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Julie Fortier

D Democratic nominee for U.S. House, IL-12

Has not served in Congress

On the ballot: On the general election ballotNov 3, 2026 · Illinois US House 12
The race: Everyone running for IL-12 · Compare Fortier with them
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SummaryAt a glance

Top priorities: What Julie Will Fight For
Accessible Healthcare
Veterans' Affairs
Agriculture
Union Support
Read all 10 in their words
Money: $159.1K raised, $125.3K spent, $33.7K cash on hand (through Oct 14, 2026). Where it comes from
Who gives: 51% of individual money from donors at $200 or less · 97% from Illinois · largest committee giver INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES POLITICAL ACTION TOGETHER POLITICAL COMMITTEE, $5K
Outside groups: $10 supporting Fortier
Backed by: AFL-CIO Illinois · AFSCME Illinois · Democrats Abroad Veterans & Military Families Caucus and 11 more. As the campaign lists them

Their wordsWhat does Fortier say they will do?

10 priorities from juliefortier.org, in the order they are listed there. Every heading and the text under it is copied exactly, as one passage for each page it is from, and links to that place on the page; hover a source to see which passage it opens.

10 priorities · 4 parts · 13 quoted statements

Heading as listed on juliefortier.org ↗ (opens juliefortier.org at this heading)

MoneyWho pays for the campaign, and where does it go?

Raised

$159.1K

$159,061

Spent

$125.3K

$125,311

Cash on hand

$33.7K

$33,749

FEC filings, Jan 1, 2025 to Oct 14, 2026 · Official FEC bulk data · committee C00925263

Raised, spent and cash over time by FEC report

79¢ of every dollar raised has been spent across 6 reports ($125.3K of $159.1K). Cash on hand went from $8.4K on Dec 31, 2025 to $33.7K on Oct 14, 2026.

Raised, spent and cash on hand by FEC report
Report	Raised in the period	Spent in the period	Cash on hand at its close
YEAR-END 2025 through Dec 31, 2025	$8,669	$308	$8,361
PRE-PRIMARY 2026 through Feb 25, 2026	$18,633	$7,262	$19,733
APRIL QUARTERLY 2026 through Mar 31, 2026	$13,518	$5,944	$27,307
JULY QUARTERLY 2026 through Jun 30, 2026	$47,239	$14,731	$59,815
OCTOBER QUARTERLY 2026 through Sep 30, 2026	$57,549	$75,248	$42,115
PRE-GENERAL 2026 through Oct 14, 2026	$13,452	$21,819	$33,749

Each report’s own period, as filed with the FEC; a report filed again counts once, as its latest copy.

Where the money came from $159,061 reported receipts

Unitemized ($200 or less)Donors who have given $200 or less this cycle, so the FEC does not itemize (name) them.$72,87546%

Itemized (over $200)Donors who have given more than $200 this cycle, so the FEC itemizes (names) them.$70,59244%

Largest donors

Marsha ClemensOne contribution on Apr 24, 2026 · RETIRED · CARTERVILLE, IL$2,800
Richard Green3 contributions, latest Sep 13, 2026 · UNEMPLOYED · MURPHYSBORO, IL$2,500
Kelly Foster8 contributions, latest Sep 25, 2026 · RETIRED · MARION, IL$2,216
Paul Pecha7 contributions, latest Sep 30, 2026 · NOT EMPLOYED · WATERLOO, IL$2,216
Julie Roye3 contributions, latest Sep 17, 2026 · ACCTS PAYABLE · MARION CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION · THOMPSONVILLE, IL$1,524
Mary O'Hara8 contributions, latest Sep 30, 2026 · NOT EMPLOYED · CARBONDALE, IL$1,450
Glen Poshard4 contributions, latest Aug 28, 2026 · UNEMPLOYED · MURPHYSBORO, IL$1,300
Eugene Basanta2 contributions, latest Apr 24, 2026 · RETIRED · MURPHYSBORO, IL

Top donor states
Name		Amount
Illinois home336 contributions · 97%		$63,169
Missouri3 contributions · 3.1%		$2,000
Washington1 contribution · 0.4%		$250

Top donor states

Name

Amount

Illinois home336 contributions · 97%

$63,169

Missouri3 contributions · 3.1%

$2,000

Washington1 contribution · 0.4%

$250

Donors’ employers
Employer as filed		Amount
Not employedWritten instead of an employer · 194 contributions · 46% of ranked		$29,822
RetiredWritten instead of an employer · 63 contributions · 31% of ranked		$19,664
Self-employedWritten instead of an employer · 17 contributions · 3.8% of ranked		$2,447
Marion Concrete Construction3 contributions · 2.4% of ranked		$1,524
AES Solar1 contribution · 1.6% of ranked		$1,000
REV Renewables1 contribution · 1.6% of ranked		$1,000
SIU Carbondale1 contribution · 1.6% of ranked		$1,000
TEK Systems2 contributions · 1.6% of ranked		$1,000

Donors’ employers

Employer as filed

Amount

Not employedWritten instead of an employer · 194 contributions · 46% of ranked

$29,822

RetiredWritten instead of an employer · 63 contributions · 31% of ranked

$19,664

Self-employedWritten instead of an employer · 17 contributions · 3.8% of ranked

$2,447

Marion Concrete Construction3 contributions · 2.4% of ranked

$1,524

AES Solar1 contribution · 1.6% of ranked

$1,000

REV Renewables1 contribution · 1.6% of ranked

$1,000

SIU Carbondale1 contribution · 1.6% of ranked

$1,000

TEK Systems2 contributions · 1.6% of ranked

$1,000

Donors’ occupations
Occupation as filed		Amount
Not employedWritten instead of an occupation · 168 contributions · 43% of ranked		$26,306
RetiredWritten instead of an occupation · 64 contributions · 32% of ranked		$19,964
Accts Payable3 contributions · 2.5% of ranked		$1,524
Teacher13 contributions · 2.3% of ranked		$1,425
IT2 contributions · 1.6% of ranked		$1,000
Medicine1 contribution · 1.6% of ranked		$1,000
Professor1 contribution · 1.6% of ranked		$1,000
Public Affaeris Manager1 contribution · 1.6% of ranked		$1,000

Donors’ occupations

Occupation as filed

Amount

Not employedWritten instead of an occupation · 168 contributions · 43% of ranked

$26,306

RetiredWritten instead of an occupation · 64 contributions · 32% of ranked

$19,964

Accts Payable3 contributions · 2.5% of ranked

$1,524

Teacher13 contributions · 2.3% of ranked

$1,425

IT2 contributions · 1.6% of ranked

$1,000

Medicine1 contribution · 1.6% of ranked

$1,000

Professor1 contribution · 1.6% of ranked

$1,000

Public Affaeris Manager1 contribution · 1.6% of ranked

$1,000

Name		Amount
FOX Televison Stations LLC1 payment · 20% of all spending		$25,020
Freeburg Printing and Publishing9 payments · 17% of all spending		$21,661
Gray Media1 payment · 7.7% of all spending		$9,620
Paulson, Kendra7 payments · 5.7% of all spending		$7,200
Mississippi River Radio2 payments · 4.1% of all spending		$5,163
Democratic Party of Illinois2 payments · 3.2% of all spending		$4,000
Robinson Outdoor LLC1 payment · 3.2% of all spending		$4,000
Wiegert, Joseph12 payments · 2.2% of all spending		$2,731

Julie Fortier

SummaryAt a glance

Their wordsWhat does Fortier say they will do?

1Priority 1: What Julie Will Fight For 4 parts

1.1Priority 1.1: Affordable Healthcare 1 statement

1.2Priority 1.2: Economic Opportunity 1 statement

1.3Priority 1.3: Reproductive Freedom 1 statement

1.4Priority 1.4: Supporting Our Veterans 1 statement

2Priority 2: Accessible Healthcare 1 statement

3Priority 3: Veterans' Affairs 1 statement

4Priority 4: Agriculture 1 statement

5Priority 5: Union Support 1 statement

6Priority 6: Climate Change 1 statement

7Priority 7: Strengthen Public Education 1 statement

8Priority 8: Second Amendment 1 statement

9Priority 9: Democracy & Freedom 1 statement

10Priority 10: Codifying Roe v. Wade 1 statement

MoneyWho pays for the campaign, and where does it go?

Raised, spent and cash over time by FEC report

Where the money came from $159,061 reported receipts

Largest donors

EndorsementsWho does Fortier’s campaign say backs them?

Unions 5

Organizations 9

BallotWhen is Fortier on the ballot?

AboutWhere does this page come from?

Earlier cycles

Federal records

Campaign pages read 2 pages

Committees that gave

Where the donors live $65,419 placed by state

Home state and away

Top states

Donors’ employers as filed

Donors’ occupations as filed

Outside spending $4,811 across this race

What the payments were for $98,567 itemized

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