Official portrait of Lauren Underwood
U.S. House

Lauren Underwood

U.S. Representative for Illinois’s 14th District

Party
Democrat
In office since
January 3, 2019
Current term ends
January 3, 2027
Next election
November 2026
2026 election

Running for the House in IL-14

Candidates registered with the FEC for IL-14 in 2026
CandidatePartyRaisedCash on hand
Lauren UnderwoodIncumbentDemocrat$2.4M$1.1M
James Thomas MarterRepublican$141K$32K
Gary VicianRepublican$68K$-25K
Jed DavisRepublican$23K$0
Roman Gael ValencianoDemocrat$590$35

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 assignments1
  • House Committee on Appropriations
    • Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
    • Homeland Security
Contact
Washington office
2228 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-1314

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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.