Illinois House District 7 2026: the ads, and who's paying for them
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Danny Davis (DEM, incumbent), Anabel Mendoza (DEM), Anthony Driver Jr. (DEM), Chad Koppie (REP), Danica David Leigh (DEM), Dave Ehrlich (DEM), Felix Tello (DEM), Jason Friedman (DEM), Jazmin Robinson (DEM), John McCombs (DEM), Kina Collins (DEM), La Shawn Ford (DEM), Melissa Conyears-Ervin (DEM), Reed Showalter (DEM), Richard Boykin (DEM), Rory Hoskins (DEM), Thomas Fisher (DEM).
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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.
Danny Davis (DEM, incumbent)
- Raised
- $101K through 2026-10-14
individuals $49K · PACs $27K · candidate's own money, incl. loans $6,000 · cash on hand $485
- Outside spending
- none reported
- Bundled through PACs
- none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01
12 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES - P E O P L E, QUALIFIED $2,500
- AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
- CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT CMTE. $5,000
- CLAY, BERNARD MR. $500
- FRATERNITY & SORORITY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
- HURT, LOUVERTA MS. $100
- ILLINOIS POLITICAL ACTIVE LETTER CARRIERS $1,000
- KELLANOVA PAC $2,500
- MACHINISTS NON-PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE $5,000
- RAJA PAC $2,001
- REALTORS PAC $1,000
- WINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $4,500
All filings at the FEC ↗
Anabel Mendoza (DEM)
- Raised
- $294K through 2026-07-01
individuals $253K · PACs $0 · candidate's own money, incl. loans $41K · cash on hand $176
- Outside spending
- none reported
- Bundled through PACs
- none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01
All filings at the FEC ↗
Anthony Driver Jr. (DEM)
- Raised
- $249K through 2026-06-30
individuals $177K · PACs $57K · party $2,000 · candidate's own money, incl. loans $13K · cash on hand $0
- Outside spending
- $571K supporting Driver · latest reported 2026-05-28
- Largest outside spenders
- UNITED WE CAN
— $571K supporting Driver
Largest donors:
SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) $564K (54%); SEIU LOCAL 509 $201K (19%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); SEIU LOCAL HEALTHCARE ILLINOIS INDIANA MISSOURI KANSAS $100K (10%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); SEIU GENERAL FUND $100K (10%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC)
SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTION
— $10 supporting Driver
- Bundled through PACs
- none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01
22 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election
- 22ND WARD INDEPENDENT POLITICAL ORGANIZATION $1,000
- CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS $5,000
- CHUY GARCIA FOR CONGRESS $2,000
- CONGRESSIONAL PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS PAC $5,000
- FRIENDS OF DESMON YANCY $1,000
- FRIENDS OF EDGAR GONZALEZ JR $1,000
- FRIENDS OF JENNIFER CUSTER $500
- FRIENDS OF JESSIE FUENTES $1,000
- FRIENDS OF LAKESIA $700
- FRIENDS OF MATT MARTIN $1,000
- FRIENDS OF RAM $1,000
- FUTURE DEMOCRATS PAC $5,000
- LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC $5,000
- MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS $5,000
- MEDICARE FOR ALL $5,000
- NEIGHBORS FOR ANDRE $1,000
- RAM FOR 39TH WARD DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEEPERSON $1,000
- RAMIREZ FOR 12 $1,000
- ROOTED & READY PAC $1,500
- SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION $5,000
- TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE PAC $3,000
- UNITE HERE TIP CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE $5,000
All filings at the FEC ↗
Chad Koppie (REP)
- Raised
- $60K through 2026-10-14
individuals $2,119 · PACs $0 · candidate's own money, incl. loans $56K · cash on hand $42
- Outside spending
- none reported
- Bundled through PACs
- none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01
All filings at the FEC ↗
Danica David Leigh (DEM)
- Raised
- $9,830 through 2025-09-29
individuals $4,830 · PACs $0 · candidate's own money, incl. loans $5,000 · cash on hand $0
- Outside spending
- none reported
- Bundled through PACs
- none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01
All filings at the FEC ↗
Dave Ehrlich (DEM)
- Raised
- $12K through 2026-03-31
individuals $1,915 · PACs $0 · candidate's own money, incl. loans $9,775 · cash on hand $0
- Outside spending
- none reported
- Bundled through PACs
- none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01
All filings at the FEC ↗
Felix Tello (DEM)
- Raised
- $8,410 through 2025-09-30
individuals $6,410 · PACs $0 · candidate's own money, incl. loans $2,000 · cash on hand $6,512
- Outside spending
- none reported
- Bundled through PACs
- none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01
All filings at the FEC ↗
Jason Friedman (DEM)
- Raised
- $2.5M through 2026-02-25
individuals $1.8M · PACs $11K · candidate's own money, incl. loans $653K · cash on hand $386K
- Outside spending
- $61K opposing Friedman · $373K supporting Friedman · latest reported 2026-03-17
- Largest outside spenders
- STRONGER ILLINOIS PAC
— $373K supporting Friedman
UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP')
— $60K opposing Friedman
Largest donors:
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE $30.0M (28%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Paul Singer $2.6M (2%), Elliott Investment Management, Founder; Haim Saban $2.0M (2%), Saban Capital Group, CEO; MANZANITA ACTION FUND $1.6M (2%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Marc Rowan $1.5M (1%), Apollo Management, Investments
THE PEOPLE'S LOBBY
— $1,167 opposing Friedman
Largest donors:
SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION LOCAL 1 $100K (52%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC)
- Bundled through PACs
- none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01
6 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election
- AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC $2,500
- AMERICAN HOTEL AND LODGING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('HOTELPAC') $2,500
- BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
- JERSEY VALUES PAC $2,500
- REVIVING AMERICAN JOBS AGAIN PAC $199
- UNITED PILOTS PAC/UNITED AIRLINES MASTER EXECUTIVE COUNCIL $2,500
All filings at the FEC ↗
Jazmin Robinson (DEM)
- Raised
- $21K through 2025-12-31
individuals $4,895 · PACs $0 · candidate's own money, incl. loans $16K · cash on hand $4,899
- Outside spending
- none reported
- Bundled through PACs
- none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01
All filings at the FEC ↗
John McCombs (DEM)
- Raised
- $9,316 through 2025-10-17
individuals $5,887 · PACs $0 · candidate's own money, incl. loans $3,429 · cash on hand $0
- Outside spending
- none reported
- Bundled through PACs
- none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01
All filings at the FEC ↗
Kina Collins (DEM)
- Raised
- $55K through 2026-02-25
individuals $46K · PACs $0 · candidate's own money, incl. loans $8,807 · cash on hand $2,413
- Outside spending
- none reported
- Bundled through PACs
- none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01
All filings at the FEC ↗
La Shawn Ford (DEM)
- Raised
- $819K through 2026-10-14
individuals $512K · PACs $123K · candidate's own money, incl. loans $175K · cash on hand $93K
- Outside spending
- $2.5M opposing Ford · latest reported 2026-03-30
- Largest outside spenders
- FAIRSHAKE
— $2.5M opposing Ford
Largest donors:
RIPPLE LABS INC. $48.0M (57%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); COINBASE $25.0M (30%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); COINBASE COMMERCE (EXCHANGE) $8.2M (10%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); DIGITAL CURRENCY GROUP, INC. $1.0M (1%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); UNIVERSAL NAVIGATION INC., DBA UNISWAP LABS $1000K (1%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC)
- Bundled through PACs
- $2,970 through 1 PAC · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01
JSTREETPAC
— $2,970 from 7 gifts
Lobbyist/registrant PAC
23 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... $1,000
- AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC. $5,000
- AMERICAN MOSAIC PAC $1,000
- AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURING AMERICA PAC) $2,500
- CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS $5,000
- COMMUNITY BANKERS ASSOCIATION OF ILLINOIS FEDPAC $1,000
- CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS PAC $5,000
- DANIEL DIDECH CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE $500
- DYKEMA GOSSETT FEDERAL PAC $1,000
- ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS $2,500
- HEALTH CARE SERVICE CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
- HOPE PAC $1,000
- ILLINOIS BLACK BUSINESS POLITICAL ACTION FUND, INC. $4,000
- INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES POLITICAL ACTION TOGETHER POLITICAL COMMITTEE $2,500
- LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND $2,500
- MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS $5,000
- NATIONAL INDEPENDENT AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION PAC FUND $1,500
- PAC FOR GOOD $1,000
- PETE AGUILAR FOR CONGRESS $2,000
- SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) $5,000
- SILICORN VALLEY PAC $2,000
- SMART TD PAC $1,000
- SUPERIOR AIR-GROUND AMBULANCE SERVICE INC EMPLOYEES PAC (SUPERIOR AMBULANCE EMPLOYEES P $250
All filings at the FEC ↗
Melissa Conyears-Ervin (DEM)
- Raised
- $825K through 2026-09-30
individuals $808K · PACs $14K · candidate's own money, incl. loans $3,500 · cash on hand $11K
- Outside spending
- $56K opposing Conyears-Ervin · $5.0M supporting Conyears-Ervin · latest reported 2026-03-16
- Largest outside spenders
- UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP')
— $5.0M supporting Conyears-Ervin
Largest donors:
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE $30.0M (28%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Paul Singer $2.6M (2%), Elliott Investment Management, Founder; Haim Saban $2.0M (2%), Saban Capital Group, CEO; MANZANITA ACTION FUND $1.6M (2%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Marc Rowan $1.5M (1%), Apollo Management, Investments
UNITED WE CAN
— $55K opposing Conyears-Ervin
Largest donors:
SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) $564K (54%); SEIU LOCAL 509 $201K (19%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); SEIU LOCAL HEALTHCARE ILLINOIS INDIANA MISSOURI KANSAS $100K (10%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); SEIU GENERAL FUND $100K (10%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC)
THE PEOPLE'S LOBBY
— $1,167 opposing Conyears-Ervin
Largest donors:
SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION LOCAL 1 $100K (52%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC)
- Bundled through PACs
- $79K through 1 PAC · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
— $79K from 46 gifts
Lobbyist/registrant PAC
3 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election
- ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMEN $5,000
- SUN PAC $3,500
- TO PROTECT OUR HERITAGE PAC $5,000
All filings at the FEC ↗
Reed Showalter (DEM)
- Raised
- $368K through 2026-09-30
individuals $313K · PACs $5,750 · candidate's own money, incl. loans $46K · cash on hand $288
- Outside spending
- none reported
- Bundled through PACs
- none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01
4 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election
- CITIZENS FOR SAVIANO $1,000
- NATIONAL GROCERS ASSOCIATION GROCERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
- PEOPLE OVER MONOPOLIES $3,500
- THE CENTER FOR FREETHOUGHT EQUALITY PAC $250
All filings at the FEC ↗
Richard Boykin (DEM)
- Raised
- $457K through 2026-06-30
individuals $201K · PACs $0 · candidate's own money, incl. loans $253K · from the candidate's other committees $2,489 · cash on hand $0
- Outside spending
- none reported
- Bundled through PACs
- none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01
All filings at the FEC ↗
Rory Hoskins (DEM)
- Raised
- $215K through 2026-06-30
individuals $213K · PACs $1,600 · from the candidate's other committees $1,000 · cash on hand $-3,292
- Outside spending
- none reported
- Bundled through PACs
- none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01
3 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election
- CITIZENS TO ELECT RONALD M SERPICO $500
- COMMITTEE FOR JOHN CULLERTON $1,000
- FRIENDS OF EIRA $100
All filings at the FEC ↗
Thomas Fisher (DEM)
- Raised
- $928K through 2026-06-30
individuals $814K · PACs $50K · candidate's own money, incl. loans $54K · from the candidate's other committees $11K · cash on hand $53K
- Outside spending
- $120K supporting Fisher · latest reported 2026-02-23
- Largest outside spenders
- 314 ACTION FUND
— $120K supporting Fisher
Largest donors:
Michael Bloomberg $6.4M (38%), Bloomberg LP, Executive; 314 ACTION $4.6M (28%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); MARTIN, JAMES W $2.1M (13%); KIMBARK FOUNDATION $500K (3%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); PETERSON SOLUTIONS FUND $285K (2%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC)
- Bundled through PACs
- none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01
15 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election
- 314 ACTION FUND $5,000
- AIR METHODS, LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AMPAC) $5,000
- AMERICAN ACADEMY OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE AAEM PAC $2,500
- AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY INC POLITICAL COMMITTEE (OPHTHPAC) $5,000
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY PAC (AACAP-PAC) $1,000
- AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OB-GYNS PAC (OB-GYN PAC) $5,000
- AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIAN SERVICES INC PAC; AKA ACP SERVICES PAC $2,500
- AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000
- AMERICAN MOSAIC PAC $2,500
- AMERICAN OSTEOPATHIC INFORMATION ASSOCIATION - OSTEOPATHIC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
- AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION PHYSICAL THERAPY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PT-PAC) $2,000
- ASCO ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASCO ASSOCIATION PAC) $2,500
- FRIENDS OF JENNIFER WILLIAMSON $500
- NATIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICINE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
- SUPPORTING EFFECTIVE THOUGHTFUL LEADERSHIP PAC $1,000
All filings at the FEC ↗
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