2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Paul Nolley?
The money.
- Raised
- $639K
- Spent
- $580K
- Cash on hand
- $59K
- Individuals 84% $537K
- PACs & other committees 15% $97K
- Party committees 0.6% $4,000
- Candidate's own money & loans 0.3% $1,709
- Other receipts <0.1% $1
Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026.
Outside groups: $10 supporting · $0 opposing
Biggest spenders supporting
Largest direct PAC contributions
- UAW - V - CAP (UAW VOLUNTARY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM) 'INT'L UNION UNITED AUTOMOBILE AEROSPACE & AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS OF AMERICA UAW $10K
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE $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
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
- INT'L ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE, STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL AND REINFORCING IRON WORKERS (IPAL) $10K
Who gave.
Who gives $537K from individuals
31% in small-dollar gifts
$166K of $537K came unitemized: from donors whose gifts to the campaign this cycle total $200 or less, whom the campaign does not have to name.
Adding itemized gifts from donors whose itemized total is $200 or less, about 32%. Many small gifts sent through ActBlue or WinRed are itemized anyway, so the first figure runs low; this estimate groups donors by name and ZIP code as filed and counts only itemized gifts already in the FEC bulk file.
The itemized gifts below add up to $240K of the $370K 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.
96% from Illinois · 4% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
55% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- Illinois $232K
- Wisconsin $2,051
- Indiana $2,000
- Minnesota $1,070
- Maryland $1,000
- New York $500
- Massachusetts $400
- California $385
Top employers named by donors
- CATERPILLAR $5,060
- STATE FARM $1,122
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: $152K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $82K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Oct 14, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Mar 30, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, net of refunds (710 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 Paul Nolley. The outside spending shown from regular reports is the latest available.
Where it went.
Where the money went $178K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $178K of the $580K 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 19% $33K
- Consultants & strategy 0.6% $1,000
- Staff & payroll 23% $42K
- Fundraising & processing fees 24% $43K
- Polling, research & data 3% $5,500
- Travel, meals & events 5% $9,288
- Office, technology & overhead 16% $29K
- Legal & compliance 9% $16K
- Other or unclassified 0.1% $149
Largest payees
- GUSTO PAYROLL SERVICES $30K
- GOODMAN CAMPAIGNS LLC $27K
- COMMONCENTSCONSULTING, LLC $15K
- MINUTEMAN PRESS OF LOVES PARK $12K
- GUSTO TAX SERVICES $12K
Paid to individuals: $5,988, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Mar 21, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (374 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.
- Darin McKay LahoodRepublican · $3.2M raised · $1,040 outside
- Joe AlbrightDemocrat · $19K raised
- Brendyn MorganDemocrat · $3,455 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.