Politician
Delia Ramirez
Democrat · Illinois · ran 3 times since 2020, won 3 · incumbent
FEC candidate H2IL03162
Delia Ramirez (Democrat) raised $1.6M for the 2026 Illinois 3rd District race, $426K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all runs
$3.7M
2026, 2024, 2022
From PAC checks
31%
$1.2M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$2
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$29K
Spent attacking them
Every run
Each general election, with the money behind it and the result.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Illinois 3rd District | $1.6M | 26% | $0 / $0 | $12K | $1.6M | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | Illinois 3rd District | $1.1M | 35% | $0 / $0 | $10K | $1.1M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Illinois 3rd District | $990K | 34% | $2 / $29K | $8K | $1.0M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Union $458KLeadership PAC $144KOther $121KSuper PAC $110KMembership $89KTrade group $87KCorporate $20KParty $2K
- Machinists Non Partisan Political League of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace WorkersUnionLobbyist PAC$30K
- International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Political Action LeagueUnionLobbyist PAC$23K
- Elect Democratic WomenOther$22K
- Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee United Brotherhood of Carpenters and JoinersUnionLobbyist PAC$20K
- American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L EUnionLobbyist PAC$20K
- American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Committee On Political EducationUnion$20K
- Local 881 United Food and Commercial Workers Political Action FundUnion$20K
- Int'l Union of Bricklayers and Allied CraftworkersUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- Amalgamated Transit Union - CopeUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150 Political Action CommitteeUnion$10K
- PAC to the FutureLeadership PAC$10K
- International Union of Painters and Allied Trades Political Action Together Political CommitteeUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Restoration PACagainst $29K
- Human Rights Campaign Equality Votes PACfor $2
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 6 key votes where Delia Ramirez had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 4 times (67%). Money is PAC checks plus credited super PAC support across every run since 2020; “with industry” is the vote the industry lobbied for.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDAA FY2027House · 2026 · 216–212 | Defense contractors wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Members who trade stocks wanted nay | – | Nay · with industry |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $492K | Yea · with industry |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $20K$3K | Yea · with industryYea · against |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $20K | Nay · against |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $492K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $3K | Nay · against |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $3K$4K | Nay · againstNay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $4K | Nay · against |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $3K | Nay · against |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $4K | Nay · against |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $3K | Nay · against |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $6K | Nay · against |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $6K | Nay · against |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $6K | Nay · against |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $21K | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $492K | Nay · with industry |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $6K | Nay · against |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $3K | Nay · against |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $3K | Nay · against |
The revolving door
1 former aide now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Delia Ramirez's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.
Maria LeonFormer congressional staff
Special Assistant, Department of Commerce; Legislative Intern, Rep. Maria Salazar; Intern, Rep. Delia Ramirez
Now lobbies for Charter Communications, INC., T-Mobile USA, INC. · via Intersect Public Affairs, LLC
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Delia Ramirez's 2026 campaign?
- Delia Ramirez (Democrat) raised $1.6M for the 2026 Illinois 3rd District race, $426K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Delia Ramirez?
- Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners ($10K), Int'l Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers ($10K), Machinists Non Partisan Political League of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers ($10K), International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Political Action League ($10K), Amalgamated Transit Union - Cope ($10K) in 2026.
- How much has Delia Ramirez raised across elections?
- $1.6M in 2026 (Illinois 3rd District), $1.1M in 2024 (Illinois 3rd District), $990K in 2022 (Illinois 3rd District).