Illinois · U.S. House
Melissa Bean
U.S. House · Democratic
Open seatKey finding from the compilation
Won the open IL-8 seat, returning to Congress after representing the district from 2005 to 2011. Outside groups spent ~$0.19M against vs ~$6.58M for (FEC Sch. E est., primary+general); raised $2.46M, 77.3% from individuals
Election
- Date
- 2026-11-03
- Votes
- 132,863 (63.8%)
- Opponent
- Jennifer Davis (R) · 75,525 (36.2%)
- Previous officeholder
- Raja Krishnamoorthi (D), ran for U.S. Senate; open seat
Money reported in the file
- Raised
- $2,457,207
- Cash on hand
- $301,714 as of 2026-10-14
- Individual share
- 77.3%
- PAC share
- 22.7%
- Self loans or contributions
- $323,000
- Outside spending for
- $6,578,102
- Outside spending against
- $191,296
- Committee
- C00919183
- Coverage note
- FEC itemized 2025-07-01 to 2026-10-14 (principal committee); IE through 2026-11-02
Figures come from the original election pack, or the serving-member roster when marked roster only. Election results are unofficial until certification. 66 reported ties and 5 inferred ties are listed below.
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Documented ties (71)
| Relationship | Amount | Date | Evidence | Between | Record | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| principal campaign committee | — | 2025-2026 | Reported | Melissa Bean → Melissa Bean for Congress (C00919183) | Public filing | |
| elected Nov 3, 2026 (unofficial) | $132,863 | 2026-11-03 | Reported | Melissa Bean → U.S. House, IL-8 | News report | |
| general-election opponent (defeated) | $75,525 | 2026-11-03 | Reported | Melissa Bean → Jennifer Davis (Campaign site) | News report | |
| principal campaign committee | — | — | Reported | Jennifer Davis (Campaign site) → Jennifer Davis for Congress (C00919142) | Public filing | |
| loan of candidate personal funds | $299,000 | 2025-09-30 | Reported | Melissa Bean → Melissa Bean for Congress (C00919183) | Public filing | |
| candidate contributions (line 11d) | $24,000 | 2026 | Reported | Melissa Bean → Melissa Bean for Congress (C00919183) | Public filing | |
| transfer from joint fundraising / authorized committee (line 12) | $11,766 | 2025-07-01..2026-10-14 | Reported | Women Are the Majority Makers (C00947853) → Melissa Bean for Congress (C00919183) | Public filing | |
| transfer from joint fundraising / authorized committee (line 12) | $2,000 | 2025-07-01..2026-10-14 | Reported | Melissa Bean Victory Fund (C00962324) → Melissa Bean for Congress (C00919183) | Public filing | |
| PAC contribution (Business / trade / professional); 2 item(s) | $10,000 | 20260301..20260930 | Reported | America's Credit Unions PAC (C00007880) (Organization site) → Melissa Bean for Congress (C00919183) | Public filing | |
| PAC contribution (Business / trade / professional); 3 item(s) | $10,000 | 20260309..20260930 | Reported | American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac) (C00004275) (Organization site) → Melissa Bean for Congress (C00919183) | Public filing | |
| PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 2 item(s) | $10,000 | 20250924..20260331 | Reported | Ameripac: the Fund for A Greater America (C00271338) (Organization site) → Melissa Bean for Congress (C00919183) | Public filing | |
| PAC contribution (Business / trade / professional); 2 item(s) | $10,000 | 20260311..20260930 | Reported | National Beer Wholesalers Association Political Action Committee (C00144766) (Organization site) → Melissa Bean for Congress (C00919183) | Public filing | |
| PAC contribution (Membership organization); 2 item(s) | $10,000 | 20251113..20260301 | Reported | The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Political Action Committee (C00039578) (Organization site) → Melissa Bean for Congress (C00919183) | Public filing | |
| PAC contribution (Business / trade / professional); 2 item(s) | $10,000 | 20251231..20260918 | Reported | Elevance Health, Inc. Political Action Committee (Elevance Health PAC) (C00197228) → Melissa Bean for Congress (C00919183) | Public filing | |
| PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 2 item(s) | $10,000 | 20260206..20260821 | Reported | Ernst & Young Political Action Committee (C00227744) → Melissa Bean for Congress (C00919183) | Public filing | |
| PAC contribution (Membership organization); 2 item(s) | $10,000 | 20260219..20260730 | Reported | National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee (C00030718) (Organization site) → Melissa Bean for Congress (C00919183) | Public filing | |
| PAC contribution (Other PAC (not in FEC master file)); 2 item(s) | $10,000 | 20260903..20260903 | Reported | The Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc.\National City Bank PAC - Federal (Pnc/Ncb (C00141036) → Melissa Bean for Congress (C00919183) | Public filing | |
| PAC contribution (Business / trade / professional); 2 item(s) | $10,000 | 20260415..20260630 | Reported | Aar Corp. PAC (C00625921) → Melissa Bean for Congress (C00919183) | Public filing | |
| PAC contribution (Business / trade / professional); 2 item(s) | $10,000 | 20260630..20260630 | Reported | American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action Committee (C00110338) (Organization site) → Melissa Bean for Congress (C00919183) | Public filing | |
| PAC contribution (Membership organization); 2 item(s) | $10,000 | 20260618..20260618 | Reported | American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee (C00797670) (Organization site) → Melissa Bean for Congress (C00919183) | Public filing | |
| PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 2 item(s) | $10,000 | 20251017..20260618 | Reported | Perimeter PAC (C00544254) → Melissa Bean for Congress (C00919183) | Public filing | |
| PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 2 item(s) | $8,500 | 20250926..20260615 | Reported | Fostering Progress PAC (C00571943) → Melissa Bean for Congress (C00919183) | Public filing | |
| PAC contribution (Membership organization); 2 item(s) | $7,500 | 20260316..20260930 | Reported | American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (AAJ PAC) (C00024521) (Organization site) → Melissa Bean for Congress (C00919183) | Public filing | |
| PAC contribution (Business / trade / professional); 2 item(s) | $7,500 | 20251113..20260630 | Reported | Zurich Holding Company of America, Inc. Committee for Good Government (Z-PAC, Zu (C00235036) → Melissa Bean for Congress (C00919183) | Public filing | |
| PAC contribution (Business / trade / professional); 2 item(s) | $6,000 | 20260224..20260930 | Reported | Caterpillar Inc. Political Action Committee (Catpac) (C00148031) → Melissa Bean for Congress (C00919183) | Public filing | |
| PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 2 item(s) | $6,000 | 20251231..20260930 | Reported | Elect Democratic Women (C00685297) (Campaign site) → Melissa Bean for Congress (C00919183) | Public filing | |
| PAC contribution (Membership organization); 2 item(s) | $5,000 | 20260317..20260930 | Reported | American Optometric Association Political Action Committee (C00024968) → Melissa Bean for Congress (C00919183) | Public filing | |
| PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) | $5,000 | 20260316..20260316 | Reported | Engineers Political Education Committee (Epec)/International Union of Operating (C00029504) → Melissa Bean for Congress (C00919183) | Public filing | |
| PAC contribution (Business / trade / professional); 1 item(s) | $5,000 | 20260302..20260302 | Reported | The Real Estate Roundtable Political Action Committee (Realpac) (C00033779) → Melissa Bean for Congress (C00919183) | Public filing | |
| PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) | $5,000 | 20261008..20261008 | Reported | Int'L Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers (C00027359) → Melissa Bean for Congress (C00919183) | Public filing | |
| PAC contribution (Membership organization); 1 item(s) | $5,000 | 20261014..20261014 | Reported | Online Lenders Alliance Political Action Committee (Ola PAC) (C00427781) → Melissa Bean for Congress (C00919183) | Public filing | |
| PAC contribution (Business / trade / professional); 1 item(s) | $5,000 | 20261014..20261014 | Reported | Unitedhealth Group Incorporated PAC (Unitedhealth Group PAC) (C00274431) → Melissa Bean for Congress (C00919183) | Public filing | |
| PAC contribution (Membership organization); 1 item(s) | $5,000 | 20260723..20260723 | Reported | American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Political Action Committee (C00077321) → Melissa Bean for Congress (C00919183) | Public filing | |
| PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 2 item(s) | $5,000 | 20260806..20260806 | Reported | Blue Momentum PAC (C00589309) → Melissa Bean for Congress (C00919183) | Public filing | |
| PAC contribution (Business / trade / professional); 2 item(s) | $5,000 | 20260630..20260723 | Reported | Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America PAC (Us Chamber PAC) (C00082040) → Melissa Bean for Congress (C00919183) | Public filing | |
| PAC contribution (Business / trade / professional); 2 item(s) | $5,000 | 20260115..20260918 | Reported | Constellation Energy Corporation Employee Political Action Committee (Cepac) (C00793711) → Melissa Bean for Congress (C00919183) | Public filing | |
| PAC contribution (Business / trade / professional); 1 item(s) | $5,000 | 20260930..20260930 | Reported | Finseca PAC (C00447565) → Melissa Bean for Congress (C00919183) | Public filing | |
| PAC contribution (Business / trade / professional); 1 item(s) | $5,000 | 20260723..20260723 | Reported | Health Care Service Corporation Employees' Political Action Committee (C00199711) → Melissa Bean for Congress (C00919183) | Public filing | |
| PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) | $5,000 | 20260918..20260918 | Reported | International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers P (C00007542) → Melissa Bean for Congress (C00919183) | Public filing | |
| PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) | $5,000 | 20260930..20260930 | Reported | Iuoe Operating Engineers (C00136739) → Melissa Bean for Congress (C00919183) | Public filing | |
| PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 1 item(s) | $5,000 | 20260918..20260918 | Reported | Kpmg Partners/Principals and Employees PAC (C00280222) → Melissa Bean for Congress (C00919183) | Public filing | |
| PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) | $5,000 | 20260821..20260821 | Reported | Laborers' International Union of North America (Liuna) PAC (C00007922) (Organization site) → Melissa Bean for Congress (C00919183) | Public filing | |
| PAC contribution (Business / trade / professional); 1 item(s) | $5,000 | 20260903..20260903 | Reported | Pricewaterhousecoopers Political Action Committee I (C00107235) → Melissa Bean for Congress (C00919183) | Public filing | |
| PAC contribution (Candidate committee); 1 item(s) | $5,000 | 20260831..20260831 | Reported | Raja for Illinois (C00904466) (Campaign site) → Melissa Bean for Congress (C00919183) | Public filing | |
| PAC contribution (Business / trade / professional); 2 item(s) | $5,000 | 20260630..20260930 | Reported | The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Political Action Committee (C00350744) → Melissa Bean for Congress (C00919183) | Public filing | |
| PAC contribution (Business / trade / professional); 2 item(s) | $5,000 | 20260527..20260527 | Reported | American Express Company Political Action Committee (Axppac) (C00040535) → Melissa Bean for Congress (C00919183) | Public filing | |
| PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) | $5,000 | 20260630..20260630 | Reported | Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee United Brotherhood of Carpenters an (C00001016) → Melissa Bean for Congress (C00919183) | Public filing | |
| PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) | $5,000 | 20260601..20260601 | Reported | International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action Committee (C00027342) → Melissa Bean for Congress (C00919183) | Public filing | |
| independent expenditures supporting (FEC processed by_candidate) | $3,985,698 | .. | Reported | Elect Chicago Women Aka Ecw (C00936724) (Campaign site) → Melissa Bean | Public filing | |
| independent expenditures supporting (campaign-finance disclosure rounded $1.1M; not in FEC processed data) | $1,100,000 | ..2026-04-10 | Reported | Think Big → Melissa Bean | Public record | |
| independent expenditures supporting (FEC processed by_candidate) | $935,000 | .. | Reported | New Democrat Majority (C00859660) → Melissa Bean | Public filing | |
| independent expenditures supporting (FEC processed by_candidate) | $557,012 | .. | Reported | Protect Progress (C00848440) → Melissa Bean | Public filing | |
| independent expenditures opposing (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) | $131,700 | 2026-10-24..2026-10-31 | Reported | Lincoln Legacy PAC (C00931691) → Melissa Bean | Public filing | |
| independent expenditures opposing (FEC processed by_candidate) | $56,750 | .. | Reported | Justice Democrats PAC (C00630665) (Campaign site) → Melissa Bean | Public filing | |
| independent expenditures opposing (FEC processed by_candidate) | $2,196 | .. | Reported | The People's Lobby (C90015868) → Melissa Bean | Public filing | |
| independent expenditures opposing (FEC processed by_candidate) | $650 | .. | Reported | Progressive Change Campaign Committee (C00458000) (Campaign site) → Melissa Bean | Public filing | |
| independent expenditures supporting (FEC processed by_candidate) | $382 | .. | Reported | Dmfi PAC (C00710848) (Campaign site) → Melissa Bean | Public filing | |
| independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) | $10.00 | 2026-08-10..2026-08-10 | Reported | Sierra Club Independent Action (C00483693) (Organization site) → Melissa Bean | Public filing | |
| disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) | $553,816 | 2025-07-01..2026-10-14 | Reported | Melissa Bean for Congress (C00919183) → AL Media | Public filing | |
| disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) | $466,264 | 2025-07-01..2026-10-14 | Reported | Melissa Bean for Congress (C00919183) → Mission Control, Inc. (Organization site) | Public filing | |
| disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) | $365,529 | 2025-07-01..2026-10-14 | Reported | Melissa Bean for Congress (C00919183) → Gusto | Public filing | |
| disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) | $85,224 | 2025-07-01..2026-10-14 | Reported | Melissa Bean for Congress (C00919183) → Melissa Bean | Public filing | |
| disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) | $81,091 | 2025-07-01..2026-10-14 | Reported | Melissa Bean for Congress (C00919183) → New Blue Interactive (Organization site) | Public filing | |
| disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) | $57,250 | 2025-07-01..2026-10-14 | Reported | Melissa Bean for Congress (C00919183) → Magnify Strategies | Public filing | |
| 30 PAC donors in common (2025-26); those PACs gave Melissa Bean $122,000 | $122,000 | 2025-26 | Inferred | Melissa Bean → Patty García | Public filing | |
| 26 PAC donors in common (2025-26); those PACs gave Melissa Bean $102,500 | $102,500 | 2025-26 | Inferred | Melissa Bean → La Shawn Ford | Public filing | |
| 34 PAC donors in common (2025-26); those PACs gave Melissa Bean $141,500 | $141,500 | 2025-26 | Inferred | Melissa Bean → Daniel Biss | Public filing | |
| 3 PAC donors in common (2025-26); those PACs gave Melissa Bean $14,500 | $14,500 | 2025-26 | Inferred | Melissa Bean → J. D. Ford | Public filing | |
| 0 PAC donor(s) in common with opponent (2025-26) | $0 | 2025-26 | Inferred | Melissa Bean → Jennifer Davis (Campaign site) | Public filing | |
| independent expenditures opposing (general) | $131,700 | 2026-10-24..2026-10-31 | Reported | Lincoln Legacy PAC → Melissa Bean | Public record | |
| transfer funding the super PAC (about $4M, Feb 2026) | $4,000,000 | 2026-02 | Reported | United Democracy Project (Organization site) → Elect Chicago Women | News report |
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