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Money
$466.3K raised, $459.1K spent, $7.2K cash on hand (through Sep 30, 2026). Where it comes from
Who gives
16% of individual money from donors at $200 or less · 77% from Illinois · largest committee giver CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS PAC, $10K
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MoneyWho pays for the campaign, and where does it go?
Raised
$466.3K
$466,251
Spent
$459.1K
$459,100
Cash on hand
$7.2K
$7,151
FEC filings, Jul 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026 · Official FEC bulk data · committee C00910976 ↗
Raised, spent and cash over time by FEC report
98¢ of every dollar raised has been spent across 6 reports ($459.1K of $466.3K). Cash on hand went from $134.7K on Sep 30, 2025 to $7.2K on Sep 30, 2026.
Raised in the period
Spent in the period
Cash on hand at its close
$100K$200K$300K
Sep ’25
Dec ’25
Feb ’26
Mar ’26
Jun ’26
Sep ’26
Raised, spent and cash on hand by FEC report
Report
Raised in the period
Spent in the period
Cash on hand at its close
OCTOBER QUARTERLY 2025 through Sep 30, 2025
$211,694
$77,042
$134,651
YEAR-END 2025 through Dec 31, 2025
$113,186
$112,686
$135,152
PRE-PRIMARY 2026 through Feb 25, 2026
$89,168
$89,170
$135,150
APRIL QUARTERLY 2026 through Mar 31, 2026
$51,947
$179,682
$7,415
JULY QUARTERLY 2026 through Jun 30, 2026
$256
$475
$7,196
OCTOBER QUARTERLY 2026 through Sep 30, 2026
$0
$45
$7,151
Each report’s own period, as filed with the FEC; a report filed again counts once, as its latest copy.
Where the money came from $466,251 reported receipts
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Itemized (over $200)Donors who have given more than $200 this cycle, so the FEC itemizes (names) them.$370,65179%
Largest donors
Joanie Ducayet7 contributions, latest Mar 25, 2026 · EVANSTON, IL$10,500
Chaka Patterson3 contributions, latest Mar 27, 2026 · CHICAGO, IL$10,500
James Ducayet5 contributions, latest Mar 25, 2026 · EVANSTON, IL$10,450
Petra Blix3 contributions, latest Mar 25, 2026 · CHICAGO, IL$6,500
Patricia Levine3 contributions, latest Mar 27, 2026 · CHICAGO, IL$6,500
Carol AnshawOne contribution on Feb 7, 2026 · WRITER · SELF · CHICAGO, IL$3,500
A donor who gave several times appears once. The 12 largest donors by total given are listed. In all, 717 itemized contributions were filed this cycle, totaling $367.7K.
Unitemized ($200 or less)Donors who have given $200 or less this cycle, so the FEC does not itemize (name) them.$69,57515%
PACs and other committeesPolitical action committees and other candidates' committees. Corporations and unions cannot give directly.$25,2005.4%
The 7 largest committees by total given are listed. In all, 8 committee contributions were filed this cycle, totaling $27.5K. Counted from the givers' own filings, which can run above the total the campaign itself reports.
Refunds and rebatesMoney coming back to the campaign: rebates and refunds of what it spent.$8250.2%
Total reported receipts $466,251
Every dollar the committee reported receiving this cycle, split by the source the FEC filing attributes it to. FEC filings through Sep 30, 2026.
Who donated: where they live, their employers and jobs
Where the donors live $385,696 placed by state
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under $11.9K
$11.9K+
$47.5K+
$106.8K+
$189.9K+
none
Outlined: Illinois, home state
Home state and away
Illinois 77%IL 77%Elsewhere 23%
77% of the money placed by state came from inside Illinois: $296.8K of $385.7K.
Top states
Top donor states
Name
Amount
Illinois home545 contributions · 77%
$296,777
California27 contributions · 4.5%
$17,490
Florida7 contributions · 2.9%
Money from groups, by interest $27,500
What the committees giving to Simmons’s campaign or spending on ads about Simmons are: a company or industry, a union, a cause, a party or politician. Money from individual donors is not included.
For Simmons $27,500
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Groups whose purpose is electing, or mobilizing voters for, candidates from a shared community: women, or Black, Latino, Asian American and Pacific Islander candidates, among others. The community has to be an identity people share, not an age bracket or a political stance.Placed by our rules or a model’s suggestion, and not yet checked by a person. The money still counts here; a person may move it.$15K55%
Groups for voting rights, LGBTQ rights, criminal-justice change and the interests of tribal nations.$5K18%
Unions of teachers, firefighters, police and federal, state and local government employees.$2.5K9.1%
Groups for the interests of a country or people abroad, for peace, or against war, including Palestinian-rights groups. Pro-Israel groups are filed apart.$2K7.3%
$2K7.3%
$1K3.6%
Outside spending $9,191,596 across this race
Money groups spent on their own, not through a campaign. Each ad is filed against the candidate it names, so money attacking an opponent shows on the opponent’s row. Open a candidate to see who spent it.
Who stands behind the outside spending: the people and organizations its money traces to
Who stands behind the outside spending $9.2M traced back through the groups that spent it
Each group that spent in this race is followed to where its own money came from, and what it spent is split by those shares: a group whose money was 60% one person's counts as 60% of its spending theirs. Of what traced, 58% to named individuals, 8.3% to organizations, 12% to tax-exempt organizations that need not name their donors, 21% not itemized in the filings.
People and organizations the race's outside spending traces to
Name
Amount
Anthony DavisPerson · President/managing Partner, Linden Capital Partners · behind Elect Chicago Women AKA ECW and Chicago Progressive Partnership
$1.2M
Michael SacksPerson · Investments, GCM Grosvenor · behind Elect Chicago Women AKA ECW and Chicago Progressive Partnership
$701.9K
American Israel Public Affairs CommitteeOrganization · tax-exempt: need not name its donors · behind Elect Chicago Women AKA ECW and Chicago Progressive Partnership and 1 more
$639.6K
Blair FrankPerson · Portfolio Manager, Capital Group · behind Elect Chicago Women AKA ECW and Chicago Progressive Partnership
$569.6K
Forward Movement FoundationOrganization · tax-exempt: need not name its donors · behind Elect Chicago Women AKA ECW and Chicago Progressive Partnership
What the payments were for $438,095 itemized
The campaign also refunded $18,125 in contributions, which the categories below do not include.
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Printing, mail, and shippingPrinted literature, direct mail, postage, design, and delivery.$129,10229%
Filed as
PRINT AND COPYING$123,428
PRINTING$4,090
PRINTING AND COPYING$711
POSTAGE AND SHIPPING$344
SHIPPING & TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT$198
POSTAGE$125
POSTAGE & SHIPPING$106
SHIPPING$100
Paid to
Largest vendors
Largest vendors
Name
Amount
Deliver Strategies, LLC15 payments · 28% of all spending
$128,229
Paychex39 payments · 10% of all spending
$47,152
Patel, Milan15 payments · 9.4% of all spending
$43,214
Deal, Danielle18 payments · 8.8% of all spending
$40,197
Mandate Media10 payments · 7.5% of all spending
$34,228
Political Compliance Management Services9 payments · 5.7% of all spending
$26,013
Silversmith Strategies1 payment · 3.4% of all spending
$15,386
ActBlue Technical Services40 payments · 3.3% of all spending
$14,984
The people, firms and committees paid the most, across every kind of payment. Each share is of everything the committee reported spending this cycle, not only the itemized payments above. A payee that is itself a committee links to its own profile.
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March 17, 2026 · Result (unofficial, 95% reporting) · Each pollster's last poll ending in the 21 days before the vote, read for the two leading finishers; the median leaves out polls a side paid for
Poll data from The New York Times, licensed CC BY 4.0 · Updated November 11, 2026 · 8 polls paid for by a party or campaign are left out
Official FEC filing record for the current cycle. The priorities they publish are quoted from their own site, in their order.
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$11,000
District of Columbia23 contributions · 2.5%
$9,766
New York29 contributions · 2.3%
$8,925
New Hampshire2 contributions · 1.8%
$7,000
Virginia14 contributions · 1.2%
$4,725
Georgia8 contributions · 1.2%
$4,599
By the state each donor wrote on the filing, across 27 states and territories. Donors who have given $200 or less this cycle are not itemized, so they cannot be placed on a map. The FEC’s grouping also counts joint-fundraising memo lines, so these rows can add up to more than the itemized total.
Donors’ employers as filed
Donors’ employers
Employer as filed
Amount
Not employedWritten instead of an employer · 131 contributions · 19% of ranked
$64,200
Self-employedWritten instead of an employer · 69 contributions · 14% of ranked
$46,959
Alston & Bird2 contributions · 2.1% of ranked
$7,000
Center For Independent Futures6 contributions · 2.1% of ranked
$7,000
Medpark Management INC3 contributions · 1.7% of ranked
$5,600
Spotless Brands2 contributions · 1.4% of ranked
$4,500
The Alter Group8 contributions · 1.2% of ranked
$4,000
Croke Fairchild Duarte & Beres1 contribution · 1.1% of ranked
$3,500
A further $22,525 came from donors whose answer names no employer (N/A, blank), so it is not ranked. Ranked from the largest 200 of 201 employer spellings filed; each share is of the money in those. Itemized gifts over $200, grouped by the words donors filed: not an industry classification, and a gift from an employee is not a gift from the employer. The FEC’s grouping also counts joint-fundraising memo lines, so these rows can add up to more than the itemized total. Gifts of $200 or less ($69,575) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.
Donors’ occupations as filed
Donors’ occupations
Occupation as filed
Amount
Not employedWritten instead of an occupation · 132 contributions · 18% of ranked
$64,450
Attorney45 contributions · 7.6% of ranked
$27,875
Self-employedWritten instead of an occupation · 14 contributions · 5% of ranked
$18,175
Consultant37 contributions · 4.3% of ranked
$15,691
CEO23 contributions · 3% of ranked
$11,100
President20 contributions · 2.8% of ranked
$10,400
Teacher18 contributions · 2.5% of ranked
$9,100
Lawyer16 contributions · 2.1% of ranked
$7,600
A further $19,025 came from donors whose answer names no occupation (blank), so it is not ranked. Ranked from the largest 200 of 201 occupation spellings filed; each share is of the money in those. Itemized gifts over $200, grouped by the words donors filed: not an industry classification, and a gift from an employee is not a gift from the employer. The FEC’s grouping also counts joint-fundraising memo lines, so these rows can add up to more than the itemized total. Gifts of $200 or less ($69,575) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.
Placed by our rules or a model’s suggestion, and not yet checked by a person. The money still counts here; a person may move it.
Another candidate’s own campaign committee, or a joint fundraising committee. Money one campaign gives another counts here.
PACs a politician sponsors or runs: a leadership PAC (the FEC’s designation D), a committee the FEC lists as sponsored by a candidate, or a super PAC the politician’s own team runs and press reports tie to them. One that exists only for that politician’s own race is under Groups spending on one race.
“Proposed” marks money from groups whose place is not yet reviewed by a person. Each group is placed by its filings and its own words, never by which party it backs. Every interest · How groups are placed
Support and oppose are each group’s own labels, not a judgment made here.
$9,191,596 of the race total was filed about other candidates, so it would not show on Simmons’ own record.
Independent expenditures (Schedule E) only. Electioneering communications and corporate or union member communications file separately; they are counted for Simmonsunder “Other outside spending” in the full finance detail, but not for the rest of the field, so every other row is a floor.
$342K
Victor KohnPerson · Retired · behind Elect Chicago Women AKA ECW and Chicago Progressive Partnership
$327.5K
Phil De ToledoPerson · Manager, Capital Group · behind Elect Chicago Women AKA ECW and Chicago Progressive Partnership
$284.8K
Steven LavinPerson · Attorney, Lavin and Gedville PC · behind Elect Chicago Women AKA ECW and Chicago Progressive Partnership
$284.8K
Gregory CarlinPerson · Executive, G2 Gaming, LLC · behind Elect Chicago Women AKA ECW and Chicago Progressive Partnership
$148.5K
Michael BloombergPerson · Founder, Bloomberg Inc. · behind 314 Action Fund and EDW Action Fund
$147.1K
William AndrewPerson · Physician, Self · behind Leading Democracy Inc
$135.7K
Pioneer PartnersOrganization · behind Elect Chicago Women AKA ECW and Chicago Progressive Partnership
$131.2K
Read for all 16 groups that spent. Shares are of what each group received, not a record of which dollar went where; an organization that need not name its donors ends the trail; a person who gave by more than one route is counted once here. It shows who stood behind the money, not what it was for.
Deliver Strategies, LLC$128,229
Usps$405
Deal, Danielle$198
Revollo, Tomas$125
Political Compliance Management Services$106
Patel, Milan$39
Payroll and staffSalaries, wages, benefits, and payroll services.$104,04724%
Filed as
PAYROLL$82,057
PAYROLL EXPENSES$21,965
PAYROLL EMPLOYEE WITHHOLDINGS$25
Paid to
Patel, Milan$43,175
Deal, Danielle$39,353
Curran-Blakely, Selah$12,780
Paychex$5,542
Aquino, Dylan$1,599
Grund-Wickramasekera, Jordan$1,599
Taxes, fees, and bank chargesPayroll and income taxes, filing fees, bank and merchant processing charges.$56,88613%
Filed as
PAYROLL TAXES$39,139
ACCOUNTING FEES$15,190
PAYROLL FEES$1,499
PAYROLL FEE$972
POSTAGE AND MAILING FEES$86
Paid to
Paychex$41,610
Political Compliance Management Services$15,276
Consulting and strategyStrategic, political, legal, and compliance consulting, and campaign management.$42,4709.7%
Filed as
DIGITAL CONSULTING SERVICES$12,994
DIGITIAL CONSULTING SERVICES$12,217
ACCOUNTING SERVICES$10,595
GENERAL CONSULTING SERVICES$6,664
Paid to
Mandate Media$25,211
Political Compliance Management Services$10,595
Harmon Murphy Creative$6,664
Fundraising and eventsThe cost of raising money: finance consultants, donor list rental and acquisition, event venues, catering, and donor processing.$35,6768.1%
Filed as
FUNDRAISING CONSULTING SERVICES$23,065
EVENT CATERING$4,521
EVENT SPACE RENTAL$3,447
EVENT FOOD & BEVERAGES$1,919
FUNDRAISING EVENT CATERING$1,193
FUNDRAISING EVENT RENTALS$850
EVENT EQUIPMENT$440
EVENT SUPPLIES AND POSTAGE$150
EVENT FOOD$91
Paid to
APS & Assc$13,065
Murphy, Jody$10,000
Soho House Chicago$2,747
Cournane, Martin$1,919
Twice & Thrice, LLC$1,500
Chick'y Kitchen Creations$894
Office and administrativeRent, utilities, phones, supplies, equipment, security, food, and campaign merchandise.$15,8393.6%
Filed as
RENT AND UTILITIES$7,081
PHOTOGRAPHY SERVICES$3,000
PHOTOGRAPHY$3,000
OFFICE SUPPLIES$1,719
WORKERS COMPENSATION INSURANCE$431
UTILITIES$398
INSURANCE - WORKER'S COMP$210
Paid to
Paul J. Quetschke & Co$7,081
Davison, Stuart$6,000
Atkinson, Alexander$1,000
Guydan, Lauren$453
Ncci$431
Commonwealth Edison$398
Advertising and mediaBroadcast, digital, and print advertising, and the media buying behind it.$15,3863.5%
Filed as
VIDEO ADVERTISEMENT PRODUCTION$15,386
Paid to
Silversmith Strategies$15,386
Card paymentsPaid to a card processor with no itemisation filed beneath it, so the purchases behind it are not on the record.$14,9843.4%
Filed as
CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEES$8,027
CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEE$6,957
Paid to
ActBlue Technical Services$14,984
Digital and technologyWebsites, hosting, software subscriptions, databases, email, and texting platforms.$13,0463%
Filed as
SOFTWARE SERVICES$8,026
VOTER DATABASE ACCESS$5,020
Paid to
NGP VAN$8,026
Democratic Party of Illinois$5,020
OtherPayments whose filed description does not match any category above. Every one is listed so it can be read directly.$9,8242.2%
Filed as
DIGITAL SERVICES$9,018
FILING EXPENSES$500
TELECOMMUNICATIONS$270
OPERATIONS$37
Paid to
Mandate Media$9,018
Kasper, Michael J$500
Mint Mobile$270
Political Compliance Management Services$37
TravelAirfare, lodging, mileage, and ground transport.$8350.2%
Filed as
TRAVEL$585
TRAVEL EXPENSES$250
Paid to
United Airlines$585
Roberts, Christina$250
Total itemized disbursements $438,095
Every itemized payment the committee reported this cycle, sorted by what it said each one was for. The categories are ours; the wording they are matched against is the committee’s own. Open a category to read the filed descriptions and who was paid. FEC filings through Sep 30, 2026.
All 209 itemized payments filed this cycle. Spending below the itemization threshold is not filed line by line.
2 payments were reported as a lump sum, such as a card or payroll bill, with the detail filed underneath as memo entries. Those entries, $646 in all, are counted under the payee and purpose they name rather than under the processor that was paid. The total is the same either way.