U.S. Senate

U.S. Senate, Illinois

November 3, 2026 · 14 statements · 2026.09.30-815a167f

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EconomyNo. 01/14

The federal minimum wage should be raised above $7.25 an hour.

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The federal minimum wage has been $7.25 an hour since 2009. States and cities can set higher minimums, and many do.

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Juliana Stratton Agree

Raising the Federal Minimum Wage

Campaign or official site · Sep 28, 2026 · retrieved Sep 28, 2026

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Don Tracy Disagree

It's the bottom rung of the success ladder and that's why the focus is misplaced on the minimum wage. We need to be focusing on real wages.

Press quote · Feb 12, 2026 · retrieved Sep 28, 2026

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TaxesNo. 02/14

Federal income taxes should be raised on households earning more than $400,000 a year.

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This would increase the federal income tax owed by the highest-earning households. Households below that income would not be affected by this change.

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Health careNo. 03/14

Federal premium subsidies for Affordable Care Act marketplace plans should be expanded.

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These subsidies lower the monthly cost of health plans bought on HealthCare.gov and state marketplaces. Expanding them would lower premiums for more buyers and increase federal spending.

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Don Tracy Disagree

No, the Democrat solution to healthcare inflation and virtually everything about the cost of living is more government subsidies, and what does that do? That, of course, increases inflation overall.

Interview or debate · Sep 28, 2026 · retrieved Sep 28, 2026

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ImmigrationNo. 04/14

Congress should fund more physical barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border.

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This would pay for additional fencing or wall along the southern border. It concerns construction funding, not other kinds of border enforcement.

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Don Tracy Agree

my policy on immigration is wide gates and tall fences

Interview or debate · Feb 1, 2026 · retrieved Sep 30, 2026

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GunsNo. 05/14

Federal law should require background checks for all gun sales, including private sales.

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Federal law requires background checks for sales by licensed dealers but not for most sales between private individuals. This would extend the requirement to private sales.

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AbortionNo. 06/14

Abortion laws should be set by each state rather than by Congress.

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Since the Supreme Court's 2022 Dobbs decision, each state sets its own abortion laws. Agreeing means Congress should not pass a national law that either expands or restricts access.

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Juliana Stratton Disagree

Restoring the Abortion Protections of Roe v. Wade

Campaign or official site · Sep 30, 2026 · retrieved Sep 30, 2026

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Don Tracy Agree

I do not support nationalizing abortion law.

Press quote · Aug 3, 2026 · retrieved Sep 28, 2026

Illinois's abortion laws are different than Alabama abortion laws. And I think that's the way it should be.

Press quote · Aug 3, 2026 · retrieved Sep 28, 2026

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Energy and climateNo. 07/14

The federal government should limit greenhouse gas emissions from power plants.

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This would set federal limits on the carbon pollution power plants release. It concerns regulation by agencies such as the Environmental Protection Agency.

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Don Tracy Disagree

Calling for the premature closure of fossil fuel plants in Illinois, including some of the cleanest fossil fuel plants in the world, we're going to compromise reliable, affordable energy and the grid and that's exactly what's happened

Press quote · Jan 7, 2026 · retrieved Sep 28, 2026

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EconomyNo. 08/14

The U.S. should keep broad tariffs on imported goods.

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Tariffs are taxes paid on imported goods. Since 2025 the U.S. has applied tariffs to imports from most countries, and this statement is about keeping them in place.

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Juliana Stratton Disagree

Ending Trump's Trade War and Tax on Working Families

Campaign or official site · Sep 1, 2026 · retrieved Sep 28, 2026

President Trump's tariffs on foreign goods like Chinese exports will cost Illinoisans thousands of dollars a year, disproportionately hitting low-to-middle-income families the hardest.

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Don Tracy Agree

I support using tariffs as a tool, and not an objective, to even the international playing field so our citizens can compete fairly.

Press quote · Sep 22, 2026 · retrieved Sep 28, 2026

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Democracy and electionsNo. 09/14

Voters should have to show photo identification to vote in federal elections.

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Voter ID rules are set by each state today and vary widely. This would set one photo ID requirement for federal elections nationwide.

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Don Tracy Agree

voting should make it easy to vote but hard to cheat. Voter ID — it is easy, relatively easy.

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Public safetyNo. 10/14

A president should be able to send the National Guard into a state over its governor's objection.

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Governors normally command their state's National Guard, but federal law lets a president take control of it in some situations. Since 2025, the use of that power to send troops into cities has been challenged in court.

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Juliana Stratton Disagree

Deploying the National Guard against our own people is unconstitutional and un-American.

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Energy and climateNo. 11/14

Large data centers should pay the full cost of new power plants and grid upgrades built to serve them.

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Utilities often spread the cost of new power plants and transmission lines across all their customers. This would charge the cost of capacity built for large data centers, many of them serving artificial intelligence, to those data centers.

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Don Tracy Agree

New Data Centers must pay the full cost of the electricity they use and the grid upgrades they require.

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Foreign policyNo. 12/14

The president should get approval from Congress before taking further military action against Iran.

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The U.S. carried out military strikes on Iran in 2025 without a vote in Congress. This would require approval by Congress before further U.S. military action against Iran, other than responding to an attack.

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Juliana Stratton Agree

Once again, Americans are waking up to learn Donald Trump committed acts of war without any authorization from Congress and no plan for what comes next.

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Don Tracy Disagree

I would've voted against that war powers resolution. I don't think Congress should be micromanaging a limited military conflict like we are engaged in with Iran, they're not qualified to do it, they can't do it in real time.

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Foreign policyNo. 13/14

The U.S. should keep high tariffs on goods imported from China.

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Tariffs on many Chinese imports were raised in 2018 and again in 2025. Keeping them high continues those import taxes; lowering them would reduce costs for U.S. importers and buyers.

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Juliana Stratton Disagree

President Trump's tariffs on foreign goods like Chinese exports will cost Illinoisans thousands of dollars a year, disproportionately hitting low-to-middle-income families the hardest.

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Public safetyNo. 14/14

All marijuana should be moved out of Schedule I, the strictest category of federal drug law.

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Since April 2026, marijuana sold under state medical licenses is in the less restrictive Schedule III, while other marijuana, including state-legal recreational sales, remains in Schedule I pending a federal hearing. This would move all marijuana out of Schedule I without making it legal nationwide.

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Juliana Stratton Agree

I would love to see us legalize cannabis on the federal level

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