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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median age: 37.3
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Unemployment rate: 5.2%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Foreign-born population: 13.5% (103k)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Hispanic population share: 23.9% (182k)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: White (Non-Hispanic) population share: 57.9% (442k)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population: 763,833 (2024)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median property value: $280,800
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.1%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Homeownership rate: 76.2%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty rate: 6.8% (2024)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median household income: $95,523 (2024)
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Illinois Amendment — Transportation Funds Lockbox (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) — passed, margin 58.3% to 41.7%
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 31-33 - Manufacturing (share 0.1)
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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 0.12)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 - Health Care and Social Assistance (share 0.15)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Edward Hospital (Naperville) (3000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Northwestern Medicine (multiple locations in district) (4000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Argonne National Laboratory (Lemont) (3400 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab — Batavia) (1750 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] District summary: Illinois's 14th Congressional District encompasses the outer northern and western suburbs of Chicago, stretching from Naperville and Aurora through the Fox River Valley to La Salle County. With approximately 764,000 residents, it covers parts of DuPage, Will, Kane, Kendall, DeKalb, La Salle, Bureau, and Putnam counties. The district has a median household income of $95,523 — well above the national median — and a poverty rate of 6.8%. The population is 61.9% White, 23.9% Hispanic, and 9% Black. It is a formerly Republican district that flipped Democratic in 2018 when Underwood defeated four-term Republican Randy Hultgren. The Cook PVI is D+4, making it a competitive seat. The economy is a mix of suburban office parks, healthcare, education, logistics, and agriculture. Major institutions include Fermilab, Argonne National Laboratory, and educational anchors like North Central College.
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Voted nay on H.Con.Res.14 (Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Resolution — On Adoption) on 2025-04-10: Underwood voted against the Republican budget blueprint that paved the way for the Big Beautiful Bill reconciliation. Her Nay vote was party-line (AFL-CIO scored it as 'Right'). However, the budget resolution enabled the SALT cap increase she had long advocated for and the appropriations process through which she secured earmarks as a committee member — illustrating the tension between her progressive voting record and the institutional benefits of engaging the appropriations process.
Date: 2025-04-10
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Voted nay on H.R. 5371 (Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 — On Passage) on 2025-11-12: Underwood voted against the continuing resolution that ended the 43-day government shutdown. The bill contained Community Project Funding for her district that she would later claim credit for securing. Her Nay vote was party-aligned (the bill passed 222-209 largely along party lines), but the bill's inclusion of her district's earmarks — which she subsequently touted in press releases — creates an accountability tension.
Date: 2025-11-12
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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: Underwood voted with the 200 Democrats opposing the Farm Bill, which passed 224-200 with 14 Democratic defectors. She had introduced two bipartisan farm-market bills (Farmers to Families Act, Strong Farms Strong Future Act) during the session, demonstrating her Agriculture Committee engagement. But the bill's preservation of SNAP cuts from the Big Beautiful Bill drove her opposition. Her district has a 6.8% poverty rate with food-insecure families, making the SNAP provisions a constituent-focused vote.
Date: 2026-04-30
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Voted nay on H.R. 7147 (Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 — On Passage) on 2026-01-23: Underwood, the Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, voted against funding the very agency she helps oversee. She called the bill 'an easy NO' and 'a blank check with no accountability.' Her opposition aligned with progressive calls to restrain ICE, but as the top Democrat on the subcommittee with fiduciary oversight responsibility, her vote against the department's budget was notable. Seven Democrats joined Republicans to pass the bill 220-207.
Date: 2026-01-23
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Voted nay on H.R. 1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act — On Concurring in the Senate Amendment) on 2025-07-03: Underwood voted with all 212 Democrats against the bill. She was an outspoken critic, calling it 'devastating cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, and other important social safety programs to provide tax-cuts to the rich.' But the bill also raised the SALT deduction cap from $10,000 to $40,000 — a policy she had championed since 2019 — creating a tension between her healthcare advocacy and the tax relief her suburban Illinois constituents would have received. Constituent interest in SALT relief pushed one way; party loyalty and healthcare advocacy pushed the other.
Date: 2025-07-03
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Voted nay on S. 5 (Laken Riley Act — On Passage) on 2025-01-07: Underwood voted with the majority of Democrats (156 of 202) against mandatory ICE detention for undocumented immigrants charged with theft or violent crimes. Her opponent Jim Marter attacked her vote as part of a 'radical voting record,' calling it evidence she 'enables' criminals. Underwood's Nay vote aligned with her progressive immigration stance but drew criticism in her competitive D+4 district.
Date: 2025-01-07
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[statement] On February 23, 2026, Underwood's office announced she had 'secured $10,954,800 in Community Project Funding from the recently enacted FY2026 Appropriations bills to support childcare, career training, clean water infrastructure throughout northern Illinois, and more.' She took credit for the earmarks as a member of the House Appropriations Committee.
Date: 2026-02-23
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[vote] Underwood voted Nay on the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R. 7147) on January 23, 2026, and Nay on its Senate amendment disposition (H.Res. 1142) on March 28, 2026. She stated: 'The 2026 Homeland Security funding bill... is an easy NO for me. It's a blank check with no accountability for DHS's outrageous abuses.'
Date: 2026-01-22
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[platform] In April 2019, Underwood co-sponsored legislation (H.R. 1757) to raise the SALT deduction cap for married couples from $10,000 to $30,000, indexed for inflation. Her official website stated she 'continuously fought to provide tax relief for Illinois families unfairly harmed by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017' SALT cap. The Big Beautiful Bill she voted against raised the SALT deduction cap from $10,000 to $40,000 for most filers — delivering relief to Illinois homeowners in her district where median property value is $280,800.
Date: 2019-04-12
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[vote] Underwood voted Nay on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, Roll Call 190) on July 3, 2025. She described it as 'devastating cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, and other important social safety programs to provide tax-cuts to the rich.' Her AFL-CIO scorecard records her as voting 'Right' (with working people) against the bill.
Date: 2025-07-03
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2025 Q2 fundraising: disclosed $353,000 in a FEC Q2 filing on July 14, 2025; 2026 Q1: disclosed $204,500 on April 15, 2026 with 68.2% from individual donors.
Date: 2026-04-15
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FEC candidate committee ID: H8IL14134 (Lauren Underwood for Congress).
Date: 2024-12-31
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2020 election cycle: Raised $6,828,575; large individual contributions $6,032,561 (88.0%), PAC contributions $796,014 (11.7%).
Date: 2020-12-31
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Top contributing organizations (2024): University of Chicago ($28,041), Jordan Real Estate Investments ($26,400), Northwestern University ($22,211), Ropes & Gray ($21,300), Cornerstone Government Affairs ($19,750), Blue Cross/Blue Shield of California ($15,450).
Date: 2024-12-31
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2023-2024 election cycle: Raised $2,937,549.87; spent $1,649,991.36; cash on hand $2,074,644.66. Source breakdown from Vote Smart shows top industries: Retired ($355,329), Lawyers/Law Firms ($268,844), Democratic/Liberal ($236,096), Securities & Investment ($211,811), Education ($199,878).
Date: 2024-12-31
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