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2026 race · follow the money

Illinois U.S. House District 1

3 filings report $635K raised. Compare where each campaign's money came from and who spent to help or hurt it.

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Raised excludes transfers between a candidate's own committees. Shares are of that total. Filings appear in order of money raised; this includes primary candidates who are no longer running.

CandidateRaisedIndividualsPACsOwn moneySpentCashOutside forOutside against
Jonathan JacksonDemocrat · Filed as incumbent$539K59%37%0%$553K$40K——
Christian MaxwellRepublican · Filed as challenger$95K100%0%0%$39K$62K——
Joely Faren KingDemocrat · Filed as challenger$1,43985%0%15%$542$898——

Each campaign.

  • Sitting member of Congress · Jonathan L. Jackson

    In the U.S. House (IL-1) since 2023 · current term ends Jan 3, 2027

    • Recorded yea or nay on 21 of the 24 key House floor votes captured in Hugin's snapshot
    • 2 committees: Agriculture, Foreign Affairs · 4 subcommittees
    • 61 committees reported contributions to them this cycle

    Linked to this filing by its exact FEC candidate ID (H2IL01349) 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.

    Raised
    $539K
    Spent
    $553K
    Cash on hand
    $40K
    Debts
    $27K
    • Individuals 59% $319K
    • PACs & other committees 37% $200K
    • Other receipts 4% $20K

    Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026.

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

    Largest direct PAC contributions

    1. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEMembership group PAC · National Association Of Realtors $10K
    2. SOUTHERN COMPANY GAS EMPLOYEES PACCorporate PAC $10K
    3. HEALTH CARE SERVICE CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEECorporate PAC · Health Care Service Corporation $10K

    Where the money went $400K in itemized spending

    These itemized payments cover $400K of the $553K 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 3% $11K
    • Consultants & strategy 3% $10K
    • Fundraising & processing fees 17% $66K
    • Polling, research & data 0.1% $321
    • Travel, meals & events 42% $167K
    • Office, technology & overhead 23% $91K
    • Legal & compliance 11% $45K
    • Other or unclassified 2% $8,067

    Largest payees

    1. NGP VAN INC $50K
    2. ACUITY POLITICS, LLC $45K
    3. UBER $39K
    4. THE FROST GROUP LLC $36K
    5. UNITED CENTER JOINT VENTURE $13K

    Paid to individuals: $8,136, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

    Payments dated Jan 2, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (1,662 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.

  • Raised
    $95K
    Spent
    $39K
    Cash on hand
    $62K
    • Individuals 100% $95K

    Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026.

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

    Largest direct PAC contributions

    1. MONEY GAME POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC with no sponsoring organization $10

    Where the money went $21K in itemized spending

    These itemized payments cover $21K of the $39K the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jun 29, 2026.

    • Advertising & outreach 11% $2,316
    • Consultants & strategy 25% $5,234
    • Fundraising & processing fees 13% $2,766
    • Polling, research & data 7% $1,591
    • Travel, meals & events 9% $1,982
    • Office, technology & overhead 34% $7,294
    • Other or unclassified 0.9% $200

    Largest payees

    1. REPUBLIC RISING LLC $2,347
    2. PEERSPACE, INC $2,060
    3. SQ *PIXEL RATED ME $2,000
    4. MC MANAGEMENT, LLC $1,875
    5. ISPOLITICAL $1,591

    Payments dated Sep 2, 2025 to Jun 29, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (133 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.

  • Raised
    $1,439
    Spent
    $542
    Cash on hand
    $898
    • Individuals 85% $1,218
    • Candidate's own money & loans 15% $221

    Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2025.

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

    Where the money went $457 in itemized spending

    These itemized payments cover $457 of the $542 the campaign reported spending through Sep 30, 2025. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Sep 29, 2025.

    • Advertising & outreach 47% $213
    • Travel, meals & events 53% $244

    Paid to individuals: $457, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

    Payments dated Aug 25, 2025 to Sep 29, 2025, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (5 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.

Also registered for this seat, with no campaign summary or outside spending in the bulk file: Brian David Kovaka, Errol Lloyd Hewitt, Gavin Solomon, Jerico J Brown, Marcus Lewis.

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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.