U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley pulls in campaign cash for 2027 mayoral race
Even as he runs for reelection in Illinois’ largely suburban 5th Congressional District, Democratic U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley is raising significant cash for a 2027 mayoral bid in Chicago.
The Friends of Mike Quigley political committee, which is focused explicitly on electing him mayor, collected $154,500 in donations between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31, a financial report submitted Thursday to the Illinois State Elections Board shows.
That’s more than any of the other declared or likely candidates reported collecting from donors during the quarter.
The largest donation Team Quigley received was $14,300 from the Chicago-based Sinson Law Group.
The campaign also reported a $10,000 donation from the Brad Lippitz Group, a politically connected team of Chicago real estate agents. Its chief of staff and senior broker is former Democratic state Rep. Jonathan A. “Yoni” Pizer, who’s married to company namesake Brad Lippitz.
Quigley’s mayoral campaign had started the fourth quarter with about $27,655 in the bank. After spending roughly $24,731 during the period, Team Quigley finished the year with $157,424 saved.
Earlier this month, Quigley confirmed widespread speculation that he plans to run for mayor. The next municipal election is in February 2027.
Quigley, who lives in the Lakeview neighborhood, wasn’t the only mayoral candidate raising money last quarter.
Incumbent Brandon Johnson’s campaign committee reported $69,643 in donations and $160,001 in expenses during the same quarter, and it finished the year with about $829,765 in the bank.
A third candidate, entrepreneur Joe Holberg, reported about $100,113 in campaign contributions during the quarter. Holberg also lent his campaign $400,000 in late December.
After $11,130 in expenses, Holberg’s campaign finished the year with about $488,983 saved for the fight ahead, records show.
Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas has said she plans to run for mayor but hasn’t registered a campaign committee with the state. Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias and Comptroller Susana Mendoza are considered potential challengers, too, but neither has created a committee to raise funds for a mayoral race.
For Quigley, the primary and general elections for the 5th Congressional District seat come first. Stretching from the North Side to the Barrington area, the district encompasses parts of Cook and Lake counties.
Quigley will face three opponents in the March 17 Democratic primary: Matthew Conroy, Anthony M. Tamez and Ellen A. Corley.
Three Republicans are running in their own primary: Tommy Hanson, Kimball Ladien and Barry Wicker. All six challengers live in Chicago.