How to find food — or help neighbors in need — while SNAP is paused: blockclubchi.co/4nI7m93

Thank you Citizen Action/Illinois for hosting us last evening at Malcolm X College for the 7th District Candidate Forum!

As this campaign gains momentum, I am overwhelmed with gratitude for the support my team & I have received for our message: the 7th District deserves a leader who will deliver affordability, security, & opportunity for every single one of us.

With grrreat power comes grrreat responsibility! Frankie and Teddy hope everyone has a pawsitively howling good time this Halloween! 🦇🎃

Join Team Friedman! Visit friedmanforcongress.com to find volunteer opportunities, stay in touch, and learn more about our movement. 🇺🇸 #friedmanforcongress #il07

We’re just one day away from our Know Your Rights Workshop with @latinospro.bsky.social and Ald. Walter Redmond Burnett! Join us at Whitney Young at 6:30pm on Oct. 27 to learn more about your rights and resources when interacting with ICE in our neighborhoods.

I’ve spent every day of this campaign crisscrossing the 7th district and meeting voters where they’re at, and what I’ve learned from our community is that for everything that sets us apart, there is more that ties us together.

My family and I send our deepest condolences to Darren, Cindy, and their family as they face the unimaginable loss of Zach, Kelsey, and Vada Rose, and Samuel. Our hearts are with the Baileys.

SNAP benefits, which feed nearly 2M Illinoisans and have already been significantly cut in recent months, will run out by the end of the month if this shutdown continues. Republicans would rather let families go hungry during Thanksgiving than meet Democrats at the negotiating table.

The campaign joined the No Kings rallies in Oak Park & Downtown to fight back against Trump & his admin’s abuse of power. Joining 250k+ neighbors & fellow Chicagoans in protest sent a clear message: democracy is worth defending & everyone in our community deserves respect, dignity, & compassion.

What a win! Thank you to everyone who came out to our Bears watch party last night, it was a blast! This campaign knows how to work hard but also knows how important it is to have fun and celebrate big wins. Let’s keep pushing towards victory, together.

Today, our hearts are with the families in Israel who are finally embracing their loved ones after a tragic two years of separation. The release of the remaining living hostages is a profound relief and a long overdue step toward peace.

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Join Jason and Team Friedman at Mother Hubbard’s this upcoming Monday, October 13th at 7pm to watch the Chicago Bears take on the Washington Commanders! Food and first drink on us! 🏈🐻

You may have seen some misinformation circulating yesterday. Please see our statement of the facts.

This weekend a River Forest family generously opened their home so neighbors could meet us & hear our story.  This campaign values each & every voice across the district. I will represent our community with compassion, empathy, & a passion for a better future for Chicagoans everywhere.

(1/4) This morning, Trump decided to withhold funding for critical infrastructure improvements to the CTA, another step in his journey to take revenge on Democrats and blue cities.

Government shutdowns help no one. Democrats tried to work collaboratively to deliver a responsible budget that lowers costs for working families and reverses Trump's devastating cuts to Medicaid, but Republicans walked away from the table.

Undoing generations of disinvestment in communities like Austin isn't possible overnight, but moving towards equity in healthy food access is a critical step in bringing growth and investment to Illinois' 7th District.

Congrats Alderman Burnett!

Frankie and Teddy want YOU to join Team Friedman! Sign up at friedmanforcongress.com/volunteer to pet pups and meet voters!

Come phone bank with Team Friedman and help us reach more voters in the district! 📞👋🏻 Sign up to volunteer at the link in the bio or email [email protected] for more info!

Our children need clean water now, not in 2076.

Shana Tova! Wishing a happy and healthy New Year to all our Jewish friends and family.

Our children are our future, and it’s more important now than ever that we take care of them in every way we can. That begins with bringing clean water back to Chicago and Illinois’ 7th Congressional District.

Peacefully protesting, especially in support of our neighbors & communities, should not & cannot be met with violent force. This extreme escalation flies in the face of our American values rooted in the First Amendment, values we have fought so hard for, & we cannot accept this as the new normal.

Investing in our communities is literally a matter of life and death. In the 7th District, there is a 23-year difference in average life expectancy between the Loop, a predominantly white neighborhood, and Englewood, a predominantly Black neighborhood. That data is staggering.

Former Illinois Governor Jim Edgar was a true public servant. He set the example of good governance in action - putting aside partisan differences and rejecting extremism in the best interest of Illinoisans.

Today, we remember the nearly 3,000 lives lost on September 11, 2001 and the loved ones they left behind due to an inexcusable act of hate and terror. Our hearts were broken, but our spirits were not as our country united in grief, patriotism, and love for our neighbors.

Political violence is inexcusable in all forms, no matter what. This is not what democracy is about.

Congrats to Red Burnett for his appointment to 27th Ward Alderman! Red comes from a long line of civil servants who’ve represented their communities with compassion, empathy, & vision for the future. I look forward to watching another generation of thoughtful, effective leadership for our city!

It's extraordinary how Trump is refusing to coordinate with Illinois leaders. If he cared about fighting crime, he would double down on efforts like our FBI partnership — not putting our own troops on American city streets.

Extreme flooding on the West Side has upended residents’ homes & lives with many struggling to keep up with repairs each time it rains. The fed govt must provide disaster relief for our communities who shouldn’t bear the brunt of an Admin that cares more about lining its own pockets than its people.

Occupying our communities with American troops is an unnecessary and unlawful overreach of power that would instill more fear, damage small businesses and their workers, and hurt regular families already struggling with rising costs.

(1/4) While gathering signatures at the Oak Park Farmers Market this weekend, I heard many impactful stories from constituents of IL07 & two in particular stuck out to me.

See you all tomorrow at 10am @ the Oak Park Farmers Market to grab your clipboard & help us gather signatures! 📋🖊️

(1/2) Investing in our children, our neighborhoods, & the future of Chicago means: ✅ Quality education accessible to every child regardless of zipcode or background ✅ Affordable housing that is thoughtful, sustainable, & forward-focused

Happy First Week of School to CPS students across Chicago! ✏️📓🍎 Our children deserve quality education no matter their zip code or background. Let's also give a round of applause for the educators who have dedicated their careers to caring for our kids!

Chicago is a global city with one of the most highly trafficked international airports in the world. O’Hare breaking ground on a new modernization project is the perfect example of why investing in infrastructure matters, benefitting businesses, labor, and our community alike.

(1/3) The closing of Weiss Memorial Hospital, and the looming closure of West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, is a stark reminder of the real-life consequences of Trump's Billionaire Bailout Bill.

Reminder to join us this Saturday 8/23 for a Day of Action to collect signatures & get Jason on the ballot! See you there 👇🏻 www.mobilize.us/friedmanforc...

I want to take a moment to talk about my amazing wife, Michelle. Her love & encouragement has guided our family, friends, & countless students, & she makes the world better just by being in it. Thank you for all you do for our family & I can’t imagine being in this race without you by my side.

Never circulated petitions before? Don’t worry! We will have a brief training session and some snacks ready beforehand. 🔗 Sign up here: www.mobilize.us/friedmanforc... See you there! #il07 #friedmanforcongress

Since 2014, the Space to Grow program has turned 36 barren yards at public schools across Chicago into green community hubs; five more redesign projects are breaking ground this summer.

Had a great time at the 96th Annual Bud Billiken Parade Saturday! The energy and passion was contagious! Let’s get our kids back to school 🍎📚

Help Jason make the ballot! 🇺🇸 Join us for a community canvass or come by the office to grab your own petition sheet. Let's win this thing! 🔗 friedmanforcongress.com/volunteer

(1/4) Federal grants for medical research are a critical lifeline for public health, especially in IL07 which has the most medical facilities in IL. In addition to funding & personnel cuts for the CDC & NIH, Trump’s attacks on medical research centers have had dire consequences for Illinoisans.

Had the privilege of speaking with Mary Ann Ahern yesterday, here’s a clip from last evening’s coverage: www.nbcchicago.com/video/news/l...

Thank you, Rep. Davis, for all you've done and continue to do for Illinois' 7th Congressional District. You have been a true public servant and champion for this city, and I look forward to building on your legacy.