Sean Casten
Sean Casten (Illinois Democrat, District 6), won election in 2018.
JStreet PAC endorsement
In 2024 JStreet PAC endorsed Sean Casten.[1]
NRDC Action
In 2022 the Natural Resources Defense Council Action Fund endorsed Sean Casten.
JStreet conference
Secretary of State Antony Blinken headlined a JStreet in December 2022.
Other speakers included former Bernie Sanders adviser and longtime Israel critic Matt Duss, Daily Beast writer Wajahat Ali, a cadre of pro-Palestinian activists, and several Democratic members of Congress, including Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D., Md.) and senator-elect Peter Welch (D., Vt.).
Eric Alterman was on the list, as were Representatives Sean Casten, Gerry Connolly, Madeleine Dean, Mondaire Jones, Pramila Jayapal, Jamie Raskin, Melanie Stansbury, Jennifer Wexton, Ben Wikler of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, Leah Greenberg of Indivisible, Ruth Messinger, Ambassador Rabbi David Saperstein and Hesham Youssef of US Institute of Peace.[2]
MPAC intern
Ammar Hussain is a rising Junior at @georgetownuniversity’s School of Foreign Service and School of Business, CLDP Fellow. Ammar Hussain is pursuing a B.S. in Business and Global Affairs with a minor in Government. Previously having served as an intern for Congressman Sean Casten’s re-election campaign and as a Government Affairs intern for CAIR - Chicago. Ammar built on this experience during his summer internship in the U.S. Senate for Senator Tammy Duckworth.[3]
Mosque Foundation Candidates Forum
The Mosque Foundation and the Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago (CIOGC) announced that its "candidate forum" on August 27 2022 would feature at least eight congressional candidates – four Republicans, three Democrats and one Independent – vying for eight different districts.
The moderator for the event is listed as the Mosque Foundation's own "Government Relations Coordinator," Ayoub Razick.
Focus on Western Islamism (FWI) contacted all congressional candidates publicly listed by CIOGC as attending the forum, including Democratic Congressmen Sean Casten, Danny Davis and Bill Foster.
Thomas Lynch, the Republican nominee to contest Illinois' 2nd congressional district, explained to FWI that he would be withdrawing from the event, and expressed a preference to address a moderate Muslim institution instead.
Writing to the CIOGC, Mr. Lynch stated: "I will not be attending the Candidate Forum. You failed to mention in your request that there would be a separate organization involved, let alone hosting the event. The reasons for leaving this information out seem disingenuous when noting the checkered past of the Mosque Foundation and its leaders in connection with extremist funding."[4]
Humanitarian Needs in Cuba letter
December 16 2021 , House Rules Committee Chair James McGovern (D-MA), House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Gregory Meeks (D-NY), House Appropriations subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations Chair Barbara Lee (D-CA), and House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on Energy Chair Bobby Rush (D-IL) led 114 Members of Congress in a letter to President Biden asking him to prioritize the well-being of the Cuban people as they experience the worst economic and humanitarian crisis in recent history...
In the wake of this year’s protests, the members urged the administration to support the Cuban people by suspending U.S. regulations that prevent food, medicine, remittances, and other humanitarian assistance from reaching the Cuban people...
Signatories included Sean Casten.[5]
Congressional Freethought Caucus
In 2020 members of the Congressional Freethought Caucus included Sean Casten .
Population Connection Donation
Sean Casten received a donation from the Population Connection in 2020.[6]
Support from Onward Together
Onward Together supported Sean Casten as a candidate for the 2018 midterm elections.[7]