Political ads · 2026 · IL

Illinois House District 11 2026: the ads, and who's paying for them

Bill Foster won · 64.3% to 35.7% · Called by AP on Nov 3

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Bill Foster (Democrat) and Jeff Walter (Republican) are the nominees for Illinois's 11th congressional district in the November 3, 2026 general election. Bill Foster is the incumbent. By their latest FEC reports, Bill Foster's campaign had raised $2.6 million (through October 14, 2026) and Jeff Walter's campaign $431,000 (through October 14, 2026). Outside groups have reported $10 for Bill Foster and $0 against.

Bill Foster (DEM, incumbent), Jeff Walter (REP). 2 others filed with the FEC; any ads they ran are below. 0 ads analyzed, 0 with at least one technique in the copy. Newest first. The paid-for-by line is the advertiser's own filing.

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Registration	Register by Tue, Oct 6 (Regular registration; online registration open through 2026-10-18; grace-period in-person registration through Election Day.). Same-day registration: Grace period registration and voting, in person at locations set by the local election authority. (passed)Source: elections.il.gov ↗Source: elections.il.gov ↗
Early voting in person	Thu, Sep 24 to Mon, Nov 2 (At election authority offices and designated sites; locations and hours vary by county.) (passed)Source: elections.il.gov ↗
By mail	Anyone can vote by mail; request a ballot by Thu, Oct 29 (Received by mail by this date; in-person applications accepted until 2026-11-02.); return it by Tue, Nov 3 (Postmarked by Election Day and received within 14 days; drop boxes until polls close (7 p.m.).) (passed)Source: elections.il.gov ↗Source: elections.il.gov ↗
Election Day	Tue, Nov 3. Polls: 6 a.m. - 7 p.m. (passed)Source: votersguide.elections.il.gov ↗
ID at the polls	No ID for most voters; grace-period registrants and some first-time mail registrants must show two forms of ID.Source: elections.il.gov ↗

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Money in this race

From FEC filings for 2025–26. Outside spending is money a group spends on its own about a candidate — TV and online ads, mail, canvassing. It is not a donation to the campaign, and the candidate does not control it. Supporting means it was spent to help that candidate win; Opposing means it was spent to defeat them, usually on attack ads. Groups report it within 24 or 48 hours as the election nears. Raised is the campaign's own fundraising, as of its latest quarterly report. Largest donors come from each outside spender's own FEC receipts, with each donor's share of its itemized receipts; donors under $100,000 are not named. People are shown with the employer and occupation they reported. A donor that is itself a political committee is shown with its own largest donors. Companies and nonprofits don't report their funders to the FEC, so the trail ends there, and the page says so.

Bill Foster (DEM, incumbent)

Raised: $2.6M through 2026-10-14 individuals $1.5M · PACs $990K · from the candidate's other committees $8,334 · cash on hand $2.6M
Outside spending: $10 supporting Foster · latest reported 2026-04-07
Largest outside spenders: SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTION — $10 supporting Foster

Bundled through PACs: $19K through 2 PACs · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01 JSTREETPAC — $17K from 30 gifts Lobbyist/registrant PAC COUNCIL FOR A LIVABLE WORLD CANDIDATE FUND — $2,100 from 5 gifts Lobbyist/registrant PAC

218 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election

ABBVIE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000
ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000
ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY PAC $3,500
ALLY FINANCIAL INC. ADVOCACY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $7,500
AMAZON.COM SERVICES, INC. SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC) $1,000
AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC. $2,500
AMERICAN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION FEDERAL PAC (AKA AMBU-PAC) $500
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $7,500
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) $10K
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) $5,000
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,500
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY PAC $9,000
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E $7,500
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION $2,500
AMERICAN FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $7,500
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
AMERICAN HOTEL AND LODGING ASSOCIATION PAC $3,000
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS PAC $10K
AMERICAN INVESTMENT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $6,000
AMERICAN LAND TITLE ASSOCIATION TITLE INDUSTRY PAC (TIPAC) $4,000
AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $6,000
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURING AMERICA PAC) $5,500
AMERICAN SENIORS HOUSING ASSOCIATION (SENIORS HOUSING PAC) $1,500
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AMERIPRISEPAC) $2,500
AMUSEMENT & MUSIC OPERATORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
APPRAISAL INSTITUTE PAC (AI PAC) $1,000
AT&T INC. FEDERAL PAC $2,000
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC $10K
BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON $5,000
BANK POLICY INSTITUTE PAC $5,000
BARCLAY GROUP US INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,000
BAYER US LLC EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BAYERPAC) $1,000
BLACKROCK FUNDS SERVICES GROUP LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $7,500
BMO FINANCIAL CORP GOOD GOVERNANCE FUND $10K
BNSF RAILWAY PAC $2,000
BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK PAC $1,000
BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC) $2,500
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP. ASSOC. POLITICAL FUND $4,500
CARDINAL HEALTH INC. $2,500
CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS $5,000
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. PAC (CBOE PAC) $5,000
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PAC $1,500
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PAC $1,000
CHIME PAC $1,000
CITADEL SECURITIES PAC $3,500
CITIGROUP INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL (CITIGROUP PAC-FEDERAL) $6,500
CME GROUP INC. PAC $5,000
CNA FINANCIAL CORPORATION CITIZENS FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT $4,500
CNG HOLDINGS INC PAC $1,000
COMERICA INC. PAC $1,000
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FINANCE COUNCIL PAC $5,000
COMMON GOOD PAC $5,000
CONSTELLATION ENERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CEPAC) $4,500
CROWE PAC $1,000
CUNA MUTUAL HOLDING COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE/TRUSTAGE PAC $2,000
D.R.I.V.E. - DEMOCRAT, REPUBLICAN, INDEPENDENT VOTER EDUCATION (THE PAC OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS) $2,500
DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
DEMOCRATS TIME IN NEVADA $5,000
ECOLAB INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,500
EDPAC $2,000
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $4,000
ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,500
ENACT HOLDINGS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS $5,000
EQUITABLE HOLDINGS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (EQUITABLE PAC) $1,000
ERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
EXELON CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
EXPERIAN NORTH AMERICA, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (EXPERIAN PAC) $7,500
FAA MANAGERS ASSOCIATION $1,000
FAIR ISAAC CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FICO PAC) $2,500
FEDERAL BIPARTISAN VOLUNTARY PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE OF THE PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC. (PNC PAC) $5,000
FIFTH THIRD BANCORP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
FINANCIAL SERVICES FORUM POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
FMR LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL (FIDELITY PAC) $10K
FOLEY & LARDNER POLITICAL FUND INC. $1,000
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FRANKLIN TEMPLETON PAC) $1,000
FS PAC $1,000
GILEAD SCIENCES INC HEALTHCARE POLICY PAC $5,000
HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY PAC $1,500
HOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT $1,000
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
HSBC NORTH AMERICA FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (HSBC COMBINED PAC) $4,000
HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (HBI-PAC) $4,500
ILLINOIS CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT FUND-FEDERAL $3,000
ILLINOIS POLITICAL ACTIVE LETTER CARRIERS $1,000
INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $7,000
INFIN, A FINANCIAL SERVICES ALLIANCE, INC. PAC ('INFIN PAC') $5,000
INSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTE PAC $2,000
INT'L. UNION OF BRICKLAYERS & ALLIED CRAFTWORKERS $5,000
INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE INC PAC $2,500
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAKERS CAMPAIGN ASSISTANCE FUND $3,500
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF SHOPPING CENTERS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ICSC PAC) $2,500
INTERNATIONAL PAPER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (IP-PAC) $2,500
INTUIT INC. 21ST CENTURY LEADERSHIP FUND $1,000
INVESCO HOLDING COMPANY (US), INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ICI PAC) $8,500
JACKSON HOLDINGS LLC AND JACKSON NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND $3,000
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $8,500
K&L GATES LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DC) $1,000
KPMG PARTNERS/PRINCIPALS AND EMPLOYEES PAC $7,500
LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC $2,500
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND $1,000
LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY - PAC $2,500
LINCOLN NATIONAL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,500
LOAN SYNDICATIONS AND TRADING ASSOCIATION PAC $2,500
LOCAL 881 UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION FUND $5,000
LPL FINANCIAL LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (LPL PAC) $5,000
LSEG US HOLDCO INC. PAC $5,000
LUNDBECK LLC EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,000
MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS $5,000
MANAGED FUNDS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
MANUFACTURED HOUSING INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES INC. PAC $1,000
MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INC. EMPLOYEES' PAC $5,000
MCGUIREWOODS FEDERAL PAC $2,000
METLIFE INC EMPLOYEE'S POLITICAL PARTICIPATION FUND A $4,500
MICROSOFT CORPORATION STAKEHOLDERS VOLUNTARY PAC - MSVPAC $1,000
MIDLAND FINANCIAL PAC $1,000
MIZUHO AMERICAS GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND (MIZUHO AMERICAS PAC) $2,000
MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL, INC. PAC $500
MORGAN STANLEY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $7,500
MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC) $6,500
MORTGAGE GUARANTY INSURANCE CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('MGIC-PAC') $1,000
MUTUAL OF OMAHA CO. $1,500
NASDAQ INC. PAC (NASDAQ PAC) $1,000
NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COM (NARFE-PAC) $1,000
NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC $2,000
NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NAIFA) $5,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF U.S.A. POLITICAL FUND (LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL FUND) $1,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES $4,500
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY MANAGERS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NARPM PAC) $1,000
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
NATIONAL CREDITORS BAR ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $7,500
NATIONAL STONE, SAND & GRAVEL ASSOCIATION ROCKPAC $3,000
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
NATIONAL VENTURE CAPITAL ASSOCIATION VENTUREPAC $3,000
NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,000
NEW DEMOCRAT COALITION ACTION FUND $1,000
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
NOMURA HOLDING AMERICA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,500
NORTHERN TRUST CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NORTHERN TRUST PAC) $3,000
OLD NATIONAL BANK PAC $2,000
ONLINE LENDERS ALLIANCE PAC $1,000
OPTIVER AMERICAS LLC PAC (OPTIVER PAC) $5,000
PFIZER INC. PAC $1,500
PITNEY BOWES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
PLS FINANCIAL SVCS INC GOOD NEIGHBOR POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTE (PLS GOOD NEIGHBOR PAC) $5,000
POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEES $3,500
POPULUS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. PAC $2,500
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,500
PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL ENGINEERS LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION ACTION PROGRAM-POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $500
PROTECTIVE LIFE CORPORATION FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('PROTECTPAC') $1,000
PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC. FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA PRUDENTIAL FEDERAL PAC) $8,500
QC HOLDINGS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
RBC USA HOLDCO CORPORATION FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $7,500
RGA REINSURANCE COMPANY FEDERAL PAC $1,000
ROCK HOLDINGS INC. PAC $2,500
S&P GLOBAL INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
SAMMONS ENTERPRISES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $9,000
SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) $2,500
SMALL BUSINESS INVESTOR ALLIANCE PAC $2,000
SOUTHERN COMPANY GAS EMPLOYEES PAC $5,000
STATE FARM FEDERAL PAC $4,000
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY VOLUNTARY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
STORM PAC $5,000
STRIPE INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,500
STRUCTURED FINANCE COALITION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (STRUCTURED FINANCE PAC) $10K
SUPERIOR AIR-GROUND AMBULANCE SERVICE INC EMPLOYEES PAC $500
SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SYNCPAC) $3,500
TD BANK N.A. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
TEACHERS INSURANCE ANNUITY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA PAC (TIAA PAC) $5,500
THALES USA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (THALES USA PAC) $1,000
THE CARLYLE GROUP INC. PAC (AKA 'CARLYLE PAC') $5,000
THE CATERPILLAR INC. EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
THE CONSUMER BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $7,500
THE DEPOSITORY TRUST AND CLEARING CORPORATION PAC - DTCC PAC $8,500
THE ESOP ASSOCIATION PAC $2,000
THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC. PAC (AKA THE HARTFORD ADVOCATES FUND) $2,000
THE NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN & PUBLIC EDUCATION $2,000
THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY FEDERAL PAC $4,500
THE OPTIONS CLEARING CORPORATION PAC $10K
THE VANGUARD GROUP COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT $10K
THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
TRACTOR SUPPLY COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
TRANSAMERICA CORPORATION PAC $2,000
TRANSUNION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
TRAVELERS COMPANIES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
TRUEDEM LEADERSHIP FUND $5,000
TRUIST FINANCIAL CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC $7,500
UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA) $5,000
UBS AMERICAS INC PAC $7,500
UNION PACIFIC CORP. FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT $2,000
UNITED AIRLINES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
UNITED SERVICE AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION EMPLOYEE PAC - USAA EMPLOYEE PAC $2,500
US BANK POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
VEN-PAC $1,000
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VERIZON PAC) $1,000
VISA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
WALMART INC. PAC $2,000
WELLS FARGO AND COMPANY EMPLOYEE PAC $8,000
WESTERN ALLIANCE BANKCORP PAC $10K
WILLIAMS & JENSEN $500
ZURICH HOLDING COMPANY OF AMERICA INC, COMMITTEE FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT (Z-PAC, ZURICH PAC) $4,500

All filings at the FEC ↗

Jeff Walter (REP)

Raised: $431K through 2026-10-14 individuals $222K · PACs $6,154 · party $500 · candidate's own money, incl. loans $201K · cash on hand $7,780
Outside spending: none reported

Bundled through PACs: none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01

5 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election

A BRTHD AIMED TOWARD EDUC OF IL FED ELEC DEVICE FOR POLITICALLY ACTIVE MOTORCYCLISTS... $500
AURORA TOWNSHIP REPUBLICAN CENTRAL $100
CITIZENS FOR DAN UGASTE $354
FRIENDS OF LAUZEN $50
ILLINOIS CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT FUND-FEDERAL $1,350

All filings at the FEC ↗

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