Katherine Abughazaleh
Running for U.S. House District 9 — 2026 election
Raised · 2026 cycle
$4.1M
Source: FEC
As of July 2026, Katherine Abughazaleh is a Democratic candidate for U.S. House District 9 in Illinois in the 2026 election. Federal Election Commission filings report $4,073,733 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.
Katherine M. Abughazaleh, a former video producer at Media Matters for America who built a social media following covering Fox News, announced her candidacy for the Democratic nomination in Illinois's 9th Congressional District in March 2025. In the March 17, 2026 Democratic primary to succeed retiring Rep. Jan Schakowsky, she placed second behind Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss by roughly four percentage points, according to The Associated Press. According to FEC filings, her principal campaign committee (Kat for Illinois) had reported total receipts of $4,073,733.32 covering activity through June 30, 2026.
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65% of donations are small-dollar contributions under $200 — a heavily grassroots-funded campaign.
$4.1M
Total raised
$4.1M
Total spent
$17K
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