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Sam Polan

Running for U.S. House District 9 — 2026 election

Raised · 2026 cycle

$377K

Source: FEC

As of July 2026, Sam Polan is a Democratic candidate for U.S. House District 9 in Illinois in the 2026 election. Federal Election Commission filings report $377,429 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.

Sam Polan (Democratic Party) ran for the U.S. House in Illinois' 9th Congressional District in 2026 and lost the Democratic primary on March 17, 2026. A native of Wilmette, Illinois, he is a graduate of New Trier High School, Washington College (B.A., 2012), and American University (graduate degree, 2018). He served in the U.S. Army from 2012 to 2022, including three deployments to the Middle East with Special Operations Civil Affairs, and his listed profession is policy advisor. His principal campaign committee, Sam Polan for Congress, reported total receipts of $377,429.

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$377K

Total raised

$377K

Total spent

Cash on hand

Where the money comes from

Individual donations ≥$200$87K · 23%
Small dollar donations <$200$8K · 2%
PAC contributions$5K · 1%
Candidate self-funding$2K · 1%
Loans and other receipts$275K · 73%

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 2026-07-03 · Source: FEC