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Campaign money · 2025–2026 cycle

Who's Funding Sean Casten?

By GovMoneyGraph Democratic candidate for Illinois’s 6th Congressional District

Sean Casten’s campaign for Illinois’s 6th Congressional District has reported raising $2,516,549 through October 14, 2026. That includes $1,352,352 (54%) in itemized individual contributions, $209,095 (8.3%) in unitemized gifts of $200 or less and $896,183 from PACs, party and other committees. Itemized contributions name each contributor; the rankings below are built from them.

At a glance

Total raised$2,516,549January 1, 2025 – October 14, 2026

Where the money came from
SourceAmountShare
Individuals giving over $200$1,352,35254%
PACs and other committees$896,15036%
Individuals giving $200 or less$209,0958.3%
Party committees$33<0.1%
Other receipts$58,9192.3%

The leader in each category

Itemized contributions, 2025–2026 cycle

  • Top individualSandhya Douglas$14,000 · 1.0% of $1,351,689
  • Top committeeALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000 · 2.9% of $172,032
  • Top employerCME Group Inc.$11,600 · 0.9% of $1,350,339
  • Top occupationNot employed$596,752 · 44% of $1,350,339
  • Top industryLegal & Professional Services$61,988 · 6.0% of $1,027,281
  • Top stateIllinois$958,470 · 71% of $1,351,689

Top individual contributors

The largest individual contributor to Casten’s campaign is Sandhya Douglas, who gave $14,000 across 4 contributions. Eileen May Van Valzah gave $11,750.

Casten’s top individual contributors

  1. Sandhya Douglas$14K4 contributions
  2. Eileen May Van Valzah$11.8K11 contributions
  3. Keith Anderson$10.5K3 contributions
  4. Charles A Lewis$10.5K3 contributions
  5. Mark Novak$10.5K3 contributions
  6. Galen Thomas$10.3K4 contributions
  7. Carolyn C Winterfield$9,72773 contributions
  8. Steven Albert Schroeder$9,5003 contributions
  9. Lynn S Schrayer$8,5003 contributions
  10. Patricia Winegar$8,5006 contributions
All individual contributors in the directory →

Top committee contributors

PACs, party committees and other committees gave $172,032 in itemized contributions. The largest is ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, at $5,000 across 1 contribution. INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS (IUOE) follows with $5,000. A joint fundraising committee passes along money it raised from many individuals, so its total here is not one contributor’s money.

Casten’s top committee contributors

  1. ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,0001 contribution
  2. INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS (IUOE)$5,0001 contribution
  3. LOAN SYNDICATIONS AND TRADING ASSOCIATION PAC$5,0001 contribution
  4. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,0001 contribution
  5. THE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,0001 contribution
  6. THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY FEDERAL PAC$4,0002 contributions
  7. THE VANGUARD GROUP COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT$4,0001 contribution
  8. SMALL BUSINESS INVESTOR ALLIANCE PAC$3,0001 contribution
  9. ABBVIE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$2,5001 contribution
  10. AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)$2,5001 contribution
All committee contributors in the directory →

Top employers

The leading named employer is CME Group Inc.: contributors who work there gave $11,600 across 8 contributions. Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory is next at $11,300. Contributors who reported being unemployed, retired or self-employed gave $777,635 (58% of itemized individual dollars). Employers are as each contributor reported them; a company named here did not give itself.

Casten’s top employers

  1. Not Reported$706.7K3,906 contributions
  2. Self-employed$70.9K274 contributions
  3. CME Group Inc.$11.6K8 contributions
  4. Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory$11.3K21 contributions
  5. Douglas Architects LLC$10.5K3 contributions
  6. Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP$10.5K3 contributions
  7. Creative Werks$9,5003 contributions
  8. Northwestern University$8,1005 contributions
  9. DLA PIPER LLC$8,0008 contributions
  10. Duly Health and Care$8,0003 contributions
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Top occupations

Among named occupations, contributors listing “Attorney” gave the most: $101,377 across 229 contributions. “Real Estate” follows at $60,555. Contributors reporting no occupation, or being retired, gave $706,436 (52% of itemized individual dollars).

Casten’s top occupations

  1. Not employed$596.8K3,465 contributions
  2. Retired$109.7K442 contributions
  3. Attorney$101.4K229 contributions
  4. Real Estate$60.6K124 contributions
  5. Chief Executive Officer$49.5K45 contributions
  6. Manager$35K69 contributions
  7. Vice President$30.2K46 contributions
  8. President$26.2K16 contributions
  9. Physician$25.9K61 contributions
  10. Consultant$20.1K129 contributions
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Top industries

Classified by contributors’ employers, the largest industry is Legal & Professional Services, at $61,988 (4.6% of itemized individual dollars). Finance, Insurance & Real Estate follows with $48,920. Contributors with no employer to classify, or self-employed, gave $777,635 (58% of itemized individual dollars).

Casten’s top industries

  1. Not Reported$706.7K3,906 contributions
  2. Self-Employed & Freelance$70.9K274 contributions
  3. Legal & Professional Services$62K82 contributions
  4. Finance, Insurance & Real Estate$48.9K58 contributions
  5. Education & Academia$32.4K152 contributions
  6. Technology & Communications$22.2K22 contributions
  7. Manufacturing & Industrial$17.5K11 contributions
  8. Government$16.4K78 contributions
  9. Energy, Utilities & Mining$15.1K23 contributions
  10. Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals$14.2K49 contributions
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Top states

Illinois contributors gave the most, $958,470 (71% of itemized individual dollars). That is the state Casten is running in; 29% of itemized individual dollars came from outside it.

Casten’s top states

  1. Illinois$1M5,262 contributions
  2. Massachusetts$86.3K164 contributions
  3. California$63.1K109 contributions
  4. New York$43.5K79 contributions
  5. District of Columbia$36.8K32 contributions
  6. Florida$29.7K62 contributions
  7. Maryland$13.7K35 contributions
  8. New Jersey$9,85020 contributions
  9. Virginia$9,82012 contributions
  10. Connecticut$8,7008 contributions
All states in the directory →

About the data

Totals raised come from the FEC's summary of every committee authorized by Sean Casten. The rankings cover the itemized contributions reported by the principal campaign committee (CASTEN 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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