U.S. House candidate · Illinois 16th District
Darin LaHood
Overview
Poliscope ↗$3.67M
Raised this cycle
$0
Outside support
$0
Outside opposition
1%
Small-dollar share
43%
In-state share
8
Flags
Darin McKay Lahood is a Republican Representative from IL (District 16). Lahood's campaign has raised $3.7 million from 553 donors. Funding includes 1.2% from small-dollar donors (under $200) and 33.9% from in-state contributors. Top funding sources by employer include Legal Services, Finance & Investment, Health Care & Pharmaceuticals. Campaign committees include LAHOOD FOR CONGRESS.
Backed by Stephen Schwarzman
- Stephen Schwarzman gave $3,300 (2024)
Backed by AIPAC
- AIPAC PAC gave $4,994 (2026)
- AIPAC PAC gave $10,010 (2024)
Backed by the NRA
- NRA Political Victory Fund gave $1,000 (2026)
- NRA Political Victory Fund gave $2,000 (2024)
Gambling industry money
- MGM Resorts PAC gave $2,500 (2026)
- MGM Resorts PAC gave $5,000 (2024)
- American Gaming Association PAC gave $1,000 (2024)
- Boyd Gaming PAC gave $2,500 (2024)
Union PAC money
- Teamsters DRIVE gave $2,500 (2026)
- UA Union Plumbers & Pipefitters Vote PAC gave $5,000 (2024)
- LIUNA PAC gave $5,000 (2026)
- NALC PAC gave $5,000 (2024)
- Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee gave $5,000 (2024)
Realtors PAC money
- National Association of Realtors PAC gave $5,000 (2026)
- National Association of Realtors PAC gave $10,000 (2024)
Traded stocks in office
- 1 STOCK Act trade disclosed
Accepted gifts or sponsored travel
- 14 gift or travel filings
Money
Poliscope ↗$3.67M
Total raised
2026 cycle
$845K
From individuals
$88K unitemized
$1.75M
From PACs
553
Donors
avg $1,017
34%
Large-donor share
By election cycle
- 2016 1,282 donors$2.55M
- 2018 1,206 donors$2.50M
- 2020 1,470 donors$3.26M
- 2022 1,269 donors$3.92M
- 2024 1,221 donors$3.75M
- 2026 1,008 donors$3.67M
Contribution sizes
- <$200 89 gifts · 97%$7K
- $200-$499 131 gifts · 5%$35K
- $500-$999 181 gifts · 12%$94K
- $1,000-$2,899 249 gifts · 44%$336K
- $2,900+ 84 gifts · 38%$290K
- Refunds / negative records 3 gifts$-8K
Top donor industries and employers
- Legal Services 41 gifts$42K
- Finance & Investment 25 gifts$35K
- Health Care & Pharmaceuticals 22 gifts$21K
- Manufacturing 7 gifts$14K
- Agriculture 23 gifts$12K
- Insurance 10 gifts$11K
- Nonprofits & Advocacy 4 gifts$8K
- Construction 9 gifts$7K
- Real Estate 9 gifts$7K
- Business & Professional Services 2 gifts$5K
- Education 6 gifts$4K
- Government & Public Administration 3 gifts$4K
- Energy & Natural Resources 3 gifts$3K
- Technology & Internet 4 gifts$3K
- Communications & Media 1 gifts$3K
Top contributors
| Contributor | Type | State | Total | From PACs | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WATAR, NASSER | individual | CA | $10,003 | — | 4 |
| MARQUIS, DARRELL L | individual | IL | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| MARQUIS, DUSTIN L. | individual | IL | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| LIPSCHULTZ, JENNIFER | individual | NY | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| BUCHEGER, RAYMOND | individual | DC | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| LIPSCHULTZ, MARC | individual | NY | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| BOWEN, KENNETH E | individual | GA | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| FERN, JUSTIN | individual | IL | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| OLSWANGER, SAM | individual | DC | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| REESE, DENNIS J | individual | IL | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| LEHMAN, ROBERT D | individual | VA | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| RABINE, GARY | individual | IL | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| CHAE, MICHAEL | individual | NY | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| BOWEN, JODY A | individual | IL | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| REESE, JANE E | individual | IL | $7,000 | — | 2 |
PAC contributors
| PAC | State | Total | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) | DC | $13,750 | 11 |
| NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | NY | $10,000 | 4 |
| ABBOTT LABORATORIES EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | IL | $10,000 | 2 |
| CHEVRON EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - CHEVRON CORPORATION | CA | $10,000 | 2 |
| THE BOEING COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | VA | $10,000 | 7 |
| POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS--PAC OF AAOS | DC | $10,000 | 5 |
| NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | VA | $10,000 | 2 |
| AFFORDABLE HOUSING TAX CREDIT COALITION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFFORDABLE HOUSING PAC | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| VISA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | DC | $10,000 | 4 |
| AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEALTH SYSTEM PHARMACIST - PAC | MD | $10,000 | 2 |
| BURNS AND MCDONNELL INC. PAC | MO | $10,000 | 2 |
| HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | DC | $10,000 | 3 |
| DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY - ADM PAC | IL | $10,000 | 3 |
| UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION EMPLOYEE PAC - USAA EMPLOYEE PAC | TX | $10,000 | 2 |
Where the money comes from
- IL 43% · home state$327K
- VA 10%$79K
- DC 8%$60K
- NY 6%$45K
- CA 6%$43K
- TX 4%$32K
- FL 4%$30K
- MD 2%$19K
- IN 2%$17K
- MO 2%$15K
- NC 2%$12K
- CO 1%$11K
Outside spending & dark money
FEC ↗Independent expenditures by super PACs and other groups, for and against.
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Voting record
Congress.gov ↗1,870 roll calls on record: 836 yea, 388 nay, 68 not voting.
800 of 800
| Date | Bill | Question | Position | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 8884 Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed 232–188 |
| — | 113 Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036. | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed 216–214 |
| — | 7008 Stop Insider Trading Act | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Failed 211–218 |
| — | 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed 216–212 |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Agreed to 232–199 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Agreed to 221–210 | |
| — | 6955 Main Street Capital Access Act | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Failed 210–216 |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Agreed to 221–203 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Agreed to 215–214 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 76–350 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Failed 201–224 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Agreed to 215–214 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 265–161 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 65–359 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 49–237 | |
| — | 1438 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8884) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7008) to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6955) to make improvements to the Federal banking laws, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9770) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes; and for other purposes. | Recorded Vote | Aye | Passed 214–211 |
| — | 1438 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8884) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7008) to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6955) to make improvements to the Federal banking laws, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9770) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes; and for other purposes. | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed 213–209 |
| — | 8823 Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed 396–0 |
| — | 4541 To reauthorize the Young Women’s Breast Health Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young Act of 2009. | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed 394–6 |
| — | 5362 To name the Department of Veterans Affairs multispecialty clinic in Marietta, Georgia, as the "Colonel Michael H. Boyce Department of Veterans Affairs Multispecialty Clinic". | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed 418–0 |
| — | 8595 Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes. | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed 217–209 |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 136–291 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 6–421 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 104–314 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 79–348 |
Bills sponsored and cosponsored
Congress.gov ↗| Bill | Title | Role | Policy area | Latest action | Law? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 309 | National Law Enforcement Officers Remembrance, Support and Community Outreach Act. | cosponsor | Crime and Law Enforcement | Aug 20, 2026 | — |
| 5773 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service at 1300 East Northwest Highway in Palatine, Illinois, as the Bernie Bluestein Post Office Building. | cosponsor | Government Operations and Politics | Aug 6, 2026 | — |
| 7008 | Stop Insider Trading Act | cosponsor | Congress | Aug 6, 2026 | — |
| 6020 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14855 South Van Dyke Road in Plainfield, Illinois, as the Staff Sergeant Jose Dueñez Jr. Post Office Building. | cosponsor | Government Operations and Politics | Aug 6, 2026 | — |
| 2466 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5225 Harrison Avenue in Rockford, Illinois, as the Jay P. Larson Post Office Building. | cosponsor | Government Operations and Politics | Aug 6, 2026 | — |
| 8205 | Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Reauthorization Act of 2026 | cosponsor | Health | Jul 23, 2026 | — |
| 3747 | Accelerating Access to Dementia and Alzheimer’s Provider Training Act | cosponsor | Health | Jul 21, 2026 | — |
| 5267 | American Franchise Act | cosponsor | Labor and Employment | Jul 21, 2026 | — |
| 3514 | Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025 | cosponsor | Health | Jul 15, 2026 | — |
| 9693 | Patients First Act of 2026 | cosponsor | Health | Jul 15, 2026 | — |
| 5347 | Health Care Efficiency Through Flexibility Act | cosponsor | Health | Jul 13, 2026 | — |
| 9538 | Residential Recovery for Seniors Act | cosponsor | Health | Jun 30, 2026 | — |
| 9535 | Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act of 2026 | cosponsor | Immigration | Jun 30, 2026 | — |
| 9250 | Great American Outdoors Act 250 | cosponsor | Public Lands and Natural Resources | Jun 24, 2026 | — |
| 425 | Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act | cosponsor | Finance and Financial Sector | Jun 18, 2026 | — |
Committees
FEC ↗Campaign committees
| Committee | ID | Type | Relationship | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAHOOD FOR CONGRESS | C00575050 | H / P | principal | $15.6M |
Terms in Congress
| end | url | type | party | phone | start |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-03 | https://lahood.house.gov/ | rep | Republican | 202-225-6201 | 2015-09-17 |
| 2019-01-03 | https://lahood.house.gov | rep | Republican | 202-225-6201 | 2017-01-03 |
| 2021-01-03 | https://lahood.house.gov | rep | Republican | 202-225-6201 | 2019-01-03 |
| 2023-01-03 | https://lahood.house.gov | rep | Republican | 202-225-6201 | 2021-01-03 |
| 2025-01-03 | https://lahood.house.gov | rep | Republican | 202-225-6201 | 2023-01-03 |
| 2027-01-03 | https://lahood.house.gov | rep | Republican | 202-225-6201 | 2025-01-03 |
Stock trades
Filings ↗STOCK Act periodic transaction reports. Amounts are the ranges filers report.
| Traded | Asset | Type | Amount | Owner | Disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 2022 | WNRP West Suburban Bancorp, Inc. | sale_full | $1,001 - $15,000 | — | Sep 27, 2024 |
Gifts & travel
Filings ↗| Year | Type | Source / sponsor | Description / destination | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | travel | United Nations Foundation and Eleanor Crook Foundation | Nepal; Bhutan (Apr 6, 2026 – Apr 14, 2026) | — | PDF ↗ |
| 2025 | travel | Aspen Institute, Inc., and Center for Responsible Innovation | Spain (May 24, 2025 – May 31, 2025) | — | PDF ↗ |
| 2025 | travel | Former Members of Congress and Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA | Japan (Apr 12, 2025 – Apr 19, 2025) | — | PDF ↗ |
| 2024 | travel | Ripon Society and the Franklin Center for Global Policy Exchange | Austria (Nov 7, 2024 – Nov 12, 2024) | — | PDF ↗ |
| 2024 | travel | Aspen Institute, Inc., and the Rockefeller Foundation | Italy (Apr 1, 2024 – Apr 6, 2024) | — | PDF ↗ |
| 2024 | travel | Aspen Institute, Inc. and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | South Africa (Feb 18, 2024 – Feb 25, 2024) | — | PDF ↗ |
| 2023 | travel | Ripon Society, The Franklin Center for Global Policy Exchange | United Kingdom (Aug 5, 2023 – Aug 11, 2023) | — | PDF ↗ |
| 2023 | travel | Aspen Institute, Inc., Rockefeller Brothers Fund, and Carnegie Corporation of New York | Colombia (Feb 21, 2023 – Feb 25, 2023) | — | PDF ↗ |
| 2022 | travel | Ripon Society and the Franklin Center for Global Policy Exchange | Spain (Nov 9, 2022 – Nov 14, 2022) | — | PDF ↗ |
| 2022 | travel | Aspen Institute, Inc., Democracy Fund, and Rockefeller Brothers Fund | Reykjavik, Iceland (Aug 26, 2022 – Sep 2, 2022) | — | PDF ↗ |
| 2022 | travel | United Nations Foundation | New York, NY (Jul 24, 2022 – Jul 25, 2022) | — | PDF ↗ |
| 2021 | travel | American Task Force for Lebanon | Lebanon (Nov 18, 2021 – Nov 23, 2021) | — | PDF ↗ |
| 2021 | travel | United States-Qatar Business Council | Doha, Qatar (Oct 11, 2021 – Oct 16, 2021) | — | PDF ↗ |
| 2021 | travel | United States Qatar Business Council | Doha, Qatar (Oct 11, 2021 – Oct 16, 2021) | — | PDF ↗ |
Lobbying ties
Poliscope ↗Does not appear as a registered lobbyist in LDA filings.
Top donor industries: Legal Services, Finance & Investment, Health Care & Pharmaceuticals, Manufacturing, Agriculture. See money.
Financial disclosures
Poliscope ↗Executive-branch (OGE 278e) disclosures, which apply to candidates who served as federal appointees.
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Past races
FEC ↗| Cycle | Office | State | District | FEC ID | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | House | IL | 16 | H6IL18088 | $3.67M |
| 2024 | House | IL | 16 | H6IL18088 | $3.75M |
| 2022 | House | IL | 16 | H6IL18088 | $3.92M |
| 2020 | House | IL | 18 | H6IL18088 | $3.26M |
| 2018 | House | IL | 18 | H6IL18088 | $2.50M |
| 2016 | House | IL | 18 | H6IL18088 | $2.55M |
Source: Poliscope (poliscope.org), compiled from FEC, Congress.gov, LDA, SEC, OGE and congressional gift and travel records. Snapshot Sep 11, 2026. Flags are definitions of this site, listed on the hot buttons page; each is checked with documented rules against the filings above.