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William Volny
William Volny (Democratic Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Illinois' 7th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on March 17, 2026.[source]
Volny completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
William Volny was born in Park Ridge, Illinois. He earned an associate degree from Robert Morris University in 2010 and a bachelor's degree from Roosevelt University in 2024. His career experience includes working in customer service and as a line cook and butcher.[1]
Elections
2026
See also: Illinois' 7th Congressional District election, 2026
General election
The primary will occur on March 17, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. Additional general election candidates will be added here following the primary.
General election for U.S. House Illinois District 7
Nathan Billips is running in the general election for U.S. House Illinois District 7 on November 3, 2026.
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 7
The following candidates are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 7 on March 17, 2026.
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Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
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William Volny completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Volny's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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|- Getting support for the Working Class by increasing wages, access to healthcare, and guaranteed protections for health & safety. I witness the struggles of the Working Class everyday. People have to choose between going to work sick or losing their job, it's a never-ending cycle that is being made worse. We need to stop this and improve the situation immediately.
$15/hr National minimum wage, $25/hr minimum wage for major cities. Free healthcare. Easy access to legal representation.
- We need to support Ukraine fully. The most recent peace talk deals that would cede Crimea to Russia and bar them from joining NATO are an outrage. We need to take back Congress with progressives that will stop everything Trump is trying to accomplish on the World stage. Israel is committing genocide on the Palestinian people and we have the ability to stop it. We need to recognize the State of Palestine and help to rebuild Gaza. In order to begin the process of establishing peace between Israel and Palestine, Netanyahu needs to be removed from power. He is overseeing the murder of thousands of civilians, including children and his actions are creating Antisemitism and Islamophobia.
- We need to start kids on the path to knowledge and discovery Pre-K. Funding programs that support parents to take part in their education. Programs need to be created to expose children to career paths they can explore. Student parents need access to transportation and childcare to allow them to focus on their education. Student debt needs to be completely erased. An entire generation of people have a crippling amount of student debt that they will never be able to pay. This needs to be eliminated so they can invest in their future. At the same time, public colleges & trade schools need to be free or low cost. This would create wealth in our economy and prevent another generation from being saddled with debt.
Free healthcare for everyone.
Decrease funding to defense while increasing funding to humanitarian aid.
Actually supporting our troops.
Affordable housing.
Free Palestine.
Regulating AI.
Major increased funding for the Arts.
Rejoin the Paris Accords.
Stricter gun laws.
Affordable housing.
Infrastructure improvements and moving our rail system into the future.
Criminal justice reform.
All humans have flaws so I try to find characteristics in people that I aspire to. Patience, passion, love, anger, integrity, peace.
Early voting starting earlier.
Mail-in/absentee voting expanded.
Online voter registration.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on September 11, 2025