2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Joseph Ruzevich?
The money.
- Raised
- $169K
- Spent
- $109K
- Cash on hand
- $22K
- Individuals 85% $143K
- Candidate's own money & loans 15% $26K
Campaign totals through Feb 25, 2026.
Outside groups: $347 supporting · $0 opposing
Biggest spenders supporting
- UNITY & JUSTICE FUND $347
Who gave.
Who gives $143K from individuals
16% in small-dollar gifts
$22K of $143K came unitemized: from donors whose gifts to the campaign this cycle total $200 or less, whom the campaign does not have to name.
97% from Illinois · 3% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address; $1,500 had no usable state. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
Top states
- Illinois $104K
- New York $1,500
- Michigan $1,000
- California $250
- Minnesota $250
- Wisconsin $250
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $109K.
Summary through Feb 25, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Sep 15, 2025 to Feb 19, 2026, net of refunds (142 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 Joseph Ruzevich. The outside spending shown from regular reports is the latest available.
Where it went.
Where the money went $105K in itemized spending
- Advertising & outreach 34% $35K
- Staff & payroll 19% $20K
- Fundraising & processing fees 6% $6,475
- Travel, meals & events 8% $8,403
- Office, technology & overhead 2% $1,655
- Legal & compliance 4% $4,500
- Contributions, transfers & refunds 5% $5,000
- Other or unclassified 22% $23K
Largest payees
- FOREST PRINTING $26K
- ACTBLUE $9,058
- XOOM $8,160
- CBEBA $5,500
- BARRACO'S PIZZA $980
Paid to individuals: $48K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Sep 16, 2025 to Feb 25, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (94 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.
- Sean CastenDemocrat · $2.5M raised · $12K outside
- Niki ConfortiRepublican · $348K raised
- Skylar DuensingRepublican · $11K 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.