The 2024 election for Illinois’ 10th Congressional District resulted in a win for Democratic candidate Brad Schneider over Republican Jim Carris, winning the election by 20 percentage points. Brad Schneider was born on August 20th 1961 (63 years old). He was first elected in 2012 and was just elected for his fifth term in congress.

Economy 

 Brad Schneider’s economic plan revolves around the concept of getting employees for small businesses and manufacturing jobs around district 10 of Illinois. Specifically, he wants young people to acquire skills useful for jobs straight out of graduation, wanting people to be in the workforce, particularly manufacturing.

Women’s Reproductive Heights

One of the biggest topics in the elections of 2024 is women’s reproductive rights. Congressmen Schneider’s belief on this issue is that a woman has the right to choose when it comes to issues revolving around their body. He is an avid supporter of early sex education programs to prevent unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases. 

Education 

Brad Schneider believes that all young minds should be able to have an education in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math education) and arts programs, preparing them to be able to join the workforce with as much experience as possible. This is so the upcoming generation can make historic breakthroughs in a myriad of different fields. 

Environment 

Brad Schneider’s plan for the environment in Illinois is to invest in clean energy sources, including solar, wind, geothermal and nuclear energy. He puts forth the idea that investing in these energy sources can boost the economy by creating jobs and sustaining America’s lead in this particular field.

Gun Control 

Congressman Schneider is in favor of taking an investigative approach towards gun violence, finding the root causes of the issue. He is in favor of introducing universal background checks so everyone goes through a background check in order to purchase a firearm, making gun trafficking a federal crime, and limiting high capacity magazines and silencers. He is also in favor of restoring the assault weapon ban.

Healthcare

A major topic of debate over the past decade has been whether the Affordable Care Act is the best way to provide healthcare to Americans. Brad Schneider believes in fixing the affordable care act, building on some successes of the plan and tweaking its flaws. He is in favor of working across the aisle to fix the current system in place today when it comes to healthcare. He has spoken out against repealing the Affordable Care Act altogether, but is willing to reform the current state of healthcare in America.

Immigration 

When it comes to the topic of immigration, Schneider is in favor of reforming the immigration system to include pathways for those who entered the country illegally. Throughout his career as a congressman, he has helped to introduce many pieces on immigration reform, and believes in finding a solution so that immigrants do not have to fear deportation during their path to citizenship.

Israel Palestine 

A very hot button issue in this election has been the Israel-Palestine conflict in Gaza. During his time in the House of Representatives, Congressman Schneider, while being aware of the complexity  and nuances of the issue, has voiced support for Israel in the conflict, and is in favor of removing the terrorist threat in the region through supporting Israel with US funds and arms. 

Brad Schneider, having won the election, will continue to serve in the US House of Representatives for the next two years. He will be up for election for his seventh term in 2026.