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Daniel Biss

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Democratic candidate for U.S. House in Illinois's 9th district.

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DI has documented statements by Daniel Biss on 2026 Midterm Elections, Immigration Policy, and Iran War, among other topics. Read the quotations, original sources and related cases below.

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Statements by Daniel Biss

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Daniel Biss

Role at the time: Mayor of Evanston, speaking to Evanston RoundTable

Condemned

Statement summary

Mayor Daniel Biss said DHS has repeatedly lied about its violent tactics and has no credibility.

“DHS has repeatedly lied about their violent tactics in Chicagoland and nationally. They have no credibility whatsoever.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Kavanaugh stop incident in EvanstonParagraph quoting Mayor Daniel Biss's Tuesday afternoon remarks
Why we used this label

Biss directly accuses DHS of repeated dishonesty about its tactics and says it has no credibility. This is a strong condemnation of the agency's conduct and truthfulness, beyond his earlier, more neutral statement about the incident.

Read statementFederal agents’ use of force during mistaken detention in Evanston
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Daniel Biss

Role at the time: Mayor of Evanston, Illinois, and Democratic nominee for Illinois's 9th congressional district.

Condemned

Statement summary

Biss defended Evanston's decision to end its Flock contract after learning that federal immigration agents and prosecutors enforcing abortion bans had accessed Flock data. He said the privacy risk outweighed the cameras' potential usefulness.

“We had these because we felt they could be useful tools, but the risk was too great”
Open the original interview (opens in a new tab)Biss explains Evanston's decision to end its Flock contractSection Shutting down Flock, Biss's explanation and quotation
Why we used this label

Biss rejects continued use in Evanston because he considers the risk too great. The removal position concerns Evanston's contract; this statement does not establish a national ban proposal.

Read statementShould Flock-style license-plate surveillance networks exist?
Portrait of Daniel Biss

Daniel Biss

Role at the time: Democratic nominee for U.S. House, Illinois' 9th district; mayor of Evanston

Condemned

Statement summary

Speaking at Evanston's No Kings rally on March 28, 2026, Daniel Biss called the U.S. military action in Iran an unjust, illegal, deranged war, echoing his February 28 statement that Trump abandoned diplomacy, put service members and civilians at risk, walked away from negotiations, and tore up the Iran nuclear deal.

“an unjust, illegal, deranged war”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Illinois officials criticize war in Iran, urge Congress to act
Why we used this label

Biss called the war unjust, illegal and deranged, a clear opposition position.

Read statementDo they support the war in Iran?

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Case

Do they support the war in Iran?

Relationship to this case: Speaker

An issue tracker recording where members of Congress and 2026 midterm candidates stand on the unauthorized Iran war, based on their votes on war-powers resolutions, campaign statements, and public remarks.

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