Republican · Illinois's 6th District · 2026
Niki Conforti
Conforti is a single mother raised in Chicago's western suburbs, in a family that included small business owners and several military veterans.
Biography
Niki Conforti is a single mother and the daughter of an immigrant, with roots in Chicago's western suburbs and a family that owned a business.1 Her family history includes a father who served in the Korean War and relatives who served in both world wars.1
Conforti owned a staffing business before working in healthcare administration for large health systems, where she wrote corporate policy.1 In an October 2026 interview, she described 12 years in healthcare and nearly a decade in energy consulting.2 She has a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Chicago and an MBA from George Washington University.3 Her MBA focused on healthcare administration.1
Her community involvement has included her church, International Orthodox Christian Charities and Mothers2Mothers.1 Her small business platform calls for reducing regulations and providing support to owners.1 She has served as an elected precinct committeeman and is the Republican candidate in the 6th District.4 She faces Democratic Congressman Sean Casten again after their 2024 general election contest.2
Conforti proposes clearer medical billing, more competition among health systems and insurance policies that can move across state lines.4 She supports reducing energy regulations, which she argues would improve reliability and lower prices.4 Her platform also includes federal spending caps, opposing tax increases on working families, expanding ICE and deporting violent criminals.4 She supports tariffs on China as a way to encourage manufacturing jobs in the district.4