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Who funds Richard J. Durbin?

Illinois U.S. SenateDemocratFiled as incumbentFEC S6IL00151
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What they did in office.

Sitting member of Congress · Richard J. Durbin

In the U.S. Senate (IL) since 1997 · current term ends Jan 3, 2027

  • Recorded yea or nay on 16 of the 16 key Senate floor votes captured in Hugin's snapshot
  • 3 committees: Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Appropriations, Judiciary (Ranking Member) · 9 subcommittees
  • 4 committees reported contributions to them this cycle

Linked to this filing by its exact FEC candidate ID (S6IL00151) in the congress-legislators roster of Oct 21, 2026. Votes are one key floor vote per bill on bills named in contractor lobbying reports (Oct 29, 2026); committee seats are the roster as of Oct 24, 2026; money counts are FEC reports for 2026 as of Oct 24, 2026. These are what Hugin's snapshots captured, not complete records, and none of them is a score or evidence of motive.

The money.

Richard J. DurbinFEC filing: Richard J. Durbin · S6IL00151 ↗
Raised
$49K
Spent
$918K
Cash on hand
$841K
  • Individuals 66% $32K
  • PACs & other committees 14% $7,000
  • Other receipts 20% $9,790

Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026. Excludes $35K moved between the candidate's own committees.

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

Largest direct PAC contributions

  1. NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATIONUnion PAC · National Education Association $2,000
  2. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEMembership group PAC · National Association Of Realtors $1,200
  3. DAVITA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DAPAC)Corporate PAC · Davita Inc. $1,000
  4. GE HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGIES INC. PACCorporate PAC $1,000

Who gave.

Who gives

Top states

  1. Maryland $540
  2. North Carolina $445
  3. Indiana $210
  4. Pennsylvania $135
  5. Colorado $117
  6. Wisconsin $80
  7. Georgia $75
  8. Maine $60

Top employers named by donors

  1. NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY $325

Employers as donors wrote them on the form. A company listed here did not give this money; people who work there did.

Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $3,794, not listed so no one donor is singled out.

Itemized gifts dated Jan 1, 2025 to Jan 16, 2026, net of refunds (983 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 Richard J. Durbin.

Where it went.

Where the money went $436K in itemized spending

These itemized payments cover $436K of the $918K the campaign reported spending through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jun 29, 2026.

  • Advertising & outreach 10% $42K
  • Consultants & strategy 32% $143K
  • Staff & payroll 6% $27K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 10% $45K
  • Travel, meals & events 3% $13K
  • Office, technology & overhead 28% $125K
  • Legal & compliance 11% $47K
  • Contributions, transfers & refunds 0.5% $2,090
  • Other or unclassified net −$8,434

Largest payees

  1. CAPITOL COMPLIANCE ASSOCIATES, INC. $46K
  2. GROUNDSWELL PUBLIC STRATEGIES INC $42K
  3. NGP VAN, INC $40K
  4. BANK OF SPRINGFIELD $35K
  5. GUSTO $28K

Paid to individuals: $205K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

Payments dated Jan 2, 2025 to Jun 29, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (280 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.