Illinois 7th District 2026

The money race

Campaign fundraising this cycle, with independent expenditures by outside groups for and against each candidate.

DLa Shawn Ford
$722K
+$0 for · $2.32M against
RChad Koppie
$55K

Bars: money raised by the campaign this cycle. Thin bars: outside spending by super PACs and other groups, for and against.

Money raised and outside spending by candidate
Candidate	Party	Raised	Outside support	Outside opposition	Small-dollar
La Shawn Ford	D	$722,009	$0	$2,319,428	2%
Chad Koppie	R	$55,451	$0	$0	—

$777K

Raised by candidates

$665K

Spent by candidates

$2.32M

Outside spending

1 spender

Candidates

Candidate	Raised	Individuals	PACs	Small-dollar	In-state	Spent	Donors
La Shawn Ford (D)	$722K	$480K	$57K	2%	95%	$609K	372
Chad Koppie (R)	$55K	$0	$0	—	100%	$55K	0

Outside spending

Independent expenditures reported to the FEC (Schedule E). “Dark money in” is the total of grants the spender received from 501(c) nonprofits, as traced by Poliscope.

Spender	Target	Stance	Spent	Network	Dark money in
FAIRSHAKE C00835959	La Shawn Ford	Oppose	$2.32M 15 filings	Andreessen & Horowitz The Winklevoss twins Crypto super PACs	—

Candidates

La Shawn Ford

D Democrat

Raised: $722K
Small-dollar: 2%
In-state: 95%
Outside for / against: $0 / $2.32M

Union PAC money Opposed by Andreessen & Horowitz Opposed by the Winklevoss twins Opposed by crypto super PACs

Chad Koppie

R Republican

Raised: $55K
Small-dollar: —
In-state: 100%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Source: Poliscope (poliscope.org), from FEC filings. Roster curated from FEC candidate registrations. Withdrawn and defeated primary candidates are not shown.