2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Yumeka S Brown?
The money.
- Raised
- $118K
- Spent
- $118K
- Cash on hand
- $0
- Debts
- $18K
- Individuals 82% $97K
- Candidate's own money & loans 17% $21K
- Other receipts 0.4% $500
Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Who gave.
Who gives $97K from individuals
28% in small-dollar gifts
$27K of $97K 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 $60K of the $70K the campaign reported itemizing through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Mar 23, 2026 for this campaign.
91% from Illinois · 9% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
24% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- Illinois $55K
- Iowa $2,000
- California $1,500
- District of Columbia $500
- New York $350
- Georgia $250
- Indiana $250
- Massachusetts $250
Top employers named by donors
- STATE OF ILLINOIS $3,400
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: $34K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $22K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Sep 30, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Jul 1, 2025 to Mar 23, 2026, net of refunds (139 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 Yumeka S Brown.
Where it went.
Where the money went $106K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $106K of the $118K the campaign reported spending through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jun 16, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 58% $62K
- Consultants & strategy 17% $18K
- Staff & payroll 7% $7,820
- Fundraising & processing fees 1% $1,486
- Polling, research & data 2% $1,620
- Travel, meals & events 2% $1,689
- Office, technology & overhead 6% $6,816
- Legal & compliance 0.1% $140
- Contributions, transfers & refunds 1% $1,455
- Other or unclassified 5% $5,460
Largest payees
- BREAKER PRESS CO. $37K
- MFSTRATEGIES, LLC $20K
- SCALE TO WIN $8,926
- JD REAL ESTATE $4,050
- TAYLOR MEDIA $4,000
Paid to individuals: $16K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Jul 20, 2025 to Jun 16, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (132 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.
- Donna MillerDemocrat · $2.7M raised · $4.5M outside
- Robert James PetersDemocrat · $1.3M raised · $1.3M outside
- Robin KellyDemocrat · $456K raised
- Jesse L. Jackson Jr.Democrat · $366K raised · $1.4M outside
- Willie Junior PrestonDemocrat · $146K raised
- Adal RegisDemocrat · $71K raised
- Eric FranceDemocrat · $22K raised
- Patrick John KeatingDemocrat · $15K raised
- Calvin ColemanRepublican · $7,994 raised
- Jeremy YoungDemocrat · $4,370 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.