Michael Noack

Mike Noack drives a truck for a living and has called Bonfield, in Kankakee County, home for more than three decades.¹ He holds a commercial driver's license and describes years spent traveling both the district's highways and routes across the country.¹

His wife is from Japan, and he cites their experience with legal immigration when explaining why he wants a clearer, fairer process.² His campaign biography recalls a car ride when political news made him complain and his wife challenged him to do something about it.¹ In that account, he recalls doubting whether he had the money or qualifications to make a difference, before deciding to stop waiting for another candidate to step forward.¹

Noack proposes converting health insurance companies into nonprofit organizations while opposing a government takeover of health care, and supports protections against surprise billing and predatory pricing.² His energy platform favors hydroelectric power and research into additional clean energy technologies.² He also advocates matching veterans with jobs in policing, airport security and shipyards, alongside improved access to health and mental health care.²

On immigration, he supports border security, prioritizing enforcement against violent criminals and repairing the legal immigration system.² He calls for lower Illinois property and gas taxes.² He promises regular town halls and public explanations of his congressional votes.¹ He faces Democrat Donna Miller in Illinois' 2nd Congressional District in 2026.³