{"id":29557,"date":"2026-02-02T14:32:52","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T20:32:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=29557"},"modified":"2026-02-02T14:32:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T20:32:52","slug":"the-latest-on-fundraising-for-us-senate-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/local-news\/29557-the-latest-on-fundraising-for-us-senate-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"The Latest on Fundraising for US Senate Campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>(<em>STRATTON, KRISHNAMOORTHI, KELLY<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By BRENDEN MOORE <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&amp; BEN SZALINSKI <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Capitol News Illinois\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"mailto:bmoore@capitolnewsillinois.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">news@capitolnewsillinois.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Article Summary<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gov. JB Pritzker accounted for nearly 80% of the $6.3 million Illinois Future PAC raised in 2025, according to campaign finance records. Most of the rest came from his cousin, Jennifer Pritzker, who donated $1.1 million.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The PAC, which is supporting Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton, is run by former Pritzker political operative Quentin Fulks. It booked $2 million in ad buys in late December, according to the documents.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Krishnamoorthi gave $33,000 to immigrant advocacy groups after it was reported he accepted contributions from several Trump allies, including an executive of a company that partners with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Former Illinois GOP Chair Don Tracy has raised the most in the Republican primary and has $2 million on hand.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This summary was written by the reporters and editors who worked on this story.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SPRINGFIELD \u2014 Gov. JB Pritzker donated $5 million in December to a political action committee supporting Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton\u2019s U.S. Senate bid, according to federal campaign finance records filed over the weekend.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Illinois\u2019 billionaire governor had long been expected to use his hefty financial weight to bolster his No. 2, whom he\u2019s endorsed in the Democratic primary to succeed retiring Sen. Dick Durbin. It comes as Stratton\u2019s own direct fundraising continues to lag polling leader, U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, with just six weeks until the primary and early voting kicking off on Feb. 5.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pritzker accounted for nearly 80% of the $6.3 million Illinois Future PAC raised in 2025, according to campaign finance records. Most of the rest came from his cousin, Jennifer Pritzker, who donated $1.1 million. The PAC raised more than $10 million though January, according to a spokesperson, who declined to say whether the governor was also behind the funds beyond what was disclosed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Illinois Future PAC, which is run by former Pritzker political operative Quentin Fulks, used some of those funds to book $2 million in ad buys in late December, according to the documents. The group launched its <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mattheweadie22\/status\/2012184945461260346\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">first ad last month<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, highlighting Stratton\u2019s status as Pritzker\u2019s governing partner and casting her as someone who will \u201ctake the fight to Washington to pass \u2018Medicare for all\u2019 and tax the rich.\u201d <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RYoap6deY3A\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two more ads<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> have followed, each <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3yofY-pPJzk\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">spotlighting Stratton\u2019s call to abolish<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While PACs can\u2019t directly coordinate with a candidate\u2019s campaign, they can raise unlimited sums from corporations, unions, associations and individuals to advocate for that candidate. This makes it an attractive vehicle for Pritzker to exert outsized influence on the race given the strict contribution limits placed on candidate committees.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That said, PACs don\u2019t offer the same bang-per-buck that Stratton&#8217;s own advertising would provide. Under campaign finance law, federal candidates are entitled to the lowest advertising rate on television and radio stations within 45 days of a primary election. PACs must pay full price, which is often double or triple the cost.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stratton, a first-time federal candidate, did not have years to build up her campaign war chest like her leading opponents, Krishnamoorthi and Rep. Robin Kelly of Lynwood, as federal and state elections are governed by different fundraising laws. As a result, she began the race at a financial disadvantage, and it\u2019s persisted.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stratton raised $1.1 million and spent $912,379 in the final three months of 2025, leaving her with $1.1 million in her campaign account at the end of the year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meanwhile, Krishnamoorthi raised $3.6 million and spent $6.4 million, leaving him with $15.2 million at the end of December.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">About $4.8 million of Krishnamoorthi\u2019s campaign spending last quarter was on television and digital advertisements. The Schaumburg Democrat had been the only Senate candidate on television for six months until the pro-Stratton PAC launched ads in January.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kelly raised just $212,936 and spent $595,017 last quarter. The Lynwood Democrat has just under $1.6 million on hand.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Chasing the frontrunner<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Krishnamoorthi started blitzing the airwaves in July with a set of biographical ads telling the state\u2019s voters to, in a nod to his long last name, \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=1081308373417380\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">just call me Raja<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u201d Kelly and Stratton did not have enough funds at the time to run paid advertising.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An Emerson College poll last month placed Krishnamoorthi in the polling lead, with 31% support compared with Stratton\u2019s 10% and Kelly\u2019s 8%. An internal poll released by his campaign last week showed him leading with 43% compared with 17% for Stratton and 13% for Kelly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In both polls, a significant share of voters remained undecided despite Krishnamoorthi\u2019s advantage in name recognition. Stratton\u2019s allies argue that this suggests his support is soft and that her numbers will improve as more voters become familiar with her.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the pro-Stratton PAC is running ads, Stratton\u2019s campaign isn\u2019t on air yet.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kelly launched her first ad this week. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2OC9oxuDk8c\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 30-second hit<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> highlights her effort to impeach Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and to \u201cdismantle ICE.\u201d It is part of a larger $2 million ad buy that will run through the March 17 primary, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/allymutnick\/status\/2017306988640706735\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Politico reported<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All three leading candidates have honed in on the issue of immigration, which has been center stage since \u201cOperation Midway Blitz\u201d began in the Chicago area last September. It has taken even greater importance since two American citizens were killed last month in separate incidents by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Read more: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/capitolnewsillinois.com\/news\/2nd-senate-debate-democrats-talk-fighting-trump-restoring-trust-in-government\/\"><b>2nd Senate debate: Democrats talk fighting Trump, restoring trust in government<\/b><\/a><b> | <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/capitolnewsillinois.com\/news\/illinois-democratic-u-s-senate-primary-heats-up-over-ice\/\"><b>Illinois\u2019 Democratic U.S. Senate primary heats up over ICE<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Krishnamoorthi donates Trump-tied contributions<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Krishnamoorthi donated $33,000 to nonprofits that provide services to immigrants after receiving campaign contributions from people connected to President Donald Trump or companies that have contracts with immigration enforcement agencies.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Chicago Sun-Times <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/chicago.suntimes.com\/the-watchdogs\/2025\/12\/08\/raja-krishnamoorthi-senate-campaign-donors-trump-allies-maga-money\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reported<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in December that Krishnamoorthi received $29,300 from Shyam Sankar since 2015, including $3,500 last June. Sankar is a Trump ally and the chief technology officer of Palantir \u2014 a company that holds a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/ice-palantir-new-technology-30-million-visa-overstays-self-deportation-2025-4\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$30 million contract<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with ICE to help track individuals for deportation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Sun-Times reported Krishnamoorthi has received more than $90,000 over the years from people connected to the president.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The contributions sparked criticism from his opponents and Krishnamoorthi\u2019s campaign announced he donated a sum equaling Sankar\u2019s contributions to immigrant rights organizations, though the campaign declined to publicly identify them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Campaign <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/docquery.fec.gov\/cgi-bin\/forms\/C00904466\/1942742\/sb\/ALL\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">spending records<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> released Saturday show Krishnamoorthi gave $11,000 each to Centro Romero, which provides legal assistance to immigrants on Chicago\u2019s North Side; the Illinois Migrant Council, which connects immigrants to social services like education and housing; and Instituto del Progreso Latino in Chicago, which provides Latino immigrants with legal services and career development opportunities.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Tracy holds lead in GOP race<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the Republican side, former Illinois GOP chair Don Tracy holds a major cash advantage over his five opponents.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tracy, of Springfield, is mostly self-funding his campaign, having loaned himself $2 million in August. In the final quarter of 2025, he reported raising an additional $83,709, which included $3,500 from Nebraska Republican Sen. Pete Ricketts, who is also a co-owner of the Chicago Cubs. He spent just $108,152, leaving him with $2 million on hand going into the homestretch of the campaign.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His next closest competitor on fundraising was Chicago attorney Jeannie Evans. She raised $510,861 in the last quarter of the year, but nearly all of it was her own money. She ended the year with $298,594 on hand.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No other Republican candidates reported having more than $6,000 on hand.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/capitolnewsillinois.com\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Capitol News Illinois<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a nonprofit, nonpartisan news service that distributes state government coverage to hundreds of news outlets statewide. It is funded primarily by the Illinois Press Foundation and the Robert R. McCormick Foundation.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(STRATTON, KRISHNAMOORTHI, KELLY) By BRENDEN MOORE &amp; BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois\u00a0 news@capitolnewsillinois.com\u00a0\u00a0 Article Summary\u00a0\u00a0 Gov. 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