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WILSON, JEFF

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FEC candidate id
H6IL13154
Internal id
e3f128c6-6f1d-48cc-aadf-b7c802fa1654
Status
challenger

Who this candidate represents

Who lives here β€” American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), IL-13. Source.

CategoryMetricValue
PeoplePopulation747,221
PeopleMedian age37
IncomeMedian household income$63,106
IncomePer-capita income$36,554
IncomeIn poverty17.5%
IncomeUnemployed5.8%
IncomeGini inequality index0.473
RaceWhite alone67.5%
RaceBlack alone19.2%
RaceAsian alone4.2%
RaceHispanic or Latino5.1%
RaceTwo or more races7.3%
OriginForeign-born5.9%
LanguageSpeaks English only at home91.8%
LanguageSpeaks Spanish at home2.9%
EducationHigh school or higher61.9%
EducationBachelor's or higher32.3%
EducationAdvanced degree14.2%
HouseholdFamily households55.0%
HouseholdAvg household size2.28
HouseholdNever married (15+)40.7%
HousingMedian home value$154,500
HousingMedian gross rent$999
HousingSingle-family detached67.5%
HousingBuilt before 19407.2%
HousingOvercrowded (>1 per room)1.5%
HousingVacant units12.2%
ServiceVeterans (18+)6.8%
HealthWith a disability14.8%
ConnectivityHouseholds with broadband89.3%
ConnectivityHouseholds with no internet6.9%
CommuteDrove alone73.2%
CommutePublic transit2.0%
CommuteWorked from home12.8%

Cycle financials

Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.

CycleRaisedSpentCash on handDebtsIndiv. contribs.
2026$218,883$192,345$26,538$97,600$78,133

Elections

Committees

Election prediction

Cycle 2026 Β· model baseline-v1 Β· base rate 15.1%

P(win) = 25.1%

FeatureΞ” P(win)
Base rate (historical)15.1%
R (major party)+10.0%

Baseline model (incumbency Γ— party Γ— 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).

DateFrom committeeTypeAmount
2026-03-25VOLUNTEERS FOR SHIMKUS24K$1,000

Top individual donors (2026 cycle)

Via this candidate's principal committee WILSON 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.

DonorEmployer / occupationCity, STGiftsTotal
CAIN, RICHARDRETIRED Β· RETIREDCHAMPAIGN, IL1$1,000
CUALKINS, DANRETIRED Β· RETIREDDECATUR, IL1$750

Connected on the graph

Inbound (1)

datefromtypeamountrolesource
2026-03-25VOLUNTEERS FOR SHIMKUScontributed_to$1,000pas2

Outbound (1)

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β€”principal_candidate_ofWILSON FOR CONGRESSβ€”candidate_committees

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