2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Patty Garcia?
The money.
- Raised
- $527K
- Spent
- $370K
- Cash on hand
- $157K
- Individuals 47% $246K
- PACs & other committees 51% $267K
- Other receipts 3% $14K
Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Largest direct PAC contributions
- CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS $10K
- MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS $10K
- UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA) $10K
- AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE $10K
- HEALTH CARE SERVICE CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
Who gave.
Who gives $246K from individuals
14% in small-dollar gifts
$33K of $246K 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 $151K of the $213K 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.
86% from Illinois · 14% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
78% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- Illinois $130K
- District of Columbia $7,500
- Virginia $3,250
- Missouri $2,000
- New York $1,750
- Indiana $1,500
- Puerto Rico $1,000
- Texas $1,000
Top employers named by donors
- COOK COUNTY $3,400
- CITY OF CHICAGO $950
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: $30K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $116K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Oct 14, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Nov 10, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, net of refunds (260 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 Patty Garcia.
Where it went.
Where the money went $165K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $165K of the $370K 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 7% $12K
- Consultants & strategy 2% $3,000
- Staff & payroll 33% $54K
- Fundraising & processing fees 36% $59K
- Polling, research & data 4% $5,900
- Travel, meals & events 2% $2,423
- Office, technology & overhead 14% $24K
- Other or unclassified 3% $5,012
Largest payees
- INTUIT, INC $54K
- NINETEEN SIXTY CAMPAIGNS, LLC $29K
- HM CONSULTING $22K
- BRIGHTON PARK PROPERTIES, LLC $11K
- UNION SIGNS AND PRINTING $6,220
Paid to individuals: $2,088, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Nov 16, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (148 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.
- Christopher Roman GettyIndependent · $413K raised
- Jesus GarciaDemocrat · $376K raised
- Mayra MaciasIndependent · $308K raised
- Byron Sigcho LopezIndependent · $188K raised
- Lindsay ChurchIndependent · $16K raised
- Anthony Michael TamezDemocrat · $7,555 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.