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Bushra Amiwala is one of 20 candidates listed in the contested 2026 race for the U.S. House seat representing Illinois’ 9th Congressional District. The field includes 15 Democrats, four Republicans and one independent.
The general election is scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026. No biographies, documented policy positions or campaign finance figures are on file for any of the listed candidates.
Bushra Amiwala and the IL-9 race
Amiwala is running as a Democrat. No biography is on file, so the record does not establish details about Amiwala’s personal background, education, employment or previous public service.
No documented policy positions are on file for Amiwala. There also are no figures on file for funds raised, funds spent or cash on hand.
Candidates listed in the contest
Each candidate has the same categories of information on file: party affiliation, but no biography, documented policy positions or figures for fundraising, spending and cash on hand.
- Paul Sanford Friedman is a Republican candidate. No biography, documented policy positions or campaign finance figures are on file.
- Bruce Leon is a Democratic candidate. No biography, documented policy positions or campaign finance figures are on file.
- Jill Manrique is a Democratic candidate. No biography, documented policy positions or campaign finance figures are on file.
- Bushra Amiwala is a Democratic candidate. No biography, documented policy positions or campaign finance figures are on file.
- Mark A. Fredrickson is a Democratic candidate. No biography, documented policy positions or campaign finance figures are on file.
- Philip Jerome Andrew is a Democratic candidate. No biography, documented policy positions or campaign finance figures are on file.
- Delila Barrera is an independent candidate. No biography, documented policy positions or campaign finance figures are on file.
- Tamika La'shon Mrs. Hill is a Democratic candidate. No biography, documented policy positions or campaign finance figures are on file.
- Daniel Biss is a Democratic candidate. No biography, documented policy positions or campaign finance figures are on file.
- Rocio Mrs. Cleveland is a Republican candidate. No biography, documented policy positions or campaign finance figures are on file.
- Khai-hoan Huynh is a Democratic candidate. No biography, documented policy positions or campaign finance figures are on file.
- John Elleson is a Republican candidate. No biography, documented policy positions or campaign finance figures are on file.
- Bethany Johnson is a Democratic candidate. No biography, documented policy positions or campaign finance figures are on file.
- John D. Elleson is a Republican candidate. No biography, documented policy positions or campaign finance figures are on file.
- David Abrevaya is a Democratic candidate. No biography, documented policy positions or campaign finance figures are on file.
- Laura Fine is a Democratic candidate. No biography, documented policy positions or campaign finance figures are on file.
- Katherine M. Abughazaleh is a Democratic candidate. No biography, documented policy positions or campaign finance figures are on file.
- Justin Ford is a Democratic candidate. No biography, documented policy positions or campaign finance figures are on file.
- Jeff Cohen is a Democratic candidate. No biography, documented policy positions or campaign finance figures are on file.
- Miracle Jenkins is a Democratic candidate. No biography, documented policy positions or campaign finance figures are on file.
Where the candidates stand
No documented policy positions are on file for any candidate in the IL-9 contest. That means the record does not identify positions on federal legislation or other issues handled by members of the U.S. House.
The same limit applies to each candidate’s background. No biographical entry is on file for any of the 20 candidates.
Campaign finance and election date
Figures for funds raised, funds spent and cash on hand are not on file for any candidate. Those three measures would show how much money a campaign had collected, how much it had used and how much remained at the time covered by a filing.
Voters in Illinois’ 9th Congressional District are scheduled to choose among the candidates in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election. The race is listed as contested.
