24 Facts About Sean Casten

Sean Thomas Casten was born on November 23,1971 and is an American businessman and politician serving as the US representative for.

Sean Casten defeated Newman in the primary election on June 28,2022.

Sean Casten won the general election, beating the Republican nominee, Orland Park mayor Keith Pekau, on November 8,2022.

Sean Casten then worked for two years as a scientist at the Tufts University School of Medicine.

Sean Casten settled the lawsuit and sold the company in 2016; he said the allegations against him were untrue and were part of a hostile takeover attempt.

Sean Casten was a founding chairman of the Northeast CHP Initiative.

Sean Casten participated in crafting the bill that became the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, a program in the northeast United States that attempts to use market forces to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Sean Casten announced his candidacy for the United States House of Representatives in in September 2017.

Sean Casten defeated six other contenders in the 2018 Democratic primary to become the party's nominee against six-term incumbent Republican Peter Roskam.

On November 6,2018, Sean Casten won the election, defeating Roskam by a margin of seven points.

Sean Casten was reelected in 2020, defeating former state legislator and gubernatorial primary candidate Jeanne Ives by seven points.

Sean Casten lost all of his territory outside Cook and DuPage counties.

Sean Casten says his number one issue in Congress is energy policy and climate change.

Sean Casten is a member of the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis.

Sean Casten has introduced several bills related to energy policy, among them the Climate Risk Disclosure Act and the End Oil and Gas Subsidies Act.

Sean Casten has worked to increase the visibility of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, a federal agency with regulatory powers in the energy sector.

In Congress, Sean Casten has led efforts to "turbocharge FERC's profile" and to utilize the agency to promote the clean energy transition.

In 2021, Sean Casten debuted a "Hot FERC Summer" campaign, a play on the phrase "hot girl summer" that rose to viral popularity in 2019.

Sean Casten is a sponsor of the Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act.

Sean Casten voted for a resolution in support of Israel following the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel.

In March 2024, Sean Casten criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the "utter disregard for Palestinian lives".

On July 19,2024, Sean Casten called for Joe Biden to withdraw from the 2024 United States presidential election.

Sean Casten's father is businessman Tom Sean Casten, with whom he has worked.

Sean Casten is among the handful of representatives in congress to not identify with any religion.