FINE, LAURA

D · house

FEC candidate id: H6IL09194
Internal id: 2d9fe28c-766f-435a-806e-a899624e966f
Status: open seat

Who this candidate represents

Who lives here — American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), IL-09. Source.

Category	Metric	Value
People	Population	745,003
People	Median age	41
Income	Median household income	$92,513
Income	Per-capita income	$56,386
Income	In poverty	10.9%
Income	Unemployed	5.5%
Income	Gini inequality index	0.497
Race	White alone	61.2%
Race	Black alone	8.6%
Race	Asian alone	14.3%
Race	Hispanic or Latino	13.7%
Race	Two or more races	9.7%
Origin	Foreign-born	26.0%
Language	Speaks English only at home	65.1%
Language	Speaks Spanish at home	9.9%
Education	High school or higher	71.8%
Education	Bachelor's or higher	56.2%
Education	Advanced degree	24.7%
Household	Family households	57.6%
Household	Avg household size	2.34
Household	Never married (15+)	36.9%
Housing	Median home value	$395,100
Housing	Median gross rent	$1,481
Housing	Single-family detached	39.6%
Housing	Built before 1940	6.1%
Housing	Overcrowded (>1 per room)	3.3%
Housing	Vacant units	6.1%
Service	Veterans (18+)	2.9%
Health	With a disability	10.7%
Connectivity	Households with broadband	92.2%
Connectivity	Households with no internet	4.3%
Commute	Drove alone	52.2%
Commute	Public transit	11.9%
Commute	Worked from home	23.1%

Cycle financials

Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.

Cycle	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand	Debts	Indiv. contribs.
2026	$2,762,487	$2,761,137	$1,351	$0	$2,720,901

Elections

2026 general house · IL-9 — running

Committees

LAURA FINE FOR CONGRESS — principal · type H

Election prediction

Cycle 2026 · model baseline-v1 · base rate 15.1%

P(win) = 20.1%

Feature	Δ P(win)
Base rate (historical)	15.1%
D (major party)	+10.0%
open seat	-5.0%

Baseline model (incumbency × party × office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.

Independent expenditures

Money spent by super PACs and other non-connected committees for or against this candidate. Source: FEC Schedule E (independent_expenditure CSV bulk).

Cycle	Support	Oppose	IEs
2026	$4,884,094	$2,102	32

Recent (latest 25)

Date	Spender	For / against	Amount	Purpose
2026-03-16	THE PEOPLE'S LOBBY	oppose	$47	Website Support
2026-03-16	THE PEOPLE'S LOBBY	oppose	$935	Voter Contact
2026-03-16	THE PEOPLE'S LOBBY	oppose	$250	Design Support
2026-03-10	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	support	$500,000	Media Buy
2026-03-10	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	support	$91,451	Media Buy
2026-03-10	THE PEOPLE'S LOBBY	oppose	$870	Billboard
2026-03-05	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	support	$47,597	Direct Mail Advertising
2026-03-03	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	support	$47,548	Direct Mail Advertising
2026-03-03	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	support	$700,000	Media Buy
2026-03-03	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	support	$100,000	Media Buy
2026-03-02	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	support	$51,341	Direct Mail Advertising
2026-03-02	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	support	$125	Media Production
2026-02-27	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	support	$36,282	Phone Messages
2026-02-25	EDW ACTION FUND	support	$500,346	Television Advertising Buy & Production (Estimate)
2026-02-25	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	support	$16,000	Media Production
2026-02-24	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	support	$600,000	Media Buy
2026-02-24	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	support	$47,373	Direct Mail Advertising
2026-02-24	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	support	$100,000	Media Buy
2026-02-23	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	support	$43,044	Direct Mail Advertising
2026-02-22	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	support	$43,044	Direct Mail Advertising
2026-02-19	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	support	$51,333	Direct Mail Advertising
2026-02-17	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	support	$47,373	Direct Mail Advertising
2026-02-17	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	support	$100,000	Media Buy
2026-02-17	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	support	$500,000	Media Buy
2026-02-14	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	support	$43,718	Phone Messages

Transfers from committees

Direct contributions from PACs and party committees. Source: FEC pas2 bulk (committee-to-candidate transactions).

Date	From committee	Type	Amount
2026-03-31	PROGRESSIVE CHANGE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE	24A	$650
2026-03-17	ILLINOIS SOYBEAN GROWERS (ISG PAC)	24K	$1,000
2026-03-16	THE PEOPLE'S LOBBY	24A	$935
2026-03-16	THE PEOPLE'S LOBBY	24A	$46
2026-03-16	THE PEOPLE'S LOBBY	24A	$250
2026-03-10	THE PEOPLE'S LOBBY	24A	$870
2026-02-27	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	24E	$36,282
2026-02-25	EDW ACTION FUND	24E	$500,345
2026-02-25	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	24E	$16,000
2026-02-24	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	24E	$47,372
2026-02-24	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	24E	$600,000
2026-02-24	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	24E	$100,000
2026-02-23	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	24E	$43,043
2026-02-22	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	24E	$43,043
2026-02-20	SCHNEIDER FOR CONGRESS	24K	$2,000
2026-02-19	CITYPAC	24K	$1,500
2026-02-19	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	24E	$51,333
2026-02-18	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTI…	24K	$5,000
2026-02-17	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	24E	$100,000
2026-02-17	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	24E	$47,373
2026-02-17	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	24E	$500,000
2026-02-14	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	24E	$43,718
2026-02-12	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	24E	$43,043
2026-02-10	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	24E	$500,000
2026-02-10	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	24E	$100,000

Top individual donors (2026 cycle)

Via this candidate's principal committee LAURA FINE FOR CONGRESS.

Aggregated from FEC Schedule A by donor (name + city + state). Employer + occupation reflect the donor's most recent gift. Source: FEC indiv bulk.

Donor	Employer / occupation	City, ST	Gifts	Total
ZEEV, OREN	ZEEV VENTURES · VENURE CAPITALIST	LOS ALTOS HILLS, CA	2	$7,000
WEINBERG, JOSEPH	CORDISH COMPANIES · REAL ESTATE	BALTIMORE, MD	1	$3,500
ROSEN, DAVID	RUBRIC CAPITAL · ANALYST	SCARSDALE, NY	1	$3,500
EFROYMSON, ROBERT	N/A · RETIRED	SANTA FE, NM	1	$3,500
SCHWARTZ, LEE	THE METHODIST HOSPITAL · ATTORNEY	HOUSTON, TX	1	$3,500
RUDY, RICHARD	BASCO, INC. · CEO	BUCHANAN, MI	1	$3,500
PINCUS, ROBERT	N/A · RETIRED	WILMINGTON, DE	1	$3,500
MACKS, LAWRENCE	SELF EMPLOYED · ENTREPRENEUR	NAPLES, FL	1	$3,500
MITZNER, IRA	RIDA DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION · PRESIDENT	HOUSTON, TX	1	$3,000
WAITKUS, DEBBIE	N/A · RETIRED	PHOENIX, AZ	1	$2,500
SCHIFFRIN, RICHARD	SELF EMPLOYED · ATTORNEY	WYNNEWOOD, PA	1	$2,400
COLES, FRANCINE	N/A · RETIRED	PHOENIX, AZ	1	$2,000
LUBECK, JOSEPH	HUDSON VALLEY LIGHTING · EXECUTIVE	LAKE PARK, FL	1	$2,000
ROSENTHAL, JAMES	ROSENTHAL FOODS · WHOLESALER	PARADISE VALLEY, AZ	1	$1,750
SCATUORCHIO, TEE	N/A · RETIRED	MIAMI BEACH, FL	1	$1,500
FRIEDMAN, ALAN	N/A · RETIRED	MARGATE CITY, NJ	1	$1,000
FINE, STEVE	SELF EMPLOYED · ATTORNEY	DEERFIELD, IL	1	$1,000
BEKKERMAN, GERALD	SELF EMPLOYED · LAWYER	CHICAGO, IL	1	$1,000
KRAFT, WENDY	NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED	FOXBOROUGH, MA	1	$1,000
KRAFT, DANIEL	THE KRAFT GROUP · INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT	FOXBOROUGH, MA	1	$1,000
KAPILOFF, MICHAEL	STANFORD UNIVERSITY · SCIENTIST	LOS ALTOS, CA	1	$1,000
KROOTH, STEPHEN	N/A · RETIRED	BETHESDA, MD	1	$1,000
ABRAMS, MONICA	N/A · RETIRED	BETHESDA, MD	1	$1,000
HARON, ERIC	SIG · TRADER	VILLANOVA, PA	1	$1,000
MARGOLIS, LARRY	N/A · RETIRED	BASALT, CO	1	$1,000

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Inbound (68)

date	from	type	amount	source
2026-03-31	PROGRESSIVE CHANGE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$650	pas2
2026-03-17	ILLINOIS SOYBEAN GROWERS (ISG PAC)	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2026-03-16	THE PEOPLE'S LOBBY	contributed_to	$935	pas2
2026-03-16	THE PEOPLE'S LOBBY	contributed_to	$46	pas2
2026-03-16	THE PEOPLE'S LOBBY	contributed_to	$250	pas2
2026-03-16	THE PEOPLE'S LOBBY	opposes_independently	$250	fec_ies
2026-03-16	THE PEOPLE'S LOBBY	opposes_independently	$935	fec_ies
2026-03-16	THE PEOPLE'S LOBBY	opposes_independently	$47	fec_ies
2026-03-10	THE PEOPLE'S LOBBY	contributed_to	$870	pas2
2026-03-10	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	supports_independently	$91,451	fec_ies
2026-03-10	THE PEOPLE'S LOBBY	opposes_independently	$870	fec_ies
2026-03-10	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	supports_independently	$500,000	fec_ies
2026-03-05	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	supports_independently	$47,597	fec_ies
2026-03-03	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	supports_independently	$47,548	fec_ies
2026-03-03	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	supports_independently	$100,000	fec_ies
2026-03-03	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	supports_independently	$700,000	fec_ies
2026-03-02	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	supports_independently	$125	fec_ies
2026-03-02	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	supports_independently	$51,341	fec_ies
2026-02-27	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	supports_independently	$36,282	fec_ies
2026-02-27	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	contributed_to	$36,282	pas2
2026-02-25	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	supports_independently	$16,000	fec_ies
2026-02-25	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	contributed_to	$16,000	pas2
2026-02-25	EDW ACTION FUND	supports_independently	$500,346	fec_ies
2026-02-25	EDW ACTION FUND	contributed_to	$500,345	pas2
2026-02-24	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	supports_independently	$100,000	fec_ies
2026-02-24	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	supports_independently	$600,000	fec_ies
2026-02-24	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	contributed_to	$600,000	pas2
2026-02-24	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	contributed_to	$100,000	pas2
2026-02-24	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	contributed_to	$47,372	pas2
2026-02-24	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	supports_independently	$47,373	fec_ies
2026-02-23	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	supports_independently	$43,044	fec_ies
2026-02-23	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	contributed_to	$43,043	pas2
2026-02-22	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	contributed_to	$43,043	pas2
2026-02-22	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	supports_independently	$43,044	fec_ies
2026-02-20	SCHNEIDER FOR CONGRESS	contributed_to	$2,000	pas2
2026-02-19	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	contributed_to	$51,333	pas2
2026-02-19	CITYPAC	contributed_to	$1,500	pas2
2026-02-19	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	supports_independently	$51,333	fec_ies
2026-02-18	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2026-02-17	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	contributed_to	$500,000	pas2
2026-02-17	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	supports_independently	$47,373	fec_ies
2026-02-17	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	supports_independently	$100,000	fec_ies
2026-02-17	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	supports_independently	$500,000	fec_ies
2026-02-17	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	contributed_to	$100,000	pas2
2026-02-17	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	contributed_to	$47,373	pas2
2026-02-14	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	supports_independently	$43,718	fec_ies
2026-02-14	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	contributed_to	$43,718	pas2
2026-02-12	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	contributed_to	$43,043	pas2
2026-02-12	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	supports_independently	$43,044	fec_ies
2026-02-10	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	supports_independently	$500,000	fec_ies
2026-02-10	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	contributed_to	$100,000	pas2
2026-02-10	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	supports_independently	$100,000	fec_ies
2026-02-10	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	contributed_to	$500,000	pas2
2026-02-04	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	supports_independently	$23,000	fec_ies
2026-02-04	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	supports_independently	$100,000	fec_ies
2026-02-04	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	supports_independently	$400,000	fec_ies
2026-02-04	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	supports_independently	$51,476	fec_ies
2026-02-04	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	contributed_to	$400,000	pas2
2026-02-04	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	contributed_to	$100,000	pas2
2026-02-04	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	contributed_to	$23,000	pas2
2026-02-04	ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW	contributed_to	$51,476	pas2
2026-01-30	TO PROTECT OUR HERITAGE PAC	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2026-01-15	ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMEN	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2026-01-01	JOINT ACTION COMMITTEE FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS	contributed_to	$250	pas2
2025-07-17	ILLINOIS POLITICAL ACTIVE LETTER CARRIERS	contributed_to	$250	pas2
2025-07-07	ILLINOIS SOYBEAN GROWERS (ISG PAC)	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2025-06-30	KUSTER FOR CONGRESS, INC	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2025-06-19	SUPERIOR AIR-GROUND AMBULANCE SERVICE INC EMPLOYEES PAC (SUPERIOR AMBULANCE EMPLOYEES P	contributed_to	$1,500	pas2

Outbound (1)

date	type	to	amount	role	source
—	principal_candidate_of	LAURA FINE FOR CONGRESS	—		candidate_committees

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