Congress › 7th District
La Shawn K. Ford D
Candidate for the U.S. House, Illinois's 7th District
| Election | Votes | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 17, 2026 primary (Democratic) | 24,408 | 23.7% | nominated |
Campaign money, 2025–26
Outside spending (independent expenditures by PACs and others): $2,479,130 against them.
Top PAC and party givers
| Health Care Service Corporation Employees' Political Action Committee | $5,000 |
| Congressional Black Caucus PAC | $5,000 |
| Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America PAC (US Chamber PAC) | $5,000 |
| National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee | $5,000 |
| American Council of Engineering Companies (acec/pac) | $5,000 |
| Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA) PAC | $5,000 |
| America's Credit Unions PAC | $5,000 |
| SEIU COPE (service Employees International Union Committee on Political Education) | $5,000 |
| Machinists NON Partisan Political League of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers | $5,000 |
| Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America | $5,000 |
Top individual givers
| Rajesh Patel COO, Medstar Laboratory, Schaumburg | $21,000 |
| Brian Hughes Advanced Wound Care, Chicago Medical Group Inc, Orland Park | $10,900 |
| Frank Cucco Co-owner, Impact Networking, LLC., Kildeer | $7,000 |
| Mariah Fair Administration, Staff Source, Frankfort | $7,000 |
| Nakisha Hobbs Educator, IT Takes a Village, Chicago | $7,000 |
| Thomas Huggett Physician, Lawndale Cristian Health Center, Chicago | $7,000 |
| Sum Ma Chef/owner, BBQ King House, Chicago | $7,000 |
| Neal Patel CEO, Medstar Laboratory, South Barrington | $7,000 |
| Toi Salter Financial Manager, Salter Financial Management, Chicago | $7,000 |
| Jessica Williams COO, Green Home Experts, OAK Park | $7,000 |
Givers' totals are their itemized contributions in the period as the campaign reported them, before any refunds or redesignations: a donor may give for both the primary and the general election, and a candidate who loses the primary returns what was given for the general, so a total can be more than what the campaign kept.
From the Federal Election Commission's data files, through June 30, 2026. Every report on fec.gov.
Financial disclosure
From their 2025 candidate report, filed October 25, 2025. Values are the ranges filers choose from; totals add up the bottoms and the tops. Owner: SP spouse, JT joint, DC dependent child, blank the filer.
Assets and unearned income 1
| Asset | Owner | Value | Income type | Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Desired Real Estate LLC [RP] | $250,001 - $500,000 | Rent | $100,001 - $1,000,000 · $50,001 - $100,000 |
Earned income 1
| Source | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| State of Illinois | salary | $49,000.00 · $103,000.00 |
Debts 4
| Creditor | Owner | Type | Since | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wintrust | mortgage | May 2024 | $100,001 - $250,000 | |
| IRS | taxes | 2024 | $15,001 - $50,000 | |
| American Express | Business Card | June 2025 | $15,001 - $50,000 | |
| Sofi | loan | Aug 2024 | $15,001 - $50,000 |
Positions outside Congress 3
| Organization | Position |
|---|---|
| FDR community Housing foundation | Vice President |
| Ford Desired Real Estate LLC | President |
| Ford Securefuture Advisory Group LLC | President |
Compensation over $5,000 from one source 2
| Source | Duties |
|---|---|
| State of Illinois (Chicago, IL, US) | State Representative |
| Ford Desired Real Estate LLC (Chicago , IL, US) | Real Estate Brokerage |
Filings
| Report | Filed | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Candidate report | 2025-10-25 | |
| 2025 Extension | 2025-06-18 |
From the Clerk of the House (disclosures-clerk.house.gov). Each report links to the official PDF.