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Kina Collins

DemocraticU.S. House (IL-07)
↗ Campaign site↗ FEC filing (H6IL07511)

Raised

$45,770

THE JACKET

Who funds Kina Collins?

$45,770

Source: https://api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/H6IL07511/totals/

individual_itemized$26,255(57%)
individual_small_dollar$19,516(43%)
individual_itemizedindividual_small_dollar
DonorCategoryAmountStatus
Individual small-dollar donors (unitemized)individual_small_dollar$19,516confirmed
Individual itemized donors (identities require FEC schedule-A query)individual_itemized$26,255confirmed

Red Flags

🚩financialNear-empty cash on hand pre-primary ($2,412)

As of Feb 25, 2026 FEC pre-primary report, Collins had only $2,412.78 cash on hand despite raising $45,770. She spent $52,440 with debts of $6,871. This suggests a significant burn rate and thin financial position heading into the March 17 primary.

Source: → https://api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/H6IL07511/totals/

🚩electoralThree-time primary loser

Collins ran for IL-07 in 2020 (13.8%), 2022 (45.6%), and 2024 (3rd place). She has never won a primary despite three campaigns. The 2024 race she placed third behind Danny Davis and Melissa Conyears-Ervin.

Source: → https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kina_Collins

🚩careerResigned from Pritzker campaign over racist recording

Collins was a staff member on J.B. Pritzker's 2018 gubernatorial campaign but resigned after recordings of Pritzker making racially insensitive remarks were publicly released.

Source: → https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kina_Collins

Bio

Kina Isis Collins (born March 8, 1991) is a community organizer, activist, and three-time congressional candidate from the Austin neighborhood on Chicago's West Side. She earned a B.A. from Louisiana State University in international political economy and sociology, and attended Carthage College. She has run for IL-07 in 2020 (13.8%), 2022 (45.6%), and 2024 (3rd place behind Danny Davis and Melissa Conyears-Ervin). She declared her 2026 candidacy on October 14, 2025. NOTE: She is NOT an incumbent — the current incumbent (Danny Davis, retiring) held the seat through 2024. Collins has never held elected office. Her FEC ID for 2026 is H6IL07511; she raised $45,770.85 in individual contributions (Oct 2025–Feb 2026), with $2,412.78 cash on hand as of the pre-primary report (Feb 25, 2026). She provided an $8,806 personal loan to the campaign. Her campaign pledges no corporate PAC money.

Prior office: Community organizer; three-time congressional candidate (IL-07 2020, 2022, 2024). No elected office held.

Key Votes

  • co-authorIllinois Council on Women and Girls Act (co-authored 2018)

    Co-authored state legislation creating the Illinois Council on Women and Girls to advise governor and state lawmakers on issues concerning women and girls. Served as inaugural chairwoman.