Tedora Brown
Tedora Brown (Republican Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Illinois' 11th Congressional District. She is on the ballot in the Republican primary on March 17, 2026.[source]
Brown also ran for election to the Illinois House of Representatives to represent District 46. She will not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on March 17, 2026.
Brown completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Tedora Brown was born in Chicago, Illinois. She earned an associate degree from Harold Washington and a bachelor's degree from Roosevelt University. Brown's career experience includes founding a business.[1]
Elections
2026
Illinois House of Representatives
See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2026
General election
The primary will occur on March 17, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 46
Incumbent Diane Blair-Sherlock is running in the Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 46 on March 17, 2026.
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 46
Pedro Mendoza is running in the Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 46 on March 17, 2026.
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Tedora Brown (R)
U.S. House
See also: Illinois' 11th Congressional District election, 2026
General election
The primary will occur on March 17, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 11
Incumbent Bill Foster is running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 11 on March 17, 2026.
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Tekita Martinez (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 11
Tedora Brown, Charlie Kim, Mike Pierce, and Jeffrey Walter are running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 11 on March 17, 2026.
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Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2026
Illinois House of Representatives
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Tedora Brown did not complete Ballotpedia's 2026 Candidate Connection survey.
U.S. House
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Tedora Brown completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Brown's responses.
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- Education – The federal Department of Education is relatively new. Since it started, education scores and results have plummeted. We need to bring education back to the local level.
- Illegal Immigration – Over the past few decades, our country has been invaded by illegal aliens who have drained taxpayer funded resources from our healthcare system, our education system, and even our SNAP system. All of which was intended for legal Americans only. Many of them work illegally by taking jobs that Americans WILL do, and then send their money back to their home countries – which does not help our economy. It is crazy that we have so many American veterans, seniors and poor people who get no help, while we cater to illegal aliens who have no right to be here.
- Seniors, Veterans And Vulnerable Persons – Under my leadership, I will constantly advocate for those who really need our help and those who earned our help, including vulnerable not yet born babies and all right to life issues.
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Campaign website
Brown's campaign website stated the following:
TOP THREE ISSUES
As a member of congress, Tedora will deal with many federal level issues that affect our district, but here are the issues that have prompted her to run to be your representative:
Education – The federal Department of Education is relatively new. Since it started, education scores and results have plummeted. We need to bring education back to the local level.
Illegal Immigration – Over the past few decades, our country has been invaded by illegal aliens who have drained taxpayer funded resources from our healthcare system, our education system, and even our SNAP system. All of which was intended for legal Americans only. Many of them work illegally by taking jobs that Americans WILL do, and then send their money back to their home countries – which does not help our economy. It is crazy that we have so many American veterans, seniors and poor people who get no help, while we cater to illegal aliens who have no right to be here.
Seniors, Veterans And Vulnerable Persons – Under my leadership, I will constantly advocate for those who really need our help and those who earned our help, including vulnerable not yet born babies and all right to life issues
— Tedora Brown's campaign website (February 26, 2026)
Campaign finance summary
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Noteworthy events
Wire fraud charge (2023)
In February 2023, Brown was indicted on 13 counts of wire fraud. Her husband, Christopher Scott, was also indicted on nine counts of wire fraud.[2] The indictment alleged that Scott and Brown submitted multiple fraudulent applications for COVID-19 relief funds on behalf of companies that did not exist.[3] Scott pleaded guilty to one charge, and he was sentenced to prison time and ordered to pay restitution.[2] In an interview with Daily Herald, Brown said she was not guilty and planned to fight the charges in court. "If I can’t fight for myself, then I can’t fight for the people in my district," Brown said.[2] Brown has a trial date of June 22, 2026.[2]
See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 12, 2026
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Daily Herald, "GOP congressional candidate facing wire fraud charges vows to fight case at trial," accessed October 27, 2025
- ↑ U.S. Department of Justice, "Two Suburban Chicago Residents Charged With $742,000 COVID-Relief Fraud," accessed October 27, 2025
