PRESTON, WILLIE JUNIOR MR
D · house
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- FEC candidate id
H6IL02363- Internal id
8c5339dc-bda8-4eb2-ad2b-e2557372a431- Status
- open seat
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here — American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), IL-02. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 742,590 |
| People | Median age | 39 |
| Income | Median household income | $64,304 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $34,240 |
| Income | In poverty | 17.8% |
| Income | Unemployed | 9.3% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.470 |
| Race | White alone | 36.3% |
| Race | Black alone | 46.6% |
| Race | Asian alone | 1.1% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 15.3% |
| Race | Two or more races | 7.5% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 7.7% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 85.5% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 11.5% |
| Education | High school or higher | 56.0% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 24.9% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 10.4% |
| Household | Family households | 60.9% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.47 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 42.1% |
| Housing | Median home value | $166,900 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,124 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 62.8% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 7.5% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 2.4% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 11.5% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 5.3% |
| Health | With a disability | 14.6% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 89.4% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 8.3% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 70.3% |
| Commute | Public transit | 5.8% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 11.1% |
Cycle financials
Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.
| Cycle | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand | Debts | Indiv. contribs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $146,131 | $144,724 | $1,407 | $0 | $134,131 |
Elections
- 2026 general house · IL-2 — running
Committees
- PRESTON FOR CONGRESS — principal · type H
Election prediction
Cycle 2026 · model baseline-v1 · base rate 15.1%
P(win) = 20.1%
| Feature | Δ P(win) |
|---|---|
| Base rate (historical) | 15.1% |
| D (major party) | +10.0% |
| open seat | -5.0% |
Baseline model (incumbency × party × office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.
Transfers from committees
Direct contributions from PACs and party committees. Source: FEC pas2 bulk (committee-to-candidate transactions).
| Date | From committee | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-18 | ILLINOIS CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL INV… | 24K | $500 |
| 2026-02-09 | CHARTER SCHOOLS ACTION PAC | 24K | $5,000 |
| 2026-01-28 | EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMIT… | 24K | $2,500 |
| 2025-12-12 | DYKEMA GOSSETT FEDERAL PAC | 24K | $1,000 |
| 2025-12-04 | A BRTHD AIMED TOWARD EDUC OF IL FED ELEC DEVICE… | 24K | $500 |
| 2025-09-16 | RESIST RECLAIM REBUILD PAC | 24K | $1,500 |
Top individual donors (2026 cycle)
Via this candidate's principal committee PRESTON FOR CONGRESS.
Aggregated from FEC Schedule A by donor (name + city + state). Employer + occupation reflect the donor's most recent gift. Source: FEC indiv bulk.
| Donor | Employer / occupation | City, ST | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DARDEN JR, CORNEL | CORNEL DARDEN JR. · SELF EMPLOYED | MATTESON, IL | 1 | $1,500 |
| PITTMAN, OWEN | MIKK CONSTRUCTION · CONTRACTOR | CHICAGO, IL | 2 | $1,500 |
| GLASS, JEFFREY | SELF · LOBBYIST | CHICAGO, IL | 1 | $1,000 |
| WUEST, JACK | ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS NETWORK · ADMINISTRATOR | CHICAGO, IL | 1 | $1,000 |
| HOLMES, AARON | IL SENATE · DIRECTOR OF POLICY AND BUDGET | SPRINGFIELD, IL | 1 | $250 |
| JACKSON, FRANKIE | NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED | CHICAGO, IL | 1 | $250 |
Connected on the graph
Inbound (6)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-18 | ILLINOIS CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT FUND-FEDERAL | contributed_to | $500 | pas2 | |
| 2026-02-09 | CHARTER SCHOOLS ACTION PAC | contributed_to | $5,000 | pas2 | |
| 2026-01-28 | EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (EXXONMOBIL PAC) | contributed_to | $2,500 | pas2 | |
| 2025-12-12 | DYKEMA GOSSETT FEDERAL PAC | contributed_to | $1,000 | pas2 | |
| 2025-12-04 | A BRTHD AIMED TOWARD EDUC OF IL FED ELEC DEVICE FOR POLITICALLY ACTIVE MOTORCYCLISTS... | contributed_to | $500 | pas2 | |
| 2025-09-16 | RESIST RECLAIM REBUILD PAC | contributed_to | $1,500 | pas2 |
Outbound (1)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | principal_candidate_of | PRESTON FOR CONGRESS | — | candidate_committees |