Illinois 10th District
Brad Schneider (D) holds this seat and is running again. 2 candidates were on the ballot on November 3, 2026.
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Brad Schneider
Democrat · holds this seat today
FLiberty Score FOn the liberty side in 58 of 123 votes and bills.
Raised $3,657,882 since January 2025: 53% from people, 44% from PACs and other committees, 4% transfers and other income. The filing at FEC.gov
Carl Lambrecht
Republican · optics firm owner, precinct committeeman, 2024 state house candidate
ALiberty Score A100 out of 100 across 4 principles. Graded on what Lambrecht has said and done, because I have no votes in Congress to count for Lambrecht.
Higher on Liberty Score: Carl Lambrecht. Carl Lambrecht: A, 100 out of 100 from words and actions, with no votes in Congress to count. Brad Schneider: F, 42 out of 100 from recorded votes.
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A solid letter is a grade from recorded votes on that principle. An outlined letter is on the same scale, for a candidate with no votes: it comes from what that candidate has said and done, and every source is listed below.
Carl Lambrecht, on the record
I have no votes in Congress to count for Lambrecht, so the grade above comes from this list: what Lambrecht has said and done on my principles. Each line has its source, and each is marked with the same test I use for votes.
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In his iVoterGuide questionnaire, asked whether the US relationship with Israel is important, he calls Israel the strongest ally in the Middle East.
“Isreal is our strongest Allied in the middle east.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Treating Israel as an ally is with liberty on free nations.
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Asked which foreign policy view is closest to his, he wrote that his position is between selective help to democracies and staying out of others' affairs.
“My position is somewhere between B and C.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
The answer names no country and no aid decision, so it does not settle the free nations test.
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He wrote that Illinois residents pay too much in taxes and that the state should follow Tennessee.
“People living in States like Illinois pay too much taxes. Illinois should follow Tennessee.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
A tax cut with no tax named does not settle the free markets test.
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He answered 'Strongly Disagree' to a statement that people who can afford it should pay more taxes to relieve working families.
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Rejecting higher taxes on those who can afford them is with liberty on free markets.
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He answered 'Strongly Agree' to a statement that biological males should not take part in women's sports or use women's spaces.
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Keeping women's sport and women's spaces female is with liberty on equal rights.
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He answered 'Strongly Agree' to a statement that attempts to transition a child to the opposite sex are child abuse.
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Opposing gender ideology for children is with liberty on equal rights.
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He answered 'Strongly Disagree' to a statement supporting sanctuary cities and wrote that legal immigration is the better route.
“Too many people came and there was no work for them. A correct legal way is much better.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Opposing sanctuary policies and favouring the legal route is with liberty on borders.
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