BUSTOS, CHERI

DemocraticFEC reportedDemocratic candidate · U.S. House · Illinois · District 17 · Election 2022 · IncumbentH2IL17071

Overview

Raised: $26.3Kvs $92.9K 2023–2024
Spent: $238.2Kvs $352K 2023–2024
Cash on hand: $257.4Kvs $469.3K 2023–2024
Debts owed: $0vs $0 2023–2024

FEC candidate summary totals through Sep 30, 2026, across every authorized committee; figures change when amended reports are filed.

Raised is total receipts and Spent is total disbursements as reported for the candidate's authorized committees together; both can include transfers, loans and refunds. Cash on hand and debts are the balances at the end of the last report. The comparison is the same figure for 2023–2024.

Compliance review indicators

1 open

Automated review indicators, not findings of a violation. Exact reported records are linked; identity is not independently verified. Reported lobbyist-bundling disclosures are not counted as issues.

Latest cycle-wide scan: Nov 5, 2026 · Index refreshed: Nov 5, 2026. Coverage is limited to loaded records and implemented checks.

Scan coverage and freshness

Receipt eligibility: last successful scan Nov 5, 2026 · latest scheduled check skipped (Nov 5, 2026).
Integrity: last successful scan Nov 5, 2026 · latest scheduled check succeeded (Nov 5, 2026).
Fundraising patterns: last successful scan Nov 5, 2026 · latest scheduled check skipped (Nov 5, 2026).

0 receipt eligibility · 1 integrity · 0 fundraising patterns

Financial integrity review →Associated amount: $0
The FEC issued 1 notice(s) to FRIENDS OF CHERI BUSTOS about reports it had not filed, most recently on 2026-04-27, and no filing covering those periods appears in the loaded archive.
Evidence date: Apr 27, 2026

Across the cycle, some findings could not be linked safely to entities; ambiguous identities are withheld.

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Candidate & race

Office & constituency: U.S. House · Illinois · District 17
Reported party: Democratic
Election year: 2022
Race status: Incumbent
Candidate status: Prior-cycle candidate
Principal campaign committee: FRIENDS OF CHERI BUSTOS (C00498568)

The principal campaign committee is the reported connection to this candidate. Transaction details below cover that committee; candidate-wide totals can also cover other authorized committees.

Money in

Largest itemized receipts

JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC$5,945Apr 23, 2025
WELLS FARGO FINANCIAL ADVISORS$2,779Sep 30, 2025
CORY BOOKER FOR SENATEDemocraticFEC reported$2,000Sep 28, 2026
WELLS FARGO FINANCIAL ADVISORS$1,378Aug 29, 2025
JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC$1,307Feb 28, 2025
JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC$1,245Mar 31, 2025
WELLS FARGO FINANCIAL ADVISORS$1,235Jun 30, 2025
WELLS FARGO FINANCIAL ADVISORS$1,222Feb 27, 2026
WELLS FARGO FINANCIAL ADVISORS$1,126Dec 31, 2025
WELLS FARGO FINANCIAL ADVISORS$1,120Sep 30, 2026

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Money out

Spending by kind

Operating expenditures$65.8K

Largest operating payments

JOHNSON, ROBIN$10KRESEARCH SERVICES · May 15, 2025
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE$3,882FEDERAL TAX ON INVESTMENT INCOME · Mar 27, 2026
KRAMER, JANE$3,315GRAPHIC DESIGN SERVICES · Jun 17, 2025
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY$2,700FEDERAL TAXES ON INVESTMENT INCOME · Mar 21, 2025
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT NEW YORK$1,974EVENT TRAVEL · Sep 2, 2025
PCMS LLC$1,701ACCOUNTING SERVICES · Jun 12, 2025
PCMS LLC$1,410ACCOUNTING SERVICES · Dec 31, 2025
ARIA HOTEL$1,108TRAVEL · May 4, 2026
HOROWITZ & ULLMANN PC$1,100TAX PREPARATION SERVICES · May 20, 2025
UNITED AIRLINES$1,001TRAVEL · Apr 6, 2026

Over time

Itemized receipts and reported spending by month

Data

Month	Raised	Spent
Jan 25	$0	$5,000
Feb 25	$0	$7,000
May 25	$0	$1,000
Jun 25	$0	$13,500
Jul 25	$0	$3,000
Aug 25	$0	$6,000
Sep 25	$0	$9,500
Oct 25	$0	$2,000
Nov 25	$0	$1,000
Dec 25	$0	$4,000
Jan 26	$0	$1,000
Feb 26	$0	$7,000
Mar 26	$0	$1,000
Apr 26	$0	$1,000
May 26	$0	$5,000
Jun 26	$0	$5,000
Jul 26	$0	$4,500
Aug 26	$0	$5,000
Sep 26	$0	$8,000

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2025–2026 election cycle · dated records

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Records

Registration

Office sought: U.S. House
State / district: Illinois · District 17
Party affiliation: Democratic
Race status: Incumbent
Candidate status: Prior-cycle candidate
Election year: 2022
Registration snapshot cycle: 2025–2026
Cycles loaded: 2026, 2024
Registered address: PO BOX 65322 · WASHINGTON, District of Columbia, 20035
Compliance screening: View review flags

Relationships

FEC-reported relationships

Registration evidence · 2025–2026

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FRIENDS OF CHERI BUSTOSC00498568 Authorized candidateBUSTOS, CHERIH2IL17071
FEC reportedLoaded: Sep 7, 2026Official FEC source ↗
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Filings

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Reconciliation

Coverage: Jan 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026
Contribution refunds: $0
Debts owed by committees: $0
Last report: Not reported

Source and provenance

Source agencyFederal Election Commission

Local row ingestedSep 6, 2026

Source row hashb90a4fad3d455d4bf639f6cc3f0fbe44c4e0c9737e01d902fd0d7f09f620d2cb

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