U.S. House candidate · Illinois 14th District
Lauren Underwood
Overview
Poliscope ↗$2.42M
Raised this cycle
$0
Outside support
$0
Outside opposition
10%
Small-dollar share
49%
In-state share
7
Flags
Lauren Underwood is a Democratic Representative from IL (District 14). Underwood's campaign has raised $2.4 million from 1,034 donors. Funding includes 10.4% from small-dollar donors (under $200) and 43.7% from in-state contributors. Top funding sources by employer include Legal Services, Education, Health Care & Pharmaceuticals. Campaign committees include LAUREN UNDERWOOD FOR CONGRESS.
Backed by EMILYs List
- EMILY's List gave $20 (2026)
- EMILY's List gave $10,350 (2024)
Backed by End Citizens United
- End Citizens United gave $5,000 (2026)
- End Citizens United gave $3,503 (2024)
Backed by 314 Action
- 314 Action Fund gave $5,000 (2026)
- 314 Action Fund gave $7,500 (2024)
Health care industry money
- Health Care & Pharmaceuticals is the candidate's #3 donor sector ($56K from individual donors)
Union PAC money
- SEIU COPE gave $2,500 (2026)
- SEIU COPE gave $5,000 (2024)
- AFSCME PEOPLE gave $10,000 (2026)
- AFSCME PEOPLE gave $10,000 (2024)
- IBEW PAC gave $8,500 (2026)
- IBEW PAC gave $11,500 (2024)
- Teamsters DRIVE gave $2,500 (2026)
- Teamsters DRIVE gave $7,500 (2024)
- AFT COPE gave $10,000 (2026)
- AFT COPE gave $10,000 (2024)
- UA Union Plumbers & Pipefitters Vote PAC gave $5,000 (2024)
- UAW V-CAP gave $10,000 (2026)
- UAW V-CAP gave $10,000 (2024)
- LIUNA PAC gave $2,500 (2026)
- LIUNA PAC gave $2,500 (2024)
- NALC PAC gave $1,500 (2026)
- NALC PAC gave $5,000 (2024)
- Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee gave $10,000 (2026)
- Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee gave $10,000 (2024)
Realtors PAC money
- National Association of Realtors PAC gave $5,000 (2026)
- National Association of Realtors PAC gave $10,000 (2024)
Accepted gifts or sponsored travel
- 5 gift or travel filings
Money
Poliscope ↗$2.42M
Total raised
2026 cycle
$1.80M
From individuals
$290K unitemized
$365K
From PACs
1,034
Donors
avg $294
42%
Large-donor share
By election cycle
- 2018 3,250 donors$4.93M
- 2020 5,652 donors$7.86M
- 2022 4,673 donors$6.89M
- 2024 2,753 donors$4.16M
- 2026 1,149 donors$2.42M
Contribution sizes
- <$200 3,153 gifts · 9%$108K
- $200-$499 343 gifts · 7%$87K
- $500-$999 202 gifts · 8%$103K
- $1,000-$2,899 277 gifts · 29%$360K
- $2,900+ 165 gifts · 47%$572K
- Refunds / negative records 6 gifts$-1K
Top donor industries and employers
- Legal Services 245 gifts$122K
- Education 254 gifts$67K
- Health Care & Pharmaceuticals 254 gifts$56K
- Finance & Investment 33 gifts$45K
- Nonprofits & Advocacy 7 gifts$20K
- Real Estate 61 gifts$16K
- Business & Professional Services 15 gifts$10K
- Communications & Media 13 gifts$9K
- Technology & Internet 45 gifts$9K
- Hospitality & Entertainment 4 gifts$4K
- Transportation 30 gifts$4K
- Construction 7 gifts$2K
- Insurance 7 gifts$1K
- Agriculture 11 gifts$550
- Government & Public Administration 1 gifts$500
Top contributors
| Contributor | Type | State | Total | From PACs | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LANE, PATRICIA C. | individual | IL | $8,000 | — | 3 |
| BRESLIN, JOHN X. | individual | IL | $7,500 | — | 7 |
| STASCH, JULIA M. | individual | IL | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| KAYLE, SARAH | individual | NY | $7,000 | — | 3 |
| NI, PIN | individual | IL | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| CLIFFORD, ROBERT A. | individual | IL | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| CLARKE, BARBARA | individual | MA | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| Fred Eychaner | individual | IL | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| STOWELL, W. MARY | individual | IL | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| MENSCH, PETER | individual | NY | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| NOVAK, MARK,,, | individual | IL | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| FAULKNER, GORDON | individual | WI | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| ZELENKA, JANET H. | individual | IL | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| DELANEY, M. QUINN | individual | CA | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| SAMUELSON, MARTHA | individual | MA | $7,000 | — | 2 |
PAC contributors
| PAC | State | Total | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | TX | $10,000 | 2 |
| AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION PAC | MD | $10,000 | 2 |
| MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS | MD | $10,000 | 2 |
| AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E | DC | $10,000 | 4 |
| UAW - V - CAP (UAW VOLUNTARY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM) 'INT'L UNION UNITED AUTOMOBILE AEROSPACE & AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS OF AMERICA UAW | MI | $10,000 | 2 |
| LOCAL 881 UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION FUND | IL | $10,000 | 2 |
| AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC) | IL | $10,000 | 4 |
| NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC | DC | $8,500 | 3 |
| INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | DC | $8,500 | 3 |
| PSYCHOLOGY PAC OF AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION SERVICES INC. | DC | $7,500 | 5 |
| AMERICAN HOTEL AND LODGING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('HOTELPAC') | DC | $7,000 | 3 |
| AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | VA | $6,500 | 3 |
| DIGIDEMS PAC | CA | $6,200 | 2 |
Where the money comes from
- IL 49% · home state$597K
- CA 15%$179K
- MA 8%$101K
- NY 7%$92K
- DC 4%$53K
- FL 2%$30K
- VA 2%$27K
- MD 2%$25K
- WI 2%$23K
- TX 91%$11K
- KS 81%$10K
- IN 79%$10K
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 ↗1,863 roll calls on record: 865 yea, 387 nay, 12 not voting.
798 of 798
| Date | Bill | Question | Position | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 8884 Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | 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 | Nay | Passed 216–214 |
| — | 7008 Stop Insider Trading Act | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Failed 211–218 |
| — | 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed 216–212 |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 232–199 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 221–210 | |
| — | 6955 Main Street Capital Access Act | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Failed 210–216 |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 221–203 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 215–214 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 76–350 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 201–224 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 215–214 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 265–161 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 65–359 | |
| — | 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 | No | 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 | Nay | 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 | Nay | Passed 217–209 |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 136–291 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 6–421 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Failed 104–314 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 79–348 | |
| — | 1181 Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed 221–201 |
Bills sponsored and cosponsored
Congress.gov ↗| Bill | Title | Role | Policy area | Latest action | Law? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| 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 | — |
| 1476 | Supporting the designation of the week of August 2 through August 8, 2026, as "National Farmers Market Week". | cosponsor | Agriculture and Food | Aug 3, 2026 | — |
| 8205 | Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Reauthorization Act of 2026 | cosponsor | Health | Jul 23, 2026 | — |
| 9816 | MOMMIES Act | cosponsor | Health | Jul 21, 2026 | — |
| 9817 | Justice for Incarcerated Moms Act | cosponsor | Crime and Law Enforcement | Jul 21, 2026 | — |
| 9712 | Mamas First Act | cosponsor | Health | Jul 15, 2026 | — |
| 3514 | Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025 | cosponsor | Health | Jul 15, 2026 | — |
| 1420 | Honoring the 31st International President and CEO of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Danette Anthony Reed. | cosponsor | Education | Jul 6, 2026 | — |
| 9591 | Extreme Temperatures Injustice in Prisons Act of 2026 | cosponsor | Crime and Law Enforcement | Jul 6, 2026 | — |
| 1417 | Remembering the lives lost and honoring the survivors 4 years after the Independence Day Parade shooting that occurred on July 4, 2022, in Highland Park, Illinois. | cosponsor | Crime and Law Enforcement | Jul 2, 2026 | — |
| 108 | Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities in Lebanon. | cosponsor | International Affairs | Jun 30, 2026 | — |
| 9282 | Encouraging Public Service in Our National Parks and Public Land Act | cosponsor | Public Lands and Natural Resources | Jun 30, 2026 | — |
| 9457 | Diversity Visa Protection and Modernization Act | cosponsor | Immigration | Jun 25, 2026 | — |
| 9401 | Latonya Reeves Freedom Act of 2026 | cosponsor | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | Jun 23, 2026 | — |
Committees
FEC ↗Campaign committees
| Committee | ID | Type | Relationship | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAUREN UNDERWOOD FOR CONGRESS | C00652719 | H / P | principal | $18.7M |
Terms in Congress
| end | url | type | party | phone | start |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-03 | https://underwood.house.gov | rep | Democrat | 202-225-2976 | 2019-01-03 |
| 2023-01-03 | https://underwood.house.gov | rep | Democrat | 202-225-2976 | 2021-01-03 |
| 2025-01-03 | https://underwood.house.gov | rep | Democrat | 202-225-2976 | 2023-01-03 |
| 2027-01-03 | https://underwood.house.gov | rep | Democrat | 202-225-2976 | 2025-01-03 |
Stock trades
Filings ↗STOCK Act periodic transaction reports. Amounts are the ranges filers report.
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Gifts & travel
Filings ↗| Year | Type | Source / sponsor | Description / destination | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | travel | ELYSIAN Investment Group, DRC Ventures, OneSpartanburg Inc., and the Palladian Group | Spartanburg, SC (May 22, 2026 – May 23, 2026) | — | PDF ↗ |
| 2026 | travel | United Nations Foundation and the Eleanor Crook Foundation | Ghana; Togo (Jan 23, 2026 – Jan 30, 2026) | — | PDF ↗ |
| 2024 | travel | German Marshall Fund of the United States, Charles F. Kettering Foundation, Robert Bosch Stiftung, and American Friends of the Munich Security Conference | Germany (Feb 16, 2024 – Feb 20, 2024) | — | PDF ↗ |
| 2023 | travel | Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere, Inc. (CARE), Save the Children Action Network (SCAN), and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Kenya (Apr 7, 2023 – Apr 15, 2023) | — | PDF ↗ |
| 2022 | travel | J Street Education Fund | Tel Aviv (Feb 18, 2022 – Feb 25, 2022) | — | PDF ↗ |
Lobbying ties
Poliscope ↗Does not appear as a registered lobbyist in LDA filings.
Top donor industries: Legal Services, Education, Health Care & Pharmaceuticals, Finance & Investment, Nonprofits & Advocacy. 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 | 14 | H8IL14174 | $2.42M |
| 2024 | House | IL | 14 | H8IL14174 | $4.16M |
| 2022 | House | IL | 14 | H8IL14174 | $6.89M |
| 2020 | House | IL | 14 | H8IL14174 | $7.86M |
| 2018 | House | IL | 14 | H8IL14174 | $4.93M |
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.