2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Dan Tully?
The money.
- Raised
- $728K
- Spent
- $706K
- Cash on hand
- $22K
- Debts
- $341K
- Individuals 31% $226K
- PACs & other committees 0.8% $5,800
- Candidate's own money & loans 68% $492K
- Other receipts 0.6% $4,614
Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026.
Outside groups: $96K supporting · $0 opposing
Biggest spenders supporting
Largest direct PAC contributions
Who gave.
Who gives $226K from individuals
17% in small-dollar gifts
$39K of $226K came unitemized: from donors whose gifts to the campaign this cycle total $200 or less, whom the campaign does not have to name.
Adding itemized gifts from donors whose itemized total is $200 or less, about 18%. Many small gifts sent through ActBlue or WinRed are itemized anyway, so the first figure runs low; this estimate groups donors by name and ZIP code as filed and counts only itemized gifts already in the FEC bulk file.
62% from Illinois · 38% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
81% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- Illinois $108K
- California $19K
- Florida $14K
- New York $5,225
- Maryland $3,950
- Missouri $3,300
- Washington $3,100
- Virginia $3,000
Top employers named by donors
- KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP $5,750
- SKADDEN $3,150
- SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP $2,500
- LEVIN SITCOFF PC $1,750
- SKADDEN ARPS $1,100
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: $31K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $129K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Sep 30, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Jun 15, 2025 to Apr 16, 2026, net of refunds (347 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: $96K for / $0 against · $0 in the final two weeks
Source: FEC regular reports. 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
- Mail, print & signs 100% $96K
Largest late spenders for
Latest dissemination on these reports: February 2, 2026. FEC 24- and 48-hour independent-expenditure reports read November 4, 2026, with amended and re-filed reports counted once (4 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 $535K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $535K of the $706K the campaign reported spending through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jun 25, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 28% $148K
- Consultants & strategy 6% $34K
- Staff & payroll 22% $115K
- Fundraising & processing fees 19% $101K
- Polling, research & data 8% $45K
- Travel, meals & events 2% $13K
- Office, technology & overhead 6% $30K
- Legal & compliance 9% $48K
- Contributions, transfers & refunds 0.2% $1,000
Largest payees
- GUSTO $115K
- DELIVER STRATEGIES LLC $104K
- NC CONSULTING, LLC $59K
- CAPITOL COMPLIANCE ASSOCIATES $44K
- GBAO STRATEGIES $41K
Paid to individuals: $8,786, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Jun 15, 2025 to Jun 25, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (291 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.
- S. Raja KrishnamoorthiDemocrat · $3.9M raised · $3,750 outside
- Neil KhotDemocrat · $3.1M raised
- Melissa Luburich BeanDemocrat · $2.4M raised · $5.5M outside
- Jennifer DavisRepublican · $1.8M raised
- Junaid AhmedDemocrat · $1.7M raised · $773K outside
- Kevin B. MorrisonDemocrat · $661K raised
- Yasmeen BankoleDemocrat · $559K raised
- Sanjyot DunungDemocrat · $392K raised
- Mark RiceRepublican · $140K raised
- Ryan VetticadDemocrat · $123K raised
- Christ KallasDemocrat · $13K 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.