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Who funds Jonathan Dean?

Illinois U.S. SenateDemocratFiled for an open seatFEC S6IL00623
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The money.

Jonathan DeanFEC filing: Jonathan Dean · S6IL00623 ↗
Raised
$124K
Spent
$124K
Cash on hand
$39
Debts
$50K
  • Individuals 41% $51K
  • Candidate's own money & loans 58% $72K
  • Other receipts 0.8% $1,004

Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026.

No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.

Who gave.

Who gives $51K from individuals

37% in small-dollar gifts

$19K of $51K 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 $625 of the $32K the campaign reported itemizing through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Feb 25, 2026 for this campaign.

0% from Illinois · 100% from elsewhere

Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.

Top states

  1. California $325
  2. Massachusetts $250
  3. Minnesota $50

Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $75. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $550, not listed so no one donor is singled out.

Summary through Sep 30, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Feb 13, 2026 to Feb 25, 2026, net of refunds (6 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 Jonathan Dean.

Where it went.

Where the money went $99K in itemized spending

These itemized payments cover $99K of the $124K the campaign reported spending through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jun 8, 2026.

  • Advertising & outreach 21% $20K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 30% $29K
  • Other or unclassified 50% $49K

Largest payees

  1. GROUNDSWELL CONTACT LLC $39K
  2. MDC GROUP $15K
  3. SUTTON & SMART CAMPAIGNS LLC $8,468
  4. META $8,450
  5. RIPPLE EFFECT STRATEGIES $4,205

Paid to individuals: $11K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

Payments dated Aug 11, 2025 to Jun 8, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (99 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.

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.