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IL-09 Democratic nominee?
$515.0K
MAR 24, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleFormer State Representative
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
Age59 years old (Dec 13, 1966)
GenderFemale
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LocationIllinois
BackgroundPolitician
EducationIndiana University — B.A., Telecommunications
Notable personal detailsLaura Fine is a Democratic politician who has served in the Illinois Senate (9th District) since 2019 and previously served in the Illinois House of Representatives (17th District) from 2013 to 2019. Before serving in the state legislature, she was Northfield Township Clerk (2009–2012) and worked as a journalist and as an instructor at Northeastern Illinois University. She earned a B.A. in Telecommunications from Indiana University and an M.A. in Political Science from Northeastern Illinois University. In 2025, she filed to run for U.S. House in Illinois' 9th Congressional District.
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Positions
LiberalConservative
Economy & Taxes
Supports making the ultra-wealthy and large corporations pay a greater share of taxes, lifting the Social Security payroll tax cap on high earners, and using tax fairness to fund expanded economic security programs for working families. Prioritizes lowering costs for working families, cracking down on corporate consolidation, and protecting Social Security and Medicare while opposing cuts to those programs.
Healthcare
Supports protecting and expanding government health programs and lowering costs for families, including protecting Medicare, Medicaid, expanding Medicare to add vision and dental, strengthening Medicare negotiation of drug prices, and defending access to reproductive and mental health care. Emphasizes consumer protections against insurers and expanding access to mental-health and other services based on her legislative record in the Illinois General Assembly.
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Immigration & Border
Supports protections for Dreamers, reforms to speed and humanely process asylum and green card applications, increased immigration court capacity, access to legal representation for asylum-seekers, and reining in ICE with community-based alternatives to detention. Emphasizes secure borders paired with humane treatment and judicial fairness in immigration proceedings.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports codified nationwide access to abortion, contraception, IVF, and full reproductive care; opposes restrictions that limit access and has fought to protect reproductive rights and shield providers from out-of-state criminalization. Has a record of sponsoring and supporting state laws expanding and protecting reproductive health access and has said she will continue to defend the right to choose.
Climate & Energy
Supports aggressive clean-energy policies including moving toward 100% renewable energy, ramping up renewable deployment, electrifying transportation/housing/manufacturing, ending fossil-fuel subsidies, strengthening the EPA and clean-water protections, and prioritizing environmental justice.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports a federal assault weapons ban and ban on high-capacity magazines, universal background checks, nationwide red flag laws, licensing and safety training for purchasers, safe-storage laws, and increased accountability for the gun industry while investing in violence prevention and mental-health crisis response.
News
AINews Summary
Last updatedMar 14, 2026
Laura Fine is one of the leading contenders in the crowded Democratic primary for Illinois’ 9th Congressional District seat being vacated by Jan Schakowsky. In recent coverage, she has emphasized affordability issues, including reducing healthcare and housing costs, ahead of the March 17 primary. Her campaign is also drawing attention because of significant outside financial backing linked to AIPAC, which has become a flashpoint in the race.
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Articles
SLShaw Local Enewspapers3 months ago
Most Democrats in 9th Congressional race cite affordability as top issue
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CTChicago Tribune3 months ago
Big money, national issues fuel Illinois 9th district Dem primary
Neutral
PPOLITICO4 months ago
AIPAC’s cash complicates crowded Illinois primaries
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CTChicago Tribune4 months ago
Illinois 9th District race tests long Jewish legacy
Neutral
Polls
IL-09 Democratic nominee?
Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
Endorsements
IL-09 Democratic nominee?
Endorsers of Laura Fine for IL-09 Democratic nominee?
AIPAC
Public endorsement
Elect Chicago Women supported Laura Fine in the 2026 Illinois 9th Congressional District Democratic primary.
Elect Chicago Women
Public figure
Elect Chicago Women supported Laura Fine in the 2026 Illinois 9th Congressional District Democratic primary.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 2026Total raisedCash on hand
$2.8M
$2.1M
$1.4M
$690.6K
$0
2026
LatestYear
Total raised
Cash on hand
Total spent
Burn rate
Cycle 2026
$2.8M
$1.4K
$2.8M
$184.1K
Source: FEC