Voters here usually back Republican candidates by wide margins. Darin LaHood, a Republican, has taken $121,421 in donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group. Paul Nolley, a Democrat, shows no AIPAC-linked donations in available records.
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
Darin LaHood RepublicanNominee
AIPAC-linked $121,421FundVoter-reported, career 2024–2026 — methodology replication pending
AIPAC PAC and AIPAC-routed contributions, career 2022-2026. Source: FEC filings via FundVoter.
No 2026 conduit activity detectedFEC filings show no earmarked contributions via conduits this cycle
A PAC can give at most $10K per cycle directly to a candidate. But when individuals route donations through a PAC acting as conduit, there’s no cap on how many donors can be bundled. That’s where the real money moves — not from the PAC’s treasury, but from individuals the PAC steered to the candidate. How conduits work →
2026 fundraising (FEC)$3,672,739 raised · $2,445,401 spent · $6,748,621 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026
Focus: Conservative: cut government spending, support agriculture, pro-life, effective trade policies
A PAC can give at most $10K per cycle directly to a candidate. But when individuals route donations through a PAC acting as conduit, there’s no cap on how many donors can be bundled. That’s where the real money moves — not from the PAC’s treasury, but from individuals the PAC steered to the candidate. How conduits work →
2026 fundraising (FEC)$415,748 raised · $185,607 spent · $230,141 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026
Focus: Social Security/Medicare/Medicaid, end corruption, family farms, unions, manufacturing, Illinois environment, VA care
FEC campaign finance data through Jun 30, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.
Darin LaHood R
Paul Nolley D
Raised
$3.7M
$416K
Individuals
$845K23%
$351K84%
PACs & parties
$1.7M48%
$63K15%
Self-funded
$0
$2K0%
Other
$1.1M29%
$0
AIPAC-linked*
$121K
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Outside spending†
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* 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.
Darin LaHood1006 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$3.7M
Campaign spent$2.4M
Cash on hand$6.7M
FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals23%
PACs / committees48%
Self-funding0%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
ROUTED CONTRIBUTIONS
No 2026 conduit activity detected
FEC filings show no earmarked contributions via conduits this cycle. Career AIPAC-linked total (above) may reflect prior cycles. How conduits work →
Trade association PAC$14K
Individual$13K
Corporate PAC$10K
Membership PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$10K
Membership PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$10K
PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Membership PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Membership PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
PAC$10K
Membership PAC$10K
Showing the 50 biggest of 1006 donors. The other 956 gave $2M combined.
Plus $108K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.
Individuals gave through these conduits. Conduit is routing layer, not legal donor. General platforms (ActBlue, WinRed) are payment processors, not networks. How conduits work →
Labor PAC$10K
Labor PAC$10K
Labor PAC$10K
Labor PAC$10K
Labor PAC$10K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Labor PAC$6K
Individual$5K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$3K
Individual$3K
Individual$3K
Individual$3K
Individual$3K
Labor PAC$2K
Individual$2K
Individual$2K
Individual$2K
Individual$2K
Individual$2K
Individual$2K
Individual$2K
Individual$2K
Individual$2K
Individual$2K
Individual$2K
Individual$2K
Self-funded$2K
Individual$2K
Individual$2K
Individual$2K
Individual$2K
Individual$2K
Individual$1K
Individual$1K
Individual$1K
Individual$1K
Individual$1K
Individual$1K
Showing the 50 biggest of 337 donors. The other 287 gave $116K combined.
Plus $110K 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.