Trump- and AIPAC-Linked Donors Dominate Donna Miller’s Q4 Fundraising, FEC Filings Show (Chicago, IL) – New federal campaign finance filings reveal that Donna Miller’s congressional campaign is being fueled overwhelmingly by donors tied to Donald Trump and the powerful pro-Israel lobbying group AIPAC, prompting fresh scrutiny of who is backing her bid—and why.
According to the Federal Election Commission filing released Saturday night, Miller, a Cook County Commissioner running in Illinois’ 2nd Congressional District, raised $39,000 in the fourth quarter of 2025 from donors with a documented history of contributing to Donald Trump or Trump-aligned committees.
Even more striking, the filing shows that at least $875,350.92—roughly 83 percent of Miller’s total Q4 fundraising—came from donors who have given to AIPAC or its affiliated super PAC, the United Democracy Project, since 2023.
The scale and source of the funding represent a dramatic shift for Miller’s campaign. Prior to the fourth quarter, she had raised just $242,494.02 overall. In the third quarter of 2025, her campaign reported receiving only $250 from a single Trump-linked donor and $750 from one AIPAC-connected donor.
That modest fundraising footprint abruptly gave way to a flood of money from national donor networks with strong ties to right-wing politics and pro-Israel lobbying interests—raising questions about whether Miller’s campaign has become a vehicle for outside political influence rather than local grassroots support.
“Voters in the 2nd District deserve a representative who answers to working people—not to Trump donors and AIPAC super PAC money parachuting into our community at the last minute,” said a spokesperson for Sen. Willie Preston’s campaign for congress. “This isn’t grassroots support; it’s a hostile takeover of a Democratic primary by outside interests trying to buy a seat in Congress. Our district is not for sale.”
“Donna Miller should be honest with the voters of the 2nd Congressional District about who is funding her campaign—and why,” said Matthew Fisch, campaign manager for State Senator Robert Peters, in a press release issued Sunday. “Right-wing forces have apparently decided that Donna Miller is their best investment in this race. That should be a red flag for every voter as Trump wreaks havoc on our communities.”
Miller has not publicly explained the sudden shift in her donor base or addressed concerns about the influence of Trump- and AIPAC-linked contributors on her campaign.
As the Democratic primary intensifies, the new filings are expected to sharpen divisions in the race—placing Miller’s donor base, political alignment, and transparency under increasing scrutiny from voters in a district long defined by progressive and working-class organizing.
Trump- and AIPAC-Linked Donors Dominate Donna Miller’s Q4 Fundraising, FEC Filings Show
