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Yasmeen Bankole

Running for U.S. House District 8 — 2026 election

Raised · 2026 cycle

$559K

Source: FEC

As of July 2026, Yasmeen Bankole is a Democratic candidate for U.S. House District 8 in Illinois in the 2026 election. Federal Election Commission filings report $558,711 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.

Yasmeen Bankole ran as the Democratic candidate for U.S. House in Illinois' 8th Congressional District in 2026. She earned a high school diploma from Lake Park High School, a bachelor's degree from the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry in 2015, and a graduate degree from the University of Denver in 2018. Her professional experience includes working as a federal employee. She lost the March 17, 2026 Democratic primary, finishing with 9.6 percent of the vote (6,752 votes).

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$559K

Total raised

$559K

Total spent

Cash on hand

Where the money comes from

Individual donations ≥$200$143K · 26%
Small dollar donations <$200$154K · 27%
PAC contributions$23K · 4%
Candidate self-funding$100K · 18%
Loans and other receipts$139K · 25%

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 2026-05-18 · Source: FEC