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
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