Candidate
- U.S. House of Representatives (Congress) for the 2nd District of Illinois
- Fill the vacancy of Rep. Robin Kelly, who is running for Senate
- Democratic Primary Election: March 17, 2026
- Nominating Petitions Due: October 27, 2025
Neighbor
- Life-long resident of urban and suburban communities in the 2nd Congressional District
- Raised his family (3 daughters 18, 23, and 28) in Homewood and Flossmoor
- Current Flossmoor resident
Advocate
- Trial and Appellate Attorney in private practice in Chicago (Practus LLP)
- Represented homeowners fighting a developer to keep Calumet Country Club green
- Fought a red-light camera cabal that extracted billions from citizens, with no safety benefit
- Challenged political insiders who tried to knock a grassroots candidate off the ballot
- School Board president and Pastoral Council member, Infant Jesus of Prague Catholic Church
Public Policy Scholar
- Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Illinois–Chicago; teach Advanced Torts to upper-level law students
- Juris Doctor, Notre Dame Law School; editor, Journal of Legislation
- Taught History at St. Francis de Sales High School
- Bachelor of Arts, Princeton University; studied Political Philosophy, History, and Constitutional Interpretation
Common-Sense Democrat: “both/and”
There is much more that unites us than divides us, and both a strong Democratic Party and a functioning Congress must be defined by what we as the majority are for, not just who we are against. No banal slogans. No negative campaigning. No pandering to our worst instincts.