Funding profile
Eric Sorensen
Democrat · Representative for Illinois’s 17th district
Career totals · 3 elections · 2022–2026
$10.4 million
raised by Sorensen’s campaigns, everything from 2022 to 2026 added together.
27%
of it came from organized groups rather than from people giving on their own: at least $2.8 million from PACs, plus donations that organizations collected and directed.
$9.1 million
was spent about Sorensen by outside groups. These are ads for or against them that their campaign cannot control, and none of it is part of the money above.
Every number on this page comes from Federal Election Commission filings, read on August 24, 2026. An election still under way keeps raising money, so its figure will have grown since. Check Sorensen on FEC.gov
Where the money came from
Everything Sorensen’s campaigns have reported raising, split by who gave it.
- Individual donorsMoney given by people, in their own name.69%$7.2 million
- Political action committeesOrganized groups: company-run committees, unions, trade associations.25%$2.6 million
- Other sourcesParty transfers, the candidate's own money, loans and smaller categories.6%$618,000
Money bundled through organizations
Not every “individual” donation arrives on its own. An organization can collect checks from its members, already earmarked for Sorensen, and deliver them in a bundle. The law counts that as individual money, but the organization still chose where it went.
$238,000
reached Sorensen this way, 3% of everything they raised from individuals. Each donation came from a real person. The organization picked who got it.
- JStreetPAC$140,000
- AIPACThe American Israel Public Affairs Committee's political arm. It backs candidates of both parties it considers strong supporters of the U.S.-Israel relationship.$97,000
We can only count the organizations we have measured, so the real figure could be higher than this, never lower. Bundling is legal and widely used, and appearing here is not evidence of wrongdoing.
Who gave the most
Committee contributions from the 2024 and 2026 election periods, grouped by how the FEC classifies each giver. This covers a slice of the career total, and giving to a campaign is legal and ordinary.
- Corporation10%$223,000
- Trade association15%$342,000
- Labor union24%$532,000
- Membership organization10%$218,000
- Co-operative2%$37,000
- Corporation without capital stock1%$18,000
- Unclassified38%$844,000
Largest committee givers
- 1International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers$20,000
- 2American Crystal Sugar Compay$20,000
- 3National Air Traffic Controllers Association$20,000
- 4Jeffries$20,000
- 5Clark$20,000
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- 6International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers$20,000
- 7International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers$20,000
- 8United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America$20,000
- 9Hoyer$20,000
- 10Perimeter PAC$20,000
“Unclassified” means the FEC records no organization type for that committee, which usually means a leadership PAC. We show it as unclassified rather than guessing which industry it belongs to.
Their money and their votes, side by side
For each industry that gave to Sorensen: the money, then the bills they voted on in that industry’s area of law. The Library of Congress assigns each bill’s subject, not us, so nothing here is picked to make a point.
This is not evidence that money bought a vote. People often donate to politicians who already agree with them. We show what was given and how Sorensen voted; the judgment is yours.
Energy & utilities—$20,000 given
Sorensen voted on 45 bills in this area. The 3 most substantive are listed first.
- H R 5184On Passageor the Affordable HOMES Act This bill rescinds Department of Energy (DOE) energy efficiency regulations applicable to manufactured housing and eliminates DOE’s authority to issue similar regulations.Yes
- H R 4593On PassageSaving Homeowners from Overregulation With Exceptional Rinsing Act or the SHOWER Act This bill provides statutory authority for a revised definition of showerhead for the purpose of federal water efficiency regulations.No
- H R 375On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassContinued Rapid Ohia Death Response Act of 2025 This bill establishes requirements to research and control Rapid Ohia Death, which is the disease caused by the fungal pathogen known as Ceratocystis fimbriata that affects the tree of the species Metrosideros polymorpha .Yes
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- H R 26On PassageProtecting American Energy Production Act This bill prohibits the President from declaring a moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing unless Congress authorizes the moratorium.No
- H J RES 35On PassageThis joint resolution eliminates an annual waste emissions charge on oil or gas facilities under the Methane Emissions Reduction Program.No
- H J RES 20On PassageThis joint resolution nullifies the rule titled Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters and submitted by the Department of Energy (DOE) on December 26, 2024.No
- H R 4090On PassageThis bill directs the Department of the Interior to address mineral supply chain vulnerabilities, including by accelerating and expanding mineral production on federal land (i.e., National Forest System land, public lands, and any land that may be leased for the exploration, development, or production of hardrock minerals).No
- H J RES 61On PassageThis joint resolution removes emission regulations on hazardous air pollutants under the rubber tire manufacturing source category, specifically from the rubber processing subcategory.No
We do not score these or say which way a vote favored an industry, because that would be our opinion dressed up as a finding. Each bill links to the chamber’s own roll-call record. Industries where fewer than three bills came to a vote are left out, because a handful of votes cannot show a pattern.
Money spent about this member
Outside groups, usually super PACs, may spend without limit on ads for or against a candidate, as long as they do not coordinate with the campaign. Sorensen has no legal control over any of it.
This is not a donation. Nobody gave this money to Sorensen. It was spent on advertising about Sorensen, and money spent against a candidate is plainly not funding them. So it never gets added to the figures above.
$9.1 million
has been spent for or against Sorensen by outside groups. $1.9 million supported Sorensen; $7.1 million opposed Sorensen.
Largest outside spenders
Summed across 3 elections, using the Commission's aggregated totals so amended filings and 24-hour notices are not double-counted.
Spent supporting
$1.9 millionAds urging people to vote for this member. Still not their money, and they cannot direct how it is spent.
- FAIRSHAKEA super PAC funded by cryptocurrency companies, spending for candidates of both parties it sees as friendly to the industry.$817,000
- 314 ACTION FUND$615,000
- DCCCThe Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, the House Democrats' official campaign organization.$187,000
- HOUSE MAJORITY PACA super PAC aligned with House Democratic leadership, spending to win or hold Democratic House seats.$162,000
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- EQUALITY PAC$135,000
Spent opposing
$7.1 millionAds urging people to vote against this member. This money was spent to defeat them.
- CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP FUND$5.9 million
- NRCCThe National Republican Congressional Committee, the House Republicans' official campaign organization.$1.1 million
- AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC. (AFP ACTION) DBA CVA ACTION AND DBA LIBRE ACTIONThe political network founded by the Koch family, which backs candidates favoring lower taxes and less regulation.$87,000
Election by election
The career figures above are the sum of these elections. Each row links to the Commission’s page for that election, where the numbers match line for line.
| Election | Raised | From PACs | Outside spending | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026in progress | $2.2 million | $848,000 38% | $167 | FEC |
| 2024 | $5 million | $1.3 million 26% | $1 million | FEC |
| 2022 | $3.1 million | $419,000 13% | $8 million | FEC |
Raised is everything the campaign took in for that election. From PACs is the slice of it given by political action committees. Outside spending is what other groups spent on ads about the race, for and against—it is not part of “Raised”. An election marked in progress is still raising money, so its figures are not final.
We never publish the names of individual donors, and anything we cannot source stays off the page. The methodology explains every such choice.