2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Paul Sanford Friedman?
The money.
- Raised
- $4,996
- Spent
- $4,995
- Cash on hand
- $1
- Individuals 100% $4,996
Campaign totals through Feb 25, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Who gave.
Who gives $4,996 from individuals
4% in small-dollar gifts
$200 of $4,996 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 $4,276 of the $4,796 the campaign reported itemizing through Feb 25, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Jan 22, 2026 for this campaign.
58% from Illinois · 42% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
Top states
- Illinois $2,500
- Florida $1,776
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $4,276.
Summary through Feb 25, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Dec 15, 2025 to Jan 22, 2026, net of refunds (2 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 Sanford Friedman.
Where it went.
No itemized operating expenditures from this candidate's principal campaign committee are in the FEC bulk file yet.
Others who filed for this seat.
- Katherine M. AbughazalehDemocrat · $4.1M raised · $1.2M outside
- Daniel BissDemocrat · $3.4M raised · $2.6M outside
- Laura FineDemocrat · $2.8M raised · $4.9M outside
- Philip Jerome AndrewDemocrat · $1.4M raised · $263K outside
- Bushra AmiwalaDemocrat · $1.2M raised · $112K outside
- Khai-Hoan HuynhDemocrat · $1.0M raised · $89K outside
- Bruce LeonDemocrat · $902K raised
- Jeff CohenDemocrat · $793K raised
- Mike SimmonsDemocrat · $466K raised
- Janice D SchakowskyDemocrat · $415K raised
- Sam PolanDemocrat · $377K raised
- Nick PyatiDemocrat · $273K 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.