Donors
Who gives to many of the 2026 candidates for state office: 2,724 donors gave to two or more, 389 to ten or more, and 743 to both Democrats and Republicans.
Where the money comes from
Every itemized contribution to the 2026 state candidates ($242.8M), by kind of donor.
All 2026 state candidates
Democrats
Republicans
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsParties and legislative caucusesOther candidates and officeholders
All 2026 state candidates
Democrats
Republicans
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsParties and legislative caucusesOther candidates and officeholdersTheir own money and committees
Individuals
$23.5M 16% of others' money · 13,730 donors
- Michael Sacks $924,500
- Mansoorali Lakhani $532,300
- Liz Lefkofsky $512,300
- Neil G. Bluhm $500,000
- Vincent Foglia $350,000
Businesses
$29.3M 20% of others' money · 2,918 donors
- ISDF $963,614
- Accel Entertainment Gaming, LLC $695,500
- Matthew R Pritzker Revocable Trust $500,000
- ML Development Group LLC $500,000
- Willy Family LLC $500,000
Trade, professional and issue groups
$38.0M 25% of others' money · 1,524 donors
- Carpentry Advancement PAC Fund $2,923,400
- ISDF $2,921,000
- Engineers Political Education Committee Separate Education Fund $2,195,000
- Carpentry Advancement PAC $2,144,200
- Health Care Council of Illinois PAC $1,597,899
All trade, professional and issue groups funding 2+ candidates →
Labor unions
$38.9M 26% of others' money · 808 donors
- Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC $8,522,027
- LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC $5,136,500
- Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee $2,254,450
- IBEW Illinois PAC $1,898,250
- Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE $1,828,350
Parties and legislative caucuses
$12.1M 8% of others' money · 112 donors
- Democratic Party of Illinois $7,217,196
- Illinois Senate Republican Campaign Committee $1,729,922
- Illinois Republican Party $1,131,150
- House Republican Org $763,718
- House Republican Organization $714,709
All parties and legislative caucuses funding 2+ candidates →
Other candidates and officeholders
$8.3M 6% of others' money · 378 donors
- Democrats for the Illinois House $4,092,356
- JB for Governor $541,200
- Friends of Don Harmon for State Senate $295,418
- Friends of Bill Cunningham $227,000
- Rashid for Illinois $172,654
All other candidates and officeholders funding 2+ candidates →
Their own money and committees
$92.8M 38% of all · 88 donors
- JB Pritzker $90,500,000
- Rick Heidner $1,000,000
- Heidner Property Management Company, Inc. $630,000
- Donald F Harmon $106,254
- Friends of Stephanie Kifowit $92,800
Kinds of donor are read from the contributor's name and how the committee reported it: unions and labor councils, labor; associations, chambers and PACs, groups; party committees and the legislative leaders' caucus committees (Democratic Majority, the House Republican Organization and others), parties and caucuses; other candidates' committees ("Citizens for…", "Friends of…"), candidates. A candidate's own money is contributions in their name and transfers from their other committees. Names can mislead, so treat each kind as approximate.
| Donor | Candidates | Total | By party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Betting Alliance Group or PAC · Lubbock | 103 | $1,297,900 | |
| Realtor Political Action Committee Group or PAC · Springfield | 101 | $1,150,336 | |
| Peoples Energy PAC Group or PAC · Chicago | 101 | $51,750 | |
| Illinois State Medical Society PAC Group or PAC · Chicago | 96 | $387,500 | |
| Illinois Trial Lawyers Association PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | 89 | $460,250 | |
| Illinois American Water Company PAC Group or PAC · Belleville | 84 | $179,250 | |
| PhRMA Group or PAC · Washington | 84 | $161,000 | |
| Illinois CPAs for Political Action Group or PAC · Chicago | 81 | $138,500 | |
| Manufacturers PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | 73 | $211,500 | |
| Carpentry Advancement PAC Fund Group or PAC · Chicago | 72 | $2,923,400 | |
| Community BancPac Group or PAC · Springfield | 70 | $140,750 | |
| Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | 69 | $564,666 | |
| CHEMPAC Group or PAC · Des Plaines | 67 | $170,000 | |
| Health Care Council of Illinois PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | 65 | $1,597,899 | |
| DENT-IL-PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | 63 | $176,000 | |
| IHA PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | 61 | $289,500 | |
| Illinois Hospital Association PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | 57 | $234,320 | |
| I.P.A.C.E. Group or PAC · Springfield | 52 | $1,600,850 | |
| Illinois Lawyers PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | 52 | $79,250 | |
| Illinois Association of Aggregate Producers Group or PAC · Springfield | 51 | $48,990 | |
| SUAAction Group or PAC · Springfield | 49 | $86,900 | |
| Illinois Optometric Association PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | 47 | $128,550 | |
| Wine and Spirits Distributors of Illinois PAC Group or PAC · Chicago | 46 | $128,000 | |
| Pfizer Inc Group or PAC · Memphis | 46 | $27,000 | |
| Fueling Illinois PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | 44 | $70,525 | |
| Illinois Action Committee for Rural Electrification Group or PAC · Springfield | 42 | $69,250 | |
| Illinois Bankers PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | 41 | $220,331 | |
| UPSPAC Group or PAC · Washington | 39 | $83,500 | |
| IMHA PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | 38 | $202,041 | |
| Abbvie PAC Group or PAC · North Chicago | 37 | $183,500 | |
| Carpentry Advancement PAC Group or PAC · Chicago | 36 | $2,144,200 | |
| Illinois Optometric Association Group or PAC · Springfield | 36 | $70,400 | |
| State Farm Federal PAC Group or PAC · Bloomington | 34 | $120,700 | |
| Illinois Restaurant Association Group or PAC · Chicago | 32 | $72,500 | |
| COA PAC Group or PAC · Elmhurst | 31 | $26,750 | |
| Chicago J. Dineen Lodge 7 PAC Group or PAC · Chicago | 30 | $272,500 | |
| Ameren Illinois PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | 30 | $159,261 | |
| Ameren Group or PAC · St. Louis | 30 | $118,000 | |
| Illinois Policy PAC Group or PAC · Chicago | 30 | $32,250 | |
| The Illinois Construction Industry PAC Group or PAC · Oak Brook Terrace | 30 | $23,500 | |
| Abbott Laboratories Employee PAC Group or PAC · Abbott Park | 29 | $73,500 | |
| John Deere PAC Group or PAC · Moline | 29 | $73,500 | |
| McGuire Woods Federal PAC Fund Group or PAC · Richmond | 29 | $55,250 | |
| IPACE Group or PAC · Springfield | 28 | $771,100 | |
| Energy Transfer PAC Group or PAC · Austin | 28 | $31,500 | |
| Illinois Coal Association Group or PAC · Springfield | 27 | $67,000 | |
| Underground Contractors Association State PAC Group or PAC · Schaumburg | 27 | $22,600 | |
| Administrative District Council 1 of Illinois Group or PAC · Elmhurst | 26 | $82,000 | |
| Big I Illinois PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | 25 | $63,750 | |
| CUPAC-Credit Union PAC Group or PAC · Naperville | 25 | $29,850 | |
| Electrical Contractors Association PAC Group or PAC · Westchester | 25 | $20,500 | |
| Illinois Hotel-Motel PAC Group or PAC · Chicago | 24 | $133,500 | |
| TRK-PAC Mid-West Truckers Assoc. Group or PAC · Springfield | 24 | $40,200 | |
| IMSCA PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | 24 | $37,500 | |
| IOGA PAC Group or PAC · Carmi | 24 | $21,300 | |
| ABATE PAC Group or PAC · Freeport | 24 | $13,273 | |
| ISAPAC Group or PAC · Milwaukee | 23 | $52,000 | |
| Illinois Farm Bureau Activator Group or PAC · Bloomington | 22 | $112,248 | |
| McGuireWoods Federal PAC Fund Group or PAC · Richmond | 22 | $29,960 | |
| Leinenweber Baroni & Daffada Consulting LLC Group or PAC · Chicago | 22 | $10,250 | |
| Illinois Pork Producers Association State Pork PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | 22 | $8,600 | |
| Illinois CRNA PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | 21 | $44,000 | |
| Illinois Medical Eye PAC Group or PAC · Vernon Hills | 21 | $14,500 | |
| Illinois Broadband & Cable Association PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | 20 | $113,000 | |
| The Illinois Chamber PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | 20 | $62,000 | |
| Illinois Restaurateur's PAC Group or PAC · Chicago | 20 | $31,250 | |
| Illinois Broadband & Cable Association Group or PAC · Springfield | 20 | $29,000 | |
| Illinois State Medical Society Group or PAC · Chicago | 19 | $45,500 | |
| CUPAC-Credit Union Political Action Council Group or PAC · Naperville | 19 | $36,650 | |
| Caterpillar Inc. PAC Group or PAC · Irving | 18 | $81,000 | |
| Save Our Local Businesses Illinois PAC Group or PAC · Chicago | 17 | $200,000 | |
| Gun Violence Prevention PAC Group or PAC · Chicago | 17 | $105,609 | |
| Illinois Soybean Growers PAC Group or PAC · Bloomington | 17 | $40,000 | |
| Eli Lilly and Company PAC Group or PAC · Indianapolis | 17 | $37,500 | |
| TRK-PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | 17 | $21,750 | |
| Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois Group or PAC · Springfield | 16 | $146,133 | |
| Credit Union PAC Group or PAC · Naperville | 16 | $28,900 | |
| IFDA PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | 16 | $22,000 | |
| United Airlines, Inc. PAC Group or PAC · Chicago | 16 | $16,375 | |
| Contractors for Free Enterprise Group or PAC · Springfield | 16 | $11,200 | |
| Grain and Feed Legislative Group or PAC · Springfield | 16 | $7,300 | |
| Illinois Road Builders PAC Group or PAC · Itasca | 15 | $172,000 | |
| Illinois Corn Growers Assn Political Involvement Fund Group or PAC · Bloomington | 15 | $73,000 | |
| McGuire Woods Federal PAC Group or PAC · Richmond | 15 | $35,250 | |
| Illinois State Lodge Group or PAC · Springfield | 15 | $34,250 | |
| Honeywell International PAC Group or PAC · Washington | 15 | $16,500 | |
| Enterprise Holdings, Inc PAC Group or PAC · St. Louis | 14 | $61,000 | |
| Government Accountability Alliance Group or PAC · Chicago | 14 | $43,130 | |
| Illinois Manufactured Housing Association Group or PAC · Springfield | 14 | $40,700 | |
| Illinois Beverage Association PAC Group or PAC · Chicago | 14 | $15,250 | |
| AGC of Illinois PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | 13 | $94,500 | |
| IL Manufactured Housing Assn. PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | 13 | $78,602 | |
| INCS Action PAC Group or PAC · Chicago | 13 | $40,260 | |
| Daniel Didech Campaign Committee Group or PAC · Buffalo Grove | 13 | $29,063 | |
| Johnson & Johnson Group or PAC · Washington | 13 | $25,000 | |
| Mechanical Industry PAC Group or PAC · Burr Ridge | 13 | $22,500 | |
| Illinois CPA Society Group or PAC · Chicago | 13 | $15,700 | |
| ISRA Political Victory Fund Group or PAC · Chatsworth | 13 | $6,650 | |
| United Assn of Journeymen & IL Pipe Trades Assn PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | 12 | $640,500 | |
| Chicago Auto Trade PAC Group or PAC · Oakbrook Terrace | 12 | $56,000 | |
| Southern Illinois Builders Association PAC Group or PAC · O'Fallon | 12 | $29,500 | |
| Kasper & Nottage, P.C. Group or PAC · Chicago | 12 | $19,500 | |
| Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Group or PAC · New York | 12 | $18,500 | |
| Illinois Association of Aggregate Producers PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | 12 | $17,350 | |
| Illinois Beverage Association Group or PAC · Chicago | 12 | $12,750 | |
| Chicago Roofing Contractors Association Group or PAC · Glen Ellyn | 12 | $8,200 | |
| NFIB Illinois PAC Group or PAC · Washington | 12 | $7,750 | |
| ABDI-PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | 11 | $50,402 | |
| AGC of Illinois Group or PAC · Springfield | 11 | $49,500 | |
| American Council of Engineering Companies of IL PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | 11 | $40,250 | |
| Community Banc PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | 11 | $28,750 | |
| Entertainment Software Association Group or PAC · Washington | 11 | $28,000 | |
| United Assn of Journeymen & IL Group or PAC · Springfield | 11 | $24,000 | |
| The Boeing Company PAC Group or PAC · Arlington | 11 | $17,000 | |
| Building Owners and Managers Association of Chicago PAC Group or PAC · Chicago | 11 | $17,000 | |
| INA-PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | 11 | $12,400 | |
| Illinois Consumer Credit Coalition PAC Group or PAC · New Braunfels | 11 | $12,000 | |
| Illinois Security Professionals Association Group or PAC · Huntley | 11 | $6,500 | |
| Affordable Assisted Living Coalition PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | 10 | $597,500 | |
| Illinois Restauranteur's PAC Group or PAC · Chicago | 10 | $28,500 | |
| Illinois Corn Growers Association PAC Group or PAC · Bloomington | 10 | $26,000 | |
| Johnson & Johnson Corporate Political Fund Group or PAC · Washington | 10 | $21,000 | |
| Illinois Merchants PAC Team Group or PAC · Chicago | 10 | $19,306 | |
| Illinois Chiropractic Society Group or PAC · Springfield | 10 | $18,300 | |
| National Association of Landscape Professionals Group or PAC · Fairfax | 10 | $17,500 | |
| Illinois Architects PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | 10 | $13,350 | |
| Lundbeck LLC Employee PAC Group or PAC · Deerfield | 10 | $12,000 | |
| Deloitte Political Action Committee Group or PAC · Washington | 10 | $11,000 | |
| Microsoft Corporation Stakeholders Voluntary PAC Group or PAC · Redmond | 10 | $9,750 | |
| Peoples Gas Group or PAC · Chicago | 10 | $6,000 | |
| Illinois Pipe Trades PEF Group or PAC · Springfield | 9 | $393,400 | |
| Illinois Political Action Committee for Education Group or PAC · Springfield | 9 | $181,300 | |
| Illinois PAC for Education (IPACE) Group or PAC · Springfield | 9 | $151,600 | |
| Credit Union Political Action Council Group or PAC · Naperville | 9 | $25,427 | |
| Illinois Association of Nurse Anesthetists PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | 9 | $17,500 | |
| Ford Motor Company Civic Action Fund Group or PAC · Dearborn | 9 | $17,000 | |
| Lyondell Chemical Company PAC Group or PAC · Houston | 9 | $17,000 | |
| Spirit-PAC Group or PAC · Lisle | 9 | $16,000 | |
| McGuire Woods Group or PAC · Richmond | 9 | $15,750 | |
| Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc. Group or PAC · Washington | 9 | $13,000 | |
| Amgen Inc. State PAC Group or PAC · Thousand Oaks | 9 | $12,000 | |
| Houlihan Campaign Fund Group or PAC · Springfield | 9 | $9,750 | |
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. Political Contributions Group or PAC · Boston | 9 | $7,000 | |
| Technology Network (Technet) Illinois PAC Group or PAC · Burlingame | 9 | $5,600 | |
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals INC Group or PAC · Boston | 9 | $5,000 | |
| Grain and Feed Legislative Council for Better Government Group or PAC · Springfield | 9 | $4,600 | |
| The Geo Group Group or PAC · Boca Raton | 9 | $2,750 | |
| Finishing Trades of Chicago Coop. PAC Group or PAC · Chicago | 8 | $168,000 | |
| Illinois Pipe Trades PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | 8 | $165,600 | |
| Illinois Health & Hospital Association PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | 8 | $85,000 | |
| Illinois Gaming Machine Operators Assoc. PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | 8 | $78,500 | |
| Illinois Venture Capital Association IVCA PAC Group or PAC · Chicago | 8 | $75,000 | |
| Illinois Corn Growers Assn Group or PAC · Bloomington | 8 | $38,000 | |
| Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Group or PAC · Springfield | 8 | $31,500 | |
| Abbvie Group or PAC · North Chicago | 8 | $29,000 | |
| American Property Casualty Insurance Association Political Account Group or PAC · Chicago | 8 | $28,173 | |
| The Cigna Group Employee PAC Group or PAC · Philadelphia | 8 | $25,000 | |
| Illinois Health & Hospital Assoc. Group or PAC · Springfield | 8 | $23,700 | |
| Revenue Based Finance Coalition, Inc. Group or PAC · Miami | 8 | $20,500 | |
| Illinois Soybean Growers Political Action Group or PAC · Bloomington | 8 | $18,750 | |
| Friends for Larry Walsh Jr Group or PAC · Elwood | 8 | $18,500 | |
| ILHIPAC Group or PAC · Springfield | 8 | $15,250 | |
| Personal PAC Group or PAC · Chicago | 8 | $13,914 | |
| National Association of Promotional Reta Group or PAC · Oakbrook Terrace | 8 | $12,300 | |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. PAC Group or PAC · Washington | 8 | $11,500 | |
| BP North America Employee PAC Group or PAC · Houston | 8 | $8,250 | |
| The Bipartisan Network PAC Group or PAC · Washington | 8 | $4,000 | |
| Illinois Psychiatric Society PAC Group or PAC · Chicago | 8 | $3,500 | |
| Trucking Ind. PAC Group or PAC · Joliet | 8 | $2,950 | |
| One Future Illinois PAC Group or PAC · Chicago | 7 | $141,000 | |
| Stephens PAC NFP Group or PAC · Rosemont | 7 | $43,000 | |
| Health Care Service Corporation Group or PAC · Chicago | 7 | $31,000 | |
| Illinois Automobile Dealers Association Group or PAC · Springfield | 7 | $29,550 | |
| Illinois Society of Anesthesiologists PAC Group or PAC · Milwaukee | 7 | $28,000 | |
| McHenry County Democratic Women Group or PAC · Crystal Lake | 7 | $21,000 | |
| Illinois Physical Therapy PAC Group or PAC · Naperville | 7 | $18,000 | |
| Committee to Expand the Middle Class Candidate Committee Group or PAC · San Rafael | 7 | $17,000 | |
| United Assn of Journeymen & IL PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | 7 | $16,000 | |
| Illinois Hospital Association Group or PAC · Springfield | 7 | $15,500 | |
| Illinois Energy Association Group or PAC · Springfield | 7 | $14,000 | |
| Centene Corporation PAC Group or PAC · Saint Louis | 7 | $13,000 | |
| UPS PAC Group or PAC · Washington | 7 | $13,000 | |
| Illinois Coal Association Committee on Affirmative Leadership Group or PAC · Springfield | 7 | $11,500 | |
| TRK-PAC - Midwest Truckers Assoc. Inc. Group or PAC · Springfield | 7 | $10,300 | |
| Huntington Bancshares Inc PAC Group or PAC · Columbus | 7 | $6,000 | |
| Maxim Healthcare Services Inc. PAC Group or PAC · Columbia | 7 | $6,000 | |
| McGuireWoods PAC Group or PAC · Richmond | 7 | $6,000 | |
| Sierra Club Illinois Chapter PAC Group or PAC · Chicago | 7 | $5,470 | |
| Grain & Feed Legislative Council Group or PAC · Springfield | 7 | $4,450 | |
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc PAC Group or PAC · Boston | 7 | $4,000 | |
| Illinois Pork Producers Assoc. PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | 7 | $2,800 | |
| Technology Network Illinois PAC Group or PAC · Burlingame | 7 | $2,400 | |
| GlaxoSmithKline LLC PAC Group or PAC · Washington | 7 | $2,250 | |
| Health Care Council of Illinois Group or PAC · Springfield | 6 | $177,000 | |
| ICIRR Action Group or PAC · Chicago | 6 | $50,988 | |
| IVCA PAC Group or PAC · Chicago | 6 | $47,500 | |
| Illinois Insurance Political Committee Group or PAC · Springfield | 6 | $28,000 | |
| Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce PAC Group or PAC · Chicago | 6 | $25,000 | |
| Stand for Children Illinois PAC Group or PAC · Chicago | 6 | $23,500 | |
| Community Solar Action Fund Group or PAC · Washington | 6 | $23,000 |
From itemized contributions to the 2026 state candidates' committees since January 1, 2025. A person is a name and ZIP code; anyone else, a name as written, cleaned of spelling differences (“IL”/“Illinois”, “Inc.”) and merged where we've checked two spellings are the same donor. A company and its PAC are separate donors. By party: the candidates' parties (blue Democratic, red Republican, gray other parties).