FORD, LA SHAWN K
DemocraticFEC reportedDemocratic candidate · U.S. House · Illinois · District 7 · Election 2026 · Open seatH6IL07354
Overview
- Raised
- $819.3K
- Spent
- $725.8K
- Cash on hand
- $93.5K
- Debts owed
- $175K
OpenFEC processed candidate totals through Oct 14, 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.
Candidate & race
- Office & constituency
- U.S. House · Illinois · District 7
- Reported party
- Democratic
- Election year
- 2026
- Race status
- Open seat
- Candidate status
- Current candidate
- Principal campaign committee
- LA SHAWN K FORD FOR CONGRESS (C00905893)
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
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Sources
- Itemized individual contributions$473.3K
- Unitemized individual contributions$38.4K
- Other committees$123.3K
- Candidate loans$175K
Top contributors
- FORD, LA SHAWN K$175K4 contributions
- PATEL, RAJESHDemocraticDerived from contributions$21K4 contributions
- HUGHES, BRIANDemocraticDerived from contributions$10.9K3 contributions
- LOVE, TRACCYE
Money out
Spending by kind
- Operating expenditures$676.2K
- Contribution refunds$16.4K
- Other disbursements$3,160
Largest transfers and contributions to committees
- JSTREETPAC99% Democratic-aligned activity · 1% unclassifiedInferred from activity$2,470
Largest operating payments
- BREAKER PRESS COMPANY$26.5KDIRECT MAIL SERVICES · Feb 6, 2026
- BREAKER PRESS COMPANY$18.7KDIRECT MAIL SERVICES · Feb 13, 2026
- EC GROUP$17KCANVASSING · Feb 3, 2026
- COMCAST$16.6KADVERTISING · Jan 12, 2026
- BREAKER PRESS COMPANY$14.2KMEDIA PRODUCTION · Jan 26, 2026
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Financial timeline
2025–2026 election cycle · dated records
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Records
Registration
- Office sought
- U.S. House
- State / district
- Illinois · District 7
- Party affiliation
- Democratic
- Race status
- Open seat
- Candidate status
- Current candidate
- Election year
- 2026
- Registration snapshot cycle
- 2025–2026
- Cycles loaded
- 2026
- Registered address
- 805 LAKE STREET · #1050 · OAK PARK, Illinois, 60301
- Compliance screening
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Relationships
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Reconciliation
- Coverage
- Apr 1, 2025 to Oct 14, 2026
- Contribution refunds
- $16,445
- Debts owed by committees
- $175,000
- Last report
- PRE-GENERAL
Source and provenance
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