La Shawn Ford
La Shawn Ford is a Democratic candidate in Illinois's 7th district. $722K raised, $609K spent, $113K cash through Jun 30, 2026. On the November ballot
Campaign finance$722K raised
| Measure | Amount |
|---|---|
| Raised (total receipts) | $722,009 |
| Spent (disbursements) | $609,421 |
| Cash on hand | $112,588 |
| Debts owed by campaign | $175,000 |
| Filing covers through | Jun 30, 2026 |
Reported Self-reported to the FEC.
Financial disclosureassets $250K to $500K
Candidate report for 2025, filed 2025-10-25.
Assets minus liabilities: between -$150K and $355K Estimate
Assets
| Asset | Type code | Owner | Value range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asset Owner Value of Asset Income Type(s) Income Current Year to Filing Income Preceding Year Ford Desired Real Estate LLC | RP | self | $250K to $500K |
Liabilities
| Liability as filed | Amount range |
|---|---|
| Wintrust May 2024 mortgage | $100K to $250K |
| IRS 2024 taxes | $15K to $50K |
| American Express June 2025 Business Card | $15K to $50K |
| Filing ID #10070419 Owner Creditor Date Incurred Type Amount of Liability Sofi Aug 2024 loan | $15K to $50K |
Earned income
| Earned income source | Amount |
|---|---|
| State of Illinois salary $49,000.00 | $103K |
Outside positions: Vice President FDR community Housing foundation; President Ford Desired Real Estate LLC; President Ford Securefuture Advisory Group LLC
Reported Parsed automatically from the official report; check the PDF for anything that matters. Values are bands, so totals are ranges. A personal residence and personal vehicles are normally not reported, and a spouse’s information is limited. Type codes: legend. Open the official report (PDF)
Public attention1,261 views in 30 days
Reported Page views of La Shawn Ford on English Wikipedia, 2026-09-14 to 2026-10-13 (Wikimedia). Views show curiosity, not support: long-serving incumbents have older, better-known articles, and many challengers have none.
Where the money comes fromindividuals, PACs, party, self
| Source of money | Amount | Share of receipts |
|---|---|---|
| Individual donors | $480,392 | 66.5% |
| PACs and other committees | $57,250 | 7.9% |
| Candidate's own money | $175,000 | 24.2% |
| Other (refunds, transfers, loans) | $9,367 | 1.3% |
This raceIL-07, rank #1 of 2
La Shawn Ford ranks #1 of 2 in reported fundraising in this race.
Sources and methodFEC
All figures come from the Federal Election Commission and cover each filing period through Jun 30, 2026. FEC ID H6IL07354, committee C00905893. Filed with the FEC as La Shawn K. Ford. View the official record.
Ballot status: listed as a nominee in Wikipedia's article for this state (CC BY-SA), matched to this FEC record by name.