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2026 Illinois District 11 House Election

Bill Foster (D)

About this race

This district leans Democratic. Nobody in this race has donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group, according to available records. The candidates are Bill Foster, a Democrat, and Jeff Walter, a Republican.

Key issues in Illinois

Major issues facing Illinois, based on 2025–2026 reporting. Compare them with what each candidate says they focus on below.

Candidates & funding

Bill Foster Democrat Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
2026 fundraising (FEC)$2,180,937 raised · $1,226,214 spent · $2,505,288 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026
Focus: Reproductive freedom, health care, economy, immigration, democracy, manufacturing, climate, gun violence, education

Jeff Walter Republican Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
2026 fundraising (FEC)$311,439 raised · $288,674 spent · $22,765 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026
Focus: Retired Navy Master Chief, mayor of Elburn, businessman; common sense, accountability

Where the money comes from

FEC campaign finance data through Jun 30, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.

Bill Foster DJeff Walter R
Raised$2.2M$311K
Individuals$1.2M55%$141K45%
PACs & parties$833K38%$2K1%
Self-funded$0$168K54%
Other$150K7%$30%
AIPAC-linked*——
Outside spending†——

* AIPAC-linked money is already counted in the rows above — it flags the pro-Israel share, not extra money.

† Independent spending on ads for or against a candidate. It never goes to their campaign.

“Individuals” covers both small-dollar (under $200) and large donors.

Who are the biggest donors?

Every donor ranked by how much they gave, from the candidate’s own FEC filings — individuals, PACs, and party committees all in one list. Expand a candidate to see theirs, then tap any name to learn more about the donor.

Why are so many gifts exactly $10,000? That’s the legal maximum a PAC can give one candidate for the whole cycle — $5,000 for the primary plus $5,000 for the general — so many PACs give the max. Individuals can give up to $3,500 per election.

Bill Foster 1066 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$2.2M
Campaign spent$1.2M
Cash on hand$2.5M
FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals55%
PACs / committees38%
Self-funding0%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
  • Individual$14K
  • Individual$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Membership PAC$10K
  • PAC$10K
  • Trade association PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Labor PAC$10K
  • PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Membership PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Trade association PAC$9K
  • Corporate PAC$9K
  • Trade association PAC$8K
  • Corporate PAC$8K
  • Corporate PAC$8K
  • Corporate PAC$8K
  • Corporate PAC$8K
  • Corporate PAC$8K
  • Corporate PAC$8K
  • Corporate PAC$8K
  • Membership PAC$8K
  • Trade association PAC$8K
  • Corporate PAC$8K
  • PAC$8K
  • Labor PAC$8K
  • Trade association PAC$8K
  • Corporate PAC$8K
  • Corporate PAC$8K
  • Membership PAC$8K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K

Showing the 50 biggest of 1066 donors. The other 1016 gave $1.5M combined.

Plus $134K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Bill Foster’s full FEC filings →

Jeff Walter 114 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$311K
Campaign spent$289K
Cash on hand$23K
FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals45%
PACs / committees1%
Self-funding54%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
  • Individual$13K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$3K
  • Individual$2K
  • Individual$2K
  • Individual$2K
  • Individual$2K
  • Individual$2K
  • Individual$2K
  • Individual$2K
  • Individual$1K
  • PAC$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Organization$1K
  • Individual$880
  • Individual$838
  • Individual$828
  • Individual$780
  • Individual$780
  • Individual$770
  • Individual$750
  • Individual$720
  • Individual$704
  • Membership PAC$650
  • Individual$624
  • Individual$600
  • Individual$520
  • Individual$520
  • Individual$520
  • Individual$518
  • Self-funded$507
  • Individual$506
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$475
  • Individual$475
  • Individual$464
  • Individual$462
  • Individual$416

Showing the 50 biggest of 114 donors. The other 64 gave $12K combined.

Plus $56K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Jeff Walter’s full FEC filings →

These figures come from the candidate’s own itemized FEC reports (2026 cycle, through the coverage date above), with amendments applied and refunds netted. Joint fundraising transfers are left out of the ranking: they’re pass-throughs, and the individual donations behind them are listed above. Bank interest, vendor refunds, and other non-donation receipts are excluded. Donor names are as reported — the same person can appear twice if their name was recorded differently. Independent spending on ads is never included here — see the Outside spending column.

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