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Melissa Bean

Melissa Bean

DChallenger
Candidate for Illinois's 8th U.S. House District · Election Mar 17, 2026
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Campaign history with fundraising data from FEC filings.
2026
2026 CycleCurrent
MELISSA BEAN FOR CONGRESS
1,014 contributions
$2.1M
Raised
$1.4M
Individuals
$188K
PACs
0%
Small Donors
Individuals 68%PACs 9%Self 1%

Top PAC Donors

Top 10 PAC contributions by amount
AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICA
2 contributions
$10K
THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
2 contributions
$10K
AAR CORP. PAC
1 contributions
$5K
AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC.
1 contributions
$5K
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)
1 contributions
$5K
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)
2 contributions
$5K
CATERPILLAR INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CATPAC)
1 contributions
$5K
DEMOCRATS WIN SEATS (DWS PAC)
2 contributions
$5K
ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMEN
1 contributions
$5K
ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
1 contributions
$5K
Source: FEC itemized contribution filings

Outside Spending

Independent expenditures by outside groups (super PACs, hybrid & other PACs) — spending for or against this candidate, not coordinated with the campaign.
$5.5M
Supporting
$60K
Opposing
+$935K
+$557K
−$57K
Independent spender
−$2K
Hybrid PAC
+$382
Source: FEC independent expenditures · coverage is partial pending the full IE dataset

Top Donor Employers

By employer
CLIFFORD LAW OFFICES
4 contributions
$18K
AMLI RESIDENTIAL
3 contributions
$14K
COONEY & CONWAY LLP
3 contributions
$14K
GCM GROSVENOR
3 contributions
$14K
MADISON DEARBORN PARTNERS
2 contributions
$11K
ALEXIS BEDNYAK DESIGN
2 contributions
$7K
ASSETBLUE INVESTMENT GROUP
2 contributions
$7K
CHICAGO CARES
2 contributions
$7K
Candidate-provided Public data (FEC) AllCiv / Legis1 coverage