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2026 federal candidate record

Melissa Conyears-Ervin

Illinois U.S. House District 7

Democratic Party

Melissa Conyears-Ervin is included in the 2026 FEC filing records for Illinois U.S. House District 7. Explore the available source records below. A federal filing does not establish ballot qualification.

Direct answer · 2025–2026 cycle

How much has Melissa Conyears-Ervin raised?

$824,853.42 in total campaign receipts.

$807,852.94 is reported as individual contributions. Total receipts can also include transfers, offsets, loans, and other FEC receipt categories, so it is broader than donations alone.

Total receipts
$824,853
Total spending
$822,590
Cash on hand
$10,997

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Latest included independent expenditure

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Scheduled primary election

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Latest included campaign summary

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Federal general election

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Campaign finance details
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Melissa Conyears-Ervin campaign finance details

FEC BULK DATA
2025–2026 federal-cycle totals through June 30, 2026.
MetricReported amountWhat it means
Total receipts$824,853.42All campaign receipts reported in the FEC summary, not only individual donations.
Individual contributions$807,852.94Contributions reported in the FEC individual-contribution category.
Candidate contributions$3,500.00Contributions from the candidate in the summary record.
Total disbursements$822,589.70Campaign spending and other disbursements reported for the cycle.
Cash on hand$10,996.52Reported campaign cash remaining at the end of the covered period.
Debts owed by campaign$0.00Outstanding debts the campaign reported owing.
Net cash after reported debt$10,996.52Election.org calculation: cash on hand minus debts owed by the campaign.

Dollar amounts preserve the cents in the FEC record. These figures are campaign-finance totals, not personal wealth, polling, odds, endorsements, or Election.org scores.

PAC contributions and outside spending
Who gave · who spent · what the filing says

PAC contributions and outside spending involving Melissa Conyears-Ervin

FEC ITEMIZED DATA

Direct campaign support and independent spending are not combined. Support and opposition below are the positions reported by the spender to the Federal Election Commission.

Direct committee contributions$14,500.004 transactions
Coordinated party spending$0.000 transactions
Independent spending to support$4,968,500.2520 transactions
Independent spending to oppose$55,870.002 transactions
Direct contribution

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Coordinated party expenditure

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Independent expenditure

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Federal committees reporting direct contributions

ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMEN1 itemized transaction · latest Jan 15, 2026
TO PROTECT OUR HERITAGE PAC1 itemized transaction · latest Mar 9, 2026
SUN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE1 itemized transaction · latest Feb 9, 2026
MICHIGAN INDEPENDENT POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE1 itemized transaction · latest Mar 26, 2026

Outside spenders reporting support or opposition

supportUNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP')20 itemized transactions · latest Mar 10, 2026
$4,968,500.25FEC filing ↗
opposeUNITED WE CAN1 itemized transaction · latest Mar 11, 2026
$55,000.00FEC filing ↗
opposeTHE PEOPLE'S LOBBY1 itemized transaction · latest Mar 10, 2026
SPONSOR-LEVEL SOURCE ROWS22 reported communication-spending records

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Source: FEC contributions-from-committees-to-candidates and independent-expenditure bulk files, checked Oct 16, 2026. Committee transactions retain only the latest filing version for stable transaction IDs. Independent-expenditure rows from superseded filings are removed through the FEC previous-filing chain. Memo entries remain included because the FEC bulk-file documentation instructs analysts to include them.

Campaign money graph
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How money moved through Melissa Conyears-Ervin

FEC ITEMIZED FILES

These panels show privacy-thresholded itemized individual-receipt activity and amendment-normalized operating expenditures. They are descriptive slices of filings—not a complete substitute for the official financial summary.

Itemized individual receipt activity over time

Monthly transaction activity from the FEC individual-contributions file. Current-cycle files can contain earlier-dated transactions; signed amendments, refunds, reattributions, and memo entries remain in the source-defined analysis.

8 calendar months · 8 published cells

Only committee/month cells with at least 5 distinct reported contributors are published. A missing cell can reflect source absence or the privacy threshold; it does not mean zero activity. Published amounts are unchanged.

Source: FEC individual-contributions bulk file ↗, imported . This panel does not include PAC receipts.

Where itemized contributor addresses were reported

State is taken from the contributor address on the FEC row. It does not prove residence, citizenship, employer location, or the ultimate economic source of funds.

27.7% of published positive state-cell amounts outside Illinois
Illinois390 distinct reported contributors · 480 rows$542,752.0072.3%
New York43 distinct reported contributors · 44 rows$55,850.007.4%
California28 distinct reported contributors · 28 rows$54,800.007.3%
Florida20 distinct reported contributors · 22 rows$33,500.004.5%
New Jersey9 distinct reported contributors · 9 rows$17,500.002.3%
Missouri8 distinct reported contributors · 12 rows$13,450.001.8%
Ohio8 distinct reported contributors · 8 rows$12,000.001.6%
Michigan5 distinct reported contributors · 5 rows$6,000.000.8%
Indiana5 distinct reported contributors · 6 rows$5,750.000.8%
Kansas5 distinct reported contributors · 5 rows$5,102.000.7%
Minnesota7 distinct reported contributors · 7 rows$3,750.000.5%

Only committee/state groups with at least 5 distinct reported contributors are published. Percentages divide by the sum of all positive published, privacy-thresholded committee/state cells, including cells beyond the top 12 shown. Zero and negative state cells are excluded from this denominator; these shares do not describe all contributions or all campaign receipts.

Source: FEC individual-contributions bulk file ↗, imported .

Reported operating-expenditure categories

FEC filer-selected categories from Schedule B operating expenditures. Memo-code X rows are excluded because the FEC says they are not included in the itemization total.

3 published categories
Category not reported181 current organization-payment rows$772,343.75
Administrative/Salary/Overhead Expenses3 current organization-payment rows$3,575.00
Advertising Expenses1 current organization-payment row$300.00

Top organization payees in operating expenditures

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Tko Buying LLC6 current itemized payments · latest 2026-03-10
$333,760.68
Deliver Strategies LLC5 current itemized payments · latest 2026-03-16
$103,207.91
Gbao2 current itemized payments · latest 2026-03-13
$63,867.86
Nc Consulting LLC6 current itemized payments · latest 2026-05-13
$35,462.50
Tko Political LLC4 current itemized payments · latest 2026-03-13
$34,375.00
Gusto27 current itemized payments · latest 2026-06-02
$24,853.68
Cfo Compliance LLC7 current itemized payments · latest 2026-04-09
$18,751.56
Nr And R Strategies5 current itemized payments · latest 2026-03-16
$18,750.00
Goshen Impact Services4 current itemized payments · latest 2026-03-11
$18,390.00
Stars And Stripes Silk Screening Incorporated3 current itemized payments · latest 2026-02-03
$17,000.00
Democracy Engine23 current itemized payments · latest 2026-03-13
$16,755.81
Senior Wizdom Consulting8 current itemized payments · latest 2026-03-17
$15,478.00
Actblue Technical Services37 current itemized payments · latest 2026-03-17
$14,876.89
Perkins Coie2 current itemized payments · latest 2026-05-12
$12,669.25
Av Chicago1 current itemized payment · latest 2026-03-12
$6,890.63

Source: FEC operating expenditures bulk file, checked 2026-10-16. These totals cover published current organization-payment rows after amendment normalization and are not equivalent to the committee’s total disbursements.

Reported employers
Aggregated individual giving · privacy threshold applied

Reported employers among contributors to Melissa Conyears-Ervin

FEC SCHEDULE A
This is not company money.

These totals combine itemized contributions from individuals who reported the same employer. They do not show that the employer directed, funded, or endorsed any contribution.

City Of Chicago7 distinct reported contributors · 9 current itemized transactions
$10,250.00

Only employer/recipient groups with at least 5 distinct reported contributors are published, with at most 50 groups per recipient committee. Individual names and addresses are not included. Totals are net current-file amounts after amendment normalization and may include refunds, reattributions, or memo entries.

Calculated financial context
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What the reported totals show

97.9%Individual-contribution shareIndividual contributions ÷ total receipts
99.7%Spending-to-receipts ratioTotal disbursements ÷ total receipts
$10,996.52Net cash after debtCash on hand − debts owed by campaign

These are Election.org calculations from the displayed FEC totals, included to make the filing easier to understand. They are descriptive, not a score or comparison.

Official filing details
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Candidate filing details

2026 CYCLE
Candidate
Melissa Conyears-Ervin
Office sought
U.S. House — Illinois District 7
Party affiliation
Democratic Party
Incumbency
Challenger
Candidate status
Current candidate
Principal committee
MELISSA CONYEARS-ERVIN FOR CONGRESS →
FEC candidate ID
H4IL07177
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