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La Ford

Running for U.S. House District 7 — 2026 election

Raised · 2026 cycle

$722K

Source: FEC

As of July 2026, La Ford is a Democratic candidate for U.S. House District 7 in Illinois in the 2026 election. Federal Election Commission filings report $722,009 in total receipts for the 2026 cycle. All figures on this page are drawn from primary sources — FEC filings, congressional records, and STOCK Act disclosures — and link back to them.

Data last updated July 2026.

La Shawn Ford is a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives who has represented District 8 in Chicago since 2007. He earned a bachelor's degree in education from Loyola University Chicago, taught in the Chicago public school system, and founded a real estate business. Ford is the Democratic nominee for Illinois' 7th Congressional District in 2026 after winning the March 17 Democratic primary.

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Individual donors make up 67% of fundraising, with the remainder from PACs and party committees.

$722K

Total raised

$609K

Total spent

$113K

Cash on hand

Where the money comes from

Individual donations ≥$200$443K · 61%
Small dollar donations <$200$38K · 5%
PAC contributions$57K · 8%
Loans and other receipts$184K · 26%

Reflects money received by the campaign committee itself. “Loans and other receipts” covers candidate or bank loans, offsets to operating expenditures, interest and other non-contribution receipts reported to the FEC. Independent expenditures by super PACs are not included.

Totals through 2026-06-30 · Source: FEC