Candidate · November 3, 2026

Donna Miller

On the ballot for U.S. House · Illinois's 2nd District

DemocraticOpen seat
raised through Oct 14, 2026
$2.7M
cash on hand
$92K
issues with public statements
12
outside spending for or against
$4.4M

§1On the ballot

Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.

OfficeU.S. House · Illinois's 2nd District1
Party on the ballotDemocratic1
StatusOpen seat — no incumbent is running for this seat.
Also on the ballot

§2Who they are

Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Her campaign website describes her as a Cook County Commissioner with a background in healthcare consulting.2,3 It says she chairs the Cook County Veterans Committee.4 It says she has served as Board Chair for Planned Parenthood of Illinois, Vice President of Illinois Democratic Women and President of Democratic Women of the South Suburbs.3 It says her public service includes an internship on Capitol Hill and work in communities affected by HIV/AIDS and Sickle Cell disease.3

Why they say they're running

Her campaign website says she is running for Congress to push back against efforts in Washington to undo progress for working families, and to build a future people can afford.3

Websites and accounts

§3What they've said on the issues

Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.

Health Care

Her campaign website says health care is a human right and that she supports a Medicare for All framework.4

  1. One government plan for everyone (Medicare for All)
  2. Add a government plan that anyone can choose to buy
  3. Keep the current mix of private and public coverage, including the ACA
  4. Fewer federal insurance rules and more private plan choices, with aid paid to individuals
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Abortion and Reproductive Health

Her campaign website says that in Congress her focus will be to codify Roe v. Wade and ensure every woman can make her own health care decisions.4

  1. Legal only to save the pregnant woman's life
  2. Legal only in cases of rape or incest, or to save the woman's life
  3. Legal early in pregnancy only, up to a limit such as 6, 12 or 15 weeks
  4. Legal until about 24 weeks, as under Roe v. Wade, and later to protect the woman's life or health
  5. Legal at every stage, with no limit based on weeks of pregnancy
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Her campaign website says that in Congress her focus will be to codify Roe v. Wade and ensure every woman can make her own health care decisions.4

  1. A national law making abortion legal in every state, at least until viability, as under Roe v. Wade
  2. Leave abortion law to each state
  3. A national law limiting abortion (for example, after 15 weeks of pregnancy)
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Energy and Climate

Her campaign website says she will support rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement in Congress.4

  1. Rejoin the Paris Agreement and the UN climate treaty, and set new emissions goals
  2. Join only agreements that bind major emitters, such as China and India, to similar cuts
  3. Stay out of international climate agreements
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Her campaign website says organizations should be required to disclose information on a data center's environmental and community impact and job opportunities before it can open, and that data centers should provide job training for local workers.4

Immigration

Her campaign website says she supports a swift and humane path to citizenship for migrants.4

  1. No new legal status, including for people brought here as children
  2. Legal status only for people brought here as children, such as DACA recipients
  3. Legal status, but not citizenship, for most who pass background checks and pay a fine
  4. A path to citizenship for most who meet requirements such as background checks
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Her campaign website says she supports due process for all and accountability for agencies that violate civil rights, and says racial profiling must end and immigration enforcement must uphold the Constitution.4

Courts, Rights and Civil Liberties

Her campaign website says she will fight to pass the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.4

  1. Restore and widen protections by law, such as federal approval of voting changes in places with a history of discrimination (for example, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act)
  2. Keep current law, as the Supreme Court read it in 2026, without the federal approval requirement
  3. Stop applying the law to how district maps are drawn
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Economy, Jobs and Trade

Her campaign website says small family farms across Illinois are being hit hardest by the tariffs of President Trump's trade war, and that she will fight for fair trade policies.4

Her campaign website says she supports responsible innovation in digital assets, including supervised and regulated use of blockchain technology and programs that bring community banks into the digital stablecoin ecosystem.4

Technology, Privacy and AI

Her campaign website says the United States needs strong and thoughtful federal AI regulation, including strict regulation for the safety of kids and teens and export controls on advanced AI chips.4

Her campaign website says that in the absence of a robust federal framework, states should be able to regulate AI based on the needs of their communities.4

§4Money

Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left. Outside groups that spend on their own, without coordinating with the campaign, report that too.

Reported to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 election cycle, through October 14, 2026.5

Raised$2,700,313
Spent$2,607,906
Cash on hand$92,407

Where the money came from

Individual donors$2.5M · 92%
PACs and other political committees$205K · 8%
Political party committees$1,000 · 0%
Transfers from the candidate's other committees$12K · 0%
Other receipts (other loans, refunds, interest)$200 · 0%

Outside spending

Groups spending independently reported $4,379,243 supporting and $2,505 opposing Donna Miller this cycle, primary and general combined, in the 24- and 48-hour reports the law requires for larger expenditures, filed through March 17, 2026.6

Largest independent spenders, as named in their FEC filings.
GroupSupportingOpposing
AFFORDABLE CHICAGO NOW!$4,379,243—
THE PEOPLE'S LOBBY—$2,505

Smaller expenditures that appear only on a group's regular monthly or quarterly report aren't in these totals, so the full amounts can be somewhat higher. When a group amends a report, only its latest version is counted.

§5Financial disclosures

Why this matters: Federal candidates and members of Congress must report their assets, income, debts and outside jobs, and members must report stock trades. These filings show possible conflicts of interest.