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Aaron Porter R

Republican candidate for State Representative District 81

March 19, 2024 primary: won with 5,406 votes (100%) · November 5, 2024 general: lost with 25,661 votes (100%)

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Context Context

62% of their itemized money came from party and caucus committees

$161,061.18 of $260,951.71 came from political party committees, which in the General Assembly mostly means the committees the four legislative leaders control. Party money has no limit in a general election; it's how the leaders fund the races they target.

What to check

Which committees: see the donors on their page.

Rule: Mostly party and caucus money

Context, not a rule. How findings work

Campaign money

$260,952raised, 86 itemized contributions, plus $10,297 in small ones

$0from the candidate (incl. loans)

$49,100spent

$19,315cash on hand on December 31, 2024

Where their money comes from (besides their own)

10%62%17%

IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsParties and legislative caucusesOther candidates and officeholders

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How it was spent: $49,100

Contributions to other committees$26,653

Other (as described)$15,840

Office, printing and supplies$2,812

Staff pay$2,364

Legal, accounting and fees$1,423

Travel and meals$8

Largest payees: Downers Grove Township Republican Organization $24,153 Contributions to other committees · Google $5,554 Other (as described) · M3 Strategies $5,000 Other (as described) · Direct Access Strategies, LLC $3,000 Other (as described) · First Responders for Illinois PAC $2,500 Contributions to other committees · Facebook $2,286 Other (as described) · Walmart $2,177 Office, printing and supplies · Finance & Compliance Solutions $1,125 Legal, accounting and fees

Grouped by the purpose each payment lists (“direct mail”, “consulting”), so the groups are approximate; a consultant's payments to others (ads, mail) show under the consultant.

Top contributors	Type	Total
Downers Grove Township Republican Organization Downers Grove	Business or group	$84,633.15
Illinois Republican Party Springfield	Business or group	$75,603.03
First Responders for Illinois PAC Chicago	Business or group	$25,000
Middle Class Majority PAC Lockport	Business or group	$12,000
Ozinga for Illinois Mokena	Committee	$10,000
Richard E. Uihlein Owner · Uline · Lake Bluff	Person	$6,900
Brad Stephens for State Representative Rosemont	Committee	$5,000
Breakthrough Ideas Wheaton	Business or group	$3,500
Direct Access Strategies, LLC Chicago	Business or group	$3,000
Big Tent PAC Mokena	Committee	$2,500
D Construction Coal City	Business or group	$2,500
Illinois Retired Teachers PAC Springfield	Committee	$2,000
Friends of Travis Weaver Edwards	Committee	$1,300
Joseph Bowe Retired · Retired · Castaic	Person	$1,041.02
John Infusino Student · Student · Woodridge	Person	$1,041.02

Committee: Porter for 81st (every report they filed is on the State Board of Elections' site). Data current as of October 12, 2026.

Companies on the state register

Corporations and LLCs the Secretary of State lists Aaron Porter as an officer, manager or member of.

Company	Their role	Status	Gave to the campaign
PORTERHOUSE SPORTS L.L.C. LLC, since 2022 · file 12502206	manager, registered agent	Involuntarily dissolved	—

From the Secretary of State's business records of October 13, 2026, matched by name and ZIP code against the address the State Board of Elections has for the candidate (or by name when the company itself gave to their campaign). Someone listed only at another address isn't found; search the Secretary of State's business entity search by file number for the full record.

Their donors also gave to

Their largest donors who also funded other 2024 state candidates.

Donor	To them	Candidates funded
Illinois Republican Party Party or caucus committee · Springfield	$75,603	23
Ozinga for Illinois Candidate or officeholder committee · Mokena	$10,000	5
Richard E. Uihlein Owner, Uline · Lake Bluff	$6,900	2
Brad Stephens for State Representative Candidate or officeholder committee · Rosemont	$5,000	15
Breakthrough Ideas Business · Wheaton	$3,500	2
D Construction Business · Coal City	$2,500	6
Illinois Retired Teachers PAC Labor union · Springfield	$2,000	26
Friends of Travis Weaver Candidate or officeholder committee · Edwards	$1,300	15
John Kapovich Sr Project Manager, SJ Construction · Downers Grove	$1,041	2
Friends of John Curran Candidate or officeholder committee	$1,000	4
Sheehan for Illinois Candidate or officeholder committee · Lockport	$1,000	4
LaHood for Congress Candidate or officeholder committee · Peoria	$1,000	16
John Patrick Bryan Information Requested, Information Requested · Sugar Grove	$1,000	2
House Republican Organization Party or caucus committee · Naperville	$825	10
Sheriffs of Illinois Group or PAC · Springfield	$600	28