Politician
Brad Schneider
Democrat · Illinois · ran 4 times since 2020, won 4 · incumbent
FEC candidate H2IL10068
Brad Schneider (Democrat) raised $3.7M for the 2026 Illinois 10th District race, $1.6M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all cycles
$15M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
39%
$5.9M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$0
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$70K
Spent attacking them
Every run
Each election and its result. Campaign receipts cover the whole cycle and can appear in both regular and special contests; they count once in the totals above.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Illinois 10th District | $3.7M | 44% | $0 / $0 | – | $3.7M | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | Illinois 10th District | $3.9M | 41% | $0 / $27K | – | $3.9M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Illinois 10th District | $3.8M | 37% | $0 / $43K | – | $3.8M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Illinois 10th District | $3.6M | 36% | $0 / $0 | $4K | $3.6M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $3.2MTrade group $1.1MUnion $507KOther $453KMembership $347KSuper PAC $52KLeadership PAC $20KParty $2K
- New York Life Insurance Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$30K
- National Multifamily Housing Council and Real Estate Technology and Transformation Center Political Action Committee (Nmhc PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$30K
- Altria Group, Inc. Political Action Committee (Altriapac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$30K
- Investment Company Institute Political Action Committee (Ici PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
- Abbvie Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Abbott Laboratories Employee Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Progressive Turnout ProjectSuper PAC$10K
- Ameren Corporation Federal Political Action Committee (Ameren Fedpac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- American Investment Council Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals America Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- The Boeing Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- American Hospital Association PACTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Restoration PACagainst $43K
- The Freedom Forward Fundagainst $27K
Funding and votes
How their votes align with industry funding
Across 29 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 7 times (24%). This is a retrospective comparison using covered 2020–2026 runs; some money arrived after the vote. A vote can appear for multiple industries. Unknown coverage is excluded. “With industry” means its stated preferred side, and does not establish causation.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDAA FY2027House · 2026 · 216–212 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $74K | Nay · against |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Reported household trades wanted nay | Unknown coverage | Nay · with industry |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $561K | Yea · with industry |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $261K$64K | Yea · with industryYea · against |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $261K | Nay · against |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $166K | Nay · against |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $561K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $64K | Nay · against |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $74K | Nay · against |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | $1K | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | $1K | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $64K$648K | Nay · againstNay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $648K | Nay · against |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $64K | Nay · against |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $648K | Nay · against |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | $1K | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $64K | Nay · against |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $1K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $35K | Nay · against |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | $1K | Nay · against |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $35K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $35K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $74K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $955K | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $561K | Present / not voting |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $74K | Present / not voting |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $35K | Nay · against |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $64K | Nay · against |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $64K | Nay · against |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $99K | Yea · against |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 · 220–207 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | $64K$955K$648K | Yea · againstYea · againstYea · against |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $0 | Yea · against |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $0 | Yea · against |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $955K | Yea · against |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $0 | Yea · against |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $561K | Yea · with industry |
The revolving door
2 former aides now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Brad Schneider's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A listed former position does not establish contact with that office.
Tommy BrownFormer congressional staff
Senior Advisor, Treasury Ofc. of Leg. Affairs, 2024-25; Leg. Director, Rep. Brad Schneider, 2022-24 (also policy advisor, 2021-22 and leg. assistant, 2018-21…
Now lobbies for Citigroup Washington, INC., Americans Against Government Censorship (aagc), Anheuser-Busch Companies, Energizer Holdings INC. · via Ernst & Young LLP (washington Council Ernst & Young)
Michael LuksoFormer congressional staff
Intern-Sen. D. Durbin; Intern-Sen. B. Obama; Intern-Rep. D. Halvorson; Intern-Rep. S. Murphy; LC/Fin. Admin/Staff Asst./ Intern-Rep. M. Quigley; LA-Rep. H. S…
Now lobbies for Payward INC. (formerly Known As Payward Interactive, INC. D/b/a Kraken)
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Brad Schneider's 2026 campaign?
- Brad Schneider (Democrat) raised $3.7M for the 2026 Illinois 10th District race, $1.6M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Brad Schneider?
- Progressive Turnout Project ($10K), Ameren Corporation Federal Political Action Committee (Ameren Fedpac) ($10K), New York Life Insurance Company Political Action Committee ($10K), American Investment Council Political Action Committee ($10K), Investment Company Institute Political Action Committee (Ici PAC) ($10K) in 2026.
- How much has Brad Schneider raised across elections?
- $3.7M in 2026, $3.9M in 2024, $3.8M in 2022, $3.6M in 2020. Receipts are counted once per candidate and cycle.