🔓 Contribution limits are off in their race (limits off for race).
Campaign money
$215,783raised, 68 itemized contributions, plus $5,838 in small ones
$6,250from the candidate (incl. loans)
$23,394spent
$16,707cash on hand on June 30, 2026; $6,250 in debts
$180,337 of it in 31 large contributions reported on A-1s since their last quarterly report (through June 30, 2026): $1,000 or more from one source must be reported within days, ahead of the next quarterly.
Democratic Party of Illinois $57,070 2026-10-09 · Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE $30,000 2026-09-29 · ISDF $22,917 2026-09-30 · ISDF $15,000 2026-08-26 · Friends of RAM $10,000 2026-09-25 · Citizens for Castro $6,000 2026-08-10 · Citizens for Mark Walker $5,000 2026-08-26 · Friends of Adriane Johnson $5,000 2026-08-10 · Nadir Mirza $5,000 2026-09-29 · West Suburban Teachers Union $4,850 2026-09-18
Where their money comes from (besides their own)
10%13%17%26%25%
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsParties and legislative caucusesOther candidates and officeholders
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How it was spent: $23,394
Staff pay$11,290
Office, printing and supplies$9,435
Digital and online$764
Mail and literature$712
Legal, accounting and fees$486
Fundraising and events$456
Other (as described)$250
Largest payees: Sean Niewoehner $8,500 Staff pay · Admiral Builders $7,500 Office, printing and supplies · Paychex $2,790 Staff pay · Professional Mailing & Printing Services $2,468 Office, printing and supplies · ActBlue, LLC $486 Legal, accounting and fees · Squarespace, Inc $464 Digital and online · Mucho Flavor $456 Fundraising and events · Meredith Gerber $300 Digital and online
Grouped by the purpose each payment lists (“direct mail”, “consulting”), so the groups are approximate; a consultant's payments to others (ads, mail) show under the consultant.
| Top contributors | Type | Total |
|---|
Democratic Party of Illinois
Chicago | Business or group | $57,069.50 |
Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE
Westmont | Committee | $30,000 |
ISDF
Oak Park | Business or group | $27,527.22 |
Friends of Bill Cunningham
Chicago | Committee | $15,000 |
ISDF
Oak Park | Committee | $15,000 |
Friends of RAM
Chicago | Committee | $10,000 |
Citizens for Castro
Elgin | Committee | $6,000 |
Citizens for Mark Walker
Arlington Heights | Committee | $5,000 |
Friends of Adriane Johnson
Buffalo Grove | Committee | $5,000 |
Nadir Mirza
Carol Stream | Person | $5,000 |
West Suburban Teachers Union
Westmont | Committee | $4,850 |
Ellman for IL Senate D21
Naperville | Committee | $4,000 |
Katherine Lato
Author · Self · West Grove | Person | $4,000 |
Sheri Maali
NA · NA · Oak Brook | Person | $3,500 |
Mary for Illinois
Libertyville | Committee | $3,000 |
Committee: Citizens for Ben McAdams (every report they filed is on the State Board of Elections' site). Data current as of October 12, 2026.
Their home
$100,000 – $200,000estimated market value, latest assessment
$409,100median home value in DuPage County (Illinois: $280,700)
The DuPage County assessor's estimate of the market value of the home at the address Benjamin McAdams filed with the State Board of Elections, shown as a range; the address isn't published here. Assessments trail the market and can be appealed, so treat it as a rough figure. How this works. Medians: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024.
Companies on the state register
Registered agent for (the person who receives legal papers; often a lawyer or accountant for a client, not an owner): CITIZENS FOR BEN MCADAMS.
From the Secretary of State's business records of October 13, 2026, matched by name and ZIP code against the address the State Board of Elections has for the candidate (or by name when the company itself gave to their campaign). Someone listed only at another address isn't found; search the Secretary of State's business entity search by file number for the full record.