House campaign · IL · C00787812

Nikki for Congress

A House candidate’s own campaign committee. Principal campaign committee.

First filed Aug. 24, 2021. Treasurer: Carolyn Kopel. Connected organization: Budzinski Victory Fund. View on FEC.gov (opens in a new tab)

Raised (2025-26)
$3,654,996
Spent
$2,487,922
Cash on hand
$2,951,806
Outside spending
$0

Raised, spent and cash on hand through reports covering Oct. 14, 2026.

Where its money went

Given: the group’s own contributions to the campaign
Bundled: donors’ contributions the group collected and forwarded
For: outside spending supporting
Against: outside spending opposing

Haley Stevens (D) (opens in a new tab)Senate · MI
- Given$4K
Allison Ziogas (D) (opens in a new tab)House · NY-11
- Given$4K
April McClain Delaney (D) (opens in a new tab)House · MD-06
- Given$1K
Nelida Pou (D) (opens in a new tab)House · NJ-09
- Given$1K
Janelle Bynum (D) (opens in a new tab)House · OR-05
- Given$1K
Dave Min (D) (opens in a new tab)House · CA-47
- Given$1K
Josh Riley (D) (opens in a new tab)House · NY-19
- Given$1K
John W. Mannion (D) (opens in a new tab)House · NY-22
- Given$1K
Laura A. Gillen (D) (opens in a new tab)House · NY-04
- Given$1K
Chris Pappas (D) (opens in a new tab)Senate · NH
- Given$1K
Adam Gray (D) (opens in a new tab)House · CA-13
- Given$1K
Eugene Vindman (D) (opens in a new tab)House · VA-07
- Given$1K
Derek Tran (D) (opens in a new tab)House · CA-45
- Given$1K
George Whitesides (D) (opens in a new tab)House · CA-27
- Given$1K
Angie Craig (D) (opens in a new tab)Senate · MN
- Given$1K
Rebecca Cooke (D) (opens in a new tab)House · WI-03
- Given$1K
Kristen McDonald Rivet (D) (opens in a new tab)House · MI-08
- Given$1K
Janice D. Schakowsky (D) (opens in a new tab)House · IL-09
- Given$400
Jamie Raskin (D) (opens in a new tab)House · MD-08
- Given$226

Bundled contributions (money donors route through a PAC to specific candidates) are broken out only for groups on our issue pages.

Money to parties and other committees

Largest contributions to parties and other committees
Recipient	Amount
DCCC	$335,000
Democratic Party of Illinois	$17,500
New Democrat Coalition Action Fund	$10,000
Elect Democratic Women	$5,113
Tri-State Maxed-Out Women	$5,000
Equality PAC	$5,000
National Association of Letter Carriers of U.S.A. Political Fund (Letter Carrier Political Fund)	$2,500
American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (Aaj PAC)	$2,500

Who funds it

Largest single contributions this cycle. Committees and organizations link to their own pages when they file with the FEC; an organization that doesn’t file won’t show its own donors here.

Largest contributions received this cycle
Contributor	Type	From	Date	Amount
Gambit Strategies LLC	Organization	Washington, DC	Feb. 4, 2025	$19,740 (opens in a new tab)
Illinois Victory Fund	PAC	Washington, DC	Sept. 30, 2025	$18,000 (opens in a new tab)
The Home Depot INC. Political Action Committee	PAC	Washington, DC	June 2, 2025	$5,000 (opens in a new tab)
Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America, INC. PAC	PAC	Washington, DC	June 6, 2025	$5,000 (opens in a new tab)
National Electrical Contractors Association PAC	PAC	Washington, DC	June 11, 2025	$5,000 (opens in a new tab)
National Association of Letter Carriers of U.S.A. Political Fund	PAC	Washington, DC	June 23, 2025	$5,000 (opens in a new tab)
National Air Traffic Controllers Association PAC	PAC	Washington, DC	April 3, 2025	$5,000 (opens in a new tab)
Machinists Non Partisan Pol League of the Int'L Assoc of Machinists & Aerospace Workers	PAC	Upper Marlboro, MD	May 5, 2025	$5,000 (opens in a new tab)
International Union of Painters & Allied Trades Political Action Together	PAC	Hanover, MD	June 30, 2025	$5,000 (opens in a new tab)
International Longshoremen'S Association Committee on Political Education	PAC	North Bergen, NJ	April 29, 2025	$5,000 (opens in a new tab)
Document Storage Systems, INC. (DSS PAC)	PAC	Juno Beach, FL	May 19, 2025	$5,000 (opens in a new tab)
Caterpillar INC. Political Action Committee (Catpac)	PAC	Irving, TX	May 19, 2025	$5,000 (opens in a new tab)
American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action Committee	PAC	Moorhead, MN	April 15, 2025	$5,000 (opens in a new tab)
Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America, INC. PAC	PAC	Washington, DC	June 26, 2026	$5,000 (opens in a new tab)
Vistra Employee Political Action Committee of Vistra Corp.	PAC	Irving, TX	April 1, 2026	$5,000 (opens in a new tab)
Poet PAC	PAC	Sioux Falls, SD	June 26, 2026	$5,000 (opens in a new tab)
Onward Together Committee	PAC	New York, NY	April 23, 2026	$5,000 (opens in a new tab)
Int'L Assoc of Firefighters Interested in Registration & Education PAC	PAC	Washington, DC	May 29, 2026	$5,000 (opens in a new tab)
Bunge North America INC Political Action Committee	PAC	Washington, DC	May 5, 2026	$5,000 (opens in a new tab)
Bi-State Blue Fund	PAC	Washington, DC	March 31, 2026	$5,000 (opens in a new tab)
Local 881 United Food and Commercial Workers Political Action Fund	PAC	Des Plaines, IL	March 18, 2026	$5,000 (opens in a new tab)
La Bamba PAC	PAC	Washington, DC	March 5, 2026	$5,000 (opens in a new tab)
International Brotherhood of Boilermakers Campaign Assistance Fund	PAC	Kansas City, MO	March 10, 2026	$5,000 (opens in a new tab)
Document Storage Systems, INC. (DSS PAC)	PAC	North Palm Beach, FL	March 17, 2026	$5,000 (opens in a new tab)

See every contribution to Nikki for Congress on FEC.gov (opens in a new tab). Contributions of $200 or less aren’t listed by name.