Official portrait of Darin LaHood
U.S. House

Darin LaHood

U.S. Representative for Illinois’s 16th District

Party
Republican
In office since
September 17, 2015
Current term ends
January 3, 2027
Next election
November 2026
2026 election

Running for the House in IL-16

Candidates registered with the FEC for IL-16 in 2026
CandidatePartyRaisedCash on hand
Darin LaHoodIncumbentRepublican$3.7M$6.7M
Paul NolleyDemocrat$416K$230K
Joe AlbrightDemocrat$19K$0
Brendyn MorganDemocrat$3,455$3,455

From Federal Election Commission filings, reported through June 30, 2026. FEC records show who registered and raised money, not who won a primary or qualified for the ballot. Your state election office publishes the official ballot.

Committee assignments3
  • House Committee on Ways and Means
    • Work and WelfareChair
    • Trade
  • House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
    • Central Intelligence AgencyVice Chairman
    • National Security Agency and CyberChairman
    • National Intelligence Enterprise
  • House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party
Contact
Washington office
503 Cannon House Office Building Washington DC 20515-1316

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Sources. Office, committee and contact records from the public congress-legislators dataset; portrait from the Government Publishing Office; 2026 fundraising totals from the Federal Election Commission. Updated September 24, 2026.