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Illinois · U.S. House · District 04 · 2026

Illinois District 04 House race

General election in 50 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Illinois District 04 House race

Jesús G. "Chuy" García leads the field on money raised.

Candidates in the Illinois District 04 House race, 2026 report raising $1.4M between them. Jesús G. "Chuy" García reports $375,959 and Patty Garcia reports $358,667, a gap of $17,292. Of what Jesús G. "Chuy" García reports, 52% came from individuals and 41% from PACs.

Public campaign-finance filings, 2026 cycle. Candidate rows are filers on record, not final ballot lists. Totals are rounded to whole dollars.

Every candidate on file

Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.

Jesús G. "Chuy" García

Jesús G. "Chuy" García

DIncumbent
D · incumbent

Incumbent leans on PAC money. 41% from PACs and 52% from individuals.

52% individuals41% PACs7% other
$376K
raised
PG

Patty Garcia

D
D · challenger

Candidate leans on PAC money. 48% from PACs and 50% from individuals.

50% individuals48% PACs2% other
$359K
raised
MM

Mayra Macias

I
I · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 97% from individuals and 3% from PACs.

97% individuals3% PACs0% other
$306K
raised
CG

Christopher Getty

I
I · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$188K
raised
BL

Byron Sigcho Lopez

I
I · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 91% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

91% individuals0% PACs9% other
$182K
raised
LC

Lindsay Church

I
I · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$16K
raised

Where the money came from

$0 in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.

Labor / Unions$45K
Transportation$9K
Agriculture$5K
Law & Lobbying$4K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

  • AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC · pac$5K
  • ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$5K
  • AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE · pac$5K
  • BROTHERHOOD OF RAILROAD SIGNALMEN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$5K
  • CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS · pac$5K
  • INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE · pac$5K
  • MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS · pac$5K
  • SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) · pac$5K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

24%73%
24% PACs73% individuals3% other

The incumbent's record

Jesús G. "Chuy" García is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2025)
$56K
$7K - $105K. down $135K since 2018.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
2
Current full committee seats on file.

Where they sit

  • House Committee on the Judiciary
  • House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

Who funds them

This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.

Labor / Unions$45K
Transportation$9K
Agriculture$5K
Law & Lobbying$4K
Full profile: net worth, donors, trades, and votes ->

The tale of the tape

Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.

Jesús G. "Chuy" García
D · incumbent
Jesús G. "Chuy" García
vs
PG
Patty Garcia
D · challenger
$376K
Raised
$359K
$28K
Cash on hand
$185K
41%
From PACs
48%
52%
From individuals
50%
Labor / Unions
Top donor sector
Too few to rank
Yes
Incumbent
No