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Paul Nolley

Running for U.S. House District 16 — 2026 election

Raised · 2026 cycle

$416K

Source: FEC

As of July 2026, Paul Nolley is a Democratic candidate for U.S. House District 16 in Illinois in the 2026 election. Federal Election Commission filings report $415,748 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.

Paul Nolley is the Democratic candidate for U.S. House in Illinois' 16th Congressional District in 2026. Born and raised in Rockford, Illinois, he graduated from Illinois State University. He serves as executive director of Project First Rate and lives in his hometown community with his wife Andrea, a special education teacher, and their two children.

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84% of fundraising comes from individual donors — one of the more grassroots-funded profiles in this cycle.

$416K

Total raised

$186K

Total spent

$230K

Cash on hand

Where the money comes from

Individual donations ≥$200$241K · 58%
Small dollar donations <$200$110K · 26%
PAC contributions$61K · 15%
Party committee contributions$2K · 0%
Candidate self-funding$2K · 0%

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