What's in the data?
We provide six different sets of Illinois campaign finance data from 1994 to present, broken down by year:
Read more about reporting requirements and data quality.
Registered candidates
Political candidates registered in Illinois. Includes any person who seeks nomination for election, election to, or retention in public office, or any person who seeks election as ward or township committeeman in Cook County. Updated once a week on Tuesdays.
| Field |
Description |
| ID |
Candidate ID given by the Illinois State Board of Elections |
| CommitteeID |
Illinois State Board of Elections Committee ID for a committee in
support of the candidate. There is often more than one committee
in support of a candidate and more than one candidate listed for
a given committee. In this file, there is one record for each
instance of a candidate/committee combination.
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| PartyName |
Political party |
| OfficeName |
Name of office candidate is running for |
| FullName |
Candidate’s full name |
| FullAddress |
Full address listed for candidate |
File list as JSON
Registered political committees
Political committees registered in Illinois. Includes candidate political committees, political party committees, political action committees, independent-expenditure-only PACs, and ballot initiative committees. Updated once a week on Tuesdays.
| Field |
Description |
| id |
Committee ID given by the Illinois State Board of Elections |
| CmteReferName |
Used by the Illinois State Board of Elections internally to identify the committee |
| StateCmte |
Boolean flag indicating whether the committee is a state level committee |
| StateID |
State level committee ID |
| LocalCmte |
Boolean flag indicating whether the committee is a local level committee |
| LocalID |
Local level committee ID |
| Address1 |
Mailing address line 1 of committee |
| Address2 |
Mailing address line 2 of committee |
| Address3 |
Mailing address line 2 of committee |
| City |
Mailing city of committee |
| State |
Mailing state of committee |
| Zip |
Mailing zip code of committee |
| Status |
Either "F" for final (meaning no longer active) or "A" for active |
| StatusDate |
Effective date of the listed status |
| TypeOfCommittee |
Type of committee: Political Action, Political Party or Candidate (is available) |
File list as JSON
Committee officers
Officers for each committee. Each political committee must have both a chairman and a treasurer. One person may hold both positions. A candidate may serve as his own chairman and treasurer. No financial transactions may take place while there is a vacancy in either office. Updated once a week on Tuesdays.
| Field |
Description |
| id |
Officer ID given by the Illinois State Board of Elections |
| committee_id |
ID of the committee they are an officer of |
| name |
Officer name |
| title |
Officer title. Typically Treasurer or Chairman |
| address |
Mailing address of the officer |
File list as JSON
Itemized campaign contributions
Itemized contributions to political committees in Illinois. Includes any gift, subscription, donation, dues, loan, advance, deposit of money, anything of value, purchase of fundraising ticket, or transfer of funds knowingly received to support or oppose a candidate or proposition. Read more about what gets reported. Updated daily.
| Field |
Description |
| CommitteeID |
ID of the committee the contribution was given to |
| LastOnlyName |
Individual last name or organization name of contributor |
| FirstName |
First name of contributor |
| RcvDate |
A contribution is deemed received on the date (i) a monetary contribution was deposited in a bank, financial institution, or other repository of funds for the committee, (ii) the date a committee receives notice a monetary contribution was deposited by an entity used to process financial transactions by credit card or other entity used for processing a monetary contribution that was deposited in a bank, financial institution, or other repository of funds for the committee, or (iii) for inkind contributions, possession of which is not actually obtained by the recipient committee, the public official, candidate, or political committee receives the notification of contribution of goods or services. |
| Amount |
Contribution amount |
| LoanAmount |
If RctType is 'Loan Received', the amount of the loan. |
| Occupation |
Occupation of contributor |
| Employer |
Employer of contributor |
| Address1 |
Mailing address line 1 of contributor |
| Address2 |
Mailing address line 2 of contributor |
| City |
Mailing city of contributor |
| State |
Mailing state of contributor |
| Zip |
Mailing zip code of contributor |
| RctType |
Type of contribution. Individual Contribution, In-kind Contribution, Transfer In, Loan Received or Other Receipt |
| Description |
Description of contribution |
| VendorLastOnlyName |
If the contribution was an in-kind donation by a vendor, the individual last name or organization name of the vendor |
| VendorFirstName |
First name of vendor |
| VendorAddress1 |
Mailing address line 1 of vendor |
| VendorAddress2 |
Mailing address line 2 of vendor |
| VendorCity |
Mailing city of vendor |
| VendorState |
Mailing state of vendor |
| VendorZip |
Mailing zip code of vendor |
| RptType |
Report type. A-1, Final or Quarterly |
| ElectionType |
Typically blank |
| ElectionYear |
Typically blank |
| RptPdBegDate |
Report period begin date |
| RptPdEndDate |
Report period end date |
| RptRcvdDate |
Date report was received |
| CmteReferName |
Used by the Illinois State Board of Elections internally to identify the committee |
| CmteName |
Name of the committee the contribution was given to |
| StateCmte |
True or False |
| StateID |
|
| LocalCmte |
True or False |
| LocalID |
|
File list as JSON
Itemized campaign expenditures
Itemized expenditures by political committees in Illinois. Any payment, distribution, purchase, loan, advance, deposit, gift of money or anything of value, or any transfer of funds between political committees, made to support or oppose a candidate or proposition. The definition also includes an electioneering communication. Read more about what gets reported. Updated daily (though the data is released quarterly).
| Field |
Description |
| CommitteeID |
ID of the committee the contribution was given to |
| LastOnlyName |
Individual last name or organization name of expenditure recipient |
| FirstName |
Individual first name of expenditure recipient |
| ExpendedDate |
Date the expenditure was made |
| Amount |
Expenditure amount |
| Address1 |
Mailing address line 1 of recipient |
| Address2 |
Mailing address line 2 of recipient |
| City |
Mailing city of recipient |
| State |
Mailing state of recipient |
| Zip |
Mailing zip code of recipient |
| ExpType |
Expenditure type. Expenditure, Transfer Out, 9B or Loan Made |
| Purpose |
Purpose of expenditure |
| Beneficiary |
The candidate or political committee deemed to have received the benefit from an expenditure. |
| CandidateName |
Name of candidate affiliated with the committee |
| Office |
Seeking office of candidate. Typically blank |
| Supporting |
True if the committee is supporting the candidate or ballot initiative |
| Opposing |
True if the committee is opposing the candidate or ballot initiative |
| RptType |
Report type. Quarterly or Final |
| ElectionType |
Typically blank |
| ElectionYear |
Typically blank |
| RptPdBegDate |
Report period begin date |
| RptPdEndDate |
Report period end date |
| CmteReferName |
Used by the Illinois State Board of Elections internally to identify the committee |
| CmteName |
Committee name |
| StateCmte |
True or False |
| StateID |
|
| LocalCmte |
True or False |
| LocalID |
|
| RptRcvdDate |
Date the report was received |
File list as JSON
Committee fiscal report summaries
Periodic summaries of fiscal activity for committees. Includes total amounts in receipts, expenditures and investment activity over a given reporting cycle, as well as a link to a detailed report where possible. These files also include A-1 Reports of individual contributions over $1,000. Updated once a week on Tuesdays.
| Field |
Description |
| id |
Unique ID for the report |
| committee_id |
ID of the committee that submitted the report |
| period_from |
Starting date of the reporting period |
| period_to |
Ending date of the reporting period |
| date_filed |
Date the report was filed |
| type |
Type of report (Quarterly, Semiannual, or A-1) |
| funds_start |
Dollar amount the committee had at the beginning of the reporting period |
| funds_end |
Dollar amount the committee hasd at the end of the reporting period |
| receipts |
Dollar amount received by the committee during the reporting period |
| expenditures |
Dollar amount spent by the committee during the reporting period |
| invest_total |
Total investments controlled by the committee at the end of the reporting period |
| detail_url |
URL for the detail page of the report on the Illinois Board of Elections website |
File list as JSON
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