DemocratIllinois · U.S. House · District 1

Patricia R Dowell

FEC candidate H2IL01281 · 2023–2024 reporting period

Reported through Dec 31, 2024. Snapshot downloaded Sep 15, 2026.View 2026 cycle

BEYOND THE FUNDING TOTAL

Accountability record

Accountability coverage for Patricia R Dowell. The same FEC matching rules apply to every candidate in the indexed financial snapshots. Records span years beyond the 2024 funding cycle. Campaign respondents and personal conduct are identified separately.

5,759 candidates checked · 7,669 FEC case titles scanned · retrieved Sep 15, 2026 · limited name matching

FEC enforcement records

2 linked case numbers · not a conduct score

FEC · PUBLISHED CASE RECORD

MUR 7996 · PAT DOWELL FOR CONGRESS

Conciliation: Pre Probable Cause

Respondents: Citizens for Pat Dowell; Lacy, Mattie; Pat Dowell for Congress; Dowell, Patricia

$7,000.00Penalty shown for this respondent group

These are the FEC’s disposition labels. Closing a file does not establish guilt; a “reason to believe” decision is a procedural threshold. Repeated amounts for the same respondent group are shown once. Amounts across case numbers can overlap and must not be added.

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FEC · PUBLISHED CASE RECORD

MUR 8285 · PAT DOWELL FOR CONGRESS

Conciliation: Pre Probable Cause

Respondents: Lacy, Mattie; Pat Dowell for Congress

$10,000.00Penalty shown for this respondent group

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Source retrieved Sep 15, 2026. This index does not review later litigation, reopening, or enforcement of the agreement.

Reviewed investigations & context

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Broader investigations and case narratives have not been reviewed for this candidate.

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Reported receipts$0

All incoming funds, including transfers

Reported spending$0

Disbursements, including transfers

Cash on hand$0

At the end of the reporting period

Debts owed$0

Outstanding reported obligations

WHERE CONTRIBUTIONS COME FROM

The funding mix

$0Total reported contributions

No contributions reported.

Individuals$0—

Other political committees$0—

The candidate$0—

Party committees$0—

Contributions exclude loans, transfers, and other receipts. Committee contributions include PACs and other political committees. See definitions ↗

BEYOND CONTRIBUTIONS

Loans, transfers & refunds

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Transfers from authorized committees: $0
Candidate loans: $0
Other loans: $0
Transfers to authorized committees: $0
Individual contribution refunds: $0
Committee contribution refunds: $0

Receipts and spending can include money moved between a candidate’s own committees. Refunds are listed separately; contributions above are gross reported amounts.

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Committee contribution records

The latest matching record from each of up to 12 committees, ordered by transaction date. Each amount is a single reported transaction, not that committee’s total giving. Filings may include amendments, memo entries, and negative adjustments.

No matching committee records in this snapshot.

This does not mean the campaign received no committee support. Candidate and committee disclosures use different reporting records.

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Source: FEC committee-to-candidate files, downloaded Sep 15, 2026. Reporting committee names come from the committee registry. These records exclude independent expenditures and do not reconcile to candidate-reported receipts. Selection methodology ↗

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Loans, transfers & refunds

These categories help explain why total receipts differ from contributions.

Transfers from authorized committees

Candidate loans

Other loans

Transfers to authorized committees

Individual contribution refunds

Committee contribution refunds

Receipts and spending can include money moved between a candidate’s own committees. Refunds are listed separately; contributions above are gross reported amounts.