2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Calvin Coleman?
The money.
- Raised
- $7,994
- Spent
- $7,994
- Cash on hand
- $0
- Individuals 25% $1,960
- Candidate's own money & loans 75% $6,034
Campaign totals through Sep 23, 2025.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Who gave.
Who gives $1,960 from individuals
23% in small-dollar gifts
$460 of $1,960 came unitemized: from donors whose gifts to the campaign this cycle total $200 or less, whom the campaign does not have to name.
100% from Illinois · 0% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
Top states
- Illinois $1,500
Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $1,500, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Sep 23, 2025. Itemized gifts dated Jun 12, 2025 to Aug 25, 2025, net of refunds (3 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.
No 24- or 48-hour report in the FEC file read November 4, 2026 names Calvin Coleman.
Where it went.
Where the money went $4,372 in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $4,372 of the $7,994 the campaign reported spending through Sep 23, 2025. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Sep 5, 2025.
- Advertising & outreach 39% $1,713
- Consultants & strategy 35% $1,534
- Legal & compliance 26% $1,125
Largest payees
- ARENA CAMPAIGNS LLC $1,713
- THE KAL GROUP, INC. $1,125
Paid to individuals: $1,534, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Jun 30, 2025 to Sep 5, 2025, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (5 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.
- Donna MillerDemocrat · $2.7M raised · $4.5M outside
- Robert James PetersDemocrat · $1.3M raised · $1.3M outside
- Robin KellyDemocrat · $456K raised
- Jesse L. Jackson Jr.Democrat · $366K raised · $1.4M outside
- Willie Junior PrestonDemocrat · $146K raised
- Yumeka S BrownDemocrat · $118K raised
- Adal RegisDemocrat · $71K raised
- Eric FranceDemocrat · $22K raised
- Patrick John KeatingDemocrat · $15K raised
- Jeremy YoungDemocrat · $4,370 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.