Lauren Underwood

Details

Party Affiliation: Democratic
In Office Since: Jan 1, 2019
Organization: United States Federal Government

Federal Roster & Campaign Finance

Bioguide ID: U000040
Chamber: US House
State: IL
District: 14
Total Receipts (2026): $2,417,082
Total Disbursements: $2,365,620
Cash on Hand: $1,106,564
Coverage End Date: Jun 30, 2026

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Meetings

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Election History

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Recent Bills Sponsored

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Recent Votes

Bill	Chamber	Roll call	Vote
Ratepayer Protection Act	house	—	Yea
Retire through Ownership Act	senate	—	Yea
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.	house	—	Yea
Stop Insider Trading Act	house	—	Nay
Stop Insider Trading Act	house	—	Yea

Bill title and chamber are the only bill details held for these votes; see Bills for the fuller record. “Roll call” is the upstream roll-call identifier, not a date no vote date is recorded in this dataset.

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Biography

Lauren Ashley Underwood (born October 4, 1986) is an American politician and registered nurse who is a U.S. representative from Illinois's 14th congressional district as a member of the Democratic Party. Her district, once represented by former House speaker Dennis Hastert, includes the outer western suburbs of Chicago, including DeKalb, Joliet, Oswego, Ottawa, and Yorkville. Underwood grew up in Naperville, Illinois. She graduated with a degree in nursing from the University of Michigan and two master's degrees from Johns Hopkins University. She began her career as a policy professional in the Obama administration in 2014, later working as a senior advisor at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). In 2018, Underwood was elected to the United States House of Representatives, defeating Republican incumbent Randy Hultgren. Upon her swearing in, she became the youngest Black woman to serve in Congress. In 2022, she was elected a co-chair of the House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee, making her the first black woman to have an elected Democratic leadership position since Shirley Chisholm in the 1970s. She has been reelected in 2020, 2022, and 2024, and is the Democratic nominee for the seat in the 2026 election.