Illinois · U.S. House · District 07 · 2026

Illinois District 07 House race

General election in 55 days · Nov 3, 2026

The read · Illinois District 07 House race

Jason Friedman has raised more than 3 times the next candidate.

Candidates in the Illinois District 07 House race, 2026 report raising $6.8M between them. Jason Friedman reports $2.5M and Thomas Fisher reports $916,726, a gap of $1.6M. Of what Jason Friedman reports, 73% came from individuals and 0% 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.

Jason Friedman

D · challenger

73% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 27% from other sources.

73% individuals0% PACs27% other

$2.5M

raised

Thomas Fisher

D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 89% from individuals and 5% from PACs.

89% individuals5% PACs6% other

$917K

raised

Melissa Conyears-Ervin

D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 98% from individuals and 2% from PACs.

98% individuals2% PACs0% other

$825K

raised

La Ford

D · challenger

67% from individuals, 8% from PACs, and 25% from other sources.

67% individuals8% PACs25% other

$722K

raised

Richard Boykin

D · challenger

44% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 56% from other sources.

44% individuals0% PACs56% other

$454K

raised

Reed Showalter

D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 88% from individuals and 2% from PACs.

88% individuals2% PACs10% other

$356K

raised

Anabel Mendoza

D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 86% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

86% individuals0% PACs14% other

$294K

raised

Anthony Driver

D · challenger

Candidate leans on PAC money. 23% from PACs and 71% from individuals.

71% individuals23% PACs6% other

$249K

raised

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Rory Hoskins

D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 99% from individuals and 1% from PACs.

99% individuals1% PACs0% other

$214K

raised

Danny K. Davis

DIncumbent

D · incumbent

Incumbent leans on PAC money. 24% from PACs and 39% from individuals.

39% individuals24% PACs37% other

$109K

raised

Chad Koppie

R · challenger

0% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 100% from other sources.

0% individuals0% PACs100% other

$55K

raised

Kina Collins

D · challenger

83% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 17% from other sources.

83% individuals0% PACs17% other

$55K

raised

Jazmin Robinson

D · challenger

23% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 77% from other sources.

23% individuals0% PACs77% other

$21K

raised

David Ehrlich

D · challenger

16% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 84% from other sources.

16% individuals0% PACs84% other

$12K

raised

Danica Leigh

D · challenger

49% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 51% from other sources.

49% individuals0% PACs51% other

$10K

raised

John McCombs

D · challenger

63% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 37% from other sources.

63% individuals0% PACs37% other

$9K

raised

Felix Tello

D · challenger

Still has cash to spend. $7K on hand from $8K raised.

76% individuals0% PACs24% other

$8K

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$15K

Agriculture$4K

Banking & Financial$3K

Small donors & unclassified$3K

Health & Pharma$1K

Ideological / Leadership$1K

Real Estate & Construction$1K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS · pac$5K
MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS · pac$5K
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E · pac$3K
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$3K
TEXTILE RENTAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TRSAPAC) · pac$3K
ILLINOIS POLITICAL ACTIVE LETTER CARRIERS · pac$2K
WINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$2K
ILLINOIS CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT FUND-FEDERAL · pac$2K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

76%21%

3% PACs76% individuals21% other

The incumbent's record

Danny K. Davis is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2024)

$450K

$234K - $665K. up $151K since 2008.

Stock trades

None on file

No disclosed individual stock transactions.

Committees

Current full committee seats on file.

Where they sit

House Committee on Ways and Means

Who funds them

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

Labor / Unions$15K

Agriculture$4K

Banking & Financial$3K

Small donors & unclassified$3K

Health & Pharma$1K

Ideological / Leadership$1K

Full profile: net worth, donors, trades, and votes ->

The tale of the tape

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

Jason Friedman D · challenger JF	vs	TF Thomas Fisher D · challenger
$2.5M	Raised	$917K
$386K	Cash on hand	$53K
0%	From PACs	5%
73%	From individuals	89%
Too few to rank	Top donor sector	Too few to rank
No	Incumbent	No