Democratic · IL-08
Melissa Bean
Melissa Bean is a Democratic candidate in Illinois's 8th district. $2.1M raised, $1.9M spent, $145K cash through Jun 30, 2026. On the November ballot
$2.1Mraised
$1.9Mspent
$145Kcash on hand
Campaign finance$2.1M raised
| Measure | Amount |
|---|---|
| Raised (total receipts) | $2,071,076 |
| Spent (disbursements) | $1,926,546 |
| Cash on hand | $144,530 |
| Debts owed by campaign | $396,373 |
| Filing covers through | Jun 30, 2026 |
Reported Self-reported to the FEC.
Financial disclosureassets $3.0M to $9.7M
Candidate report for 2026, filed 2026-08-19.
$3.0M to $9.7Mreported assets (ranges added up)
$15K to $50Kreported liabilities
none reportedearned income (exact amounts)
Assets minus liabilities: between $3.0M and $9.7M Estimate
Assets
| Asset | Type code | Owner | Value range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melisa L Bean Revocable ⇒ Esplenade | RP | self | $1.0M to $5.0M |
| , Dividends $2,501 - $5,000 $2,501 - $5,000 Brokerage ⇒ JP Morgan Money Market | BA | self | $250K to $500K |
| , Dividends $1 - $200 $1 - $200 Brokerage ⇒ Amazon.com, Inc. - Common Stock (AMZN) | ST | self | $100K to $250K |
| , Dividends None None Brokerage ⇒ Broadcom Inc. - Common Stock (AVGO) | ST | self | $100K to $250K |
| IRA #1 ⇒ SEP IRA 9001 | IH | SP | $100K to $250K |
| JPMC 401K ⇒ JPMC 401K ST Fixed Income Fund | BA | self | $100K to $250K |
| Mesirow 401k ⇒ T. Rowe Price Large-Cap Growth Fund Class I (TRLGX) | MF | self | $100K to $250K |
| Mesirow IRA ⇒ Fidelity Treasury Money Market Fund (FZFXX) | MF | self | $100K to $250K |
| Disbursement None $5,001 - $15,000 Origin Fund ⇒ Origin IncomePlus Fund LLC | HE | self | $100K to $250K |
| Origin Fund ⇒ Origin Strategic Credit Fund LLC | HE | self | $100K to $250K |
| , Dividends None None Brokerage ⇒ $50,001 - Dividends $1 - $200 $1 - $200 Asset Owner Value of Asset Income Type(s) Income Current Year to F | ST | self | $100K |
| , Dividends $5,001 - $15,000 $1 - $200 Brokerage ⇒ Microsoft Corporation - Common Stock (MSFT) | ST | self | $50K to $100K |
| , Dividends $2,501 - $5,000 $201 - $1,000 Brokerage ⇒ $50,001 - Capital Gains, None $15,001 - Asset Owner Value of Asset Income Type(s) Inco | ST | self | $100K |
| , Dividends $2,501 - $5,000 $1 - $200 Brokerage ⇒ United Airlines Holdings, Inc. - Common Stock (UAL) | ST | self | $50K to $100K |
| Mesirow IRA ⇒ First Eagle Global Fund Class I (SGIIX) | MF | self | $50K to $100K |
All 76 assets
| Asset | Type code | Owner | Value range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melisa L Bean Revocable ⇒ Esplenade | RP | self | $1.0M to $5.0M |
| , Dividends $2,501 - $5,000 $2,501 - $5,000 Brokerage ⇒ JP Morgan Money Market | BA | self | $250K to $500K |
| , Dividends $1 - $200 $1 - $200 Brokerage ⇒ Amazon.com, Inc. - Common Stock (AMZN) | ST | self | $100K to $250K |
| , Dividends None None Brokerage ⇒ Broadcom Inc. - Common Stock (AVGO) | ST | self | $100K to $250K |
| IRA #1 ⇒ SEP IRA 9001 | IH | SP | $100K to $250K |
| JPMC 401K ⇒ JPMC 401K ST Fixed Income Fund | BA | self | $100K to $250K |
| Mesirow 401k ⇒ T. Rowe Price Large-Cap Growth Fund Class I (TRLGX) | MF | self | $100K to $250K |
| Mesirow IRA ⇒ Fidelity Treasury Money Market Fund (FZFXX) | MF | self | $100K to $250K |
| Disbursement None $5,001 - $15,000 Origin Fund ⇒ Origin IncomePlus Fund LLC | HE | self | $100K to $250K |
| Origin Fund ⇒ Origin Strategic Credit Fund LLC | HE | self | $100K to $250K |
| , Dividends None None Brokerage ⇒ $50,001 - Dividends $1 - $200 $1 - $200 Asset Owner Value of Asset Income Type(s) Income Current Year to F | ST | self | $100K |
| , Dividends $5,001 - $15,000 $1 - $200 Brokerage ⇒ Microsoft Corporation - Common Stock (MSFT) | ST | self | $50K to $100K |
| , Dividends $2,501 - $5,000 $201 - $1,000 Brokerage ⇒ $50,001 - Capital Gains, None $15,001 - Asset Owner Value of Asset Income Type(s) Inco | ST | self | $100K |
| , Dividends $2,501 - $5,000 $1 - $200 Brokerage ⇒ United Airlines Holdings, Inc. - Common Stock (UAL) | ST | self | $50K to $100K |
| Mesirow IRA ⇒ First Eagle Global Fund Class I (SGIIX) | MF | self | $50K to $100K |
| Mesirow IRA ⇒ $50,001 - Tax-Deferred Asset Owner Value of Asset Income Type(s) Income Current Year to Filing Income Preceding Year T. Rowe P | MF | self | $100K |
| Mesirow IRA ⇒ Vanguard Global Wellington Fund Admiral Shares (VGWAX) | MF | self | $50K to $100K |
| Origin Fund ⇒ Live Oak Investment LLC | HE | self | $50K to $100K |
| Personal IRA ⇒ Cash | IH | self | $50K to $100K |
| Asset Owner Value of Asset Income Type(s) Income Current Year to Filing Income Preceding Year Artwork | CO | self | $15K to $50K |
| Book Collection | CO | self | $15K to $50K |
| JPMC Pension | DB | self | $15K to $50K |
| T. Rowe Price Retirement 2025 Fund (TRRHX) | MF | self | $15K to $50K |
| Brokerage ⇒ Alphabet Inc. - Class C Capital Stock (GOOG) | ST | self | $15K to $50K |
| , Dividends $201 - $1,000 $1 - $200 Brokerage ⇒ Berkshire Hathaway Inc. New Common Stock (BRK.B) | ST | self | $15K to $50K |
| , Dividends None $201 - $1,000 Brokerage ⇒ Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. Common Stock (CMG) | ST | self | $15K to $50K |
| , Dividends None None Brokerage ⇒ Eli Lilly and Company Common Stock (LLY) | ST | self | $15K to $50K |
| , Dividends $201 - $1,000 $201 - $1,000 Asset Owner Value of Asset Income Type(s) Income Current Year to Filing Income Preceding Year Broker | ST | self | $15K to $50K |
| Brokerage ⇒ Netflix, Inc. - Common Stock (NFLX) | ST | self | $15K to $50K |
| , Dividends None $1,001 - $2,500 IRA #1 ⇒ Amazon.com, Inc. - Common Stock (AMZN) | ST | SP | $15K to $50K |
| IRA #1 ⇒ Apple Inc. - Common Stock (AAPL) | ST | SP | $15K to $50K |
| IRA #1 ⇒ Broadcom Inc. - Common Stock (AVGO) | ST | SP | $15K to $50K |
| IRA #1 ⇒ NVIDIA Corporation - Common Stock (NVDA) | ST | SP | $15K to $50K |
| IRA #1 ⇒ United Airlines Holdings, Inc. - Common Stock (UAL) | ST | SP | $15K to $50K |
| IRA #2 ⇒ Alphabet Inc. - Class C Capital Stock (GOOG) | ST | SP | $15K to $50K |
| IRA #2 ⇒ Quanta Services, Inc. Common Stock (PWR) | ST | SP | $15K to $50K |
| L : Collier, FL, US Mesirow 401k ⇒ Baird Core Plus Bond Fund Institutional Class (BCOIX) | MF | self | $15K to $50K |
| Disbursement None $5,001 - $15,000 Personal IRA ⇒ Alphabet Inc. - Class C Capital Stock (GOOG) | ST | self | $15K to $50K |
| Personal IRA ⇒ Applied Materials, Inc. - Common Stock (AMAT) | ST | self | $15K to $50K |
| Personal IRA ⇒ Broadcom Inc. - Common Stock (AVGO) | ST | self | $15K to $50K |
| Personal IRA ⇒ Microsoft Corporation - Common Stock (MSFT) | ST | self | $15K to $50K |
| Personal IRA ⇒ NVIDIA Corporation - Common Stock (NVDA) | ST | self | $15K to $50K |
| Etherum | CT | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| IRA #1 ⇒ Berkshire Hathaway Inc. New Common Stock (BRK.B) | ST | SP | $1,001 to $15K |
| IRA #1 ⇒ Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. Common Stock (CMG) | ST | SP | $1,001 to $15K |
| Asset Owner Value of Asset Income Type(s) Income Current Year to Filing Income Preceding Year IRA #1 ⇒ Home Depot, Inc. (HD) | ST | SP | $1,001 to $15K |
| IRA #1 ⇒ Ingredion Incorporated Common Stock (INGR) | ST | SP | $1,001 to $15K |
| Origin Fund ⇒ Origin Fund III LLC | HE | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| Personal IRA ⇒ Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. Common Stock (CMG) | ST | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| Personal IRA ⇒ Eli Lilly and Company Common Stock (LLY) | ST | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| Brokerage ⇒ Abbott Laboratories Common Stock (ABT) | ST | self | none |
| , Dividends $2,501 - $5,000 $1 - $200 Brokerage ⇒ AECOM Common Stock (ACM) | ST | self | none |
| , Dividends None None Brokerage ⇒ Albemarle Corporation Common Stock (ALB) | ST | self | none |
| Brokerage ⇒ Amgen Inc. - Common Stock (AMGN) | ST | self | none |
| , Dividends None $1,001 - $2,500 Brokerage ⇒ Applied Materials, Inc. - Common Stock (AMAT) | ST | self | none |
| , Dividends $15,001 - $50,000 $15,001 - $50,000 Brokerage ⇒ CDW Corporation - Common Stock (CDW) | ST | self | none |
| , Dividends $2,501 - $5,000 $1 - $200 Brokerage ⇒ Chevron Corporation Common Stock (CVX) | ST | self | none |
| Brokerage ⇒ Coca-Cola Company (KO) | ST | self | none |
| , Dividends None $201 - $1,000 Brokerage ⇒ Constellation Energy Corporation - Common Stock When-Issued (CEG) | ST | self | none |
| , Dividends None $50,001 - $100,000 Brokerage ⇒ Elevance Health, Inc. Common Stock (ELV) | ST | self | none |
| Brokerage ⇒ Illinois Tool Works Inc. Common Stock (ITW) | ST | self | none |
| , Dividends None $201 - $1,000 Brokerage ⇒ Ingredion Incorporated Common Stock (INGR) | ST | self | none |
| , Dividends $5,001 - $15,000 $1,001 - $2,500 Brokerage ⇒ Intel Corporation - Common Stock (INTC) | ST | self | none |
| , Dividends $1 - $200 None Brokerage ⇒ Johnson Controls International plc Ordinary Share (JCI) | ST | self | none |
| Brokerage ⇒ Lockheed Martin Corporation Common Stock (LMT) | ST | self | none |
| , Dividends $201 - $1,000 $1,001 - $2,500 Brokerage ⇒ Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. Common Stock (MMC) | ST | self | none |
| Brokerage ⇒ McDonald's Corporation Common Stock (MCD) | ST | self | none |
| , Dividends None None Brokerage ⇒ McKesson Corporation Common Stock (MCK) | ST | self | none |
| , Dividends $15,001 - $50,000 $201 - $1,000 Brokerage ⇒ Novo Nordisk A/S Common Stock (NVO) | ST | self | none |
| Brokerage ⇒ Pepsico, Inc. (PEP) | ST | self | none |
| , Dividends None $2,501 - $5,000 Brokerage ⇒ Pfizer, Inc. Common Stock (PFE) | ST | self | none |
| , Dividends None None Brokerage ⇒ Progressive Corporation (PGR) | ST | self | none |
| , Dividends $5,001 - $15,000 $1 - $200 Brokerage ⇒ T-Mobile US, Inc. (TMUS) | ST | self | none |
| , Dividends $5,001 - $15,000 None Brokerage ⇒ TJX Companies, Inc. (TJX) | ST | self | none |
| Brokerage ⇒ W.W. Grainger, Inc. Common Stock (GWW) | ST | self | none |
| , Dividends None $2,501 - $5,000 Brokerage ⇒ Xylem Inc. Common Stock New (XYL) | ST | self | none |
Liabilities
| Liability as filed | Amount range |
|---|---|
| JT JPMC January 2006 Personal Credit Card | $15K to $50K |
Outside positions: Board Member One Million Degrees; Board Member Roosevelt University Women's Leadership Council; Board Member Junior Achievement Chicago
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 attention2,299 views in 30 days
2,299Wikipedia views, last 30 days
#362 of 461among candidates in the race with an article
Reported Page views of Melissa Bean 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
Individual donors 70%PACs and other committees 13%Candidate's own money 16%Other (refunds, transfers, loans) 1%
| Source of money | Amount | Share of receipts |
|---|---|---|
| Individual donors | $1,451,374 | 70.1% |
| PACs and other committees | $275,750 | 13.3% |
| Candidate's own money | $323,000 | 15.6% |
| Other (refunds, transfers, loans) | $20,952 | 1.0% |
This raceIL-08, rank #1 of 2
Melissa Bean 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 H6IL08329, committee C00919183. Filed with the FEC as Melissa Luburich Bean. 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.