U.S. House · Illinois's 7th District
Chad Koppie
CandidateR
- Race
- U.S. House · Illinois's 7th District
- Result
- La Shawn Ford, projected winner
- Opponents
- La Shawn Ford (D); Lien Choi (IND)
- Research
- Basic
Party linenone
No recorded floor votes — not a current legislator in our records.
Said vs. did3 statements · 0 votes
If I am elected to Congress I shall vote for protection for all human life and leave none out.
Protect legal access to abortion
Compare statements with votes ›On the ballotU.S. House · 7
2026-11-03
| La Shawn Ford D | challenger |
| Chad Koppie R | challenger |
| Lien Choi IND | challenger |
Said vs. did
Each documented position next to the recorded floor votes we map to the same issue. Votes are compared one at a time; no overall stance is inferred from them.
If I am elected to Congress I shall vote for protection for all human life and leave none out.
His campaign website, in a passage criticizing abortion, says that if elected he would vote for protection for all human life.[4]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Chad supports the 2nd Amendment. He knows that law-abiding Americans can own guns to defend themselves. He'll never vote for any gun control bills.
Supports the Second Amendment and says he would never vote for gun-control legislation.[4]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Chad supports building the wall, along the Mexican border. He says that ICE should try to arrest and deport all illegal aliens.
Supports building a border wall and says ICE should arrest and deport people in the country illegally.[4]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Biography
Chad Koppie, a Republican former Delta Air Lines jet captain and farmer, lost the November 3, 2026 election for the open U.S. House seat in Illinois's 7th District to La Shawn Ford. He has served on local school boards and as a township trustee, has run for office repeatedly, and was the Republican candidate in this district in 2022 and 2024 before winning the March 2026 primary over Patricia Easley, 65% to 35%.[1][2][3]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Koppie attended aviation school at Purdue University and worked as a jet captain with Delta Airlines and as a farmer; Ballotpedia lists his profession as farmer.[1] He has served as a member of the Kane County Regional Board of Schools, a board member of the Illinois Forum, a township trustee and a local school board member.[1]
Koppie was chosen at the Constitution Party's March 2018 nominating convention as its lieutenant gubernatorial nominee, and Ballotpedia lists him as a Constitution Party candidate for U.S. Senate in 2020.[1] In 2022 he ran in the Republican primary for Illinois' 8th District, which Chris Dargis won, and was a candidate in the 2022 general election in the 7th District, which Rep. Danny K. Davis won.[1] He was the unopposed Republican primary winner in March 2024 and received 16.7% of the vote against Davis in the November 2024 general election.[1] Koppie won the March 17, 2026 Republican primary over Patricia Easley and was on the November 3, 2026 ballot for the open seat.[1][2] He received 10.8% of the vote to La Shawn Ford's 89.2%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[3]
In their own words
Priorities
- Says he would vote for legislation protecting human life from conception, describing abortion as a departure from the nation's founding values.[4]
- Wants Congress to cut spending from each federal department and agency by at least 3% annually, cut tax rates accordingly, and abolish the Federal Reserve.[4]
- Supports building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border and says ICE should arrest and deport all people in the country illegally.[4]
Campaign money$55K raised · 0% from individuals · FEC through 2026-06-30
Totals this cycle
Bars share one scale (raised = full). Cash on hand can include money carried over from earlier cycles.
Who gave
- Own money & loans $53K
Largest committee contributions
No direct contributions from PACs or other committees in the FEC’s bulk data.
Direct contributions only; outside spending is not included. Individual donors are itemized in the FEC’s receipts. All itemized receipts ↗ FEC filing ↗
Profile: /people/chad-koppie
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Chad Koppie · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
- 2.Illinois' 7th Congressional District election, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
- 3.U.S. House, Illinois's 7th District results 2026 · NBC News News report
- 4.Chad Koppie's campaign website (quoted verbatim on Ballotpedia) · Koppie for Congress campaign website · 2026-02-20 Candidate's own words