AMIWALA, BUSHRA

D · house

FEC candidate id: H6IL09236
Internal id: 495bb8dc-9b63-4d98-a535-64d0dc1b1789
Status: open seat

Who this candidate represents

Who lives here — American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), IL-09. Source.

Category	Metric	Value
People	Population	745,003
People	Median age	41
Income	Median household income	$92,513
Income	Per-capita income	$56,386
Income	In poverty	10.9%
Income	Unemployed	5.5%
Income	Gini inequality index	0.497
Race	White alone	61.2%
Race	Black alone	8.6%
Race	Asian alone	14.3%
Race	Hispanic or Latino	13.7%
Race	Two or more races	9.7%
Origin	Foreign-born	26.0%
Language	Speaks English only at home	65.1%
Language	Speaks Spanish at home	9.9%
Education	High school or higher	71.8%
Education	Bachelor's or higher	56.2%
Education	Advanced degree	24.7%
Household	Family households	57.6%
Household	Avg household size	2.34
Household	Never married (15+)	36.9%
Housing	Median home value	$395,100
Housing	Median gross rent	$1,481
Housing	Single-family detached	39.6%
Housing	Built before 1940	6.1%
Housing	Overcrowded (>1 per room)	3.3%
Housing	Vacant units	6.1%
Service	Veterans (18+)	2.9%
Health	With a disability	10.7%
Connectivity	Households with broadband	92.2%
Connectivity	Households with no internet	4.3%
Commute	Drove alone	52.2%
Commute	Public transit	11.9%
Commute	Worked from home	23.1%

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	$1,181,460	$985,673	$195,787	$0	$1,173,560

Elections

2026 general house · IL-9 — running

Committees

BUSHRA 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.

Independent expenditures

Money spent by super PACs and other non-connected committees for or against this candidate. Source: FEC Schedule E (independent_expenditure CSV bulk).

Cycle	Support	Oppose	IEs
2026	$121,070	$0	16

Recent (latest 25)

Date	Spender	For / against	Amount	Purpose
2026-03-30	MUSLIM CIVIC COALITION-ACTIVATE	support	$400	Stipend for Campaign Catalyst Intern
2026-03-30	MUSLIM CIVIC COALITION-ACTIVATE	support	$513	Payroll for Primary Election Organizer (March)
2026-03-30	MUSLIM CIVIC COALITION-ACTIVATE	support	$419	Payroll for Primary Election Organizer (March)
2026-03-30	MUSLIM CIVIC COALITION-ACTIVATE	support	$400	Stipend for Campaign Catalyst Intern
2026-03-30	MUSLIM CIVIC COALITION-ACTIVATE	support	$400	Stipend for Campaign Catalyst Intern
2026-03-28	MUSLIM CIVIC COALITION-ACTIVATE	support	$269	Payroll for Primary Election Organizer (March)
2026-03-17	MUSLIM CIVIC COALITION-ACTIVATE	support	$445	Texts for Bushra
2026-03-13	CHICAGO PROGRESSIVE PARTNERSHIP	support	$17,000	Media Production
2026-03-13	CHICAGO PROGRESSIVE PARTNERSHIP	support	$87,555	Media Placement
2026-03-13	FUTURE THAT WORKS 4 EVERYONE PAC	support	$7,600	GOTV Calls
2026-03-09	MUSLIM CIVIC COALITION-ACTIVATE	support	$5,668	Vote Bushra Amiwala for Congress Mailor
2026-03-09	MUSLIM CIVIC COALITION-ACTIVATE	support	$2	Mileage Reimbursement for Canvassing
2026-03-03	MUSLIM CIVIC COALITION-ACTIVATE	support	$213	Canvassing / Phone Banking for Bushra
2026-03-03	MUSLIM CIVIC COALITION-ACTIVATE	support	$181	Canvassing / Phone Banking for Bushra
2026-03-03	MUSLIM CIVIC COALITION-ACTIVATE	—	$31	Canvassing / Phone Banking for Bushra
2026-03-02	MUSLIM CIVIC COALITION-ACTIVATE	support	$6	Mileage for Canvassing for Bushra

Transfers from committees

Direct contributions from PACs and party committees. Source: FEC pas2 bulk (committee-to-candidate transactions).

Date	From committee	Type	Amount
2026-03-13	CHICAGO PROGRESSIVE PARTNERSHIP	24E	$87,555
2026-03-13	CHICAGO PROGRESSIVE PARTNERSHIP	24E	$17,000
2026-03-13	FUTURE THAT WORKS 4 EVERYONE PAC	24E	$7,600
2026-02-24	THE IMPACT FUND	24K	$1,000

Top individual donors (2026 cycle)

Via this candidate's principal committee BUSHRA 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
HASAN, IMRAN	SAP · DIRECTOR	BROOKFIELD, WI	1	$2,500
SHAREEF, IFTEKHAR	MADDOX QUICK WALLS USA · NBC CHICAGO	LINCOLNWOOD, IL	2	$2,000
ALI, SYED	ASIAMOTORS · BUSINESS	MORTON GROVE, IL	2	$1,000
NAGORI, ASHFAQ	NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED	MORTON GROVE, IL	1	$1,000
GHAURI, NAJEEB	NETSOL TECH, INC · CEO	LOS ANGELES, CA	1	$1,000
MALIK, ISRAR	NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED	GLENVIEW, IL	1	$1,000
JUNAID, ANSIR	SUPPLY SIDE · CEO	BEACHWOOD, OH	1	$1,000
ASLAM, HASNAIN	TRG HOLDINGS LLC · CEO	MIAMI, FL	1	$750
HASAN, NIZAR	NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED	HOMER GLEN, IL	1	$250
BARAKAT, AMANI	NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED	MOORPARK, CA	1	$250
HUSHBECK, JAN	NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED	DAVIS, CA	1	$250
LAI, CHERYL	NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED	ARLINGTON, VA	1	$250
OLSON, GREGG	NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED	ALBANY, OR	4	$110
AHMED, NASAH	ARCTIC WOLF · SENIOR SALES ENGINEER	YORBA LINDA, CA	1	$100
AHMED, MOHAMMAD	UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGNER	MORTON GROVE, IL	1	$100
SWEENEY, MARGY	AKRETE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. · FOUNDER & CEO	EVANSTON, IL	1	$100
MEMISHIAN, JOHN	NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED	WESTON, MA	1	$100
HANNAN, NAEL	GOOGLE · PROFESSIONAL	BRENTWOOD, CA	1	$75
TEMKIN, MATTHEW	NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY · BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR	SKOKIE, IL	1	$50
KAISERUDDIN, MOHAMMED	NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED	MORTON GROVE, IL	1	$50
BROWN, CLIFTON	NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED	EVANSTON, IL	1	$25
NADEAU, RICHARD	NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED	CULVER CITY, CA	1	$15
LAT, ISHAQ	OPTUM · PHARMACIST	GLENVIEW, IL	1	$12
MOSKAL, BRIAN	NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED	CHICAGO, IL	1	$6

Connected on the graph

Inbound (20)

date	from	type	amount	source
2026-03-30	MUSLIM CIVIC COALITION-ACTIVATE	supports_independently	$400	fec_ies
2026-03-30	MUSLIM CIVIC COALITION-ACTIVATE	supports_independently	$513	fec_ies
2026-03-30	MUSLIM CIVIC COALITION-ACTIVATE	supports_independently	$419	fec_ies
2026-03-30	MUSLIM CIVIC COALITION-ACTIVATE	supports_independently	$400	fec_ies
2026-03-30	MUSLIM CIVIC COALITION-ACTIVATE	supports_independently	$400	fec_ies
2026-03-28	MUSLIM CIVIC COALITION-ACTIVATE	supports_independently	$269	fec_ies
2026-03-17	MUSLIM CIVIC COALITION-ACTIVATE	supports_independently	$445	fec_ies
2026-03-13	CHICAGO PROGRESSIVE PARTNERSHIP	supports_independently	$17,000	fec_ies
2026-03-13	CHICAGO PROGRESSIVE PARTNERSHIP	supports_independently	$87,555	fec_ies
2026-03-13	FUTURE THAT WORKS 4 EVERYONE PAC	supports_independently	$7,600	fec_ies
2026-03-13	CHICAGO PROGRESSIVE PARTNERSHIP	contributed_to	$87,555	pas2
2026-03-13	CHICAGO PROGRESSIVE PARTNERSHIP	contributed_to	$17,000	pas2
2026-03-13	FUTURE THAT WORKS 4 EVERYONE PAC	contributed_to	$7,600	pas2
2026-03-09	MUSLIM CIVIC COALITION-ACTIVATE	supports_independently	$5,668	fec_ies
2026-03-09	MUSLIM CIVIC COALITION-ACTIVATE	supports_independently	$2	fec_ies
2026-03-03	MUSLIM CIVIC COALITION-ACTIVATE	mentions_in_ie	$31	fec_ies
2026-03-03	MUSLIM CIVIC COALITION-ACTIVATE	supports_independently	$213	fec_ies
2026-03-03	MUSLIM CIVIC COALITION-ACTIVATE	supports_independently	$181	fec_ies
2026-03-02	MUSLIM CIVIC COALITION-ACTIVATE	supports_independently	$6	fec_ies
2026-02-24	THE IMPACT FUND	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2

Outbound (1)

date	type	to	amount	role	source
—	principal_candidate_of	BUSHRA FOR CONGRESS	—		candidate_committees

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