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U.S. House · Illinois's 4th District

Parts of Chicago's West and Southwest Sides and western Cook County suburbs

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

✓ Fact-checked 2026-09-25: 16 claims re-checked against their sources · 1 corrected · 0 removed

A second, independent research pass re-opened every cited source for this race and corrected or removed anything the source didn’t support.

  • Corrected context: the claim that Jesus "Chuy" Garcia 'did not make the Democratic primary ballot' was imprecise — per Ballotpedia, Garcia filed for the primary and then withdrew in November 2025 (after the filing deadline) citing health and family reasons; he appears as a withdrawn candidate on the certified primary results, and Patty Garcia was the only other candidate who had filed. Reworded to reflect that he withdrew rather than never appeared. All quotes (Patty Garcia and Chris Getty priorities/positions) confirmed verbatim against Ballotpedia's compiled Key Messages, which quote their campaign websites; all bios, primary results, and candidate list confirmed.

On the ballot · 4 candidates

Patty GarciaD

Raised $359K · spent $173K · $185K cash on hand (through 2026-06-30) FEC filing ↗

Lupe CastilloREd HersheyWorking Class PartyChris GettyINDMayor of Lyons, Illinois (since 2009); Lyons Township Supervisor (since 2017)

Raised $188K · spent $57K · $132K cash on hand (through 2026-06-30) FEC filing ↗

Where they stand — side by side

Only positions documented in a cited source are shown. Where an officeholder’s recorded votes speak to an issue, the votes set the position (marked “votes”). A dash means we found no clear public position — not that the candidate has none.

ISSUEPatty Garcia
D
Lupe Castillo
R
Ed Hershey
Working Class Party
Chris Getty
IND
Expand immigration enforcement and deportationsOpposes[1]———
Stronger rent regulation and tenant protectionsSupports[1]———
Raise the minimum wageSupports[1]———

The candidates, in full

Patty Garcia

D

Won the March 17, 2026 Democratic primary unopposed

Garcia is a former district director and chief of staff to outgoing U.S. Rep. Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, with a doctorate in educational policy studies.[1]

Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.

Positions on the issues

  • SupportsRaise the minimum wage

    Says she would work to raise the federal minimum wage.[1]

  • OpposesExpand immigration enforcement and deportations

    Supports a pathway to citizenship and restructuring immigration enforcement agencies, including abolishing ICE, rather than expanding enforcement.[1]

    “supports a pathway to citizenship, protections for Dreamers and mixed-status families, expanded legal services for immigrants, and stronger oversight and accountability for federal immigration agencies. She also supports fundamentally restructuring immigration enforcement agencies, including abolishing ICE.”
  • SupportsStronger rent regulation and tenant protections

    Says she has worked helping tenants and homeowners navigate rising costs and displacement.[1]

In their words — priorities

  • Campaign website says she has built coalitions "standing with immigrant families facing detention and deportation, helping tenants and homeowners navigate rising costs and displacement, and working with labor and community partners."[1]
  • On affordability, says she would work on raising the federal minimum wage, passing the PRO Act, expanding the Child Tax Credit, reducing prescription drug costs, and building more affordable homes.[1]
  • On immigration, her campaign website says she supports a pathway to citizenship, protections for Dreamers and mixed-status families, and restructuring immigration enforcement agencies, including abolishing ICE.[1]

Background

  • Earned bachelor's degrees in political science and speech communication, an M.A. in educational policy studies, and a Ph.D. in educational policy studies, all from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.[1]
  • Served as U.S. Rep. Jesus Garcia's district director and later his chief of staff.[1]

Campaign money

Raised $359K · spent $173K · $185K cash on hand (through 2026-06-30) FEC filing ↗

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Lupe Castillo

R

Won the March 17, 2026 Republican primary unopposed

Castillo won the Republican primary for this open seat.[1]

Little public record found for this candidate.

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Ed Hershey

Working Class Party

Won the March 17, 2026 Working Class Party primary unopposed

Hershey won the Working Class Party primary for this open seat.[1]

Little public record found for this candidate.

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Chris Getty

INDMayor of Lyons, Illinois (since 2009); Lyons Township Supervisor (since 2017)

Getty is the Mayor of the Village of Lyons and Lyons Township Supervisor, running his campaign on nearly two decades of local public service.[1]

Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.

On the record — official actions

  • actionAs Mayor of Lyons, oversaw local economic development initiatives, according to his campaign materials.[1]

In their words — priorities

  • Campaign focuses on cost of living, immigration and public safety, and government accountability, per his campaign website.[1]
  • "I'm running as an independent because this moment demands an independent voice. I don't answer to a party, I answer to the people."[1]
  • Says his time as mayor "focused on responsible leadership, economic development, and building partnerships that create real opportunity for residents and local businesses."[1]

Background

  • Earned a bachelor's degree in corporate communications from Eastern Illinois University.[1]
  • Licensed insurance producer and president of Getty Insurance Agency.[1]
  • Mayor of the Village of Lyons since 2009 and Lyons Township Supervisor since 2017.[1]

Campaign money

Raised $188K · spent $57K · $132K cash on hand (through 2026-06-30) FEC filing ↗

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Research notes & limits

Garcia's and Getty's material is drawn from their campaign websites as compiled by Ballotpedia. No campaign website, public statements, or Candidate Connection survey were found for Lupe Castillo or Ed Hershey within the BASIC research budget; their entries are marked minimal.

Sources · 1

Researched 2026-09-25. Green citations are official government records.

  1. 1.Illinois' 4th Congressional District election, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference