Sean Casten

Democrat · Representative, IL-6

Raised, 2021–2026
$11.2M
From PACs & committees
$1.2M
Top sector
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate
Outside spending for
$283.2K
Outside spending against
$2M

Committees

Where the money came from

  • Individuals
  • PACs
  • Party, self & other
2025–26
$2.5M
2023–24
$3.1M
2021–22
$5.6M
Money raised by cycle
CycleIndividualsPACsParty, self & otherTotal
2026$1,561,447$896,150$58,952$2,516,549
2024$1,976,037$1,002,269$150,320$3,128,625
2022$4,405,254$1,131,362$40,844$5,577,460

Totals from the FEC's candidate summaries.H8IL06139

PAC money by sector

  1. $1.3M
  2. $478K
  3. $239.8K
  4. $233.8K
  5. $176.3K
  6. $119.5K
  7. $89.5K
  8. $88.6K
  9. $65K
  10. $60K
  11. $53.5K
  12. $41.9K
  13. $32.5K
  14. $30K
  15. $1K

Individual donors by sector

Estimated from the employer and occupation on 16,847 itemized donations ($4.4M). Donations of $200 or less aren't itemized.

  1. Unknown
    $2.2M
  2. Not employed
    $777K
  3. $394.7K
  4. $386.5K
  5. $200.7K
  6. $133.4K
  7. Retired
    $86.5K
  8. $63.6K
  9. $55.2K
  10. $50.7K
  11. $18.9K
  12. $16.9K
  13. $4.7K
  14. $2.3K
  15. $940

Top employers of donors

Itemized donations from people who listed each employer.

  1. University of Chicago
    $32.7K
  2. Northwestern University
    $32.2K
  3. Dupage Medical Group
    $28.1K
  4. $26.5K
  5. Kirkland and Ellis
    $19.8K
  6. Mesirow Financial
    $19.1K
  7. Intercapital Partners, LLC
    $16.6K
  8. $16.1K
  9. Clifford Law Offices
    $15.9K
  10. $15.1K
  11. Manatt Phelps & Phillips
    $15.1K
  12. Sense Labs Inc.
    $15K
  13. Amg
    $14.6K
  14. Creative Werks LLC
    $14.6K
  15. Invariant
    $14.6K

Outside spending

Super PACs and other groups can spend unlimited amounts on ads for or against a candidate, as long as they don't coordinate with the campaign. This money doesn't go to Sean Casten.

SpenderSupportingOpposing
Clf
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
–$1.9M
National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee
PAC
$80.9K–
Project 218
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$64.5K–
Restoration of America PAC
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
–$60.8K
New Democrat Coalition Action Fund
PAC
$50K–
Dmfi PAC
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$37.5K–
Lcv Victory Fund
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$25.1K–
Nrdc Action Votes
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$25K–
Women Speak Out PAC
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
–$301
Moveon.Org Political Action
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$123–
Environment America Action Fund
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$34–
Sierra Club Independent Action
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$30–
Givegreen United Action
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$10–
Planned Parenthood Votes
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$8–

Top contributors

Each organization's PAC plus donations from its employees, the way OpenSecrets counted.

  1. Cme Group IncPAC $27.5K · employees $26.5K
    $54K
  2. Discover Financial ServicesPAC $20K · employees $15.1K
    $35.1K
  3. University of Chicagoemployees $32.7K
    $32.7K
  4. Northwestern Universityemployees $32.2K
    $32.2K
  5. $30K
  6. $30K
  7. $30K
  8. $30K
  9. $30K
  10. $30K
  11. $28.5K
  12. Dupage Medical Groupemployees $28.1K
    $28.1K
  13. $27.5K
  14. $27.5K
  15. $27.5K

Top PACs

  1. $30K
  2. $30K
  3. $30K
  4. $30K
  5. $30K
  6. $30K
  7. $28.5K
  8. $27.5K
  9. $27.5K
  10. $27.5K
  11. $27.5K
  12. $27.5K
  13. $27K
  14. $26.5K
  15. $26K