Brad Schneider

Brad Schneider represents Illinois’s 10th Congressional District, an office he has held since 2017 and previously from 2013 to 2015.¹ He formerly worked as a business management consultant.² He chairs the New Democrat Coalition and serves on the House Ways and Means and Foreign Affairs committees.³

He has said affordability is the district's most pressing issue.⁴ He argues tariffs raise costs for families and small businesses, and joined in introducing the BAD DEAL Act to refund duties paid under the Tariff Act of 1930.³ On healthcare, he supports protecting the Affordable Care Act, Medicare, and Medicaid, and backs a public option.³ His priorities include extending ACA premium tax credits and fully funding Medicaid.³ He supports abortion access and has said he is “100 percent pro-choice.”¹ He supports repealing the SALT deduction cap.⁵ He proposed 2021 legislation to regulate homemade firearms.¹

On foreign policy, he is a member of the pro-Israel lobby AIPAC and introduced a 2019 House resolution condemning the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement targeting Israel. He co-chairs the bipartisan Abraham Accords Caucus. He opposed 'mega master' immigration court hearings that group many cases together, arguing they undermine due process for asylum seekers. He says his office returned more than $5 million to constituents in 2026 by resolving issues with federal agencies like the IRS and the Department of Veterans Affairs. In his 2022 campaign, he said he helped pass the American Rescue Plan and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.^{1, 5, 3, 6, 7}