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
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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 2026-05-18 · Source: FEC