Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle
Jim Oberweis
- Party
- Republican
- Running for
- U.S. House · Illinois District 14
- Filing address
- Sugar Grove, IL (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- OBERWEIS, JIM
- Next election
- General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Illinois, District 14
FEC candidate ID H8IL14083 · Principal campaign committee: JIM 2020 COMMITTEE
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$1,197,080.5236%
- PACs and other committees$146,930.004%
- Party committees$5,000.000%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$1,708,179.4352%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$88,279.303%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$152,387.955%
Self-funding: $1,708,179.43 (52% of money raised): $8,179.43 given and $1,700,000.00 lent by the candidate. $859,000.00 of loans repaid so far.
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
PAC and committee contributors
62 committees reported giving $175,302.00 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.
- HOUSE FREEDOM FUNDLeadership PAC$18,610.00
- MAJORITY COMMITTEE PAC--MC PACLeadership PAC$15,000.00
- ABRAHAM LINCOLN PACLeadership PAC$8,500.00
- BLAINE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$7,000.00
- BUILDING LEADERSHIP AND INSPIRING NEW ENTERPRISE PACLeadership PAC$7,000.00
- WINREDHybrid PAC$6,167.00
- CONSERVATIVE LEADERSHIP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NRCCParty committee$5,000.00
- HOUSE CONSERVATIVES FUNDLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- HUCK PACPAC$5,000.00
- THE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$5,000.00
- JET PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- RESTORING OUR DEMOCRACY (ROD PAC)Leadership PAC$5,000.00
- CAMPAIGN FOR A CONSERVATIVE MAJORITYPAC$5,000.00
- ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC)PAC$3,500.00
- VICTORY AND FREEDOM PAC (VAF PAC)Leadership PAC$3,000.00
- NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,525.00
- ENERGY MARKETERS OF AMERICA SMALL BUSINESS COMMITTEE PAC (EMA SBC PAC)Connected PAC$2,500.00
- THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NECAPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL PRO-LIFE ALLIANCE PACConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN BAKERS ASSOCIATION AMERICAN BAKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- SCALISE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- CONSERVATIVE OPPURTUNITY LEADERSHIP AND ENTERPRISE PAC (COLE PAC)Leadership PAC$2,000.00
Show all 62 committees
- FRIENDS OF GLENN THOMPSONCandidate committee$2,000.00
- KINZINGER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- CRAWFORD FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- RANDY HULTGREN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- CMR POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$2,000.00
- CHESAPEAKE PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- JODY HICE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- STRENGTHENING THE AMERICAN REPUBLIC (STAR) PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- MASON CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITEE-MACPACPAC$1,500.00
- BUILDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR A STRONGER TOMORROW B.O.S.T. PACLeadership PAC$1,500.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL DAIRY FOODS ASSOCIATION (IDFA) PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- CAMPAIGN FOR WORKING FAMILIESConnected PAC$1,000.00
- MICHAEL BURGESS FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- THE NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- GUTHRIE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- MAKING AMERICA PROSPEROUS PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- REPUBLICAN OPERATION TO SECURE AND KEEP A MAJORITYLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- BRETTPAC-THE LEADERSHIP PAC OF U.S.REPRESENATIVE BRETT GUTHRIELeadership PAC$1,000.00
- TRUTH IS MARKETS WORK FUND A/K/A TIM W FUNDLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- VICKY PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- JOBS, ENERGY AND OUR FOUNDING FATHERS PAC-JEFF PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- GARY PALMER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- MAINTAINING ALL REPUBLICANS IN OFFICE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- BUCK FOR COLORADOCandidate committee$1,000.00
- LEE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- LAND OF OPPORTUNITY PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- DELIVER. EXCEL. BELIEVE. PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- CGCN PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- BYRNE FOR SENATE, INC.Candidate committee$1,000.00
- RAPTOR PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- COMMERCE BANCSHARES, INC., PAC Company pageConnected PAC$500.00
- U.S. ISRAEL PAC (USI PAC)Connected PAC$500.00
- AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES GROUP, INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$500.00
- VOLUNTEERS FOR SHIMKUSCandidate committee$500.00
- NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NSSF PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$500.00
- AMERICAN PRINCIPLESConnected PAC$500.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Jim Oberweis$208,211.09
- Independent expenditures opposing Jim Oberweis$1,724,793.73
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.
- ILLINOIS CONSERVATIVES PACOpposing$910,100.00
- HOUSE MAJORITY PACOpposing$515,704.00
- HOUSE FREEDOM FUNDSupporting$186,546.00
- NEW PROSPERITY FOUNDATION; THEOpposing$164,406.00
- EDF ACTION VOTESOpposing$132,029.00
- INDEPENDENT WOMEN'S VOICESupporting$21,508.00
- OUR FUTURE, OUR FIGHT PACOpposing$2,489.00
- NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE VICTORY FUNDSupporting$114.00
- PLANNED PARENTHOOD VOTESOpposing$59.00
The race
Illinois U.S. House, District 14, 2020 · 10 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Oberweis (R) | $3,297,857.20 | $90,059.36 | 2020-12-31 |
| Lauren Underwood (D) | $7,862,452.21 | $537,897.85 | 2020-12-31 |
| Ted Gradel (R) | $1,107,033.71 | $0.00 | 2020-06-30 |
| 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: JIM 2020 COMMITTEE.
- 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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