2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Jennifer Davis?
The money.
- Raised
- $1.8M
- Spent
- $1.5M
- Cash on hand
- $280K
- Debts
- $1.0M
- Individuals 43% $759K
- PACs & other committees 1% $23K
- Candidate's own money & loans 56% $1.0M
Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Largest direct PAC contributions
Who gave.
Who gives $759K from individuals
11% in small-dollar gifts
$81K of $759K 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 $420K of the $679K the campaign reported itemizing through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Jun 30, 2026 for this campaign.
57% from Illinois · 43% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address; $1,000 had no usable state. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
52% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- Illinois $238K
- Texas $48K
- Florida $30K
- Ohio $14K
- Wisconsin $12K
- Pennsylvania $11K
- Massachusetts $8,643
- Tennessee $5,500
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $209K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $212K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Oct 14, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Sep 17, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, net of refunds (431 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 Jennifer Davis.
Where it went.
Where the money went $744K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $744K of the $1.5M 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 43% $322K
- Consultants & strategy 26% $190K
- Fundraising & processing fees 12% $88K
- Polling, research & data 6% $41K
- Travel, meals & events 0.5% $3,939
- Office, technology & overhead 3% $21K
- Legal & compliance 2% $14K
- Contributions, transfers & refunds 1% $8,385
- Other or unclassified 8% $56K
Largest payees
- MATCHSTICK MEDIA $173K
- STORYTELLERS GROUP LLC $137K
- STRATEGY MANAGEMENT LLC $86K
- PRIMAL FUNDRAISING LLC $59K
- 1892, LLC $40K
Paid to individuals: $123K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Sep 30, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (106 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
- Junaid AhmedDemocrat · $1.7M raised · $773K outside
- Dan TullyDemocrat · $728K raised · $96K 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.