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A race for a safe blue seat tests how far left Democrats want new leaders to go
Amiwala is seeking to represent her hometown and says the crowded primary offers a chance for progressive leaders.
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FORMER CANDIDATE · 2026 · U.S. HOUSE · IL-9 (D)FORMER CANDIDATE · 2026 · U.S. HOUSE · IL-9 (D)
Bushra Amiwala
Bushra Amiwala ran in the March 17, 2026 Democratic primary for Illinois’s 9th district and did not advance.
- Party
- Democrat
- Ran for
- U.S. House · IL-9 (2026)
- Result
- Lost primary (5.1%)
- Raised
- $1.2M
- LAST RAN
- 2026
- RAISED
- $1.2M
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Bushra Amiwala at a glance
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STORIES2026 election: Illinois’s 9th District
LAST RESULT · NOV 2024 GENERAL
D+36.8Janice SchakowskyDEM68.4%
Seth Alan CohenREP31.6%
Bushra Amiwala’s campaign fundraising and spending
- RAISED · 2025–26 CYCLE
- $1.2M
- CASH ON HAND
- $59K
- SPENT
- $1.1M
WHERE THE MONEY CAME FROM
- Individuals
- $1.2M · 99.3%
- PACs
- $2K · 0.1%
- Self-funding
- $6K · 0.5%
AIPAC · 2025–26
AIPAC TRACKER →HOW WE COUNT →TOP DONORS
Sair, SamraNot Employed · NOT EMPLOYED$7K
Rana, ArmaghanSahara Home Care · PRESIDENT$7K
Naimat Ullah, RanaSelf Employed · SELF EMPLOYED$7K
Naimat, KiranSelf Employed · SELF EMPLOYED$7K
Mohiuddin, AshfaqCommongood Saas · TECHNOLOGY$7K
Lat, TasnimBsw · PHYSICIAN$7K
Kulukundis, MatthewBrontosource · FOUNDER$7K
Khandwala, JahangirFerrara · CPA$7K
Khan, ShehwarAmwell · MD$7K
Ahmed, AmanNexus Pharmaceuticals LLC · BOARD MEMBER$7K
Totals by donor name from itemized FEC receipts: individuals and committees that gave over $200.OUTSIDE SPENDING
- SUPPORTING
- $122K
- OPPOSING
- $0
Chicago Progressive Partnership$105K / $0
Muslim Civic Coalition-Activate$9K / $0
Future That Works 4 Everyone PAC$8K / $0
CAMPAIGN SPENDING
Other$436K
Advertising$261K
Refunds$81K
Administrative$40K
Fundraising$35K
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A race for a safe blue seat tests how far left Democrats want new leaders to go
Amiwala is seeking to represent her hometown and says the crowded primary offers a chance for progressive leaders.
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