# ![@mattheweadie22 Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::1030481624989880321.png) @mattheweadie22 Matthew Eadie

Matthew Eadie posts on X about fine, money, super, daniel the most. They currently have [-----] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [------] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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[finance](/list/finance)  16% [countries](/list/countries)  8% [social networks](/list/social-networks)  3% [technology brands](/list/technology-brands)  3% [cryptocurrencies](/list/cryptocurrencies)  2% [stocks](/list/stocks)  1% [exchanges](/list/exchanges)  1% [vc firms](/list/vc-firms)  1% [nfl](/list/nfl)  1%

**Social topic influence**
[fine](/topic/fine) #354, [money](/topic/money) #3025, [super](/topic/super) #1013, [daniel](/topic/daniel) #1680, [israel](/topic/israel) #857, [kat](/topic/kat) 6%, [pac](/topic/pac) #89, [new york](/topic/new-york) 5%, [interview](/topic/interview) #1274, [more than](/topic/more-than) 4%

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### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

"Full interview: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=zw504Vw1fEQ https://www.youtube.com/watchv=zw504Vw1fEQ"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2022446251237650898)  2026-02-13T23:02Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Kat Abughazaleh is responding this evening with a statement after missing a candidate forum hosted by Indivisible Edgewater citing narcolepsy and her sleeping through the event Here's a statement from her sent to attendees"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2013822089438928935)  2026-01-21T03:52Z [----] followers, 2.4M engagements


"RT @JacobRubashkin: Between Justice Dems going in for Kat Abughazaleh AIPAC going in for Laura Fine and Schakowsky and now Duckworth in f"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2022037952281686454)  2026-02-12T19:59Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"NEW I sat down with State Sen. Laura Fine this week for an interview about #IL09 In it we discussed AIPAC a dark money super PAC backing her her views on healthcare her plans to support Hakeem Jeffries her views on military aid to Israel and more https://www.youtube.com/watchv=zw504Vw1fEQ https://www.youtube.com/watchv=zw504Vw1fEQ"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2022353522789155120)  2026-02-13T16:53Z [----] followers, 29.5K engagements


"👀 Biss' campaign seems to have shared favorables for AIPAC with @capitolfax from the internal poll it put out yesterday #IL09 Very fav: 4% Somewhat fav: 7% Total fav: 11% Somewhat unfav: 14% Very unfav: 35% Total unfav: 49% Name ID: 60% Can't rate: 40%"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2022414704304681215)  2026-02-13T20:56Z [----] followers, 107.1K engagements


"Scratch that $1.17 number and make it $1.21 because ECW just filed another $43k for direct mail"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2022447677590618434)  2026-02-13T23:07Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"On her livestream tonight #IL09 candidate Kat Abughazaleh teased what appears to be a new 60-second-long campaign ad"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2017072481324941583)  2026-01-30T03:08Z [----] followers, 648.7K engagements


"Biss spent $292607 leaving him with $1.37 million on hand entering [----] Laura Fine entered [----] with $1.4 million on hand after a massive out-of-state haul to close out the year Biss also reported $50954 from J Street this quarter"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2017705526864314537)  2026-01-31T21:04Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"The top three (assuming Kat's filing matches the $1.16 she said she raised) will look something like this: Abughazaleh: $2.68m Biss: $1.98m Fine: $1.92m Will hold off on cash on hand until we see how much Abughazaleh spent last quarter"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2017706243482063120)  2026-01-31T21:07Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Biss campaign quickly targeting Laura Fine for her out-of-state $$$ last quarter "A whopping 92% of Fines fourth quarter fundraising came from out of state as she raised more money from California Florida and New York than she did from Illinois." #IL09 NEW: #IL09 candidate Daniel Biss raised $658644 in Q4 per new filing bringing his yearly total to $1.98 million That puts him just barely above Laura Fine in total fundraising with both trailing Kat Abughazaleh (who still has not filed but said she raised $1.16) https://t.co/dqPaaTE68Z NEW: #IL09 candidate Daniel Biss raised $658644 in Q4 per"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2017715156927557841)  2026-01-31T21:42Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Biss reported about 23% of his $658k from out-of-state in Q4 which includes some PACs and union contributions Since launching his campaign out-of-state large dollar donors ($200+) make up about $292k of his $1.98 million (or 15%)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2017715159775563938)  2026-01-31T21:42Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Quick numbers comparison between Biss/Fine in #IL09 (Although if the past three reports told us anything a significant portion of Abughazaleh's donations are $200 and thus not itemized so far more difficult to break down these details) Biss campaign quickly targeting Laura Fine for her out-of-state $$$ last quarter "A whopping 92% of Fines fourth quarter fundraising came from out of state as she raised more money from California Florida and New York than she did from Illinois." #IL09 https://t.co/Ooba0tjqe8 Biss campaign quickly targeting Laura Fine for her out-of-state $$$ last quarter "A"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2017724223926525978)  2026-01-31T22:18Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Taking large dollar ($200+) Q4 alone: Fine raised about 8% of her Q4 from Illinois ($104k of $1.26m) Biss raised about 71% of his Q4 from Illinois ($470k of $658k)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2017727326625133019)  2026-01-31T22:30Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"NEW: Kat Abughazaleh's #IL09 campaign reports $1.18 million in Q4 fundraising The campaign spent over a million more than her opponents at $1.38 million leaving her with $811k on hand This means [----] ended with cash-on-hand: Fine: $1.43 Biss: $1.37 Abughazaleh: $811k"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2017749993788956966)  2026-02-01T00:01Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"If you're wondering what she spent so much on the top two expenses are: Fundraising consulting at $303k Digital ads totaling $475k"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2017752222101078349)  2026-02-01T00:09Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Four #IL09 campaigns cracked this list for top ActBlue recipients Abughazaleh - $1.74m Biss - $956702 Phil Andrew - $630826 Bushra Amiwala - $623258 Top recipients of campaign contributions via ActBlue (7/1/25-12/31/25) $19.7M DNC $16.8M DSCC $16.2M Jon Ossoff #GASen $14.3M DCCC $12.9M Mark Kelly #AZSen '28 $11.2M James Talarico #TXSen $10.7M Roy Cooper Victory Fund #NCSen $9.5M Democratic Action $8.7M Sherrod Brown #OHSen https://t.co/Ly3BbX9A3N Top recipients of campaign contributions via ActBlue (7/1/25-12/31/25) $19.7M DNC $16.8M DSCC $16.2M Jon Ossoff #GASen $14.3M DCCC $12.9M Mark Kelly"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2018073111464194053)  2026-02-01T21:24Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"The same ad buyer who's placing ads on TV for AIPAC's Super PAC in #NJ11 placed the ads on TV here for Elect Chicago Women and Affordable Chicago Now Super PACs supporting Laura Fine #IL09 Donna Miller #IL02 and Melissa Bean #IL08"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2019177680437236209)  2026-02-04T22:34Z [----] followers, 11.4K engagements


"More Super PAC spending from Elect Chicago Women dark money Super PAC tonight in the form of mailers: Still no comment from ECW. I called the number they list with the FEC and the line went dead immediately (funny note: the photo they used at the bottom includes Biss) #IL09"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2019582021182582811)  2026-02-06T01:20Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Biss campaign's take on the results in #NJ11 tonight:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2019627716811849730)  2026-02-06T04:22Z [----] followers, 27.2K engagements


"Evanston Township High School student Ryan McComb (@bayes_pr) built a really cool real-time aggregator site that collects data points on prediction markets fundraising data and a bunch of other stuff for #IL09 👇🏼 Super cool stuff https://il9.org/ https://il9.org/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2019934482942586970)  2026-02-07T00:41Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Elect Chicago Women the dark money Super PAC that popped up last week to run ads supporting Laura Fine in #IL09 and Melissa Bean in #IL08 has a Facebook page with [--] followers and a pretty obviously AI-generated logo https://www.facebook.com/profile.phpid=61586994585066 https://www.facebook.com/profile.phpid=61586994585066"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2021319249344577885)  2026-02-10T20:23Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Affordable Chicago NOW the super PAC backing Donna Miller in #IL02 also has a logo also pretty clearly AI https://www.facebook.com/profile.phpid=61586934226689# https://www.facebook.com/profile.phpid=61586934226689#"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2021319252360282572)  2026-02-10T20:23Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Heres the mailer which includes an image of Manaa-Hoppenworth with Fine at a rally (bottom left) She said use of the imagine is a blatant misleading advertisement Ill note Fines opponents Daniel Biss is in the other image they included at a Stand up for science rally"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2021730553976770721)  2026-02-11T23:38Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"NEW - In a wide ranging interview today State Sen. Laura Fine told me she intends to support Hakeem Jeffries as leader/speaker in [----] if elected Look for the full interview later this week #IL09"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2021734662704394729)  2026-02-11T23:54Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Top opponents Daniel Biss and Kat Abughazaleh have both been noncommittal or indicated they wont support Jeffries if they win As have others in this race as we covered in October https://evanstonnow.com/top-il9-candidates-wary-on-leader-jeffries/ https://evanstonnow.com/top-il9-candidates-wary-on-leader-jeffries/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2021736583271973285)  2026-02-12T00:02Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"NEW Sen. Tammy Duckworth is backing Daniel Biss in #IL09"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2021989319049982151)  2026-02-12T16:46Z [----] followers, 14.6K engagements


"More endorsements: @SierraClub is endorsing Daniel Biss in #IL09"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2022001716942843972)  2026-02-12T17:35Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Recap from last night's State Senate District [--] forum in Glenview.what separates the two candidates 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 https://evanstonnow.com/state-senate-hopefuls-face-off-in-glenview/ https://evanstonnow.com/state-senate-hopefuls-face-off-in-glenview/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2022339882023346356)  2026-02-13T15:59Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"NEW: I've obtained TWO emails sent directly from AIPAC on Aug. [--] and Sept. [--] fundraising for State Sen. Laura Fine in IL-09 Both emails include links to a hidden webpage called "pro-Israel Network" with live (and hidden) donation pages. But the homepage to the site is dead 🧵 🧵I sifted through hundreds of donations and found some fascinating stuff. Over $300000 of donation to State Sen. Laura Fine for IL-09 came from donors with deep links to AIPAC but theyre arent identified as such in FEC filings More 👇🏼👇🏼 https://t.co/QVO2MJEsN4 🧵I sifted through hundreds of donations and found"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/1980439021450064258)  2025-10-21T01:00Z [----] followers, 1M engagements


"NEW Sierra Club is endorsing Winnetka Democrat Patrick Hanley to replace Laura Fine in the Illinois State Senate District [--] Hanley will face Evanston Democrat Rachel Ruttenberg in the March [--] primary"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2021252439463112949)  2026-02-10T15:58Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Chicago Ald. Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth has sent a cease and desist to the dark money Super PAC Elect Chicago Women for including her imagine on a pro-Laura Fine mailer last week Manaa-Hoppenworth has endorsed State Rep. Hoan Huynh in #IL09 Chicago Alderwoman Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth is claiming in an IG post that AIPAC used her image without her permission in mailers sent by Elect Chicago Women in IL-09 & falsely suggested she endorsed state Sen. Laura Fine. Manaa-Hoppenworth endorsed state Rep. Hoan Huynh https://t.co/7Y9P5jxZZZ Chicago Alderwoman Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth is claiming in an IG post"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2021730544531259488)  2026-02-11T23:38Z [----] followers, 11.2K engagements


"Other polling tidbits from Biss team Biss favorables - 59/24 Fine - 46/28 Abughazaleh 36/31"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2022088146826277362)  2026-02-12T23:19Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Hi from Glenview tonight for a forum in the OTHER 9th district race in Illinois This one between Patrick Hanley and Rachel Ruttenberg running to replace Laura Fine in the Illinois State Senate District [--] Fine is leaving her seat in Springfield to run for Congress"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2022122443608100940)  2026-02-13T01:35Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"The race for #IL09 is complicated Happy to break it down tonight on @WGNNews"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2021082322238361618)  2026-02-10T04:42Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Also: Evenston"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2022463834645238269)  2026-02-14T00:12Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"AOC's response here is fascinatingly similar to every top progressive in #IL09's actual position on conditioning aid despite rhetoric suggesting otherwise Use of the word genocide is the key difference; Biss has not used it Abughazaleh Amiwala and Simmons have More below Question: Should the Democratic presidential candidate reevaluate military aid to Israel AOC: This isn't just about a presidential election. The US has an obligation to uphold its own laws. Unconditional aid no matter what one does does not make sense. I think it enabled a https://t.co/b83xeBOE9R Question: Should the"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2022506631809110262)  2026-02-14T03:02Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"The Chicago Tribune editorial board has endorsed Patrick Hanley for State Senate in SD-09 (Laura Fine's current seat) over Evanston Democrat Rachel Ruttenberg Ruttenberg and Hanley will face off TONIGHT in Glenview at a forum sponsored by the LWV https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/12/editorial-patrick-hanley-illinois-9th-senate-district-democratic-primary/ https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/12/editorial-patrick-hanley-illinois-9th-senate-district-democratic-primary/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2022047537545597348)  2026-02-12T20:37Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"NEW - An internal poll from Daniel Biss in #IL09 shows him with a double digit lead over Laura Fine and Kat Abughazaleh who are tied at [--] Biss - 31% Fine - 18% Abughazaleh - 18% Simmons - 7% Andrew - 7% Amiwala - 4% Huynh - 2% Someone else - 2% Undecided - 11%"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2022086544815948116)  2026-02-12T23:12Z [----] followers, 43.6K engagements


"Same pollster Biss used in November that showed him at 31% then too Fine gained 8% Abughazaleh gained just 1% https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/1988215379207033080s=46&t=oXUQR3qxS1gRcYHhYB3s-g NEW🚨: An internal poll for Daniel Biss' #IL09 campaign released this morning shows the Evanston mayor with a double-digit lead over the field a far wider margin than previous polls Biss: 31% Abughazaleh: 17% Fine: 10% Simmons: 6% Huynh: 4% Amiwala/Andrew: 3% Leon: 2% https://t.co/LvNys2YpDi https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/1988215379207033080s=46&t=oXUQR3qxS1gRcYHhYB3s-g NEW🚨: An internal poll"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2022087781573627993)  2026-02-12T23:17Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Dark money super PAC Elect Chicago Women spent another $600000 on ad buys in support of Laura Fine on Feb. [--] per FEC filings today Total from ECW is now $1.174 million"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2022104576154038700)  2026-02-13T00:24Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"ECW which is backed by AIPAC and behind ads in favor of Melissa Bean spent another $1.18 million on pro-Bean ads since Feb. [--] So that's over $2.34 million in [--] days spent on the two candidates in #IL08 and #IL09 (not including the super PAC Affordable Chicago Now in #IL02)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2022105478453698566)  2026-02-13T00:28Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"SD-09 map if youre wondering"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2022123106513690823)  2026-02-13T01:38Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Fine on Elect Chicago Women the dark money Super PAC that's spent over $1.17 million on ads supporting her in just nine days: "I don't know who's behind the ads . the public needs to know who's funding them. That's why I think transparency is so important." NEW I sat down with State Sen. Laura Fine this week for an interview about #IL09 In it we discussed AIPAC a dark money super PAC backing her her views on healthcare her plans to support Hakeem Jeffries her views on military aid to Israel and more https://t.co/SRJSC7YMF6 NEW I sat down with State Sen. Laura Fine this week for an interview"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2022446248893050991)  2026-02-13T23:02Z [----] followers, 15.6K engagements


"Looks like Canary Mission wants in on #IL09 Illinois mayor Daniel Biss is now under federal scrutiny over how his city responded to campus unrest at Northwestern. https://t.co/4LMP4lG5mi Illinois mayor Daniel Biss is now under federal scrutiny over how his city responded to campus unrest at Northwestern. https://t.co/4LMP4lG5mi"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2022463634975395918)  2026-02-14T00:11Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"In my interview with Daniel Biss this week here's what he told me re: his support for conditioning aid: (more from this interview soon)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2022506634216665138)  2026-02-14T03:02Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"NEW I sat down with Daniel Biss to discuss his campaign for Congress his views on some top issues and his pitch to voters on why he thinks he's the best candidate in a field of [--] Democrats https://www.youtube.com/watchv=AostnMk1fdw https://www.youtube.com/watchv=AostnMk1fdw"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2023041543930859738)  2026-02-15T14:27Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Herman said the motion to dismiss will likely be on First Amendment grounds This overreach is the misuse of this conspiracy statute against demonstrators exercising their First Amendment rights"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2016566109449670838)  2026-01-28T17:36Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Full story here: "So what that means is that if you or anybody whos reading your stories shows up at a protest and the guy next to you throws a bottle youre now a conspirator under this theory. Thats why its alarming" Parente said. https://evanstonnow.com/spring-trial-eyed-for-broadview-six-case/ https://evanstonnow.com/spring-trial-eyed-for-broadview-six-case/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2016596491389792380)  2026-01-28T19:37Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"No idea where FairShake plans to spend this money but we'll see Something I noticed last week though: Laura Fine in #IL09 had a pro-crypto tweet on Jan. [--] that got her listed as "strongly supportive" on @standwithcrypto She's the only #IL09 candidate rated NEWS from @BrendanPedersen FAIRSHAKE the crypto super PAC has a stunning $193 MILLION on hand for the [----] midterms. They have raised $74 million since July with just three contributions: $25 million from Coinbase $25 million from Ripple and $24 million from a16z. NEWS from @BrendanPedersen FAIRSHAKE the crypto super PAC has a stunning"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2016604430410367019)  2026-01-28T20:08Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"The tweet: https://x.com/laurafineforIL9/status/2014351177815564432 Crypto and blockchain are here to stay; thats why Congress must act to ensure the next generation of tech can be built here in Illinois. I applaud everyone working to find a long-term solution. https://x.com/laurafineforIL9/status/2014351177815564432 Crypto and blockchain are here to stay; thats why Congress must act to ensure the next generation of tech can be built here in Illinois. I applaud everyone working to find a long-term solution"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2016604432079688103)  2026-01-28T20:08Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"The rating: https://www.standwithcrypto.org/politicians/person/laura---fine https://www.standwithcrypto.org/politicians/person/laura---fine"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2016604433849762095)  2026-01-28T20:08Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"The full letter is attatched below shared this morning by Biss in a formal City of Evanston press release: https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/ILEVANSTON/2026/01/29/file_attachments/3537056/Letter%20from%20CM%20Walberg%20to%20Mayor%20Biss%201.28.26.pdf https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/ILEVANSTON/2026/01/29/file_attachments/3537056/Letter%20from%20CM%20Walberg%20to%20Mayor%20Biss%201.28.26.pdf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2016875722690723866)  2026-01-29T14:06Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Biss will hold a press briefing at 11:30 a.m. today at Evanston City Hall to "address questions and provide clarification regarding a letter." Wahlberg is requesting that he appear before the House Education and Workforce Committee for a briefing"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2016875723982586303)  2026-01-29T14:06Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"State Rep. Hoan Huynh's #IL09 campaign touted a new bill he filed this week in Springfield called the "Billionaire Hedge Fund Fee Act" that would add a one-fifth-of-one-penny fee on hedge fund transactions The bill is HB4366"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2017074579739492714)  2026-01-30T03:17Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Northfield Township Dems chair state Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl told me the decision was based on "publicly available information including polling and other indicators of candidate viability." Northfield Dems are also only allowing [----] dues-paying members to vote"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2017292931288207848)  2026-01-30T17:44Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"The Evanston Democrats who met last weekend allowed members to join as late as [--] p.m. by paying a membership fee DPOE failed to reach the 2/3 threshold to endorse in #IL09 New Trier Dems also failed to reach their 55% threshold in #IL09 https://evanstonnow.com/evanston-dems-wont-endorse-in-top-races/ https://evanstonnow.com/evanston-dems-wont-endorse-in-top-races/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2017292932567416960)  2026-01-30T17:44Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"New independent expenditures for Daniel Biss in #IL09 filed today by [---] Action Fund for $78209 in mailers bringing the total to $236710 since Jan. 16"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2017354725478347104)  2026-01-30T21:50Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@RickyNGandhi RAW files arent processed by the FEC right away https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/forms/C00904326/1940560/ https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/forms/C00904326/1940560/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2017401046386016714)  2026-01-31T00:54Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Neither Kat Abughazaleh nor Daniel Biss has filed their Q4 reports yet but Abughazaleh's campaign said she raised $1.16 which would put her total raised at about $2.6 million Biss had raised $1.3 as of Sept. [--] COH for both is unclear w/out the Q4 reports"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2017414442879750540)  2026-01-31T01:47Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Retiring Rep. Jan Schakowsky ended [----] with $438k cash-on-hand Her Q4 spending included contributions to: - Rep. Greg Landsman (OH-01) - Mitch Lohr a former House staffer of hers running for Leawood Kansas City Council - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2017683502573982028)  2026-01-31T19:36Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"I will note that a lot of Abughazaleh's itemized donors are repeat donors. She has about [----] line items in her FEC report but dozens have given several separate times One Washington man donated [--] separate times totaling over $1000 though his average donation was just $12"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2017772955967574485)  2026-02-01T01:32Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"The site appears to be using Democracy Engine LLC as the vendor meaning they may be able to skirt FEC requirements to 'earmark' the donation but what's also clear is that donors are being sent this link from AIPAC driving donations without any transparency of that happening"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/1980439029452767415)  2025-10-21T01:00Z [----] followers, 167.1K engagements


"NEW Illinois state senate candidate Patrick Hanley (running for Laura Fine's seat) is out with his first ad today The ad is running on streaming and digital platforms he told me"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2014452552834621651)  2026-01-22T21:38Z [----] followers, 10.4K engagements


"The full letter is here (policy paper at the bottom of this): https://danielbiss.substack.com/p/a-note-on-aipac https://danielbiss.substack.com/p/a-note-on-aipac"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2014832899967557697)  2026-01-23T22:49Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


""Rather than focusing on promoting their preferred candidate they are trying to pit progressives against one another split the vote and clear a path for a pro-corporate and pro-AIPAC Democratic nominee in this district""  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2014833375131976175)  2026-01-23T22:51Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"SCOOP: The Democratic Party of Evanston will not endorse candidates in the race for #IL09 after no candidate surpassed the 2/3 threshold to receive the party's formal backing from party members Daniel Biss however received over 50% support. Far more than any other candidate"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2015499559682625883)  2026-01-25T18:58Z [----] followers, 20.5K engagements


"Fine raised $262k in Q2 and $397k in Q3 with Q3 boosted after AIPAC fundraising emails began in September With this influx she's raised a total of $1.9 million since launching in May At least $1.3 million of that is from out-of-state large-dollar donors Laura Fine's #IL09 campaign reported raising a significant $1252692.67 in the final three months of the campaign per FEC report She ended [----] with $1439970 cash on hand Laura Fine's #IL09 campaign reported raising a significant $1252692.67 in the final three months of the campaign per FEC report She ended [----] with $1439970 cash on hand"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2017414441088802877)  2026-01-31T01:47Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Daniel Kraft the son of New England Patriots owners Robert Kraft and his wife Wendy contributed $2000 to Laura Fine's #IL09 campaign Fine raised $262k in Q2 and $397k in Q3 with Q3 boosted after AIPAC fundraising emails began in September With this influx she's raised a total of $1.9 million since launching in May At least $1.3 million of that is from out-of-state large-dollar donors https://t.co/jB87T6aeOl Fine raised $262k in Q2 and $397k in Q3 with Q3 boosted after AIPAC fundraising emails began in September With this influx she's raised a total of $1.9 million since launching in May At"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2017704135202668673)  2026-01-31T20:58Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"NEW: #IL09 candidate Daniel Biss raised $658644 in Q4 per new filing bringing his yearly total to $1.98 million That puts him just barely above Laura Fine in total fundraising with both trailing Kat Abughazaleh (who still has not filed but said she raised $1.16)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2017705525325046207)  2026-01-31T21:04Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"In a statement Sen. Laura Fine's #IL09 campaign says Daniel Biss' Q4 figures suggest he "struggles to raise money." "He is relying on hundreds of thousands of dollars in out-of-state money from independent expenditures to highlight a barely-there record that keeps changing." Biss campaign quickly targeting Laura Fine for her out-of-state $$$ last quarter "A whopping 92% of Fines fourth quarter fundraising came from out of state as she raised more money from California Florida and New York than she did from Illinois." #IL09 https://t.co/Ooba0tjqe8 Biss campaign quickly targeting Laura Fine for"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2017735381450358970)  2026-01-31T23:02Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"I asked for clarity on what they mean by a "record that keeps changing" and they pointed to his position on U.S. support for Israel sending this link: https://jewishinsider.com/2026/01/daniel-biss-illinois-democrat-israel-aipac-campaign-congress/ https://jewishinsider.com/2026/01/daniel-biss-illinois-democrat-israel-aipac-campaign-congress/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2017735383203668153)  2026-01-31T23:02Z [----] followers, 19.3K engagements


"Also correction Phil Andrew the former FBI agent from Wilmette ended [----] with $961413 cash-on-hand so more than Abughazaleh Note though that Andrew has self-funded $410k"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2017752986945011862)  2026-02-01T00:12Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Kat Abughazaleh Q4 fundraising breakdown Raised $1.18 million Itemized contributors ($200+): $415k Unitemized contributors: $763k Spent: $1381768 Cash on hand: $811k In state (itemized): $98679 In district (itemized): $28349 Out-of-state (itemized): $319k NEW: Kat Abughazaleh's #IL09 campaign reports $1.18 million in Q4 fundraising The campaign spent over a million more than her opponents at $1.38 million leaving her with $811k on hand This means [----] ended with cash-on-hand: Fine: $1.43 Biss: $1.37 Abughazaleh: $811k https://t.co/osyWLxXhjY NEW: Kat Abughazaleh's #IL09 campaign reports $1.18"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2017771612263612644)  2026-02-01T01:26Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Unitemized donors (those who gave less than $200 this cycle) are not disclosed so it's hard to fully determine where the over $1.89 million of her $2.7 total came from Will have a more complete breakdown later"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2017773010149593431)  2026-02-01T01:32Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"NEW: State Rep. Hoan Huynh's #IL09 campaign reported a significant $639118 in Q4 launching him above $1 million total The haul includes a $200k loan from himself leaving him with $737781 cash-on-hand entering 2026"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2017811334465786273)  2026-02-01T04:04Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"I mapped out in-state [----] contributions for both Laura Fine and Daniel Biss in #IL09 Unsurprisingly both raised the bulk of their in-state money from their home turf (links below)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2018048085415362937)  2026-02-01T19:45Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Of the $807000 in large-dollar ($200+) contributions Kat Abughazaleh has reported since launching her campaign the majority have come from Illinois and California She's received contributions from all [--] states and Puerto Rico (link to map and a note below) I mapped out in-state [----] contributions for both Laura Fine and Daniel Biss in #IL09 Unsurprisingly both raised the bulk of their in-state money from their home turf (links below) https://t.co/0PY0jSWeg1 I mapped out in-state [----] contributions for both Laura Fine and Daniel Biss in #IL09 Unsurprisingly both raised the bulk of their"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2018110068353270010)  2026-02-01T23:51Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"NEW - The Northfield Township Dems will endorse State Sen. Laura Fine for #IL09 Theyll also endorse Fine for 9th State Central Committeewoman Daniel Biss for 9th State Central Committeeman And theyll issue a dual endorsement for Rachel Ruttenberg and Patrick Haley in SD-09 NEW The Northfield Township Dems are slated to meet this weekend for an endorsement session but initially only invited Kat Abughazaleh Daniel Biss and Laura Fine to speak They later invited Phil Andrew but Amiwala and Simmons were not invited More: https://t.co/I2fYsXcw4n NEW The Northfield Township Dems are slated to meet"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2018133182290227461)  2026-02-02T01:23Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Inbox: State Sen. Mike Simmons goes on offense against his colleague State Sen. Laura Fine after Q4 numbers are released The campaign listed [--] of Fines #IL09 donors who have supported GOP campaigns"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2018327190346096800)  2026-02-02T14:14Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Daniel Biss' [----] large-dollar contribution map is really just Illinois with New York and Mass. both well under $100k total Cook County includes $1.47m of Biss' $1.6m raised in Illinois with the next closest county being Lake County at $71k followed by Middlesex MA at $38k I mapped Laura Fine's as well. She's reported raising $1.84 million in large-dollar contributions since launching her campaign in May #IL09 Cook County and LA County are her top two counties Top four states: Illinois: $533k California: $375k Florida: $174k New York: $160k https://t.co/n0pyBt5lJT I mapped Laura Fine's as"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2018384456977920376)  2026-02-02T18:02Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Biss raised mostly from individual contributors last Q and hardly spent any of it Nothing $1000 reported since Jan. [--] when this was filed"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2018421315057701296)  2026-02-02T20:28Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Fine raised heavily from transfers. She's also reported $20500 since Jan. [--] including: - $7200 from Daniel Weiss - $1000 transfer from Sen. Adriane Johnson - $7300 from Doug Gessner a max donor to her federal account too - $5000 transfer from Sen. Julie Morrison"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2018421317599461732)  2026-02-02T20:28Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"The Trib said Fine's record in Springfield was a "major factor in our endorsement" also praising her for leaving the progressive caucus over her views on Israel which they called a "principled position for a principled Democrat to our minds.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2018721073450078239)  2026-02-03T16:19Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"The Trib seemed to criticize Daniel Biss for "all too frequently seeking to move up the political ladder" saying "we like him better as Evanston's Mayor" The Trib also criticized Biss for his "aggressive on-the-street confrontations with federal immigration agents" in Evanston"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2018721075815686530)  2026-02-03T16:19Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Scoop State Sen. Laura Fine's campaign is out with an internal poll by GBAO Strategies that shows her tied with Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss at 21% in #IL09 Kat Abughazaleh is in third at 14% per the polling memo. The poll was conducted Jan. 26-29. https://evanstonnow.com/new-fine-poll-shows-her-tied-with-biss/ https://evanstonnow.com/new-fine-poll-shows-her-tied-with-biss/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2018784719773880816)  2026-02-03T20:32Z [----] followers, 14.8K engagements


"TONIGHT Evanston's Central Street Neighbors Association is hosting a candidate forum for #IL09 with the following attendees: - Kat Abughazaleh - Bushra Amiwala - Phil Andrew - Daniel Biss - Jeff Cohen - Laura Fine - Hoan Huynh 7:30p at Northminster Church in Evanston"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2019137596316889314)  2026-02-04T19:54Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"NEW [----] Action Fund placed another IE today for Daniel Biss in #IL09 for mailers bringing the grand total YTD to $309k"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2019168240715325802)  2026-02-04T21:56Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"The ad buyer listed on WCIU-TV's contract for Elect Chicago Women's ads is also listed with a Gulf Breeze Florida LLC that placed over $7 million in ad buys for pro-Andrew Cuomo and anti-Zohran Mamdani ads in NYC too 👇🏼👇🏼 https://www.nyccfb.info/ftmsearch/IndependentSpenders/ExpendituresDetailsec=2025&spender_id=Z257&communication_id=7149 https://www.nyccfb.info/ftmsearch/IndependentSpenders/ExpendituresDetailsec=2025&spender_id=Z257&communication_id=7149"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2019177683385807228)  2026-02-04T22:34Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"AIPAC UDP and the ad buyer did not respond to a request for comment today from me asking to confirm whether or not there is a link between the groups and the Chicago Super PACs that have not disclosed a single donor https://evanstonnow.com/whos-behind-the-new-super-pac-ads-on-tv/ https://evanstonnow.com/whos-behind-the-new-super-pac-ads-on-tv/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2019177688699686937)  2026-02-04T22:34Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Biss' campaign took a swing at the ads yesterday calling them "right-wing Super PAC" ads funded by AIPAC as did Robert Peters in #IL02 Fine's campaign responded with a statement (below) pointing to a Super PAC backing Biss and his previous ties to Mike Madigan"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2019177690800984470)  2026-02-04T22:34Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"For the first time publicly Daniel Biss pressed Laura Fine directly about AIPAC support of her campaign in response to a question about Israel/Palestine relations saying the group is supporting her because she "supports a blank check to Israel" #IL09 In Evanston tonight for a candidate forum hosted by the Central Street Neighbors Association #IL09 https://t.co/y9BEz5IQ9G In Evanston tonight for a candidate forum hosted by the Central Street Neighbors Association #IL09 https://t.co/y9BEz5IQ9G"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2019233498532655293)  2026-02-05T02:15Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Biss then responded to Fine asking "So is it a coincidence that so many Trump donors are funding your campaign" His campaign has pointed to about $60000 in donors with a history of donating to Trump/Trump committees Fine: "I don't know who a Trump donor is who's donating""  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2019233502173307345)  2026-02-05T02:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Phil Andrew rebuked both of them for using the Israel/Palestine issue as a "political football" which earned applause from some in the audience"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2019233503691567365)  2026-02-05T02:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Inbox - The Illinois Federation of Teachers and the Chicago Teachers Union are backing Daniel Biss in #IL09 In the SD-9 race IFT is backing Patrick Hanley of Winnetka and CTU is backing Rachel Ruttenberg of Evanston"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2019399616857514059)  2026-02-05T13:16Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Full CTU endorsement list: In odd news the Chicago Teachers Union endorsements dont list Toni Preckwinkle. Things arent always as smooth between Mayor Brandon Johnson and Preckwinkle as youd think given their long alliance but what the heck is that that about https://t.co/1FSftj65LX In odd news the Chicago Teachers Union endorsements dont list Toni Preckwinkle. Things arent always as smooth between Mayor Brandon Johnson and Preckwinkle as youd think given their long alliance but what the heck is that that about https://t.co/1FSftj65LX"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2019447626152718445)  2026-02-05T16:26Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"NEW🚨: An internal poll for Daniel Biss' #IL09 campaign released this morning shows the Evanston mayor with a double-digit lead over the field a far wider margin than previous polls Biss: 31% Abughazaleh: 17% Fine: 10% Simmons: 6% Huynh: 4% Amiwala/Andrew: 3% Leon: 2%"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/1988215379207033080)  2025-11-11T12:01Z [----] followers, 71.9K engagements


"🧵I sifted through hundreds of donations and found some fascinating stuff. Over $300000 of donation to State Sen. Laura Fine for IL-09 came from donors with deep links to AIPAC but theyre arent identified as such in FEC filings More 👇🏼👇🏼 https://evanstonnow.com/aipac-donors-flood-fines-campaign/ https://evanstonnow.com/aipac-donors-flood-fines-campaign/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/1979218859354620108)  2025-10-17T16:12Z [----] followers, 730.5K engagements


"NEW tonight The Chicago Stars NWSL club is pitching a plan to 7th Ward Evanston residents tonight telling the *highly skeptical* neighbors that the club wants to play games at the newly built Ryan Field for at least five years"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2009441233048051881)  2026-01-09T01:44Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"I mapped Laura Fine's as well. She's reported raising $1.84 million in large-dollar contributions since launching her campaign in May #IL09 Cook County and LA County are her top two counties Top four states: Illinois: $533k California: $375k Florida: $174k New York: $160k Of the $807000 in large-dollar ($200+) contributions Kat Abughazaleh has reported since launching her campaign the majority have come from Illinois and California She's received contributions from all [--] states and Puerto Rico (link to map and a note below) https://t.co/gQQ3CylzMb Of the $807000 in large-dollar ($200+)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mattheweadie22/status/2018374401020805330)  2026-02-02T17:22Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

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