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.
- High taxes — More than half of voters name high taxes a top issue facing the state.
- Cost of living — Voters rank the economy among top concerns, with worry rising sharply over the past year.
- Property tax burden — Illinois is tied with New Jersey for the highest effective residential property tax rate.
- Population loss — Illinois has lost a net 168,000 residents since 2018, ranking 48th in population growth.
- Crime and safety — Crime ranks as a major concern for voters statewide.
Candidates & funding
Jeff Walter Republican Nominee
Where the money comes from
FEC campaign finance data through Jun 30, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.
| Bill Foster D | Jeff 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
- 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.
Jeff Walter 114 donors
- 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.
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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