WHERE
Where do Bill Foster's campaign contributions come from?
Funding summary
- Total raised
- $3.3M
- Total spent
- $2.5M
- Cash on hand
- $1.6M
Where the money came from
- Individual donors$2.0M(62%)
- PACs$1.2M(35%)
- Political parties$0(0%)
- Self-funding$0(0%)
- Other receipts$79K(2%)
Top industries
Of $292K in itemized individual donations where the donor listed an employer. This is only a slice of total fundraising — PACs, parties, small-dollar donors, and self-funding are not included here.
- Advocacy & Nonprofits$145K
- General Business$44K
- Transportation$32K
- Energy & Natural Resources$21K
- Technology & Media$18K
An additional $1.2Min itemized donations couldn't be classified — either the donor left the employer field blank or listed “retired”/“self-employed,” or the employer didn't match a known industry.
Vote-finance correlation
Data through Jul 2026 · Sources: 2 — FEC individual filings (2026 cycle), Congress.gov roll calls (119th Congress) [164]
Bill Foster's voting record shows a moderate positive pattern with donation amounts. This means that as donation amounts from a sector increased, his rate of voting "yea" on bills related to that sector tended to increase. For example, the "Other" sector donated $847,709.55 and he voted "yea" on 57.1% of those bills. The "Finance/Insurance/Real Estate" sector donated $198,000 and he voted "yea" on 48.0% of those bills.
Fewer than 5 other members of the IL House delegation have comparable data right now, so no peer comparison is shown.
This analysis shows factual patterns in public data. Campaign contributions are legal and do not indicate wrongdoing. Voting alignment with donor industries is common across all legislators. Correlation does not indicate causation or improper behavior.
Campaign finance data from FEC.gov. Totals reflect the current two-year cycle. Industry breakdown covers only itemized individual donations where the donor listed an employer. Full methodology