Campaign money · 2025–2026 cycle
Who's Funding Katherine M. Abughazaleh?
Katherine M. Abughazaleh’s campaign for Illinois’s 9th Congressional District has reported raising $4,073,993 through October 14, 2026. That includes $1,396,691 (34%) in itemized individual contributions, $2,663,993 (65%) in unitemized gifts of $200 or less and $12,417 from PACs, party and other committees. Itemized contributions name each contributor; the rankings below are built from them.
At a glance
Total raised$4,073,993March 24, 2025 – October 14, 2026
| Source | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individuals giving $200 or less | $2,663,993 | 65% |
| Individuals giving over $200 | $1,396,691 | 34% |
| PACs and other committees | $12,417 | 0.3% |
| Other receipts | $893 | <0.1% |
The leader in each category
Itemized contributions, 2025–2026 cycle
- Top individualMike Maali$9,000 · 0.6% of $1,399,758
- Top employerAlphabet/Google$22,375 · 1.6% of $1,395,500
- Top occupationNot employed$364,265 · 26% of $1,395,500
- Top industryTechnology & Communications$89,748 · 11% of $827,680
- Top stateIllinois$363,540 · 26% of $1,398,758
Top individual contributors
The largest individual contributor to Abughazaleh’s campaign is Mike Maali, who gave $9,000 across 2 contributions. John Warrick gave $8,066.
Abughazaleh’s top individual contributors
- Mike Maali$9,0002 contributions
- John Warrick$8,0668 contributions
- Bader Almoshelli$7,0003 contributions
- James Chambers$7,0002 contributions
- Benjamin T. Collins$7,0002 contributions
- William Connell$7,0002 contributions
- Mohammed Davoodi$7,0002 contributions
- Kurt Hemr$7,0002 contributions
- Maen Hussein$7,0002 contributions
- David Injeski$7,0002 contributions
Top employers
The leading named employer is Alphabet/Google: contributors who work there gave $22,375 across 114 contributions. PwC is next at $12,386. Contributors who reported being unemployed, retired or self-employed gave $527,029 (38% of itemized individual dollars). Employers are as each contributor reported them; a company named here did not give itself.
Abughazaleh’s top employers
- Unemployed$251.2K1,609 contributions
- Self-employed$143.5K770 contributions
- Not Reported$132.3K1,420 contributions
- Alphabet/Google$22.4K114 contributions
- PwC$12.4K15 contributions
- CrowdStrike$7,7504 contributions
- GLOBAL TETRAHEDRON$7,5003 contributions
- QPI$7,47312 contributions
- U.S. Department of Defense$7,123126 contributions
- Conrad LLC$7,0002 contributions
Top occupations
Among named occupations, contributors listing “Software Engineer” gave the most: $134,524 across 943 contributions. “Engineer” follows at $86,000. Contributors reporting no occupation, or being retired, gave $381,094 (27% of itemized individual dollars).
Abughazaleh’s top occupations
- Not employed$364.3K2,859 contributions
- Software Engineer$134.5K943 contributions
- Engineer$86K634 contributions
- Attorney$79.1K313 contributions
- Manager$45.6K487 contributions
- Consultant$44.8K176 contributions
- Physician$43.2K211 contributions
- Chief Executive Officer$33.1K39 contributions
- Retired$16.8K152 contributions
- Technology$16.3K222 contributions
Top industries
Classified by contributors’ employers, the largest industry is Technology & Communications, at $89,748 (6.4% of itemized individual dollars). Legal & Professional Services follows with $50,000. Contributors with no employer to classify, or self-employed, gave $527,029 (38% of itemized individual dollars).
Abughazaleh’s top industries
- Unemployed$251.2K1,609 contributions
- Self-Employed & Freelance$143.5K770 contributions
- Not Reported$132.3K1,420 contributions
- Technology & Communications$89.7K562 contributions
- Legal & Professional Services$50K115 contributions
- Finance, Insurance & Real Estate$34.8K262 contributions
- Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals$27.7K208 contributions
- Education & Academia$25.7K214 contributions
- Government$23.3K138 contributions
- Retail, Food & Consumer Goods$13.2K67 contributions
Top states
Illinois contributors gave the most, $363,540 (26% of itemized individual dollars). That is the state Abughazaleh is running in; 74% of itemized individual dollars came from outside it.
Abughazaleh’s top states
- Illinois$363.5K2,308 contributions
- California$233.4K1,559 contributions
- New York$84.9K575 contributions
- Washington$81.1K889 contributions
- Massachusetts$67.1K325 contributions
- Texas$53.6K471 contributions
- Florida$43.9K229 contributions
- Virginia$43.5K346 contributions
- Maryland$35K243 contributions
- Pennsylvania$32.1K267 contributions
About the data
Totals raised come from the FEC's summary of every committee authorized by Katherine M. Abughazaleh. The rankings cover the itemized contributions reported by the principal campaign committee (KAT FOR ILLINOIS), 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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