2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds David Ehrlich?
The money.
- Raised
- $12K
- Spent
- $11K
- Cash on hand
- $0
- Individuals 16% $1,915
- Candidate's own money & loans 84% $9,775
Campaign totals through Mar 31, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Who gave.
Who gives $1,915 from individuals
61% in small-dollar gifts
$1,165 of $1,915 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 $250 of the $750 the campaign reported itemizing through Mar 31, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Jan 14, 2026 for this campaign.
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 $250
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $250.
Summary through Mar 31, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Jan 14, 2026 to Jan 14, 2026, net of refunds (1 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 David Ehrlich.
Where it went.
Where the money went $8,332 in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $8,332 of the $11K the campaign reported spending through Mar 31, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Mar 19, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 65% $5,377
- Polling, research & data 16% $1,350
- Office, technology & overhead 13% $1,100
- Other or unclassified 6% $505
Largest payees
- RUN! DESIGNED TO RUN $550
- RUN! DESIGNEDTORUN $550
- INDEED $505
- HOTCARDS $210
Paid to individuals: $6,517, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Oct 23, 2025 to Mar 19, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (11 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.
- Jason FriedmanDemocrat · $2.5M raised · $409K outside
- Thomas FisherDemocrat · $917K raised · $120K outside
- Melissa Conyears-ErvinDemocrat · $825K raised · $5.0M outside
- La Shawn K FordDemocrat · $819K raised · $2.5M outside
- Richard BoykinDemocrat · $454K raised
- Reed ShowalterDemocrat · $368K raised
- Anabel MendozaDemocrat · $294K raised
- Anthony Driver Jr.Democrat · $249K raised · $538K outside
- Rory E. HoskinsDemocrat · $214K raised
- Danny K. DavisDemocrat · $101K raised
- Chad KoppieRepublican · $60K raised
- Kina I CollinsDemocrat · $55K 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.