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Elections · U.S. House, District 7 · Illinois

Jason Friedman

Democrat Not on the November ballot

friedmanforcongress.com

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Raised for this seat

$2.5M

Through February 25, 2026

Cash on hand

$386K

Through February 25, 2026

Not on the November ballot

Friedman is not on the November ballot for this seat. La Shawn Ford and Chad Koppie are.

La Shawn FordDemocrat · $722KChad KoppieRepublican · $55K

A primary result is a filed fact about a contest, not a judgement about a candidate. Friedman's campaign finance and record below are still their own record, and their committee may still be filing.

The whole race

Where the money comes from

1%from small donors
Small donors
1%$14K
Large donors
73%$1.8M
PACs
<1%$11K
Party
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Self-funding
26%$653K
Other
<1%$451

Separately, $409K in independent expenditures was reported for and against this candidate by outside committees. That money is not the candidate's receipts and is not part of the mix above.

Receipts reported through February 25, 2026. Source: FEC.

How to vote in Illinois

  • General electionNovember 3, 2026In 10 weeks

Register 28 days before (16 days if online), or same-day through Election Day in person.

All dates and rules

The district they want to represent

People
744K
Median household income
$83K
Unemployment
8.5%
Living below the poverty line
18.0%
Without health insurance
8.2%

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Context about the district, not a statement about any candidate.

Against the field for this seat

Each campaign's reported receipts on one shared scale, in ballot order, not money order.

Muted rows are campaigns not on the November ballot; this page's own row keeps its weight so the comparison stays readable. Showing 7 of 11 funded campaigns; every filing is on the race page.

The whole race

Spending to support them

$348K
  • Stronger Illinois PAC$348K

Spending to oppose them

$61K
  • United Democracy Project$60K
    Pro-Israel
  • The People's Lobby$1K
How these directions are decided

Independent expenditures reported to the FEC. The supporting or opposing direction is each committee's own declared filing, not an interpretation, and a group spending against a candidate is not necessarily spending for their opponent. Outside money is not the campaign's money and is never added to what they raised.

In their own words

What Friedman's campaign says it would work on.

The priorities Friedman's own campaign site lists, quoted as written there. They are what the campaign says. Nobody has voted on them.

  • “Lower costs for hard-working families”
  • “Create good-paying jobs”
  • “Ensure affordable health care”
  • “Make housing affordable”
  • “Quality education for every student”
  • “Fight for a good education”
  • “Provide parents reliable childcare”
  • “Make higher education affordable”
  • “Increase access to trade programs”
  • “Safer neighborhoods”
  • “Combat the gun violence epidemic”
  • “Tackle the root causes of crime”

Quoted from friedmanforcongress.com, read August 14, 2026. A campaign site changes; this is what it said on that date. Curia quotes these and does not check, rate or rank them.

Record in office

Friedman has not held this office, so there is no federal voting record, no cosponsorships and no committee service to report.

That absence is not a position for or against anything; it is what a first federal campaign looks like in the public record.

Candidates and financing from the FEC, public domain. Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.