2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Bushra Amiwala?
The money.
- Raised
- $1.2M
- Spent
- $1.1M
- Cash on hand
- $58K
- Individuals 99.3% $1.2M
- PACs & other committees 0.1% $1,500
- Candidate's own money & loans 0.5% $6,400
Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026.
Outside groups: $112K supporting · $0 opposing
Biggest spenders supporting
Largest direct PAC contributions
- THE IMPACT FUND $1,000
Who gave.
Who gives $1.2M from individuals
31% in small-dollar gifts
$361K of $1.2M came unitemized: from donors whose gifts to the campaign this cycle total $200 or less, whom the campaign does not have to name.
The itemized gifts below add up to $692K of the $813K the campaign reported itemizing through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to May 13, 2026 for this campaign.
55% from Illinois · 45% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
93% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- Illinois $382K
- Texas $71K
- California $61K
- Florida $58K
- New York $19K
- Arizona $10K
- Wisconsin $8,841
- Maryland $7,984
Top employers named by donors
- EY $7,500
- GOOGLE $5,525
- UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO $3,450
- HRH $2,000
- KAISER $1,250
Employers as donors wrote them on the form. A company listed here did not give this money; people who work there did.
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $225K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $447K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Sep 30, 2026. Itemized gifts dated May 30, 2025 to May 13, 2026, net of refunds (1,348 entries). Every itemized contribution on FEC.gov ↗
From the principal campaign committee's FEC reports; joint-fundraising transfers and later reports are not included, and no donor is named here. A contribution is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing.
Outside money in the final weeks.
Outside spending including late reports: $122K for / $0 against · $0 in the final two weeks
That is $9,464 more than the $112K in regular reports alone. Source: FEC regular reports plus 24- and 48-hour reports they do not yet cover. The final two weeks run Oct 21, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026, by the date each ad or mailing went out.
What it bought, per the late reports
- Ads, medium not stated 72% $88K
- Mail, print & signs 5% $5,668
- Phones & texts 7% $8,988
- Canvassing & field 1% $1,208
- Ad production 14% $17K
- Other or unclassified 1% $1,200
Largest late spenders for
Latest dissemination on these reports: March 30, 2026. FEC 24- and 48-hour independent-expenditure reports read November 4, 2026, with amended and re-filed reports counted once (16 entries). These reports on FEC.gov ↗
Outside spending is, by law, made without coordinating with the candidate and is not the candidate's money. Purposes are grouped from each spender's own description, so the groups are approximate. A dollar figure is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing.
Where it went.
Where the money went $998K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $998K of the $1.1M the campaign reported spending through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Sep 1, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 38% $377K
- Consultants & strategy 2% $21K
- Staff & payroll 20% $201K
- Fundraising & processing fees 30% $297K
- Polling, research & data 3% $31K
- Travel, meals & events 3% $26K
- Office, technology & overhead 2% $22K
- Legal & compliance 0.9% $9,000
- Contributions, transfers & refunds 0.5% $5,270
- Other or unclassified 0.9% $8,828
Largest payees
- ORLATTE LLC D/B/A ADWELL $252K
- LOGOS STRATEGIES $123K
- RIPPLE EFFECT STRATEGIES $51K
- SWITCHBOARD PUBLIC BENEFIT CORP $47K
- ACTBLUE $39K
Paid to individuals: $233K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated May 30, 2025 to Sep 1, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (659 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗
Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.
Others who filed for this seat.
- Katherine M. AbughazalehDemocrat · $4.1M raised · $1.2M outside
- Daniel BissDemocrat · $3.4M raised · $2.6M outside
- Laura FineDemocrat · $2.8M raised · $4.9M outside
- Philip Jerome AndrewDemocrat · $1.4M raised · $263K outside
- Khai-Hoan HuynhDemocrat · $1.0M raised · $89K outside
- Bruce LeonDemocrat · $902K raised
- Jeff CohenDemocrat · $793K raised
- Mike SimmonsDemocrat · $466K raised
- Janice D SchakowskyDemocrat · $415K raised
- Sam PolanDemocrat · $377K raised
- Nick PyatiDemocrat · $273K raised
- Howard RosenblumDemocrat · $156K raised
Questions worth asking.
Money shows who backed a campaign, not how a person will act. Compare it with what they did and said: their votes or official actions if they have held office, their own statements, and their answers to a finding. Use the same questions for every candidate.
FEC bulk data read November 4, 2026. Campaign totals come from each filing's own FEC summary through its latest processed report. Outside spending is independent expenditures itemized in committee reports in the FEC bulk files, primaries included; late 24- and 48-hour reports, party coordinated spending, communication costs and groups that do not report to the FEC are not included. Outside spending is, by law, made without coordinating with the candidate, and it is not the candidate's money. A contribution or expenditure is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing. This page identifies the filing by its FEC candidate ID; a person can hold more than one filing.