As a scientist, clean energy entrepreneur and CEO, and now as a Member of Congress representing the western suburbs of Chicago, Congressman Sean Casten has dedicated his life to fighting climate change. Casten draws upon his previous private sector experience in Congress to craft market-based solutions to reduce emissions while creating jobs and spurring economic growth.
Casten serves on the Science, Space, and Technology Committee, the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, and is the Vice Chair of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship, and Capital Markets. He also serves as Co-Chair on the New Democrat Coalition Climate Change Task Force.
Representative Casten is dedicated to protecting the rights of all Americans. He is committed to his long-held belief that LGBTQ rights are human rights and he stands firmly against any effort that would deny any citizen the full set of rights and opportunities.
Believing that too many gaps exist in our civil rights laws, leaving LGBTQ Americans without the full protections that other citizens enjoy, Rep. Casten seeks to do all that he can in office to eliminate those gaps.
In addition, the Congressman places a special emphasis on protecting LGBTQ children, too many of whom face harassment, distressingly contributing to higher rates of suicide among the LGBTQ youth.
Recognizing that too many qualified members of our workforce face discrimination because of sexual orientation or gender identity, the Congressman stands for improving workplace protections, including in the Federal workforce. With that in mind, he supported House Resolution 124, a bipartisan resolution opposing the Trump Administration's ban on transgender military service members.