Illinois 9th District 2026

The money race

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

DDaniel Biss
$2.95M
+$1.17M for · $926K against

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
Daniel Biss	D	$2,946,675	$1,169,420	$926,379	2%

$2.95M

Raised by candidates

$2.68M

Spent by candidates

$2.10M

Outside spending

6 spenders

Candidates

Candidate	Raised	Individuals	PACs	Small-dollar	In-state	Spent	Donors
Daniel Biss (D)	$2.95M	$2.73M	$206K	2%	81%	$2.68M	1,630

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
ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW C00936724	Daniel Biss	Oppose	$926K 11 filings		—
CONGRESSIONAL PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS PAC C00513176	Daniel Biss	Support	$547K 6 filings		—
314 ACTION FUND C00633248	Daniel Biss	Support	$360K 5 filings	314 Action	$2.75M
J STREET ACTION FUND C00815753	Daniel Biss	Support	$150K 4 filings		—
MEDICARE FOR ALL C00685552	Daniel Biss	Support	$98K 4 filings		—
LOCAL 881 UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION FUND C00590471	Daniel Biss	Support	$15K 1 filing		—

Candidates

Daniel Biss

D Democrat

Raised: $2.95M
Small-dollar: 2%
In-state: 81%
Outside for / against: $1.17M / $926K

Backed by End Citizens United Backed by 314 Action Health care industry money Union PAC money Dark money spent on their behalf

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 Withdrawn and defeated primary candidates are not shown.