Office & Ties

Illinois · U.S. House

Daniel Biss

U.S. House · Democratic

Open seat

Election-pack status: yes. Report date 2026-11-05.

Key finding from the compilation

Won the open IL-9 seat. Outside groups spent ~$1.43M against vs ~$1.22M for (FEC Sch. E est., primary+general); raised $3.45M, 91.0% from individuals

Election

Date
2026-11-03
Votes
183,511 (75.8%)
Opponent
John Elleson (R) · 58,514 (24.2%)
Previous officeholder
Jan Schakowsky (D), retired; open seat

Money reported in the file

Raised
$3,446,463
Cash on hand
$608,883 as of 2026-10-14
Individual share
91%
PAC share
9%
Self loans or contributions
$3,205
Outside spending for
$1,219,430
Outside spending against
$1,426,379
Committee
C00905307
Coverage note
FEC itemized 2025-04-01 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. 59 reported ties and 4 inferred ties are listed below.

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Documented ties (63)

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Relationship Amount Date Evidence Between Record Orbit
principal campaign committee — 2025-2026 Reported Daniel Biss → Biss for Congress (C00905307) Public filing
elected Nov 3, 2026 (unofficial) $183,511 2026-11-03 Reported Daniel Biss → U.S. House, IL-9 News report
general-election opponent (defeated) $58,514 2026-11-03 Reported Daniel Biss → John Elleson News report
candidate contributions (line 11d) $3,205 2026 Reported Daniel Biss → Biss for Congress (C00905307) Public filing
PAC contribution (Labor union); 2 item(s) $10,000 20260226..20260817 Reported American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Committee On Political Education (C00028860) → Biss for Congress (C00905307) Public filing
PAC contribution (Labor union); 2 item(s) $10,000 20260120..20260828 Reported Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee United Brotherhood of Carpenters an (C00001016) → Biss for Congress (C00905307) Public filing
PAC contribution (Labor union); 2 item(s) $10,000 20251219..20260828 Reported International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action Committee (C00027342) → Biss for Congress (C00905307) Public filing
PAC contribution (Labor union); 2 item(s) $10,000 20250909..20260603 Reported Local 881 United Food and Commercial Workers Political Action Fund (C00590471) → Biss for Congress (C00905307) Public filing
PAC contribution (Labor union); 2 item(s) $10,000 20260217..20260217 Reported International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150 Political Action Committee (C00142851) → Biss for Congress (C00905307) Public filing
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 2 item(s) $10,000 20251205..20251205 Reported Progressive Turnout Project (C00580068) → Biss for Congress (C00905307) Public filing
PAC contribution (Labor union); 2 item(s) $7,500 20251231..20261005 Reported Int'L Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers (C00003632) → Biss for Congress (C00905307) Public filing
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 3 item(s) $7,500 20260302..20260803 Reported Illinois Corn Growers Association Political Involvement Fund-Federal (C00376590) → Biss for Congress (C00905307) Public filing
PAC contribution (Labor union); 2 item(s) $7,500 20251003..20260722 Reported Int'L Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers (C00027359) → Biss for Congress (C00905307) Public filing
PAC contribution (Membership organization); 4 item(s) $6,609 20251126..20251230 Reported Jstreetpac (C00441949) → Biss for Congress (C00905307) Public filing
PAC contribution (Membership organization); 4 item(s) $5,075 20260122..20260306 Reported League of Conservation Voters Action Fund (C00252940) → Biss for Congress (C00905307) Public filing
PAC contribution (Labor union); 2 item(s) $5,000 20260520..20260817 Reported Amalgamated Transit Union - Cope (C00032995) → Biss for Congress (C00905307) Public filing
PAC contribution (Business / trade / professional); 1 item(s) $5,000 20260827..20260827 Reported America's Credit Unions PAC (C00007880) → Biss for Congress (C00905307) Public filing
PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) $5,000 20260701..20260701 Reported UAW - V - Cap (UAW Voluntary Community Action Program) 'Int'L Union United Autom (C00002840) → Biss for Congress (C00905307) Public filing
PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) $5,000 20260922..20260922 Reported International Brotherhood of Teamsters (C70001979) → Biss for Congress (C00905307) Public filing
PAC contribution (Labor union); 2 item(s) $5,000 20260312..20260828 Reported International Union of Painters and Allied Trades Political Action Together Poli (C00000885) → Biss for Congress (C00905307) Public filing
PAC contribution (Membership organization); 1 item(s) $5,000 20260730..20260730 Reported National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee (C00030718) → Biss for Congress (C00905307) Public filing
PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) $5,000 20260828..20260828 Reported Office and Professional Employees International Union (Opeiu) Jb Moss Voice of t (C00007898) → Biss for Congress (C00905307) Public filing
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 1 item(s) $5,000 20260911..20260911 Reported Stand Up PAC (C00872879) → Biss for Congress (C00905307) Public filing
PAC contribution (Membership organization); 1 item(s) $5,000 20260622..20260622 Reported American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (AAJ PAC) (C00024521) → Biss for Congress (C00905307) Public filing
PAC contribution (Membership organization); 1 item(s) $5,000 20260416..20260416 Reported American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Separate Segregated Fund (Crna-PAC) (C00173153) → Biss for Congress (C00905307) Public filing
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 1 item(s) $5,000 20260427..20260427 Reported Jobs, Education, & Families First Jeff PAC (C00617803) → Biss for Congress (C00905307) Public filing
PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) $5,000 20260504..20260504 Reported Machinists Non Partisan Political League of the International Association of Mac (C00002469) → Biss for Congress (C00905307) Public filing
PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) $5,000 20260203..20260203 Reported Laborers' International Union of North America (Liuna) PAC (C00007922) → Biss for Congress (C00905307) Public filing
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 1 item(s) $5,000 20260217..20260217 Reported Perimeter PAC (C00544254) → Biss for Congress (C00905307) Public filing
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 1 item(s) $5,000 20260203..20260203 Reported Progressive Choices PAC (C00381806) → Biss for Congress (C00905307) Public filing
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 1 item(s) $5,000 20260317..20260317 Reported Defend the Vote (C00764233) → Biss for Congress (C00905307) Public filing
PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) $5,000 20260306..20260306 Reported SEIU Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee On Political Educatio (C00004036) → Biss for Congress (C00905307) Public filing
PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) $5,000 20260312..20260312 Reported Unite Here Tip Campaign Committee (C00004861) → Biss for Congress (C00905307) Public filing
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 1 item(s) $5,000 20250701..20250701 Reported 314 Action Fund (C00633248) → Biss for Congress (C00905307) Public filing
PAC contribution (Business / trade / professional); 1 item(s) $5,000 20250916..20250916 Reported American Council of Engineering Companies (Acec/PAC) (C00010868) → Biss for Congress (C00905307) Public filing
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 1 item(s) $5,000 20251203..20251203 Reported Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC (C00513176) → Biss for Congress (C00905307) Public filing
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 1 item(s) $5,000 20251231..20251231 Reported Medicare for All (C00685552) → Biss for Congress (C00905307) Public filing
PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) $4,000 20260922..20260922 Reported NEA Fund for Children and Public Education (C00003251) → Biss for Congress (C00905307) Public filing
PAC contribution (Candidate committee); 2 item(s) $4,000 20260206..20260206 Reported Warren for Senate, Inc. (C00500843) → Biss for Congress (C00905307) Public filing
PAC contribution (Candidate committee); 3 item(s) $3,788 20260203..20260806 Reported Schakowsky for Congress (C00327023) → Biss for Congress (C00905307) Public filing
PAC contribution (Candidate committee); 2 item(s) $3,500 20250929..20250929 Reported Bill Foster for Congress (C00435099) → Biss for Congress (C00905307) Public filing
PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) $3,000 20260305..20260305 Reported National Nurses United PAC - A Fund for A Healthy America (C00446237) → Biss for Congress (C00905307) Public filing
PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) $2,500 20261005..20261005 Reported American Postal Workers Union Committee On Political Action (C00010322) → Biss for Congress (C00905307) Public filing
PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) $2,500 20261007..20261007 Reported Political Action Committee of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Emp (C00344325) → Biss for Congress (C00905307) Public filing
independent expenditures opposing (FEC processed by_candidate) $1,426,379 .. Reported Elect Chicago Women Aka Ecw (C00936724) → Daniel Biss Public filing
independent expenditures supporting (FEC processed by_candidate) $546,797 .. Reported Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC (C00513176) → Daniel Biss Public filing
independent expenditures supporting (FEC processed by_candidate) $409,810 .. Reported 314 Action Fund (C00633248) → Daniel Biss Public filing
independent expenditures supporting (FEC processed by_candidate) $149,773 .. Reported J Street Action Fund (C00815753) → Daniel Biss Public filing
independent expenditures supporting (FEC processed by_candidate) $98,040 .. Reported Medicare for All (C00685552) → Daniel Biss Public filing
independent expenditures supporting (FEC processed by_candidate) $15,000 .. Reported Local 881 United Food and Commercial Workers Political Action Fund (C00590471) → Daniel Biss Public filing
independent expenditures supporting (FEC processed by_candidate) $10.00 .. Reported Sierra Club Independent Action (C00483693) → Daniel Biss Public filing
disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) $1,654,697 2025-04-01..2026-10-14 Reported Biss for Congress (C00905307) → Novel Messaging, LLC Public filing
disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) $116,185 2025-04-01..2026-10-14 Reported Biss for Congress (C00905307) → Authentic Campaigns Public filing
disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) $107,127 2025-04-01..2026-10-14 Reported Biss for Congress (C00905307) → SJL Communications LLC Public filing
disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) $101,772 2025-04-01..2026-10-14 Reported Biss for Congress (C00905307) → Gusto Public filing
disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) $86,741 2025-04-01..2026-10-14 Reported Biss for Congress (C00905307) → ActBlue Technical Services Public filing
disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) $83,577 2025-04-01..2026-10-14 Reported Biss for Congress (C00905307) → George Lundgren Public filing
41 PAC donors in common (2025-26); those PACs gave Daniel Biss $150,575 $150,575 2025-26 Inferred Daniel Biss → Patty García Public filing
27 PAC donors in common (2025-26); those PACs gave Daniel Biss $93,325 $93,325 2025-26 Inferred Daniel Biss → La Shawn Ford Public filing
34 PAC donors in common (2025-26); those PACs gave Daniel Biss $136,075 $136,075 2025-26 Inferred Daniel Biss → Melissa Bean Public filing
6 PAC donors in common (2025-26); those PACs gave Daniel Biss $34,500 $34,500 2025-26 Inferred Daniel Biss → J. D. Ford Public filing
endorsement; predecessor in seat — 2026-01-07 Reported Jan Schakowsky → Daniel Biss Wikipedia
transfer funding the super PAC (about $4M, Feb 2026) $4,000,000 2026-02 Reported United Democracy Project → Elect Chicago Women News report

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