees)
✓ verified Pending Review [constituency_baseline] District summary: Illinois's 17th Congressional District spans the northwestern portion of the state, including the Illinois side of the Quad Cities (Moline, Rock Island), parts of Peoria, Rockford, and Bloomington-Normal. With a population of approximately 746,000, the district is 68% White (Non-Hispanic), 12.7% Black, and 11.8% Hispanic. The median household income of $59,364 trails the national average, while the poverty rate is 17.7%. Only about 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree. The economy is anchored by manufacturing (John Deere world headquarters in Moline), health care (OSF HealthCare, UnityPoint Health), agriculture (corn and soybeans), and education (Illinois State University). The district has a Cook PVI of D+3, making it one of the most competitive in Illinois. Kamala Harris carried it with 54.4% in 2024.
Added: 01 May 2026
✓ verified Primary Source Voted nay on H.R. 1958 (Deporting Fraudsters Act of 2026) on 2026-03-18: Sorensen voted against this deportation bill, stating it lacked due process protections. This vote contrasted with his earlier support for the Laken Riley Act and his subsequent opposition to additional ICE funding (January 2026), revealing the cross-pressures on immigration: he supported detention for certain crimes but opposed expanding deportation authority and ICE funding without oversight.
Date: 2026-03-18 Added: 01 May 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Roll call: H.R. 1958
✓ verified Primary Source Voted nay on H.R. 7567 (Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 (2026 Farm Bill)) on 2026-04-30: Sorensen voted against the Farm Bill despite representing a heavily agricultural district where corn and soybean farmers depend on federal farm programs. He opposed the bill for failing to include year-round E15 ethanol sales—a key constituent demand for Illinois corn growers—and for cutting food assistance. The bill passed 224-200 mostly along party lines, but Sorensen's nay broke with rural Democrats who supported it.
Date: 2026-04-30 Added: 01 May 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Roll call: H.R. 7567
✓ verified Primary Source Voted yea on H.R. 8034 (Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 ($26.4 billion Israel aid)) on 2024-04-20: Sorensen voted for the Israel aid package, aligning with AIPAC, his top donor at $87,014. The bill passed 366-58 and provided $26.38 billion in security assistance including Iron Dome funding. While largely bipartisan, 58 members opposed it, and Sorensen's vote aligned with his top donor while also reflecting mainstream Democratic support for Israel.
Date: 2024-04-20 Added: 01 May 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Roll call: H.R. 8034
✓ verified Primary Source Voted nay on H.R. 5371 (Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026 (bill to end 43-day government shutdown)) on 2025-11-12: Sorensen voted against the deal to reopen the government after the longest shutdown in U.S. history, citing the bill's failure to extend enhanced ACA premium tax credits that help constituents afford health insurance. Illinois' senators helped broker the deal, creating tension between Sorensen's stance and fellow Democrats. He said he was 'proud I voted hell no,' prioritizing healthcare affordability over ending the shutdown.
Date: 2025-11-12 Added: 01 May 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Roll call: H.R. 5371
✓ verified Primary Source Voted nay on H.R. 1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Trump tax-and-spending reconciliation package)) on 2025-05-22: Sorensen voted against the OBBBA, which cut approximately $880 billion from Medicaid and $300 billion from SNAP. About one-third of his district's residents rely on Medicaid, including approximately 100,000 children. The bill passed 215-214. Sorensen called it 'massive cuts to SNAP and Medicaid to pay for a huge tax break for billionaires,' aligning with constituent material interests against heavy GOP pressure on swing-district Democrats.
Date: 2025-05-22 Added: 01 May 2026 ↗ SOURCE: Roll call: H.R. 1
✓ verified Primary Source Voted yea on H.R. 29 (Laken Riley Act (mandatory ICE detention for non-citizens charged with certain crimes)) on 2025-01-07: Sorensen was one of only 48 House Democrats to join all Republicans in passing this immigration enforcement bill requiring mandatory detention before conviction for theft-related offenses. His district is only 6.35% foreign-born, yet he cited constituent concerns about border security. Civil-rights groups and 159 Democrats opposed the bill's due-process implications. A Democratic primary challenger later criticized this vote, calling it anti-immigrant.
✓ verified Partially Corroborated Sorensen missed 4.8% of votes (60 of 1,241) in the 118th Congress, ranking as the 10th most absent House freshman.
✓ verified Partially Corroborated Sorensen's leadership PAC, Storm PAC, raised $136,014 in the 2023–2024 cycle.
✓ verified Partially Corroborated Sorensen, a former TV meteorologist, is the first openly LGBTQ+ person elected to represent Illinois in Congress. He served as chief meteorologist at WREX in Rockford and later at WQAD in the Quad Cities.
✓ verified Partially Corroborated PAC contributions accounted for 26.29% of Sorensen's 2023–2024 campaign funds ($1,314,865), while small individual donors represented only 9.59%.
✓ verified Partially Corroborated In the 2023–2024 cycle, Sorensen raised $4,999,827. His top industry was Retired ($572,316), followed by Leadership PACs ($374,104), Lawyers/Law Firms ($327,354), and Democratic/Liberal ($241,112).
✓ verified Partially Corroborated Eric Sorensen filed filing with the SEC on 2024-05-17. Accession number: N/A.
All Connections (54)
voted against primary since 2025
Sorensen voted nay on H.R. 1 (OBBBA) on 2025-05-22, citing massive cuts to Medicaid ($880B) and SNAP ($300B) that harm his district where ~33% rely on Medicaid.
supported mandatory detention for certain crimes, later opposed expanded authority primary since 2025
Sorensen voted yea on H.R. 29 (Laken Riley Act) mandating ICE detention for theft offenses on 2025-01-07, but later voted against additional ICE funding without oversight (January 2026) and against deportation expansion (H.R. 1958, 2026-03-18).
→ House Majority PAC organization
potential organizational support inferential since 2024
As a swing-district Democrat (D+3) who won with 54.4%, Sorensen likely receives support from party campaign committees like House Majority PAC, though no direct contribution documented here.
donor primary since 2024
AIPAC was Sorensen's top donor at $87,014 in the 2023-2024 cycle, aligning with his vote for Israel aid (H.R. 8034) on 2024-04-20.
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Eric Sorensen's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00000885/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Eric Sorensen's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00001016/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Eric Sorensen's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00002089/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Eric Sorensen's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00002469/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Eric Sorensen's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00002840/
donor primary since 2024
$8,000 to Eric Sorensen's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (6 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00002972/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Eric Sorensen's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00003251/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Eric Sorensen's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00003590/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Eric Sorensen's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00003632/
donor primary since 2024
$6,500 to Eric Sorensen's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00003855/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Eric Sorensen's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00004036/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Eric Sorensen's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00004275/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Eric Sorensen's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00005157/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Eric Sorensen's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00007542/
donor primary since 2024
$7,000 to Eric Sorensen's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00007880/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Eric Sorensen's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00007898/
← Transport Workers Union PAC organization
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Eric Sorensen's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00008268/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Eric Sorensen's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00009936/
donor primary since 2024
$8,000 to Eric Sorensen's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (6 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00009985/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Eric Sorensen's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00010322/
donor primary since 2024
$8,500 to Eric Sorensen's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00010868/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Eric Sorensen's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00011114/
donor primary since 2026
$7,500 to Eric Sorensen's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00012245/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Eric Sorensen's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00012476/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Eric Sorensen's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (5 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00013342/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Eric Sorensen's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00023580/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Eric Sorensen's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00024521/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Eric Sorensen's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00024968/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Eric Sorensen's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00027342/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Eric Sorensen's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00027359/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Eric Sorensen's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00029447/
donor primary since 2024
$8,000 to Eric Sorensen's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00030718/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Eric Sorensen's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00032979/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Eric Sorensen's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00032995/
donor primary since 2024
$7,000 to Eric Sorensen's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00035451/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Eric Sorensen's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00039578/
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Eric Sorensen's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00040253/
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Eric Sorensen's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00076299/
donor primary since 2026
$10,000 to Eric Sorensen's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00088591/
donor primary since 2024
$6,000 to Eric Sorensen's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00091561/
← Postal Supervisors PAC organization
donor primary since 2024
$6,000 to Eric Sorensen's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00092957/
donor primary since 2026
$7,000 to Eric Sorensen's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00093054/
donor primary since 2026
$6,000 to Eric Sorensen's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (5 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00097568/
donor primary since 2024
$6,000 to Eric Sorensen's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00106146/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Eric Sorensen's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00110338/
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Eric Sorensen's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00113811/
donor primary since 2024
$7,000 to Eric Sorensen's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00114132/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Eric Sorensen's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00115527/
← To Protect Our Heritage PAC organization
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Eric Sorensen's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00135541/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Eric Sorensen's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00139659/
Sources (21)
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Eric Sorensen — FEC donations (no results) fec_record Processed 📜 Receipt
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