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Don Tracy

U.S. Senate

2026 Illinois U.S. Senate — General Election · November 3, 2026

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Last reviewed September 23, 2026

Overview

Current race
2026 Illinois U.S. Senate — General Election on November 3, 2026
Official candidacy
U.S. Senate · Republican · Candidate
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Election: GENERAL ELECTION - 11/3/2026

Name: Don Tracy

Office: UNITED STATES SENATOR

Party: REPUBLICAN

Filed: 10/31/2025

Write-In: No

Objection Pending: No

Former Name: None

Date Name Changed: N/A

Status: Active 10/31/2025 8:19 AM

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FEC committee ID: C00917120

FEC committee name: DON TRACY FOR ILLINOIS, NFP

Published email: [email protected]

Published website: https://dontracyforil.com/

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Meet Don Tracy

Source-published biography

Don has been an attorney for several decades and is a Senior Counsel at Brown, Hay & Stephens, the oldest law firm in Illinois, where Abraham Lincoln famously first practiced law. Don previously owned and operated a law firm in Springfield, with a satellite office in his hometown of Mt. Sterling, with his sister-in-law, Senator Jil Tracy. He has also served as both in-house and outside counsel for family businesses.

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Don has been an attorney for several decades and is a Senior Counsel at Brown, Hay & Stephens, the oldest law firm in Illinois, where Abraham Lincoln famously first practiced law. Don previously owned and operated a law firm in Springfield, with a satellite office in his hometown of Mt. Sterling, with his sister-in-law, Senator Jil Tracy. He has also served as both in-house and outside counsel for family businesses.

Meet Don Tracy

Source-published biography

Public service is important to Don. He has served in leadership positions in several civic and professional organizations, including as Chairman of the Illinois Republican Party, Chairman of the Illinois Gaming Board, Secretary of the Illinois Bar Foundation, President of the Sangamon County Bar Association, Chairman of the Illinois Corporate Acts Advisory Committee, President of the Abraham Lincoln Association, President of the Oak Ridge Cemetery Board, and President of the Dana Thomas House Foundation. He has served on numerous local boards and committees, including for the Frontiers International-Springfield Club, Springfield YMCA, Springfield 1908 Race Riot Commission, Clark-Griffith Little League, and Blessed Sacrament Church. He has also helped raise funds for numerous charitable causes and candidates for public office.

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Public service is important to Don. He has served in leadership positions in several civic and professional organizations, including as Chairman of the Illinois Republican Party, Chairman of the Illinois Gaming Board, Secretary of the Illinois Bar Foundation, President of the Sangamon County Bar Association, Chairman of the Illinois Corporate Acts Advisory Committee, President of the Abraham Lincoln Association, President of the Oak Ridge Cemetery Board, and President of the Dana Thomas House Foundation. He has served on numerous local boards and committees, including for the Frontiers International-Springfield Club, Springfield YMCA, Springfield 1908 Race Riot Commission, Clark-Griffith Little League, and Blessed Sacrament Church. He has also helped raise funds for numerous charitable causes and candidates for public office.

Meet Don Tracy

Source-published biography

Don learned the value of hard work from an early age, having started working for his family’s business when he was 10 years old. He started in the warehouse, worked college summers as a truck driver, worked through law school as an outside traveling salesman, and eventually served as General Outside Counsel for over 40 years. His family’s business and its hard-working employees embody the American Dream.

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Don learned the value of hard work from an early age, having started working for his family’s business when he was 10 years old. He started in the warehouse, worked college summers as a truck driver, worked through law school as an outside traveling salesman, and eventually served as General Outside Counsel for over 40 years. His family’s business and its hard-working employees embody the American Dream.

Meet Don Tracy

Source-published biography

Born in Urbana in Eastern Illinois, raised in Mt. Sterling in Western Illinois, and having raised his own family in Springfield in Central Illinois, Don has deep ties to “downstate Illinois.” As the oldest of 12 children, family has always been important to Don. He and his wife, Wanda, have 4 children and 8 grandchildren. Don attended Western Illinois University and holds a Bachelor’s in General Business Administration from Arizona State University and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Memphis.

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Born in Urbana in Eastern Illinois, raised in Mt. Sterling in Western Illinois, and having raised his own family in Springfield in Central Illinois, Don has deep ties to “downstate Illinois.” As the oldest of 12 children, family has always been important to Don. He and his wife, Wanda, have 4 children and 8 grandchildren. Don attended Western Illinois University and holds a Bachelor’s in General Business Administration from Arizona State University and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Memphis.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Don Tracy for U.S. Senate

Candidate position

Don Tracy’s campaign emphasizes lowering the cost of living, supporting working families, improving public safety, encouraging economic opportunity, and advancing common-sense solutions. His campaign also stresses the importance of representing all of Illinois.

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Don Tracy’s campaign emphasizes lowering the cost of living, supporting working families, improving public safety, encouraging economic opportunity, and advancing common-sense solutions. His campaign also stresses the importance of representing all of Illinois.

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Together, we can restore opportunity, strengthen our communities, and build a stronger future.

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Together, we can restore opportunity, strengthen our communities, and build a stronger future.

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Your voice matters, and Don wants to hear from you! Reach out today with questions, thoughts, or comments, and our campaign will follow up with you directly. Together, we can defend the American Dream.

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Your voice matters, and Don wants to hear from you! Reach out today with questions, thoughts, or comments, and our campaign will follow up with you directly. Together, we can defend the American Dream.

Frequently Asked Questions About Don Tracy for U.S. Senate

Candidate position

Don Tracy is running for U.S. Senate to advocate for Illinois families and communities and to defend the American Dream. His campaign argues that Illinoisans need effective representation on issues such as affordability, public safety, economic growth, and opportunity.

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Don Tracy is running for U.S. Senate to advocate for Illinois families and communities and to defend the American Dream. His campaign argues that Illinoisans need effective representation on issues such as affordability, public safety, economic growth, and opportunity.

Frequently Asked Questions About Don Tracy for U.S. Senate

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Public safety is a key priority of the Don Tracy for U.S. Senate campaign. Don Tracy supports policies focused on accountability, community safety, and supporting law enforcement while addressing concerns about crime throughout Illinois.

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Public safety is a key priority of the Don Tracy for U.S. Senate campaign. Don Tracy supports policies focused on accountability, community safety, and supporting law enforcement while addressing concerns about crime throughout Illinois.

Frequently Asked Questions About Don Tracy for U.S. Senate

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Don Tracy’s campaign is focused on bringing a common-sense approach to Washington and advocating for Illinois families. His priorities include addressing the cost of living, protecting public safety, supporting economic opportunity, and defending the American Dream.

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Don Tracy’s campaign is focused on bringing a common-sense approach to Washington and advocating for Illinois families. His priorities include addressing the cost of living, protecting public safety, supporting economic opportunity, and defending the American Dream.

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Candidate position

Don Tracy is committed to strengthening Illinois by growing the economy, supporting small businesses, and making life more affordable for working families. With decades of leadership in business and public service, he believes in accountable government, safe communities, and practical, commonsense solutions that create opportunity for future generations.

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Don Tracy is committed to strengthening Illinois by growing the economy, supporting small businesses, and making life more affordable for working families. With decades of leadership in business and public service, he believes in accountable government, safe communities, and practical, commonsense solutions that create opportunity for future generations.

Meet Don Tracy

Candidate position

Don Tracy is a strong leader from Central Illinois who has spent his career fighting for small businesses and working families.

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Don Tracy is a strong leader from Central Illinois who has spent his career fighting for small businesses and working families.

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Illinois working families deserve someone who will work for them in Washington. I will fight to lower the cost-of-living so everyone in our great state can achieve their own version of the American Dream.

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Illinois working families deserve someone who will work for them in Washington. I will fight to lower the cost-of-living so everyone in our great state can achieve their own version of the American Dream.

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Too many of our politicians seem to forget Illinois has 102 counties, and the working families in every county deserve to have their voices heard. I will be proud to bring their voices to the halls of Congress.

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Too many of our politicians seem to forget Illinois has 102 counties, and the working families in every county deserve to have their voices heard. I will be proud to bring their voices to the halls of Congress.

Lower Taxes and Reduce Inflation

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Reduce wasteful spending, improve government efficiency, lower taxes, and pursue policies intended to reduce inflation.

  • Help families keep more of what they earn.
  • Connect fiscal restraint and efficiency to household affordability.
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Lower Energy and Utility Costs

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Use an all-of-the-above energy policy to lower costs, protect reliability, and support energy independence and responsible clean energy.

  • Use available energy sources.
  • Protect grid reliability.
  • Reduce household energy and utility costs.
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Make Housing More Affordable

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Remove barriers to building and expanding affordable housing opportunities.

  • Support practical housing-supply solutions.
  • Reduce barriers the campaign says drive prices higher.
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Lower Health Care and Drug Costs

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Use price transparency, competition, and reform to reduce insurance and prescription-drug costs.

  • Make health-care prices clearer.
  • Increase competition.
  • Reduce premiums and prescription costs.
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Reduce Burdens on Small Businesses

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Cut excessive regulations and lower the cost of doing business so small businesses can grow and hire.

  • Reduce regulatory burdens.
  • Improve conditions for investment, hiring, and expansion.
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Support Manufacturers and Farmers

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FactVote summary · Goal / Priority

Fight for a fair competitive environment for Illinois manufacturers and farmers.

  • Support industries that sustain jobs and communities.
  • Advocate for a level playing field.
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Support Law Enforcement and Public Safety

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Support law enforcement, make communities safer, and hold violent offenders accountable.

  • Back law-enforcement personnel.
  • Prioritize community safety.
  • Enforce accountability for violent crime.
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Secure the Border and Enforce Immigration Law

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Secure the border, enforce immigration laws, and support an orderly legal immigration system.

  • Apply the rule of law at the border.
  • Preserve a lawful immigration pathway.
  • Oppose taxpayer-funded benefits for unauthorized migrants.
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Protect Constitutional Freedoms

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Protect constitutional freedoms.

  • Treat individual rights and constitutional limits as continuing federal priorities.
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Defend Parents and Protect Children

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Defend parental authority and protect children.

  • Give parents a meaningful role in decisions affecting their children.
  • Treat child protection as a federal priority.
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Promote Work, Responsibility, and Upward Mobility

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FactVote summary · Goal / Priority

Promote work, personal responsibility, and upward mobility.

  • Encourage opportunity through work.
  • Focus policy on long-term economic independence.
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Make Government Accountable

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Use responsible spending, transparency, and measurable results to make government more accountable.

  • Reduce waste.
  • Make public decisions transparent.
  • Judge programs by results.
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Represent Every Illinois Community

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Represent urban, suburban, rural, and downstate communities with equal seriousness and respect.

  • Listen to working families and overlooked regions.
  • Recognize regional differences rather than impose one-size-fits-all policy.
  • Bring every county’s concerns to Washington.
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Campaign finance

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FEC candidate totals July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.

Total receipts
$2,459,889.83
Total disbursements
$947,465.99
Cash on hand
$1,512,423.84
Committee debt
$2,000,000.00
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Candidate ID: S6IL00615

Name: TRACY, DON

Office: Senate

State: IL

District: Illinois

Coverage start: 2025-07-01

Coverage end: 2026-06-30

Total receipts: $2459889.83

Total disbursements: $947465.99

Cash on hand: $1512423.84

Debts owed by committee: $2000000.00

Candidate contributions: $0.00

Loans made by candidate: $2000000.00

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  1. Election record

    2026 Illinois current general-election candidate — Don Tracy

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  2. Government website identity record

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  3. Candidate-owned primary source

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  6. Campaign-finance record

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