Sean Casten
DIncumbentD · incumbent
Incumbent leans on PAC money. 34% from PACs and 63% from individuals.
63% individuals34% PACs3% other
$2.1M
raised
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Illinois · U.S. House · District 06 · 2026
Illinois District 06 House race
General election in 51 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Illinois District 06 House race
Sean Casten has raised more than 7 times the next candidate.
Candidates in the Illinois District 06 House race, 2026 report raising $2.6M between them. Sean Casten reports $2.1M and Niki Conforti reports $313,038, a gap of $1.8M. Of what Sean Casten reports, 63% came from individuals and 34% from PACs. Outside groups spent for CASTEN, SEAN ($12,087).
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.
NC
Niki Conforti
RR · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 98% from individuals and 2% from PACs.
98% individuals2% PACs0% other
$313K
raised
JR
Joseph Ruzevich
DD · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 85% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
85% individuals0% PACs15% other
$169K
raised
SD
Skylar Duensing
RR · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 99% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
99% individuals0% PACs1% other
$11K
raised
Where the money came from
$12K in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.
Banking & Financial$70K
Small donors & unclassified$30K
Insurance$20K
Labor / Unions$20K
Real Estate & Construction$12K
Transportation$10K
Biggest itemized outside spenders
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$12K
- ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY PAC · pac$10K
- AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) · pac$10K
- AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- BMO FINANCIAL CORP GOOD GOVERNANCE FUND: FEDERAL (BMO PAC) · pac$10K
- CME GROUP INC. PAC · pac$10K
- INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ICI PAC) · pac$10K
- MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS · pac$10K
PACs vs the people
This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.
28%69%
28% PACs69% individuals3% other
The incumbent's record
Sean Casten is the linked incumbent for this race.
Net worth (2024)
$3.3M
$1.5M+. up $889K since 2018.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
2
Current full committee seats on file.
Where they sit
- Joint Economic Committee
- House Committee on Financial Services
Who funds them
This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.
Banking & Financial$70K
Small donors & unclassified$30K
Insurance$20K
Labor / Unions$20K
Real Estate & Construction$12K
Transportation$10K
The tale of the tape
Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.
Sean Casten D · incumbent | vs | NC Niki Conforti R · challenger |
|---|---|---|
| $2.1M | Raised | $313K |
| $1.3M | Cash on hand | $23K |
| 34% | From PACs | 2% |
| 63% | From individuals | 98% |
| Banking & Financial | Top donor sector | Too few to rank |
| Yes | Incumbent | No |