Anabel Mendoza
IL-07 Democratic nominee?
$42.9K
MAR 24, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current rolePolitical candidate
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
LocationIllinois
BackgroundPolitical candidate
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Notable personal detailsAnabel Mendoza is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in Illinois’ 7th Congressional District in the 2026 election cycle. She filed a Statement of Candidacy with the FEC on 2025-09-05 and is associated with the principal campaign committee Anabel for Congress. She has described her work as being on the frontlines alongside immigrant youth and has campaigned on issues including affordability, immigration enforcement oversight, and protecting reproductive rights in federal law.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports major government-led economic interventions including reparations, Medicare for All, forgiveness of medical debt, large increases to the federal minimum wage, and directing federal investment into disadvantaged communities. Platform emphasizes wealth redistribution and appropriating federal dollars to close racial and opportunity wealth gaps.
Healthcare
Supports Medicare for All and frames healthcare as a right; prioritizes relief from medical debt and policies to lower health care costs. Intends federal action to prevent families from losing homes due to medical debt and to expand access and affordability.
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Immigration & Border
Advocates for protecting immigrant communities, opposes aggressive ICE/CBP enforcement and raids, and calls for accountability for federal immigration agents while defending access and rights for immigrants. Positions emphasize immigrant-rights organizing and defending asylum-seeking and undocumented residents from federal overreach.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports protecting and codifying reproductive rights in federal law, including access to abortion, contraception, and IVF; opposes state-level restrictions that block travel for care and seeks expanded federal funding for reproductive health providers.
Climate & Energy
Supports taking direct action on the climate crisis, includes “Tackle the Climate Crisis Head On” among campaign priorities, and has pledged to refuse fossil-fuel industry campaign money. Positions emphasize clean-energy and affordability measures while allowing for transitional approaches rather than explicitly endorsing Green New Deal–style language on the campaign site.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports a nationwide ban on the sale and ownership of assault weapons, backs other "common sense" gun control measures, and calls for increased and sustained funding for community violence-prevention programs such as Chicago CRED.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20262026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
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