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Bobby Schilling

Party
Republican
Office Held:
US House, IL
Office Sought:
US House, IL

Robert Todd "Bobby" Schilling (born January 23, 1964) is the U.S. Representative for Illinois's 17th congressional district, serving since 2011. A member of the Republican Party who identifies as a conservative, he was backed by the Tea Party in the November 2010 election. He defeated incumbent Democrat Phil Hare 53 percent to 43 percent.

Source: Wikipedia

Campaign Finance

$2,265,532 Received
Information

Figures are based on itemized contributions reported to the Federal Election Commission and state agencies. Please note that:

  • contributions under $200 are not reported, and so are not included in totals.
  • only contributions from individuals and organizations to candidates are included. Various accounting measures and more exotic contribution types are excluded.
  • contributions are matched based on organization and recipient name reported within each election cycle. Contributions using an incorrect or non-standard version of the name may be missed.
  • corporate name changes and mergers may cause figures to differ from those of the Center for Responsive Politics.
  • organization totals include known subsidiaries of the organization.

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Latest FEC Data

covers through candidate's October 17, 2012 filing. independent expenditures updated daily.
  • Summary

    overview of how much the candidate raised and spent, and who contributed it
    Individuals (56%)PACs (39%)Transfers (3%)Party (2%)
    Total Raised:
    $2,265,532 #76 of 717 House candidates
    Total Spent:
    $1,955,931 #72 of 717 House candidates
    Cash on Hand:
    $322,510 #245 of 717 House candidates
  • Contributions Over Time

    reflects only contributions over $200, as smaller contributions are not individually reported. For some candidates a significant portion of their fundraising may not be captured by this chart.
    $0$500,000$1,000,000$1,500,000Jan. 1Apr. 1Jul. 1Oct. 1Jan. 1Apr. 1Jul. 1Oct. 1Bobby Schilling (R)Cheri Bustos (D)
  • Independent Expenditures

    outside groups that spent money supporting or opposing the candidate
    Committee Name Support/Oppose Total Spending
    Democratic Congressional Campaign Cmte
    Oppose
    $2,794,079
    House Majority PAC
    Oppose
    $591,519
    Service Employees International Union
    Oppose
    $257,277
    EMILY's List
    Oppose
    $248,394
    Women Vote!
    Oppose
    $248,394
    American Fedn of St/Cnty/Munic Employees
    Oppose
    $150,207
    Service Employees International Union Pea-Federal
    Oppose
    $70,352
    Lunch Pail Republicans Independent Expenditure Only Committee
    Support
    $58,730
    Yg Network Inc.
    Support
    $38,600
    New Prosperity Foundation
    Support
    $16,000
note: data comes from latest FEC filings and has not been cleaned or standardized. See section below for standardized data.

Donor Information

covers through June 2012. may lag behind FEC section above, as donors and industries are identified by hand.
View all campaign finance data for Bobby Schilling Sources: OpenSecrets.org Party Time