Tommy Hanson
Republican · IL
Commercial real estate professional with experience in advertising sales. His campaign focuses on economic growth, fiscal responsibility and law-enforcement funding.
Where Tommy Hanson stands, based on their records
Supports
AI Regulation (1 record), Healthcare Affordability (4 records), Anti-Corruption (1 record),
Opposes
Environment and Public Health (2 records), Social Programs and Welfare (1 record), Gun Control (1 record)
Mixed record
Government Efficiency (2 support · 1 oppose)
Track record
Track record — AI Regulation
AI Regulation · 1 support
Supported neutralizing manipulation of AI by its developers and industries.
February 1, 2026Supports AI Regulation
Source: news.wttw.com
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 4 support
Supported eliminating fraud, corruption and gaming in healthcare markets.
February 1, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: news.wttw.com
Supported removing administrative requirements imposed on medical practitioners.
January 22, 2020Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: chicago.suntimes.com
Supported insurers refusing to cover excessive prescription prices to pressure prices downward.
January 22, 2020Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: chicago.suntimes.com
Supported interstate health-insurance competition to reduce healthcare costs.
January 22, 2020Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: chicago.suntimes.com
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 2 oppose
Opposed pandemic quarantines for people who were not sick, positive or at high risk.
January 22, 2020Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: chicago.suntimes.com
Denied that climate change was real or a threat requiring federal action.
January 22, 2020Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: chicago.suntimes.com
Track record — Anti-Corruption
Anti-Corruption · 1 support
Supported federal action against corruption among state and local officials.
January 22, 2020Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: chicago.suntimes.com
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 2 support · 1 oppose
Supported using Tenth Amendment state resistance to burdensome federal funding conditions to reduce the deficit.
March 3, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: dailyherald.com
Supported less congressional oversight across the federal government.
February 1, 2026Opposes Government Efficiency
Source: news.wttw.com
Supported removing administrative requirements imposed on medical practitioners.
January 22, 2020Supports Government Efficiency
Source: chicago.suntimes.com
Track record — Immigration
Immigration · 3 support
Supported requiring DACA recipients to complete the legal citizenship process or face deportation.
January 22, 2020Supports Immigration
Source: chicago.suntimes.com
Opposed family-based immigration commonly called chain migration.
October 13, 2018Supports Immigration
Source: chicago.suntimes.com
Supported the Trump administration's travel ban covering several Muslim-majority countries.
October 13, 2018Supports Immigration
Source: chicago.suntimes.com
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 5 support
Supported using Tenth Amendment state resistance to burdensome federal funding conditions to reduce the deficit.
March 3, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: dailyherald.com
Supported ending foreign aid to reduce the federal deficit and focus spending domestically.
January 22, 2020Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: chicago.suntimes.com
Supported raising the Medicare and Social Security draw age to 70 and tightening disability eligibility.
January 22, 2020Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: chicago.suntimes.com
Opposed further federal pandemic stimulus and said businesses should not have been shut down.
January 22, 2020Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: chicago.suntimes.com
Supported removing local-government pension systems to reduce fiscal strain.
January 22, 2020Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: chicago.suntimes.com
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 oppose
Supported raising the Medicare and Social Security draw age to 70 and tightening disability eligibility.
January 22, 2020Opposes Social Programs and Welfare
Source: chicago.suntimes.com
Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 1 oppose
Opposed federal gun-control action and supported tougher sentences for unlawful gun use.
January 22, 2020Opposes Gun Control
Source: chicago.suntimes.com
Track record — National Defense
National Defense · 1 support
Identified nuclear proliferation as the most pressing foreign-policy problem and supported public education about nuclear war's consequences.
February 1, 2026Supports National Defense
Source: news.wttw.com
Track record — Personal Income Tax Reduction
Personal Income Tax Reduction · 1 support
Supported the 2017 federal tax overhaul.
October 13, 2018Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction
Source: chicago.suntimes.com
Track record — Foreign Trade
Foreign Trade · 2 support
Supported tariffs and said they were helping restore economic growth and employment.
January 22, 2020Supports Foreign Trade
Source: chicago.suntimes.com
Supported renegotiating free-trade agreements to address trade imbalances and industrial-job losses.
October 13, 2018Supports Foreign Trade
Source: chicago.suntimes.com
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 support
Opposed pandemic quarantines for people who were not sick, positive or at high risk.
January 22, 2020Supports Civil Rights
Source: chicago.suntimes.com
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 2 support
Supported eliminating fraud, corruption and gaming in healthcare markets.
February 1, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: news.wttw.com
Supported insurers refusing to cover excessive prescription prices to pressure prices downward.
January 22, 2020Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: chicago.suntimes.com
Track record — Peaceful Foreign Policy
Peaceful Foreign Policy · 2 support
Supported ending foreign aid to reduce the federal deficit and focus spending domestically.
January 22, 2020Supports Peaceful Foreign Policy
Source: chicago.suntimes.com
Supported protecting democracy abroad but opposed promoting it unless a country's population faced harm.
January 22, 2020Supports Peaceful Foreign Policy
Source: chicago.suntimes.com
Track record — General
General · 8 records
Received the Daily Herald editorial board's qualified Republican-primary endorsement.
March 3, 2026
Source: dailyherald.com
Received the Chicago Northside Republicans' 2026 primary endorsement.
February 1, 2026
Source: northsidegop.com
Supported requiring every person in the United States to pay some form of tax.
February 1, 2026
Source: news.wttw.com
Supported bipartisan discussion and consensus within the Illinois Republican Party.
February 1, 2026
Source: news.wttw.com
Volunteered with 4-H to assist nonprofit fundraising.
January 22, 2020
Source: chicago.suntimes.com
Supported school vouchers.
January 22, 2020
Source: chicago.suntimes.com
Supported capping student loans to pressure colleges to reduce tuition.
January 22, 2020
Source: chicago.suntimes.com
Supported medical cannabis dispensed by licensed pharmacies and opposed recreational cannabis sales.
October 13, 2018
Source: chicago.suntimes.com
Track record — Candidate Ethics
Candidate Ethics · 1 record
Opposed the Mueller investigation as outside the special counsel's authority.
October 13, 2018
Source: chicago.suntimes.com
Past race Tommy Hanson ran in:
- United States Representative, Congressional District 5 · November 3, 2026 · Congressional District 5, Illinois