2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Janice D Schakowsky?
What they did in office.
Sitting member of Congress · Janice D. Schakowsky
In the U.S. House (IL-9) since 1999 · current term ends Jan 3, 2027
- Recorded yea or nay on 23 of the 24 key House floor votes captured in Hugin's snapshot
- 1 committee: Energy and Commerce · 2 subcommittees
- 42 committees reported contributions to them this cycle
Linked to this filing by its exact FEC candidate ID (H8IL09067) in the congress-legislators roster of Oct 21, 2026. Votes are one key floor vote per bill on bills named in contractor lobbying reports (Oct 29, 2026); committee seats are the roster as of Oct 24, 2026; money counts are FEC reports for 2026 as of Oct 24, 2026. These are what Hugin's snapshots captured, not complete records, and none of them is a score or evidence of motive.
The money.
- Raised
- $415K
- Spent
- $1.1M
- Cash on hand
- $146K
- Individuals 78% $325K
- PACs & other committees 21% $88K
- Other receipts 0.7% $3,059
Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Largest direct PAC contributions
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE $5,000
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION $5,000
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC) $5,000
- PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECT $5,000
- COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE $3,500
Who gave.
Who gives
93% from Illinois · 7% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
4% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- Illinois $227K
- District of Columbia $8,045
- Virginia $4,500
- Michigan $2,000
- Maryland $500
- California $450
- North Carolina $400
- New York $400
Top employers named by donors
- STATE OF ILLINOIS $8,000
- STATE OF IL $6,600
- BGR GROUP $4,500
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: $111K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $114K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Itemized gifts dated Jan 9, 2025 to Mar 2, 2026, net of refunds (278 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 Janice D Schakowsky.
Where it went.
Where the money went $697K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $697K of the $1.1M the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jun 30, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 0.8% $5,337
- Consultants & strategy 0.6% $4,288
- Staff & payroll 51% $355K
- Fundraising & processing fees 5% $37K
- Travel, meals & events 24% $169K
- Office, technology & overhead 12% $85K
- Legal & compliance 0.8% $5,856
- Contributions, transfers & refunds <0.1% $305
- Other or unclassified 5% $35K
Largest payees
- SHERATON GRAND CHICAGO $150K
- ADP $117K
- BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF IL $85K
- CHASE CARD SERVICES $35K
- NEW BLUE INTERACTIVE LLC $23K
Paid to individuals: $234K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Jan 2, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (367 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
- Bushra AmiwalaDemocrat · $1.2M raised · $112K outside
- Khai-Hoan HuynhDemocrat · $1.0M raised · $89K outside
- Bruce LeonDemocrat · $902K raised
- Jeff CohenDemocrat · $793K raised
- Mike SimmonsDemocrat · $466K 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.