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Bethany Johnson

Democrat U.S. House · District 9 Illinois Open Seat

Primary Mar 17, 2026 (7 months ago)

General Nov 3, 2026

👤 About Bethany Johnson

Bethany Johnson is a Democratic candidate for U.S. House, District 9 in Illinois’s 2026 federal election cycle. The campaign committee, BETHANY JOHNSON FOR DISTRICT NINE, is registered in EVANSTON, IL, with JOHNSON, BETHANY listed as treasurer. Through the most recent FEC filings, the campaign has reported $3K raised, $833 spent, and $2K in cash on hand. Of that, $198 (7%) came from the candidate’s own contributions to the campaign. The race’s incumbent is Democratic Janice Schakowsky.

Bio auto-generated from candidate filings.

🔗 Where to learn more

📄 FEC filings

💰 Campaign finance

Raised$3K

Cash on hand$2K

Per FEC reports, 2026 cycle

🏁 The race for U.S. House · District 9

JS

Janice Schakowsky (incumbent)

Democrat · $415K raised

KA

Katherine Abughazaleh

Democrat · $4.1M raised

DB

Daniel Biss

Democrat · $3.4M raised

LF

Laura Fine

Democrat · $2.8M raised

PJ

Philip Jerome Andrew

Democrat · $1.4M raised

BA

Bushra Amiwala

Democrat · $1.2M raised

KH

Khai-Hoan Huynh

Democrat · $1.0M raised

BL

Bruce Leon

Democrat · $902K raised

JC

Jeff Cohen

Democrat · $793K raised

MS

Mike Simmons

Democrat · $466K raised

SP

Sam Polan

Democrat · $377K raised

NP

Nick Pyati

Democrat · $273K raised

HR

Howard Rosenblum

Democrat · $156K raised

MJ

Miracle Jenkins

Democrat · $29K raised

JF

Justin Ford

Democrat · $28K raised

DS

Dongbo Su

Republican · $24K raised

JM

Jill Manrique

Democrat · $5K raised

PS

Paul Sanford Friedman

Republican · $5K raised

BJ

Bethany Johnson VIEWING

Democrat · $3K raised

DA

David Abrevaya

Democrat

DB

Delila Barrera

IND

RC

Rocio Cleveland

Republican

JE

John Elleson

Republican

MF

Mark Fredrickson

Democrat

TL

Tamika La’shon Hill

Democrat

LM

Lauren Million

Democrat

26 candidates have filed with the FEC for this race.

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Elections 2026 › Illinois › Bethany Johnson

2026 candidate profile

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Bethany Johnson

Democrat · Open seat

Running for: U.S. House, Illinois 9th district

FEC pending

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Biography

Bethany Johnson is a Democratic candidate for U.S. House, District 9 in Illinois’s 2026 federal election cycle. The campaign committee, BETHANY JOHNSON FOR DISTRICT NINE, is registered in EVANSTON, IL, with JOHNSON, BETHANY listed as treasurer. Through the most recent FEC filings, the campaign has reported $3K raised, $833 spent, and $2K in cash on hand. Of that, $198 (7%) came from the candidate’s own contributions to the campaign. The race’s incumbent is Democratic Janice Schakowsky.

Compiled from public FEC filings and race data. A detailed profile is being expanded.

FEC filing

FEC IDH6IL09269

OfficeU.S. House, Illinois 9th district

PartyDemocrat

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Who holds this seat now

The sitting representative for this district, with their full voting record.

Janice SchakowskyDemocrat · voting record →

Also running for this seat

25 other candidates have filed. Ordered by total raised, which is a filed figure and not a ranking.

Janice SchakowskyDemocrat$415K Dongbo SuRepublican$24K David AbrevayaDemocratFEC pending Katherine AbughazalehDemocratFEC pending Bushra AmiwalaDemocratFEC pending Philip Jerome AndrewDemocratFEC pending Delila BarreraINDFEC pending Daniel BissDemocratFEC pending Rocio ClevelandRepublicanFEC pending Jeff CohenDemocratFEC pending John EllesonRepublicanFEC pending Laura FineDemocratFEC pending Justin FordDemocratFEC pending Mark FredricksonDemocratFEC pending Paul Sanford FriedmanRepublicanFEC pending Tamika La’shon HillDemocratFEC pending Khai-Hoan HuynhDemocratFEC pending Miracle JenkinsDemocratFEC pending Bruce LeonDemocratFEC pending Jill ManriqueDemocratFEC pending Lauren MillionDemocratFEC pending Sam PolanDemocratFEC pending Nick PyatiDemocratFEC pending Howard RosenblumDemocratFEC pending Mike SimmonsDemocratFEC pending

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🗳 2026 Election

U.S. House — Illinois District 09

Primary: Mar 17, 2026 (7 months ago) · General: November 3, 2026

Other Candidates in This Race (25)

Janice Schakowsky

IncumbentD$415K raised

Katherine Abughazaleh

Philip Jerome Andrew

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Khai-Hoan Huynh

Howard Rosenblum

Miracle Jenkins

Paul Sanford Friedman

Rocio Cleveland

Mark Fredrickson

Tamika La'Shon Hill

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