Cheri Bustos

Representative · IL-17

DemocratFormer memberServed 2013–2023Born 1961

Campaign fundraising

House · IL-17

Raised, 2025–26

$26K

Spent

$238K

Cash on hand

$257K

Reported through

Sep 30, 2026

Current cycle

Receipts per two-year cycle

Campaign receipts per two-year cycle
Cycle	Receipts
2013–14	$3,199,627.94
2015–16	$3,584,496.39
2017–18	$3,952,032.32
2019–20	$5,063,556.19
2021–22	$332,697.87
2023–24	$92,945.34
2025–26	$26,271.45

2020 race · IL-17

Cheri Bustos · D · Incumbent$5.06M
Esther Joy King · R · Challenger$2.06M
William W Fawell · R · Challenger$7,900

Total receipts for the whole 2020 election period. 3 candidates reported receipts.

Source: Federal Election Commission candidate totals, all authorized campaign committees combined; principal campaign committee FRIENDS OF CHERI BUSTOS; cycles since 2013–14; updated Nov 3, 2026. No individual donor data.

Cycle2021–22 2019–20 2017–18 2015–16 2013–14

PAC contributions

2017–18

From committees

$1.69M

Net of refunds

Committees

475

Contributions

981

By type of committee

All Corporate$602K · 36%Trade association$313K · 18%Labor union$298K · 18%Ideological / issue$161K · 9%Leadership PAC$114K · 7%Candidate committee$105K · 6%Membership org$70,000 · 4%Cooperative$22,500 · 1%Party$7,410 · 0%

Committee	Company / sponsor	Member's trades	Contributions	Total
Friends of Cheri BustosCandidate committee	—	—	1	$50,000
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades Political Action Together Political CommitteeLabor union	International Union of Painters and Allied Trades	—	3	$10,000
Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee United Brotherhood of Carpenters and JoinersLabor union	United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America	—	2	$10,000
Machinists Non Partisan Political League of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace WorkersLabor union	International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers	—	2	$10,000
UAW - V - Cap (UAW Voluntary Community Action Program)Labor union	Int'l Union United Automobile Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America UAW	—	4	$10,000
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Action Committee for Rural Electrification (ACRE)Trade association	—	—	6	$10,000
Int'l Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers PACLabor union	Int'l Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers	—	3	$10,000
International Brotherhood of Boilermakers Campaign Assistance FundLabor union	International Brotherhood of Boilermakers Iron Ship Builders Blacksmith Forgers & Helpers	—	4	$10,000
Transport Workers Union Political Contributions CommitteeLabor union	Transport Workers Union of America	—	2	$10,000
American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L ELabor union	District Council 37, AFSCME Public Employees Organized for Pol & Leg Equality	—	4	$10,000
Ubs Americas Inc. Political Action Committee (UBS PAC)Corporate	UBSUBS Group AG	—	4	$10,000
United Association Political Education Committee (United Association OF Journeymen AND Apprentices OF THE Plumbing & Pipefitting Industry OF THE United States AND Canada)Labor union	—	—	2	$10,000
American Land Title Association Title Industry PAC (TIPAC)Trade association	American Land Title Association	—	2	$10,000
Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America, Inc. Political Action Committee (INSURPAC)Trade association	Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America, Inc.	—	5	$10,000
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action CommitteeLabor union	—	—	2	$10,000
Int'l Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers (IPAL)Labor union	Int'l. Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental & Reinforcing Iron Workers	—	3	$10,000
American Federation of Teachers, Afl-Cio Committee on Political EducationLabor union	American Federation of Teachers, Afl-Cio	—	3	$10,000
International Association of Firefighters Interested in Registration and Education PACLabor union	International Association of Fire Fighters	—	3	$10,000
Abbott Laboratories Employee Political Action CommitteeCorporate	ABTAbbott Laboratories	—	6	$10,000
National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action CommitteeTrade association	—	—	2	$10,000
American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action CommitteeCooperative	American Crystal Sugar Compay	—	2	$10,000
Exelon Corporation Political Action Committee (Exelon PAC)Corporate	EXCExelon Corp.	—	6	$10,000
The Boeing Company Political Action CommitteeCorporate	BABoeing Co	—	9	$10,000
National Beer Wholesalers Association Political Action CommitteeTrade association	—	—	5	$10,000
Southern Company Employees PACCorporate	SOSouthern Co	—	6	$10,000

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Contributions (incl. in-kind) from PACs, party and other candidate committees to Cheri Bustos's campaign committees in the 2017–18 cycle, net of refunds, from the committees' own FEC reports. Donations from individuals passed through WinRed or ActBlue are not included. Company and ticker matched by name; no ticker means no listed company was found; for other committees the sponsor as registered with the FEC. Member's trades counts every disclosed trade in that company's stock. Filers that aren't committees are combined into one line.

Outside spending

2017–18 · through the latest regular FEC reports

Supporting

$98

Opposing

Spenders

Spender	Supporting	Opposing
Illinois Agricultural Association Activator Political Involvement Fund (FED) 'Activator'/'Illinois Farm Bureau Activator'Ideological / issue	$53	—
Planned Parenthood VotesSuper PAC	$35	—
Sierra Club Political CommitteeMembership org	$10	—

3 spenders

Independent expenditures for or against Cheri Bustos in the 2017–18 cycle, through the latest regular FEC reports. Spending reported on 24- and 48-hour notices in the final weeks before an election appears here once the spender's next regular report is processed. Spenders that aren't registered committees (individuals and groups filing FEC Form 5) are combined into one line.

Source: Federal Election Commission bulk data (committee contributions and independent expenditures); updated Nov 3, 2026. No individual donor data.