Republican public safety advocate Gianno Caldwell is considering a bid for the open Illinois Senate seat in 2026, focusing on a law-and-order platform following his brother’s 2022 murder in Chicago. Caldwell’s brother, Christian, was killed in a drive-by shooting at the age of 18, an event that has deeply influenced his political ambitions and advocacy for public safety reforms.
Caldwell, a Fox News contributor and founder of the Caldwell Institute for Public Safety, recently spoke at the Illinois Republican Party’s Republican Day event at the state fair, where he emphasized his record on law and order. He stated,