U.S. House Candidate Profile

La Shawn K Ford

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DemocraticU.S. HouseIllinois07

Background

La Shawn K Ford is a Democratic candidate for U.S. House in Illinois' 7th Congressional District in the 2026 election cycle. Ford filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission to run for Illinois's 7th congressional district on May 21, 2025, and was endorsed by incumbent Danny Davis, who announced his retirement on July 31, 2025. Ford previously served in the Illinois House of Representatives, first elected in 2007, and ran for mayor of Chicago in 2019. Ford's campaign committee is named LA SHAWN K FORD FOR CONGRESS with FEC ID C00905893. For the 2026 election cycle, Federal Election Commission filings report total receipts of $816,413, total disbursements of $714,141, and cash on hand of $102,272 for Ford's campaign.

Summary compiled from cited public records. Sources: Official candidate filing records; Federal Election Commission; ballotpedia.org/La_Shawn_K._Ford; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Shawn_K_Ford; fec.gov/data/committee/C00905893/; Federal Election Commission (fec.gov/data/candidate/H6IL07354/).

Last updated 2026-10-06.

Sourced summary

Floor speech (senate): October 21, 1998 - Issue: Vol. congress.gov

FEC totals for the 2026 cycle report that La Shawn K Ford raised $722,009, spent $609,421, reported $112,588 cash on hand. api.open.fec.gov

Floor speech (senate): July 23, 1996 - Issue: Vol. congress.gov

FEC totals for the 2026 cycle report that La Shawn K Ford raised $653,462, spent $567,052, reported $86,410 cash on hand. api.open.fec.gov

Floor speech (house): June 13, 2000 - Issue: Vol. congress.gov

[2003-09-17] Floor speech (house): September 17, 2003 - Issue: Vol. congress.gov

Floor speech (house): May 22, 2003 - Issue: Vol. congress.gov

Floor speech (house): May 18, 1995 - Issue: Vol. congress.gov

Finance snapshot

La Shawn K Ford's committee id is C00905893

La Shawn K Ford's latest reported receipts $816,413, disbursements $714,141, cash on hand $102,272. fec.gov

Claim timeline

[1997-06-12] Floor speech (senate): [Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 82 (Thursday, June 12, 1997)] govinfo.gov Retrieved 2026-05-14.

[1994-08-25] Floor speech (house): [Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 124 (Thursday, August 25, 1994)] govinfo.gov Retrieved 2026-05-14.

[1996-09-18] Floor speech (senate): [Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 129 (Wednesday, September 18, 1996)] govinfo.gov Retrieved 2026-05-14.

[1994-08-08] Floor speech (senate): [Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 108 (Monday, August 8, 1994)] govinfo.gov Retrieved 2026-05-14.

[1994-07-25] Floor speech (senate): [Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 98 (Monday, July 25, 1994)] govinfo.gov Retrieved 2026-05-14.

[1994-03-01] Floor speech (senate): [Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 20 (Tuesday, March 1, 1994)] govinfo.gov Retrieved 2026-05-14.

[1994-01-27] Floor speech (house): [Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 3 (Thursday, January 27, 1994)] govinfo.gov Retrieved 2026-05-14.

[1997-02-11] Floor speech (senate): [Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 17 (Tuesday, February 11, 1997)] govinfo.gov Retrieved 2026-05-14.

Race and district

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La Shawn K Ford profile reference

Profile status: Active candidate. Roster status: challenger. Race status: discovered.

No certified general-election roster row matched this profile.

Valid citations 33. Primary-source references 33. First seen 2026-05-05. Last seen 2026-10-06. Profile record updated 2026-10-17.

Published claim kinds: Background 7, Statements 15, Finance 2, Controversies 1.

Other ids: Other sec-edgar:_run.

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