PaidForPolitics

Super PAC · IL · C00936724

Elect Chicago Women Aka Ecw

Can raise unlimited money from people, companies and unions, and spend it on ads for or against candidates. It can’t give directly to campaigns or coordinate with them.

Treasurer: Wanda Williams. View on FEC.gov

  • Raised (2025-26)
    $11,307,962
  • Spent
    $11,307,962
  • Cash on hand
    $0
  • Outside spending
    $9,795,824

Raised, spent and cash on hand through reports covering Sept. 30, 2026. Outside spending from FEC filings through Oct. 30, 2026.

Donors and outside spending

United Democracy Project ('UDP')$4.0MAnthony Davis$1.5MBlair Frank$1.0MMichael Sacks$900KForward Movement Foundation$601KVictor Kohn$575KEveryone else$2.7MFor Laura Fine (D)$4.4MFor Melissa Bean (D)$4.0MAgainst Daniel Biss (D)$1.4MElect Chicago Women Aka Ecw
  • Raised from its largest donors
  • Outside spending for
  • Outside spending against

Left: what the group raised, from reports through Sept. 30, 2026. Donors are ranked by what they gave among the group’s 100 largest contributions. “Everyone else” is the rest of what it raised; select it to see more donors. Right: its outside spending through Oct. 30, 2026, including 24- and 48-hour reports. The two sides come from different reports, so they don’t add up to each other.

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
  1. Laura Fine (D)House · IL-09
    • For$4.4M
  2. Melissa Bean (D)House · IL-08
    • For$4.0M
  3. Daniel Biss (D)House · IL-09
    • Against$1.4M

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

It also gave $1,000,000 to parties and other committees this cycle. See the list on FEC.gov.

Who funds it

Biggest donors by total given

Each donor’s contributions combined, among the group’s 100 largest this cycle, as of Oct. 31, 2026. A donor who gave many smaller amounts may be missing.

DonorTypeContributionsTotal
United Democracy Project ('UDP')Committee1$4,011,200
Anthony DavisPerson1$1,500,000
Blair FrankPerson1$1,000,000
Michael SacksPerson1$900,000
Forward Movement FoundationOrganization1$600,500
Victor KohnPerson1$575,000
Steven LavinPerson1$500,000
Phil De ToledoPerson1$500,000
Belz EnterprisesOrganization1$200,000
Pioneer PartnersOrganization1$150,000
Gregory CarlinPerson1$150,000
Nappens LLCOrganization1$113,694
Barry SilvermanPerson1$100,000
Lawrence GoldsteinPerson1$100,000
Marc SpellmanPerson1$100,000
Larry RussPerson1$100,000
Jeffrey HammesPerson1$100,000
Mark RubinPerson1$88,500
Strategic Voices LLCOrganization2$58,068
Sterling HoldingsOrganization1$50,000
Bill SilversteinPerson1$50,000
Stephen MendellPerson1$50,000
Ellen GoldmanPerson1$50,000
Mark GersteinPerson1$50,000
Scott CopelandPerson1$50,000

Largest single contributions

Largest single contributions this cycle, as of Oct. 31, 2026. 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.

ContributorTypeFromDateAmount
United Democracy Project ('UDP')CommitteeWashington, DCFeb. 2, 2026$4,011,200
Anthony DavisPresident/Managing Partner, Linden Capital PartnersPersonChicago, ILFeb. 6, 2026$1,500,000
Blair FrankPortfolio Manager, Capital GroupPersonPark City, UTFeb. 12, 2026$1,000,000
Michael SacksInvestments, GCM GrosvenorPersonChicago, ILFeb. 6, 2026$900,000
Forward Movement FoundationOrganizationSpringfield, VAMarch 5, 2026$600,500
Victor KohnRetired, RetiredPersonEncino, CAMarch 5, 2026$575,000
Steven LavinAttorney, Lavin and Gedville PCPersonHighland Park, ILFeb. 17, 2026$500,000
Phil De ToledoManager, Capital GroupPersonSherman Oaks, CAFeb. 11, 2026$500,000
Belz EnterprisesOrganizationMemphis, TNFeb. 11, 2026$200,000
Pioneer PartnersOrganizationNorthbrook, ILFeb. 12, 2026$150,000
Gregory CarlinExecutive, G2 Gaming, LLCPersonChicago, ILFeb. 3, 2026$150,000
Nappens LLCOrganizationGulf Breeze, FLJuly 1, 2026$113,694
Barry SilvermanPhysician, Self EmployedPersonAventura, FLMarch 6, 2026$100,000
Lawrence GoldsteinInvestment Manager, Santa Monica PartnersPersonPalm Beach Gardens, FLMarch 5, 2026$100,000
Marc SpellmanRetired, RetiredPersonGlencoe, ILFeb. 5, 2026$100,000
Larry RussAttorney, Russ August & KabatPersonBeverly Hills, CAFeb. 12, 2026$100,000
Jeffrey HammesCEO, MSBD Capital Management Corp.PersonChicago, ILFeb. 24, 2026$100,000
Mark RubinNot Employed, Not EmployedPersonPalm Beach Gardens, FLMarch 4, 2026$88,500
Strategic Voices LLCOrganizationCheyenne, WYMarch 26, 2026$57,161
Sterling HoldingsOrganizationWoodbury, NYFeb. 9, 2026$50,000

See every contribution to Elect Chicago Women Aka Ecw on FEC.gov. Contributions of $200 or less aren’t listed by name.