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DemocratRunning for IL-17 U.S. House · 2026
Lauren Underwood
Lauren Ashley Underwood is an American politician and registered nurse who is a U.S. representative from Illinois's 14th congressional district as a member of the Democratic Party. Her district, once represented by former House speaker Dennis Hastert, includes the outer western suburbs of Chicago, including DeKalb, Joliet, Oswego, Ottawa, and Yorkville.
Born 1986 · Mayfield Heights, Ohio , U.S.
In brief
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Governing & voting record
What Underwood did in office.
MeasureYearAction
Veterans' Care Quality Transparency Act
Became Public Law No: 116-177.
2019
Became law
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish coverage for certain residential substance use di
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
2026
Sponsored
Primary and Behavioral Health Care Access Act of 2026
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be
2026
Sponsored
NIH IMPROVE Act
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 46 - 0.
2025
Sponsored
New Markets for Farmers and Families Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
2025
Sponsored
Farmers to Families Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
2025
Sponsored
Maternal Health Pandemic Response Act
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2026
Sponsored
SPONSORED LEGISLATION VIA CONGRESS.GOV · ENACTED BILLS FIRST, THEN THE MOST RECENT · ROLE SHOWS THE BILL'S LATEST STATUS.
Where they stand
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How Underwood votes
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Ideological placement · roll-call record
Dem median
GOP median
Underwood
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Center-left
Overall lean
20
DW-NOMINATE · 0–100
DW-NOMINATE FIRST-DIMENSION SCORE FROM ROLL-CALL VOTES IN THE 119TH CONGRESS (HOUSE), VIA VOTEVIEW. 0 = MOST LIBERAL, 100 = MOST CONSERVATIVE.
Party unity · 590 roll-calls · 119th Congress (House)
98%voted with Democrats · 2% broke ranks
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Career & history
2019United States representative
since 2019
Public favorability
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Donors & money
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Sources & provenance
Biography
Public record
Wikipedia + state records
Markets
Live venues
Polymarket · Kalshi
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Democrat · IL-17 U.S. House
Lauren Underwood
Lauren Ashley Underwood is an American politician and registered nurse who is a U.S. representative from Illinois's 14th congressional district as a member of the Democratic Party. Her district, once represented by former House speaker Dennis Hastert, includes the outer western suburbs of Chicago, including DeKalb, Joliet, Oswego, Ottawa, and Yorkville.
86%
Win prob
In brief
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No profile summary yet
Summaries are written and fact-checked against the underlying data in nightly batches. This candidate's hasn't been generated or verified yet.
Governing & voting record
Veterans' Care Quality Transparency Act
2019 · BECAME LAW
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish coverage for certain residential substance use di
2026 · SPONSORED
Primary and Behavioral Health Care Access Act of 2026
2026 · SPONSORED
NIH IMPROVE Act
2025 · SPONSORED
New Markets for Farmers and Families Act
2025 · SPONSORED
Farmers to Families Act
2025 · SPONSORED
Maternal Health Pandemic Response Act
2026 · SPONSORED
Where they stand
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Key positions not yet compiled
Positions are drawn from the candidate's public record and statements. We haven't compiled a verified set for this candidate yet.
Career & history
2019United States representative
since 2019
Public favorability
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No favorability data
This candidate isn't tracked by YouGov's public-figure panel, and no published state polling on their favorability was found.
How Underwood votes
Ideological placement · roll-call record
Dem median
GOP median
Underwood
← LiberalCenterConservative →
Center-left
Overall lean
20
DW-NOMINATE · 0–100
DW-NOMINATE FIRST-DIMENSION SCORE FROM ROLL-CALL VOTES IN THE 119TH CONGRESS (HOUSE), VIA VOTEVIEW. 0 = MOST LIBERAL, 100 = MOST CONSERVATIVE.
Party unity · 590 roll-calls · 119th Congress (House)
98%voted with Democrats · 2% broke ranks
Ratings from advocacy groups
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No advocacy-group ratings
Interest-group scorecards have no machine-readable feed — they're curated per candidate, and none are on file yet.
Donors & money
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No campaign finance on file
FEC filings appear here once the candidate's committee reports. Early-cycle and self-funding candidates often have nothing on record yet.
Sources & provenance
Biography
Public record
Wikipedia + state records
Markets
Live venues
Polymarket · Kalshi
ALL FIGURES DRAWN FROM PUBLICLY AVAILABLE RECORDS · CANDIDATE PROFILES ARE NONPARTISAN AND CARRY NO ENDORSEMENT. · PHOTO: US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · PUBLIC DOMAIN (WIKIMEDIA COMMONS)