Campaign money · 2025–2026 cycle
Who's Funding Mike Simmons?
Mike Simmons’s campaign for Illinois’s 9th Congressional District has reported raising $466,251 through September 30, 2026. That includes $370,651 (79%) in itemized individual contributions, $69,575 (15%) in unitemized gifts of $200 or less and $25,200 from PACs, party and other committees. Itemized contributions name each contributor; the rankings below are built from them.
At a glance
Total raised$466,251July 1, 2025 – September 30, 2026
| Source | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individuals giving over $200 | $370,651 | 79% |
| Individuals giving $200 or less | $69,575 | 15% |
| PACs and other committees | $25,200 | 5.4% |
| Other receipts | $825 | 0.2% |
The leader in each category
Itemized contributions, 2025–2026 cycle
- Top individualJoanie Ducayet$10,500 · 2.7% of $385,696
- Top employerAlston & Bird LLP$7,000 · 1.9% of $366,671
- Top occupationNot employed$64,450 · 18% of $366,671
- Top industryEducation & Academia$20,100 · 11% of $179,684
- Top stateIllinois$296,777 · 77% of $385,696
Top individual contributors
The largest individual contributor to Simmons’s campaign is Joanie Ducayet, who gave $10,500 across 7 contributions. Chaka Patterson gave $10,500.
Simmons’s top individual contributors
- Joanie Ducayet$10.5K7 contributions
- Chaka Patterson$10.5K3 contributions
- James Ducayet$10.5K5 contributions
- Petra Blix$6,5003 contributions
- Patricia Levine$6,5003 contributions
- Felasfaw Woldegebriel$5,6003 contributions
- Muhammad Gigani$5,5005 contributions
- Alex Hirschhorn$5,5003 contributions
- Michael Alter$4,5009 contributions
- John Houston$4,0003 contributions
Top employers
The leading named employer is Alston & Bird LLP: contributors who work there gave $7,000 across 2 contributions. CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT FUTURES is next at $7,000. Contributors who reported being unemployed, retired or self-employed gave $114,909 (30% of itemized individual dollars). Employers are as each contributor reported them; a company named here did not give itself.
Simmons’s top employers
- Unemployed$64.2K131 contributions
- Self-employed$47K69 contributions
- Alston & Bird LLP$7,0002 contributions
- CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT FUTURES$7,0006 contributions
- MEDPARK MANAGEMENT INC$5,6003 contributions
- SPOTLESS BRANDS$4,5002 contributions
- THE ALTER GROUP$4,0008 contributions
- Not Reported$3,7505 contributions
- Croke Fairchild Duarte & Beres$3,5001 contribution
- ECAC$3,5001 contribution
Top occupations
Among named occupations, contributors listing “Attorney” gave the most: $36,575 across 66 contributions. “Manager” follows at $22,990. Contributors reporting no occupation, or being retired, gave $83,225 (22% of itemized individual dollars).
Simmons’s top occupations
- Not employed$64.5K132 contributions
- Attorney$36.6K66 contributions
- Manager$23K28 contributions
- Self-employed$18.8K16 contributions
- Consultant$17.5K43 contributions
- Chief Executive Officer$16.1K30 contributions
- Teacher$13.8K22 contributions
- President$11.7K23 contributions
- Owner$11.3K19 contributions
- Professor$7,00012 contributions
Top industries
Classified by contributors’ employers, the largest industry is Education & Academia, at $20,100 (5.2% of itemized individual dollars). Legal & Professional Services follows with $18,950. Contributors with no employer to classify, or self-employed, gave $114,909 (30% of itemized individual dollars).
Simmons’s top industries
- Unemployed$64.2K131 contributions
- Self-Employed & Freelance$47K69 contributions
- Education & Academia$20.1K22 contributions
- Legal & Professional Services$19K24 contributions
- Finance, Insurance & Real Estate$9,60012 contributions
- Government$4,20010 contributions
- Technology & Communications$4,12514 contributions
- Not Reported$3,7505 contributions
- Energy, Utilities & Mining$3,5003 contributions
- Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals$2,0008 contributions
Top states
Illinois contributors gave the most, $296,777 (77% of itemized individual dollars). That is the state Simmons is running in; 23% of itemized individual dollars came from outside it.
Simmons’s top states
- Illinois$296.8K545 contributions
- California$17.5K27 contributions
- Florida$11K7 contributions
- District of Columbia$9,76623 contributions
- New York$8,92529 contributions
- New Hampshire$7,0002 contributions
- Virginia$4,72514 contributions
- Georgia$4,5998 contributions
- Vermont$4,1004 contributions
- Maryland$3,0846 contributions
About the data
Totals raised come from the FEC's summary of every committee authorized by Mike Simmons. The rankings cover the itemized contributions reported by the principal campaign committee (MIKE SIMMONS 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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