Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle
Bobby Lee Rush
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. House · Illinois District 1
- Filing address
- Chicago, IL (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- RUSH, BOBBY LEE
- Next election
- General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Illinois, District 1
FEC candidate ID H2IL01042 · Principal campaign committee: CITIZENS FOR RUSH
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–2022 | U.S. House · Illinois District 1 | $221,500.62 | Registered candidate (raised or spent over $5,000) |
| 2019–2020 | U.S. House · Illinois District 1 | $545,760.47 | Won the general election (73.8%) |
Total raised$545,760.47
Total spent$500,779.36
Cash on hand$111,620.65
Debts owed by the campaign$25,589.43
Loans from the candidate$0.00
2019–2020 cycle totals through December 31, 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$76,485.2814%
- PACs and other committees$466,500.0085%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$2,775.191%
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
PAC and committee contributors
145 committees reported giving $466,011.00 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.
- MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- THE NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION ACTION COMMITTEE FOR RURAL ELECTRIFICATION (ACRE) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA)Connected PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION PHYSICAL THERAPY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PT-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$10,000.00
- DOMINION ENERGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - DOMINION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AT&T INC./WARNERMEDIA LLC FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T/WARNERMEDIA FEDERAL PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- EXELON CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (EXELON PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- SOUTHERN COMPANY GAS PAC, INC.Connected PAC$10,000.00
- LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASA PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$8,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF U.S.A. POLITICAL FUND (LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL FUND)Connected PAC$7,500.00
- NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E Company pageConnected PAC$7,000.00
- GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GM PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$6,500.00
- AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY ASSOCIATION PACConnected PAC$6,500.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$6,000.00
- THE AMERICAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AOTPAC)Connected PAC$6,000.00
- VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VERIZON PAC)PAC$6,000.00
- AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATIONConnected PAC$5,000.00
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY CIVIC ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
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- DTE ENERGY COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- POWERPAC OF THE EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- ARCHIPAC -THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTSConnected PAC$5,000.00
- CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- HEALTH CARE SERVICE CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL FUNERAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES INC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION PAC (ASHA PAC)Connected PAC$5,000.00
- NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CLINICAL UROLOGISTS PAC (UROPAC)PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SKINPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- SELECT MEDICAL CORPORATION PAC Company pagePAC$5,000.00
- LOCAL 881 UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION FUNDPAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$4,500.00
- NATIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICINE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE / AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS Company pageConnected PAC$4,500.00
- BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY RAILPAC (BNSF RAILPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$4,500.00
- NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION Company pagePAC$4,000.00
- AMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$4,000.00
- AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$4,000.00
- PG&E CORPORATION EMPLOYEES ENERGYPAC Company pagePAC$4,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAKERS CAMPAIGN ASSISTANCE FUND Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL ACTIONHybrid PAC$3,500.00
- GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GEPAC)Connected PAC$3,500.00
- BP CORPORATION NORTH AMERICA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- MCDONALDS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- ENTERGY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ENPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- FRAMATOME INC PAC Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- LKQ CORPORATION EMPLOYEE GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- WEC ENERGY GROUP PAC Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- VISTRA ENERGY LEADERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF VISTRA CORP. Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- AMGEN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$3,000.00
- AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION PACPAC$3,000.00
- GOOGLE LLC NETPAC Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- AMERICAN HOTEL AND LODGING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('HOTELPAC')PAC$2,500.00
- SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT & FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PLASTIC SURGEONS PLASTYPAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- UNITED STATES CELLULAR CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$2,500.00
- POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS--PAC OF AAOS Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC)PAC$2,500.00
- BRAVE PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- ABBVIE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NEXSTAR PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN CAR RENTAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ACRAPAC) Company pagePAC$2,500.00
- NISOURCE INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- XCEL ENERGY EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (XPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- CAP-PAC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND OF THE NATIONAL COMMUNITY ACTION FOUNDATION INC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY INC POLITICAL COMMITTEE (OPHTHPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- MICROSOFT CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- PPL CORPORATION PEOPLE FOR GOOD GOVERNMENTConnected PAC$2,000.00
- IHEARTMEDIA INC. PACConnected PAC$2,000.00
- BWX TECHNOLOGIES, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GROUP INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PEGPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- CHENIERE ENERGY, INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL, INC. PACPAC$2,000.00
- TED LIEU FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- UNION PACIFIC CORP. FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT Company pageConnected PAC$1,999.00
- NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$1,500.00
- EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (EXXONMOBIL PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- CALPINE CORPORATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NORTH AMERICA'S BUILDING TRADES UNIONS POLITICAL EDUCATIONAL FUND Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION - SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NA-AGLIW Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- SEMPRA ENERGY EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE- FEDERALPAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVT. EMPL. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA - COAL MINERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
- BRACEPACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NOVARTIS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- FLUOR CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FLUOR PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- CHEVRON EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - CHEVRON CORPORATION Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL GRID USA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- THE AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- UNITED AIRLINES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UAPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN OSTEOPATHIC INFORMATION ASSOCIATION - OSTEOPATHIC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- SOCIETY OF INDEPENDENT GASOLINE MARKETERS OF AMERICA PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- COVANTA ENERGY LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (COVANTA PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- KING & SPALDING NONPARTISAN COMMITTEE FOR GOOD GOVERNMENTConnected PAC$1,000.00
- K&L GATES LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- AUTO CARE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$1,000.00
- LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- CTIA - THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- YUM BRANDS INC. GOOD GOVERNMENT FUNDPAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('NEMA PAC')Connected PAC$1,000.00
- DAVITA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DAPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- SPINE PAC OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SPINE SPECIALISTS Company pagePAC$1,000.00
- T-MOBILE US, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (T-PAC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN CABLE ASSOCIATION INC PAC (ACA PAC) Company pagePAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OB-GYNS PAC (OB-GYN PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY PAC (HEARTPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- ILLINOIS CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT FUND-FEDERALConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AVANGRID POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
- SOLAR ENERGY INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION PAC (SOLARPAC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- CBS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$1,000.00
- STEPTOE AND JOHNSON LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
- GLOVER PARK GROUP LLC PAC (GLOVER PARK GROUP PAC)PAC$1,000.00
- ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND PAC (EDAF PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- MEDICAL DEVICE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- FRIENDS OF CHERI BUSTOSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- JEFFRIES FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TOYOTA/LEXUS PAC) Company pagePAC$1,000.00
- THOMPSON COBURN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$1,000.00
- MICHAEL BEST POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$1,000.00
- PROGRESSIVE MAJORITY PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AUAPAC) Company pagePAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL ATHLETIC TRAINERS' ASSOCIATION INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NATAConnected PAC$500.00
- VOTESANE PACPAC$500.00
- HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN PACConnected PAC$12.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Bobby Lee Rush$69.76
- Independent expenditures opposing Bobby Lee Rush$0.00
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.
- PLANNED PARENTHOOD VOTESSupporting$59.00
- SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTIONSupporting$10.00
The race
Illinois U.S. House, District 1, 2020 · 3 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Lee Rush (D) | $545,760.47 | $111,620.65 | 2020-12-31 |
| Sarah Gad (D) | $108,559.59 | $51,190.80 | 2019-12-31 |
| Philanise White (R) | $6,288.60 | $927.55 | 2020-12-31 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
No public polling found for this race.
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: CITIZENS FOR RUSH.
- 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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