Melissa Bean
- Raised
- $2,421,586
- From individuals
- $1,619,314
- From PACs and other committees
- $458,250
- From the candidate (gifts + loans)
- $323,000
- Cash on hand
- $277,514
- Debts
- $391,125
FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record
Outside spending
Outside groups spent $6,616,132 to support and $58,946 to oppose.
- ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECWfor $4M
- THINK BIGfor $1.1M
- NEW DEMOCRAT MAJORITYfor $935K
- PROTECT PROGRESSfor $557K
- JUSTICE DEMOCRATS PACagainst $57K
- THE PEOPLE'S LOBBYagainst $2K
FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through March 16, 2026.
PAC and committee money
89 committees reported giving $321,500 in all.
- AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICA$10,000
- THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
- PERIMETER PAC$10,000
- AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$10,000
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
- AAR CORP. PAC$10,000
- NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
- AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.
Tracked networks
- Tech, AI and cryptoPAC checks $2K · spent to help $1.7M
- Companies controlled from outside the U.S.PAC checks $8K
- Defense contractorsPAC checks $1K
- Pro-Israel groupsPAC checks $1K
Which committees belong to each network is Network groupings matched to FEC committee IDs. Amounts are from FEC files. Bundled (earmarked) money is not counted here.