Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
Daniel Biss
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. House · Illinois District 9
- Filing address
- Evanston, IL (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- BISS, DANIEL
- Next election
- Primary March 17, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Illinois, District 9
FEC candidate ID H6IL09228 · Principal campaign committee: BISS FOR CONGRESS
2025–2026 cycle totals through October 14, 2026, 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$3,131,741.2291%
- PACs and other committees$307,121.099%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$3,205.000%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$4,395.340%
Self-funding: $3,205.00 (0% of money raised): $3,205.00 given and $0.00 lent by the candidate.
Individual money
- Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$211,853.378%
- Contributions over $200$2,595,851.7892%
- Itemized from inside Illinois$2,148,109.9581%
- Itemized from other states$500,044.8319%
Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: New York $89,748.00 · Massachusetts $78,944.00 · California $63,947.14 · Texas $50,568.00 · District of Columbia $23,208.00. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.
FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.
Raised and spent over time
Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand
PAC and committee contributors
68 committees reported giving $292,219.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- JSTREETPAC Company pageConnected PAC$39,219.00
- CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATIONPAC$10,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL 150 POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$10,000.00
- PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECTHybrid PAC$10,000.00
- LOCAL 881 UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION FUNDConnected PAC$10,000.00
- INT'L ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE, STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL AND REINFORCING IRON WORKERS (IPAL) Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- ILLINOIS CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT FUND-FEDERALConnected PAC$7,500.00
- INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES POLITICAL ACTION TOGETHER POLITICAL COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- UNITE HERE TIP CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- D.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- PROGRESSIVE CHOICES PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- CONGRESSIONAL PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- PERIMETER PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
Show all 68 committees
- JOBS, EDUCATION, & FAMILIES FIRST JEFF PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- 314 ACTION FUNDHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- MEDICARE FOR ALLLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- DEFEND THE VOTEHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION Company pageConnected PAC$4,000.00
- WARREN FOR SENATE, INC.Candidate committee$4,000.00
- BILL FOSTER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$3,500.00
- SCHAKOWSKY FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$3,000.00
- NATIONAL NURSES UNITED PAC - A FUND FOR A HEALTHY AMERICA Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- INT'L UNION OF BRICKLAYERS AND ALLIED CRAFTWORKERS Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- JOINT ACTION COMMITTEE FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRSConnected PAC$2,500.00
- HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN PACConnected PAC$2,500.00
- MIDWEST VALUES PACConnected PAC$2,500.00
- DOGGETT FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- JEFFRIES FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- PETE AGUILAR FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- BLUE MAJORITY PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- TED LIEU FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- FAIR SHOT PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- BLUE MOMENTUM PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- DEMOCRACY SUMMER LEADERSHIP PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- SILICORN VALLEY PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- COWEN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- FOSTERING PROGRESS PACPAC$1,500.00
- END CITIZENS UNITEDConnected PAC$1,500.00
- FUTURE FORUM PACConnected PAC$1,500.00
- AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- COMMITTEE FOR A DEMOCRATIC FUTURELeadership PAC$1,000.00
- SHORE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN MOSAIC PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- HOPE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- PAC FOR GOODLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- OUR FIGHT OUR FUTURELeadership PAC$1,000.00
- JUSTICE LEAGUE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- NOT SO OLD FASHIONED PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- YINZER PACPAC$1,000.00
- TOMORROW PACPAC$1,000.00
- DEMOCRATIC ACTION NETWORKHybrid PAC$1,000.00
- ILLINOIS POLITICAL ACTIVE LETTER CARRIERS Company pageConnected PAC$500.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Daniel Biss$1,219,429.96
- Independent expenditures opposing Daniel Biss$1,426,378.66
FEC totals for the 2026 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.
- ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECWOpposing$1,426,376.00
- CONGRESSIONAL PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS PACSupporting$546,796.00
- 314 ACTION FUNDSupporting$409,807.00
- J STREET ACTION FUNDSupporting$149,772.00
- MEDICARE FOR ALLSupporting$98,040.00
- LOCAL 881 UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION FUNDSupporting$15,000.00
- SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTIONSupporting$10.00
The race
Illinois U.S. House, District 9, 2026 · 29 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Biss (D) | $3,446,462.65 | $608,882.79 | 2026-10-14 |
| Katherine M. Abughazaleh (D) | $4,073,733.41 | $0.00 | 2026-09-30 |
| Laura Fine (D) | $2,785,400.12 | $1,700.02 | 2026-09-30 |
| Philip Jerome Andrew (D) | $1,415,877.43 | $0.00 | 2026-04-20 |
| Bushra Amiwala (D) | $1,182,077.64 | $58,078.41 | 2026-09-30 |
| Khai-Hoan Huynh (D) | $1,043,341.40 | −$13,997.45 | 2026-09-30 |
| Bruce Leon (D) | $901,579.00 | $618,403.19 | 2026-09-30 |
| Jeff Cohen (D) | $792,825.00 | $0.00 | 2026-08-27 |
| Mike Simmons (D) | $466,250.84 | $7,151.04 | 2026-09-30 |
| Janice D Schakowsky (D) | $415,384.72 | $145,957.81 | 2026-10-14 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
No public polling found for this race.
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois (retrieved October 22, 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: BISS FOR CONGRESS.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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