House campaign · DC · C00942292

Invest to Elect Illinois Battleground Support 2026

A House candidate’s own campaign committee. Joint fundraising committee.

First filed March 6, 2026. Treasurer: Melissa Nissen. Connected organization: None. View on FEC.gov

  • Raised (2025-26)
    $121,317
  • Spent
    $117,183
  • Cash on hand
    $4,134
  • Outside spending
    $0

Through reports covering June 30, 2026.

Where its money went

  • Given: the group’s own contributions to the campaign
  • Bundled: donors’ contributions the group collected and forwarded
  • For: outside spending supporting
  • Against: outside spending opposing
    • Given$22K
  1. Paige Cognetti (D)House · PA-08
    • Given$22K
    • Given$22K
  2. Rebecca Cooke (D)House · WI-03
    • Given$22K
  3. JoAnna Mendoza (D)House · AZ-06
    • Given$22K

Bundled contributions (money donors route through a PAC to specific candidates) are broken out only for groups on our issue pages.

Who funds it

Largest single contributions this cycle. Committees and organizations link to their own pages when they file with the FEC; an organization that doesn’t file won’t show its own donors here.

Largest contributions received this cycle
ContributorTypeFromDateAmount
Gutterman, PeggyNot Employed, Not EmployedPersonGlencoe, ILMay 5, 2026$5,000
Codo, ChristinaNot Employed, Not EmployedPersonWinnetka, ILMay 20, 2026$5,000
Burlin, DorothyNot Employed, Not EmployedPersonChicago, ILMay 27, 2026$5,000
Beidler, PrudenceVolunteer, Not EmployedPersonLake Forest, ILMay 6, 2026$5,000
Beidler, FrancisInvestment Management, Congaree River LLCPersonChicago, ILMay 20, 2026$5,000
Costello, CathleenConsultant, Cac & AssociatesPersonChicago, ILMay 5, 2026$3,500
Carol DawleyPersonGlencoe, ILJune 6, 2026$3,000
Rosenthal, LaurenNot Employed, Not EmployedPersonChicago, ILMay 16, 2026$2,500
Leemputte, DaniaNot Employed, Not EmployedPersonChicago, ILMay 22, 2026$2,500
Nina GrayPersonWinnetka, ILJune 6, 2026$2,500
Garcia, MarilynNot Employed, Not EmployedPersonWinnetka, ILMay 25, 2026$2,500
Broten, CynthiaNot Employed, Not EmployedPersonLake Bluff, ILJune 6, 2026$2,500
Jane Skelley CarrollPersonWinnetka, ILJune 6, 2026$2,000
Hack, KimNot Employed, Not EmployedPersonWinnetka, ILMay 24, 2026$1,750
Zinn, WendyNot Employed, Not EmployedPersonChicago, ILMay 11, 2026$1,500
Stephens, SusanNot Employed, Not EmployedPersonOak Park, ILJune 4, 2026$1,500
Debra ShorePersonEvanston, ILJune 6, 2026$1,500
Nielsen, SheilaExecutive Coach, Self-EmployedPersonWinnetka, ILMay 19, 2026$1,500
McShea, DonnaNot Employed, Not EmployedPersonWinnetka, ILMay 10, 2026$1,500
Mages, MaryTrael Agent, The Travel 100 GroupPersonWilmette, ILMay 31, 2026$1,500
Carol KohnPersonHighland Park, ILJune 6, 2026$1,500
Kaufman, BarbaraTeacher, National Louis UniversityPersonKenilworth, ILMay 11, 2026$1,500
Citow, KarenTeacher, Reading Power INCPersonGlencoe, ILMay 22, 2026$1,500
Carmell, JamieNon Profit Ed, Invest for KidsPersonGlencoe, ILMay 17, 2026$1,500