Bill Foster

Democrat · Representative, IL-11

Raised, 2021–2026
$9.2M
From PACs & committees
$1.3M
Top sector
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate
Outside spending for
$103.3K
Outside spending against
$832.5K

Committees

Where the money came from

  • Individuals
  • PACs
  • Party, self & other
2025–26
$2.6M
2023–24
$3.3M
2021–22
$3.3M
Money raised by cycle
CycleIndividualsPACsParty, self & otherTotal
2026$1,482,840$990,500$114,688$2,588,027
2024$2,047,764$1,156,151$78,551$3,282,466
2022$2,232,295$1,323,478$0$3,332,177

Totals from the FEC's candidate summaries.H8IL14067, H2IL11124

PAC money by sector

  1. $1.9M
  2. $479K
  3. $346.4K
  4. $150.9K
  5. $128K
  6. $100.5K
  7. $86K
  8. $61K
  9. $49.2K
  10. $39.5K
  11. $35.5K
  12. $33.5K
  13. $26.6K
  14. $13K
  15. $1K

Individual donors by sector

Estimated from the employer and occupation on 8,647 itemized donations ($3.6M). Donations of $200 or less aren't itemized.

  1. Not employed
    $1.6M
  2. Unknown
    $727.8K
  3. $510.5K
  4. $304K
  5. $202.7K
  6. $181.4K
  7. $89.7K
  8. $13.5K
  9. $9.7K
  10. $7.3K
  11. Retired
    $5.8K
  12. $5K
  13. $2.5K
  14. $1.8K
  15. $750

Top employers of donors

Itemized donations from people who listed each employer.

  1. Fermilab
    $41.7K
  2. University of Chicago
    $37.7K
  3. Boston University
    $34.8K
  4. Northwestern University
    $33.7K
  5. Argonne National Laboratory
    $30.1K
  6. Harvard University
    $29.2K
  7. Princeton University
    $29K
  8. Caltech
    $25.8K
  9. Blackstone
    $25.7K
  10. Cooney and Conway
    $23.7K
  11. Oasis Labs
    $23.1K
  12. Columbia University
    $22.8K
  13. Salvi Schostok & Pritchard P.C.
    $21.2K
  14. Clifford Law Offices
    $20.2K
  15. School of Visual Arts
    $16.9K

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 Bill Foster.

SpenderSupportingOpposing
Club for Growth Action
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
–$758.2K
Project 218
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$62.3K–
Restoration of America PAC
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
–$46.2K
Dmfi PAC
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$40.9K–
Advance Liberty PAC
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
–$28.1K
Illinois Agricultural Association Activator Political Involvement Fund (Fed) 'Activator'/'Illinois Farm Bureau Activator'
PAC
$68–
Givegreen United Action
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$41–
Sierra Club Independent Action
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$30–
Planned Parenthood Votes
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$8–

Top contributors

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

  1. Fermilabemployees $41.7K
    $41.7K
  2. University of Chicagoemployees $37.7K
    $37.7K
  3. Boston Universityemployees $34.8K
    $34.8K
  4. Northwestern Universityemployees $33.7K
    $33.7K
  5. Argonne National Laboratoryemployees $30.1K
    $30.1K
  6. $30K
  7. $30K
  8. $30K
  9. $30K
  10. Deloitte LLPPAC $30K
    $30K
  11. $30K
  12. $30K
  13. $30K
  14. Harvard Universityemployees $29.2K
    $29.2K
  15. $29K

Top PACs

  1. $30K
  2. $30K
  3. $30K
  4. $30K
  5. $30K
  6. $30K
  7. $30K
  8. $30K
  9. $29K
  10. $28.5K
  11. $28K
  12. $28K
  13. $27.5K
  14. $27.5K
  15. $27.5K