Campaign money · 2025–2026 cycle
Who's Funding James Thomas Marter?
James Thomas Marter’s campaign for Illinois’s 14th Congressional District has reported raising $214,272 through October 14, 2026. That includes $171,845 (80%) in itemized individual contributions, $35,412 (17%) in unitemized gifts of $200 or less, $6,390 from PACs, party and other committees and $525 from the candidate in contributions and loans. Itemized contributions name each contributor; the rankings below are built from them.
At a glance
Total raised$214,272January 1, 2025 – October 14, 2026
| Source | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individuals giving over $200 | $171,845 | 80% |
| Individuals giving $200 or less | $35,412 | 17% |
| Party committees | $4,000 | 1.9% |
| PACs and other committees | $2,390 | 1.1% |
| The candidate’s own money | $525 | 0.2% |
| Other receipts | $100 | <0.1% |
The leader in each category
Itemized contributions, 2025–2026 cycle
- Top individualGerald Forsythe$7,000 · 4.1% of $171,684
- Top committeeLASALLE COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTAL COMMITTEE$2,500 · 41% of $6,095
- Top employerINDECK ENERGY$7,000 · 4.1% of $171,284
- Top occupationRetired$103,661 · 61% of $171,284
- Top industryWholesale & Distribution$4,500 · 3.2% of $138,649
- Top stateIllinois$78,009 · 45% of $171,559
Top individual contributors
The largest individual contributor to Marter’s campaign is Gerald Forsythe, who gave $7,000 across 2 contributions. John Peck gave $7,000.
Marter’s top individual contributors
- Gerald Forsythe$7,0002 contributions
- John Peck$7,0002 contributions
- Bruce Radcliffe$5,5004 contributions
- Ralph Maple$4,45011 contributions
- Gary Covington$4,0003 contributions
- Kenneth Abramowitz$3,5006 contributions
- Albert Bieber$3,50010 contributions
- Lisa Covington$3,5001 contribution
- Eloise Gerson$3,5002 contributions
- Paul Hurst$3,5001 contribution
Top committee contributors
PACs, party committees and other committees gave $6,095 in itemized contributions. The largest is LASALLE COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTAL COMMITTEE, at $2,500 across 1 contribution. LAHOOD FOR CONGRESS follows with $2,000. A joint fundraising committee passes along money it raised from many individuals, so its total here is not one contributor’s money.
Marter’s top committee contributors
- LASALLE COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTAL COMMITTEE$2,5001 contribution
- LAHOOD FOR CONGRESS$2,0001 contribution
- ABATE OF ILLINOIS FED PAC$1,5001 contribution
- CITIZENS FOR JESSE ROD$351 contribution
- COMMITTEE TO ELECT DIANE HARRIS$351 contribution
- CITIZENS FOR LOUCH$251 contribution
Top employers
The leading named employer is INDECK ENERGY: contributors who work there gave $7,000 across 2 contributions. Uline is next at $4,500. Contributors who reported being unemployed, retired or self-employed gave $124,724 (73% of itemized individual dollars). Employers are as each contributor reported them; a company named here did not give itself.
Marter’s top employers
- Retired$105.2K274 contributions
- Self-employed$19.6K31 contributions
- INDECK ENERGY$7,0002 contributions
- Uline$4,5002 contributions
- Hurst & Associates$3,5001 contribution
- Marter for Congress$3,5001 contribution
- Pope and Walter$3,5001 contribution
- University of Chicago$2,2504 contributions
- ACCENTURE$2,0001 contribution
- MANLIUS FOODS, INC$2,0002 contributions
Top occupations
Among named occupations, contributors listing “Chief Executive Officer” gave the most: $11,750 across 5 contributions. “Real Estate” follows at $7,250. Contributors reporting no occupation, or being retired, gave $103,661 (60% of itemized individual dollars).
Marter’s top occupations
- Retired$103.7K272 contributions
- Chief Executive Officer$11.8K5 contributions
- Real Estate$7,2504 contributions
- President$4,0505 contributions
- Consultant$3,5001 contribution
- Farmer$3,5002 contributions
- Fec Reporting And Compliance$3,5001 contribution
- Manager$3,3506 contributions
- Accountant$2,6507 contributions
- Manufacturing$2,5001 contribution
Top industries
Classified by contributors’ employers, the largest industry is Wholesale & Distribution, at $4,500 (2.6% of itemized individual dollars). Manufacturing & Industrial follows with $2,600. Contributors with no employer to classify, or self-employed, gave $127,449 (74% of itemized individual dollars).
Marter’s top industries
- Retired$105.2K275 contributions
- Self-Employed & Freelance$19.6K31 contributions
- Wholesale & Distribution$4,5002 contributions
- Manufacturing & Industrial$2,6004 contributions
- Education & Academia$2,2504 contributions
- Not Reported$1,7004 contributions
- Finance, Insurance & Real Estate$1,2502 contributions
- Unemployed$1,0001 contribution
- Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals$3502 contributions
- Nonprofit, Labor & Civil Society$2501 contribution
Top states
Illinois contributors gave the most, $78,009 (45% of itemized individual dollars). That is the state Marter is running in; 55% of itemized individual dollars came from outside it.
Marter’s top states
- Illinois$78K228 contributions
- Texas$34.9K37 contributions
- Florida$23.7K26 contributions
- New York$9,2508 contributions
- Washington$3,7002 contributions
- California$3,5509 contributions
- Michigan$3,40010 contributions
- Arizona$2,7506 contributions
- Ohio$2,35010 contributions
- North Dakota$2,0001 contribution
About the data
Totals raised come from the FEC's summary of every committee authorized by James Thomas Marter. The rankings cover the itemized contributions reported by the principal campaign committee (MARTER 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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