Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle
Ted Gradel
- Party
- Republican
- Running for
- U.S. House · Illinois District 14
- Filing address
- Naperville, IL (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- GRADEL, TED
- Next election
- General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Illinois, District 14
FEC candidate ID H0IL14163 · Principal campaign committee: GRADEL FOR CONGRESS
2019–2020 cycle totals through June 30, 2020, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.
Where the money comes from
- Individual contributions$693,233.7163%
- PACs and other committees$3,800.000%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$410,000.0037%
Self-funding: $410,000.00 (37% of money raised): $120,000.00 given and $290,000.00 lent by the candidate. $1,417.88 of loans repaid so far.
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
PAC and committee contributors
2 committees reported giving $3,500.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through December 29, 2024. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- CUT THE BULL PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- LONE STAR LIBERTY FUNDLeadership PAC$1,000.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Ted Gradel$0.00
- Independent expenditures opposing Ted Gradel$2,490.39
FEC totals for the 2020 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.
Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.
- OUR FUTURE, OUR FIGHT PACOpposing$2,489.00
The race
Illinois U.S. House, District 14, 2020 · 10 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Gradel (R) | $1,107,033.71 | $0.00 | 2020-06-30 |
| Lauren Underwood (D) | $7,862,452.21 | $537,897.85 | 2020-12-31 |
| Jim Oberweis (R) | $3,297,857.20 | $90,059.36 | 2020-12-31 |
| Sue Rezin (R) | $689,724.19 | $3,461.97 | 2020-12-31 |
| Catalina Lauf (R) | $355,047.91 | $0.00 | 2020-07-30 |
| Jerry Evans (R) | $75,035.24 | $0.00 | 2020-07-30 |
| James Thomas Marter (R) | $71,165.39 | $73.30 | 2020-12-31 |
| Matthew Mark Quigley (R) | $13,961.62 | $889.37 | 2020-12-31 |
| Daniel Malouf (R) | $12,535.99 | $356.50 | 2020-12-31 |
| Anthony Catella (R) | $1,347.00 | $0.00 | 2020-03-18 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McLaughlin and Associates (R) | July 30 – August 4, 2019 | 300 (LV) | ± 6.9% | Lauren Underwood 47% · Jim Oberweis 38% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.
Sources and updates
- Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: GRADEL FOR CONGRESS.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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