Campaign money · 2025–2026 cycle
Who's Funding Robert Peters?
Robert Peters’s campaign for Illinois’s 2nd Congressional District has reported raising $1,324,876 through September 30, 2026. That includes $549,827 (42%) in itemized individual contributions, $655,782 (49%) in unitemized gifts of $200 or less and $116,170 from PACs, party and other committees. Itemized contributions name each contributor; the rankings below are built from them. The FEC lists the candidate as Robert James Peters.
At a glance
Total raised$1,324,876April 1, 2025 – September 30, 2026
| Source | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individuals giving $200 or less | $655,782 | 49% |
| Individuals giving over $200 | $549,827 | 42% |
| PACs and other committees | $113,670 | 8.6% |
| Party committees | $2,500 | 0.2% |
| Other receipts | $3,097 | 0.2% |
The leader in each category
Itemized contributions, 2025–2026 cycle
- Top individualAaron Collard$14,000 · 2.5% of $561,059
- Top committeeJCUA VOTES - FEDERAL PAC$1,784 · 78% of $2,299
- Top employerState Of Illinois$6,477 · 1.2% of $534,682
- Top occupationNot employed$175,027 · 33% of $534,682
- Top industryLegal & Professional Services$26,200 · 7.2% of $363,317
- Top stateIllinois$349,080 · 62% of $561,059
Top individual contributors
The largest individual contributor to Peters’s campaign is Aaron Collard, who gave $14,000 across 3 contributions. Rebecca Janowitz gave $10,500.
Peters’s top individual contributors
- Aaron Collard$14K3 contributions
- Rebecca Janowitz$10.5K2 contributions
- Rob Milburn$10.5K3 contributions
- Leo Smith$10.5K2 contributions
- Joseph Diaz$7,0103 contributions
- Sara Paretsky$5,5005 contributions
- Anne Collard$3,5183 contributions
- Clem Balanoff$3,5002 contributions
- Audrey Dennison$3,5001 contribution
- Robert Dennison$3,5001 contribution
Top committee contributors
PACs, party committees and other committees gave $2,299 in itemized contributions. The largest is JCUA VOTES - FEDERAL PAC, at $1,784 across 2 contributions. END THE OCCUPATION follows with $515. A joint fundraising committee passes along money it raised from many individuals, so its total here is not one contributor’s money.
Peters’s top committee contributors
- JCUA VOTES - FEDERAL PAC$1,7842 contributions
- END THE OCCUPATION$5151 contribution
Top employers
The leading named employer is State Of Illinois: contributors who work there gave $6,477 across 12 contributions. University of Chicago is next at $5,710. Contributors who reported being unemployed, retired or self-employed gave $267,158 (48% of itemized individual dollars). Employers are as each contributor reported them; a company named here did not give itself.
Peters’s top employers
- Unemployed$175K883 contributions
- Self-employed$69K111 contributions
- Retired$23.1K51 contributions
- State Of Illinois$6,47712 contributions
- University of Chicago$5,71032 contributions
- Amazon$4,4274 contributions
- PwC$3,7502 contributions
- University of Illinois Chicago$3,5506 contributions
- SOLID GROUND CHICAGO$3,5092 contributions
- 128 COLLECTIVE$3,5001 contribution
Top occupations
Among named occupations, contributors listing “Attorney” gave the most: $49,285 across 68 contributions. “Consultant” follows at $45,444. Contributors reporting no occupation, or being retired, gave $196,031 (35% of itemized individual dollars).
Peters’s top occupations
- Not employed$175K883 contributions
- Attorney$49.3K68 contributions
- Consultant$45.4K68 contributions
- Retired$21K46 contributions
- Engineer$12.9K10 contributions
- Professor$12.3K53 contributions
- Director$11.9K29 contributions
- Chief Executive Officer$11.8K11 contributions
- Real Estate$11.7K15 contributions
- Physician$11K34 contributions
Top industries
Classified by contributors’ employers, the largest industry is Legal & Professional Services, at $26,200 (4.7% of itemized individual dollars). Education & Academia follows with $17,272. Contributors with no employer to classify, or self-employed, gave $267,158 (48% of itemized individual dollars).
Peters’s top industries
- Unemployed$175K883 contributions
- Self-Employed & Freelance$69K111 contributions
- Legal & Professional Services$26.2K23 contributions
- Retired$23.1K51 contributions
- Education & Academia$17.3K68 contributions
- Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals$12K10 contributions
- Government$10.4K37 contributions
- Finance, Insurance & Real Estate$8,5006 contributions
- Government Relations and Lobbying Services$4,7503 contributions
- Retail, Food & Consumer Goods$4,4274 contributions
Top states
Illinois contributors gave the most, $349,080 (62% of itemized individual dollars). That is the state Peters is running in; 38% of itemized individual dollars came from outside it.
Peters’s top states
- Illinois$349.1K637 contributions
- California$67.4K138 contributions
- New York$25.3K104 contributions
- Texas$21.9K55 contributions
- Florida$16.6K126 contributions
- District of Columbia$9,60012 contributions
- Massachusetts$7,56533 contributions
- Pennsylvania$7,40883 contributions
- New Jersey$6,56726 contributions
- Arizona$5,87120 contributions
About the data
Totals raised come from the FEC's summary of every committee authorized by Robert Peters. The rankings cover the itemized contributions reported by the principal campaign committee (ROBERT PETERS FOR CONGRESS), 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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