Campaign money · 2025–2026 cycle
Who's Funding Junaid Ahmed?
Junaid Ahmed’s campaign for Illinois’s 8th Congressional District has reported raising $1,720,112 through September 30, 2026. That includes $1,323,499 (77%) in itemized individual contributions, $74,110 (4.3%) in unitemized gifts of $200 or less, $50,318 from PACs, party and other committees and $72,000 from the candidate in contributions and loans. Itemized contributions name each contributor; the rankings below are built from them.
At a glance
Total raised$1,720,112June 2, 2025 – September 30, 2026
| Source | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individuals giving over $200 | $1,323,499 | 77% |
| Individuals giving $200 or less | $74,110 | 4.3% |
| The candidate’s own money | $72,000 | 4.2% |
| PACs and other committees | $50,318 | 2.9% |
| Other receipts | $200,185 | 12% |
The leader in each category
Itemized contributions, 2025–2026 cycle
- Top individualWaheed Syed$14,000 · 1.0% of $1,337,374
- Top employerSahara Home Care$34,500 · 2.8% of $1,220,999
- Top occupationPhysician$337,375 · 27% of $1,226,999
- Top industryHealthcare & Pharmaceuticals$116,500 · 20% of $577,845
- Top stateIllinois$889,529 · 67% of $1,337,374
Top individual contributors
The largest individual contributor to Ahmed’s campaign is Waheed Syed, who gave $14,000 across 3 contributions. Shaiza A. Khalil gave $10,500.
Ahmed’s top individual contributors
- Waheed Syed$14K3 contributions
- Shaiza A. Khalil$10.5K2 contributions
- Hyder Khan$10.5K2 contributions
- Zubair Khan$10.5K2 contributions
- Ibrahim J. Ahmed$9,5002 contributions
- Saifullah Nasir$8,0004 contributions
- Sameer Siddiqui$7,8005 contributions
- Mohammed Abdul-Gaffoor$7,0002 contributions
- Mansoor Ahmed$7,0001 contribution
- Sohail Ahmed$7,0003 contributions
Top employers
The leading named employer is Sahara Home Care: contributors who work there gave $34,500 across 9 contributions. Advocate Health is next at $22,250. Contributors who reported being unemployed, retired or self-employed gave $368,368 (28% of itemized individual dollars). Employers are as each contributor reported them; a company named here did not give itself.
Ahmed’s top employers
- Unemployed$239.8K187 contributions
- Self-employed$128.5K100 contributions
- Sahara Home Care$34.5K9 contributions
- Advocate Health$22.3K14 contributions
- Cisco Systems, Inc.$11.2K10 contributions
- Salesforce, Inc.$10.5K2 contributions
- ASCENT INNOVATIONS, LLC$9,4003 contributions
- Community Physicians$9,0003 contributions
- VNVK, LLC$9,0003 contributions
- ACCENTURE$8,7006 contributions
Top occupations
Among named occupations, contributors listing “Physician” gave the most: $337,375 across 230 contributions. “Engineer” follows at $88,477. Contributors reporting no occupation, or being retired, gave $208,288 (16% of itemized individual dollars).
Ahmed’s top occupations
- Physician$337.4K230 contributions
- Not employed$179.3K166 contributions
- Engineer$88.5K79 contributions
- Manager$74.3K44 contributions
- Owner$41.6K31 contributions
- Software Engineer$38.7K28 contributions
- Homemaker$29K9 contributions
- Consultant$28.3K25 contributions
- President$28.2K19 contributions
- Vice President$25.3K15 contributions
Top industries
Classified by contributors’ employers, the largest industry is Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals, at $116,500 (8.7% of itemized individual dollars). Technology & Communications follows with $37,627. Contributors with no employer to classify, or self-employed, gave $368,368 (28% of itemized individual dollars).
Ahmed’s top industries
- Unemployed$239.8K187 contributions
- Self-Employed & Freelance$128.5K100 contributions
- Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals$116.5K67 contributions
- Technology & Communications$37.6K43 contributions
- Finance, Insurance & Real Estate$16.1K18 contributions
- Legal & Professional Services$13.3K12 contributions
- Manufacturing & Industrial$6,5008 contributions
- Education & Academia$4,5009 contributions
- Energy, Utilities & Mining$4,5002 contributions
- Government$3,7504 contributions
Top states
Illinois contributors gave the most, $889,529 (67% of itemized individual dollars). That is the state Ahmed is running in; 33% of itemized individual dollars came from outside it.
Ahmed’s top states
- Illinois$889.5K559 contributions
- Texas$117.2K125 contributions
- California$112.5K95 contributions
- Minnesota$28.4K14 contributions
- Florida$27.1K33 contributions
- Pennsylvania$26.6K25 contributions
- New York$24.8K19 contributions
- Maryland$22K22 contributions
- Washington$21.6K15 contributions
- Michigan$15.7K21 contributions
About the data
Totals raised come from the FEC's summary of every committee authorized by Junaid Ahmed. The rankings cover the itemized contributions reported by the principal campaign committee (FRIENDS OF JUNAID), net of refunds and excluding memo entries. A contribution made through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed is reported under the person who gave it.
Industries are assigned from each contributor's reported employer. Figures change as the campaign files new and amended reports.
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