

Sean Casten
U.S. Representative (D) for Illinois, 55 years old.
- businessman
- B.A. Middlebury College (1993)
- M.S. Dartmouth College (1998)
CASTEN, Sean, a Representative from Illinois; born in Dublin, Ireland, November 23, 1971; graduated from Woodlands High School, Hartsdale, NY, 1989; B.A., Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vt., 1993; M.S., Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 1998; M.E.M., Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 1998; businessman; scientist; consultant; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Sixteenth and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2019-present).
Source: U.S. Congress Bioguide / public-record corporate filings.
Public financial disclosure
Self-reported on House Form A — values are disclosed as ranges, not exact dollars.
- Liabilities
- $500K–$1M
- Form
- Amendment Report 2022
- Filed
- January 2024
Disclosed positions whose sector overlaps with this agency’s jurisdiction. Structural — not an accusation of wrongdoing. Cabinet officials typically divest these at confirmation.
- DFGEXDFA Global Real Estate Securities Portfolio$50,001 - $100,000Real EstateRepresentative on 2 committees including Capital Markets holds Real Estate-sector security; this committee has substantive jurisdiction over this sector.
- Division Street Capital DSC I Series 6 (4.5% interest)$1,001 - $15,000Financial ServicesRepresentative on 2 committees including Capital Markets holds Financial Services-sector security; this committee has substantive jurisdiction over this sector.
- 1.Greenleaf Power LLC$250,001 - $500,000
- 2.Cash in checking acct$100,001 - $250,000
- 3.Myno Carbon Corp convertible note$100,001 - $250,000
- 4.FID Blue Chip GR$100,001 - $250,000
- 5.Fidelity 500 Index Fund$100,001 - $250,000
- 6.VTSAXVanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Admiral Shares$100,001 - $250,000
- 7.Cash in brokerage account$100,001 - $250,000
- 8.Vanguard Target Retirement 2040$100,001 - $250,000
- 9.PRFInvesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF$50,001 - $100,000
- 10.Cash in brokerage account$50,001 - $100,000
- 11.J H Enterprise A$50,001 - $100,000
- 12.SFILXSchwab Fundamental International Small Company Index Fund$50,001 - $100,000
- 13.SFILXSchwab Fundamental International Small Company Index Fund$50,001 - $100,000
- 14.Rebel Industries RCP Fund XII, LP$50,001 - $100,000
- 15.PRFInvesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF$50,001 - $100,000
- 16.DEMSXDFA Emerging Markets Small Cap Portfolio Institutional Class$50,001 - $100,000
- 17.DFGEXDFA Global Real Estate Securities Portfolio⚑Real Estate$50,001 - $100,000
- 18.Fidelity Mid Cap Index Fund$50,001 - $100,000
- 19.SCUIXHartford Schroders US Small Cap Opportunities Fund Class I$50,001 - $100,000
- 20.DFFVX$50,001 - $100,000
- 21.Allspring Special Mid Cap Value Fund$50,001 - $100,000
- 22.American Funds EuroPacific Growth R6$15,001 - $50,000
- 23.Myno Carbon Corp$15,001 - $50,000
- 24.DISVXDFA International Small Cap Value Portfolio Institutional Class$15,001 - $50,000
- 25.Invesco Divrs Divd R5$15,001 - $50,000
Track record by window
Disclosed trades · 0
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Oversight committees · 5
Click any committee to see what it actually does, which sectors it regulates, and why each sector tag was attached. Sources cited.
Recent legislative activity · 40 bills
20 sponsored, 20 cosponsored in the 119th Congress. Color-coded by sector — yellow chips mark bills that overlap a sector this politician has actually traded in.
- Elder Pride Act of 2026Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2025Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- Aviation Medication Transparency Act of 2025Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- VET Act of 2025Subcommittee Hearings Held
- To protect our democracy by preventing abuses of Presidential power, restoring checks and balances and accountability and transparency in government, and defending elections against foreign interference, and for other purposes.Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, House Administration, the Budget, Transportation and Infrastructure, Rules, Foreign Affairs, Ways and Means, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Keeping All Students Safe ActReferred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- No WAR ActReferred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Universal School Meals Program Act of 2026Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Addressing Climate Financial Risk Act of 2026Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- TREE ActReferred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- GUARD ActOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 52 - 0.
- Stephanie Tubbs Jones Uterine Fibroid Research and Education Act of 2025Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Negating Neighborhood Noise Act of 2026Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- Fertilizer Transparency Act of 2026Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
- Supporting Healthy Moms and Babies ActReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Military VOTE ActReferred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Expressing support for honoring Earth Day, and for other purposes.Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Civics Learning Act of 2026Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- Energy Consumer Protection Act of 2026Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Faster Labor Contracts ActReferred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.