Republican Ajay Gupta faces Democratic incumbent Janet Yang Rohr for Illinois House District 41 on November 3, 2026, according to DuPage County’s official candidate listing.
Professional background
On his current campaign website, Gupta describes himself as a Naperville resident, tax lawyer and financial economist. He lists legal training at Harvard and New York University and graduate study in finance at Yale and economics at Stanford.
Gupta says his work has included federal prosecution, economic consulting, legal practice and teaching at Chicago-area law schools.
Tax and spending proposals
His platform calls for spending caps tied to inflation and population growth. He proposes structural changes to pension funding, including seeking a constitutional amendment, and wants the state to assume responsibility for teacher pensions to ease pressure on local school districts.
Gupta argues that spending restraint and lower tax burdens would make Illinois more competitive. These are his policy proposals and assessment of the state’s finances.
Responses are based on public data and answers to a Surround Sound Media questionnaire if they were provided.
