@SeanCasten

US Rep, IL-06. Engineer. Former CEO. Dad. Husband. Born at 326 ppm. Official tweets @RepCasten. Also: SeanCasten at Mastodon & Bluesky.

 Downers Grove, IL
Joined August 2009
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"The best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy who, under the specious… garb of patriotism seeks to excuse, palliate or defend them." - Frederick Douglass
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Sean Casten retweeted
Rep. Sean Casten
@RepCasten11h
October is National Book Month. I met with the team at the Tri-Town YMCA in Villa Park and dropped off books from the Library of Congress Surplus Books Program for young readers in our community. Interested in receiving books for your organization? Check out my website to learn more about the Library of Congress Surplus Books Program. casten.house.gov/surplus-boo…
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Sean Casten retweeted
Rep. Sean Casten
@RepCasten9h
Delayed tax returns can be extremely frustrating. When a constituent in Tinley Park was having trouble receiving their 2024 tax return, they reached out to my office for help. My team worked with the constituent and the Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) to address a discrepancy with the IRS and helped facilitate the release of the tax return. Are you having trouble with a federal agency? Reach out to my office and let us help. casten.house.gov/services/he…
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Setting an auto alert to re-up this quote on November 4.
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Slashing rural healthcare, picking tariff wars that decimate US soy exports as you bail out Argentinian producers & blocking wind energy are all bad politics in IA. Which is only surprising if you also didn't notice that Iran controls the Strait of Hormuz. nytimes.com/2026/10/22/us/po…

Reliably Red Iowa in Play as Economic Woes Mount

The Trump administration’s policies could cost Republicans in a state that is being hit hard by expensive diesel prices and uncertainty over trade.

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No swords or strings, @elonmusk. I'd just like you to explain to Congress and the American people why DOGE failed so miserably and why you then lied about the savings. Will you commit to testifying under oath to explain?
Elon Musk
@elonmuskOct 21
Live by the sword, die by the sword. Those who pick fights with me should understand that I will find out who is really pulling the strings and come for them, not just their puppets …
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This is UNBELIEVABLY damning on Jared Kushner but don't lose sight about what this says about Rubio, Ratcliffe and the rest of Trump's senior diplomatic and intel team. vanityfair.com/story/jared-k…

The Art of the Deal: Jared Kushner’s Hacked Phone Revealed More Than $700 Million in Transfers

An exclusive excerpt from ‘Princes and Thieves: Jared Kushner and Mohamed bin Zayed’s Secret Plot to Remake the Middle East’ examines how bank accounts linked the president’s son-in-law—and former...

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5. The instinct that lets you look the other way and/or encourage putting Kushner in charge of Middle East negotiations is the same that puts Betancourt in the middle of the theft of Venezuelan oil. propublica.org/article/trump…

The Secret Terms of Trump’s Venezuelan Oil Deal

The Trump administration committed the U.S. to taking a large stake in a Venezuelan company, some of whose owners and investors are shielded from public view. The exact details of the agreement over...

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6. At the end of the day the Trumps and their spouses are bullies and grifters. The people around them are weak-willed sycophants. Neither succeeds without the other and both are equally responsible for this moment. Our country can't afford let either of them off the hook. /fin
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Mike Levin
@MikeLevinOct 22
Harry Truman left the White House with nothing but a $113 a month Army pension.  Donald Trump made at least $2.2 billion in his first year back in office. He pulled in $1.4 billion from crypto alone in 2025. Companies backed by his sons have landed billions in Pentagon contracts. And he made thousands of stock trades in the first three months of this year, including in companies his own administration regulates. The grift never stops. Meanwhile, working families are scraping by to cover gas, groceries and electric bills that keep climbing. They haven't seen a dime of Trump's windfall. They're the ones paying for it. If you're fed up with a president who treats the White House like a personal ATM while Americans struggle to hold on, fight back by voting on November 3rd. #TrumpsCrimesOnYourDime
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Sean Casten retweeted
Rep. Sean Casten
@RepCastenOct 22
LGBTQIA+ rights are human rights. I proudly stand with LGBTQIA+ Americans in IL-06 and across the country, and I’m grateful to receive a 100% on @HRC's Congressional Scorecard for my record of fighting back against attacks on equality.
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If you want to help democracy, make sure a great member of Congress comes back, blow a hole in Florida's gerrymander AND make sure Trump wastes millions of dollars... throw some $ Jared Moskowitz' way in these final weeks. It's a win/win all around. secure.actblue.com/donate/ja…

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CJ Warnke@cjwarnkeOct 22
🚨NEW @HouseMajPAC poll in #FL25🚨 🔵Jared Moskowitz: 47% 🔴Scott Singer: 42% 2024 Recall: Trump+8 PPP, 10/21-/10/22, 592 Likely Voters
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This is what people have been driven to ever since the Western Union office closed.
CA ET Nerd
@earlyvotedataOct 21
I want to meet the Republican Boomer who voted this way
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This, in a nutshell is why Reagan said that the day we stop welcoming immigrants to our shores is the day we give up our position of leadership in the world. washingtonpost.com/immigrati…

‘There are no people’: Springfield, Ohio, faces loss of Haitian residents

The city’s economy has taken a hit as Haitian immigrants sequester in their homes or leave after the Trump administration canceled their temporary protected status.

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Keep it going, keep it going y'all...
Theodore Nollert@theodorenollertOct 21
NC early vote compared to the same point in 2024 2026: D+22 2024: D+1 D turnout rate: 72% of 2024 R turnout rate: 35% of 2024 2026: Ds lead in 67 counties 2024: Rs lead in 59 counties
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Sean Casten retweeted
Rep. Sean Casten
@RepCastenOct 21
My office is seeking qualified undergraduate students, recent graduates, and graduate students for my Spring 2027 Internship program. Candidates with a passion for public service and ties to IL-06 are strongly encouraged to apply at: casten.house.gov/services/in…
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His default mode is aggression. Especially with women.
Acyn
@AcynOct 21
Trump: We were in the midst of negotiating and a lot of stupid people said why aren’t you putting Russian sanctions— Collins: But you said you didn’t give anything for his release Trump: If I didn’t do that, you wouldn’t have him coming back. Collins: So you did give something. Trump: You don’t know anything. You’re fake news CNN. Collins: You’re saying you lifted the sanctions in exchange for his release? Trump: You don’t know what you’re talking about. You’re a low IQ person. You’re a dummy.
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