2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Donna Miller?
The money.
- Raised
- $2.7M
- Spent
- $2.6M
- Cash on hand
- $92K
- Individuals 92% $2.5M
- PACs & other committees 8% $205K
- Party committees <0.1% $1,000
- Other receipts <0.1% $201
Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026. Excludes $12K moved between the candidate's own committees.
Outside groups: $4.5M supporting · $3,153 opposing
Biggest spenders supporting
Biggest spenders opposing
Largest direct PAC contributions
- AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE $10K
- AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) $5,250
- INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES POLITICAL ACTION TOGETHER POLITICAL COMMITTEE $5,000
- CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS $5,000
Who gave.
Who gives $2.5M from individuals
3% in small-dollar gifts
$66K of $2.5M came unitemized: from donors whose gifts to the campaign this cycle total $200 or less, whom the campaign does not have to name.
21% from Illinois · 79% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
14% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- Illinois $474K
- California $333K
- Florida $318K
- New York $266K
- Massachusetts $98K
- Maryland $94K
- New Jersey $93K
- Texas $85K
Top employers named by donors
- KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP $9,300
- KIRKLAND & ELLIS $5,250
- GREENBERG TRAURIG $4,896
- BANK OF AMERICA $4,450
- STATE OF ILLINOIS $2,050
- COOK COUNTY $2,045
- CITY OF CHICAGO $1,500
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: $1.1M. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $1.2M, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Oct 14, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Jul 5, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, net of refunds (2,125 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: $4.5M for / $3,153 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
- Digital ads 7% $325K
- Ads, medium not stated 83% $3.6M
- Mail, print & signs 7% $298K
- Phones & texts 2% $100K
- Canvassing & field <0.1% $1,338
- Ad production 0.7% $33K
Largest late spenders for
Largest late spenders against
- THE PEOPLE'S LOBBY $2,505
Latest dissemination on these reports: March 16, 2026. FEC 24- and 48-hour independent-expenditure reports read November 4, 2026, with amended and re-filed reports counted once (28 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 $2.4M in itemized spending
- Advertising & outreach 71% $1.7M
- Consultants & strategy 8% $200K
- Staff & payroll 1% $28K
- Fundraising & processing fees 12% $275K
- Polling, research & data 2% $45K
- Travel, meals & events 0.7% $16K
- Office, technology & overhead 3% $72K
- Legal & compliance 2% $52K
- Other or unclassified 0.7% $18K
Largest payees
- THEMATIC CAMPAIGNS LLC $1.6M
- BLUE RAVEN CAMPAIGNS $148K
- DEMOCRACY ENGINE LLC $95K
- SB DIGITAL INC. $66K
- CMW STRATEGIES $50K
Paid to individuals: $106K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Jul 15, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (349 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.
- 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
- Calvin ColemanRepublican · $7,994 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.