U.S. House Candidate Profile

Jason Friedman

DemocraticU.S. HouseIllinois07

Public Research Summary

Jason Friedman is a Democrat candidate for U.S. House in IL-07 in the 2026 election cycle.

Source Posture

OppIntell has 147 public claims associated with this profile, including 147 valid citations and 147 primary-source references.

Official Receipts

Fec_apiFinance

FEC totals for the 2026 cycle report that Jason Friedman raised $2,507,058, spent $2,121,254, reported $385,804 cash on hand.

Source: api.open.fec.gov retrieved Jun 30, 2026

Fec_apiBio

Jason Friedman is listed by the FEC as a Democrat candidate for U.S. House in IL-07 in the 2026 election cycle.

Source: api.open.fec.gov retrieved Jun 30, 2026

NewsControversy

Friedman testified to Congress regarding allegations that the Commanders committed financial fraud by withholding ticket revenue.

Source: api.firecrawl.dev retrieved May 13, 2026

OtherMedia

Jason Friedman podcast appearance on podcasts: Café Technika - Apple Podcasts — https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caf%C3%A9-technika/id1744451472

Source: api.firecrawl.dev retrieved May 13, 2026

Sourced Research

Auto-published from 36 verified claims; every line links to its original public source.

Background

Jason Friedman is listed by the FEC as a Democrat candidate for U.S. House in IL-07 in the 2026 election cycle.

Source: api.open.fec.gov retrieved Jun 30, 2026

Jason Friedman's campaign committee is currently active as of the latest FEC data.

Source: api.firecrawl.dev retrieved May 13, 2026

Jason Friedman's committee is designated as a House principal campaign committee.

Source: api.firecrawl.dev retrieved May 13, 2026

Jason Friedman's principal campaign committee (ID C00902692) registered with the FEC on April 17, 2025.

Source: api.firecrawl.dev retrieved May 13, 2026

[Wikipedia: District 13] The 13th district is based in central Illinois, stretching from the Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area to the eastern St. Louis suburbs and taking in Decatur as well as the state capital, Springfield. The incumbent is Democrat Nikki Budzinski, who was re-elected with 58.1% of th…

Source: en.wikipedia.org retrieved May 13, 2026

[Wikipedia: District 12] The 12th district is based in southern Illinois, taking in the southeastern St. Louis exurbs. It includes Carbondale, Centralia, Marion, and O'Fallon. The incumbent is Republican Mike Bost, who was re-elected with 74.2% of the vote in 2024.

Source: en.wikipedia.org retrieved May 13, 2026

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