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Adam Shores R

Republican candidate for State Representative District 62

June 28, 2022 primary: won with 4,596 votes (100%) · November 8, 2022 general: lost with 13,352 votes (100%)

🔓 Contribution limits are off in their race (board determination).

Worth a look

Context Late reports

2 large contributions ($2,000) reported on an A-1 after the deadline

A contribution of $1,000 or more must be reported to the State Board of Elections within 5 business days (2 in the last 30 days before an election the candidate is on the ballot for). The latest: $1,000 from Caterpillar Inc. Political Action Committee, received 2022-10-18, reported 2022-10-22: 3 business days, 1 past the deadline.

What to check

The receipt date is what the committee reported; a correction or a typo there changes the count.
A contribution received and returned within the same quarterly period needn't be reported on an A-1.
The Board decides on fines and can waive them (inadvertence, clerical error, days late).

The entries (2)

Name	Date	A-1 filed	Business days	Allowed	Amount
Caterpillar Inc. Political Action Committee	2022-10-18	2022-10-22	3	2	$1,000
AMICA FED-PAC	2022-10-18	2022-10-22	3	2	$1,000

Rule: Large contributions reported late

“A political committee shall file a report of any contribution of $1,000 or more electronically with the Board within 5 business days after receipt of the contribution, except that the report shall be filed within 2 business days after receipt if (i) the contribution is received 30 or fewer days before the date of an election”10 ILCS 5/9-10(c) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how findings work

Campaign money

$125,013raised, 113 itemized contributions, plus $6,703 in small ones

$204from the candidate (incl. loans)

$71,909spent

$2,193cash on hand on December 31, 2022; $204 in debts

Where their money comes from (besides their own)

21%13%13%46%

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

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How it was spent: $71,909

Mail and literature$31,114

Office, printing and supplies$19,443

Radio$11,707

Fundraising and events$4,772

Postage and delivery$2,082

Print ads and billboards$1,428

Legal, accounting and fees$813

Contributions to other committees$550

Largest payees: Cor Services $27,910 Radio · House Republican Majority $20,000 Mail and literature · Minuteman Press $6,425 Office, printing and supplies · Local Printing & Design $2,187 Office, printing and supplies · USPS $2,082 Postage and delivery · 129 Center Cut $1,988 Fundraising and events · DiscountMugs.com $1,529 Office, printing and supplies · Puro Futbol $1,428 Print ads and billboards

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
House Republican Majority Burr Ridge	Business or group	$38,172.93
Illinois Republican Party Chicago	Business or group	$19,350.57
Citizens for Durkin Burr Ridge	Committee	$6,000
Allstate Insurance Company Northbrook	Business or group	$5,000
Larry J. Overton & Associates, Inc. Tallahassee	Business or group	$5,000
Cindy Seletos Retired · Retired · Wildwood	Person	$4,480.30
Ozinga for Illinois Mokena	Committee	$2,500
Sentry Insurance A Mutual Co, Federal Political Action Committee Stevens Point	Committee	$2,500
Zurich American Insurance Company Schaumburg	Business or group	$2,000
Robert Churchill Attorney · Churchill, Quinn, Hamilton & Van Donselaar · Grayslake	Person	$1,987.92
American Family Illinois PAC Madison	Committee	$1,500
Employers EIG Services Reno	Business or group	$1,500
Farmers Employee & Agent Illinois PAC Oklahoma City	Committee	$1,500
NAMIC Administrative Fund Indianapolis	Business or group	$1,500
National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies PAC Washington	Committee	$1,500

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

Their home

$900,000 – $1.0Mestimated market value, 2025 assessment

$368,400median home value in Lake County (Illinois: $280,700)

The Lake County assessor's estimate of the market value of the home at the address Adam Shores filed with the State Board of Elections, shown as a range; the address isn't published here. Assessments trail the market and can be appealed, so treat it as a rough figure. How this works. Medians: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024.

Their donors also gave to

Their largest donors who also funded other 2022 state candidates.

Donor	To them	Candidates funded
House Republican Majority Party or caucus committee · Burr Ridge	$38,173	33
Illinois Republican Party Party or caucus committee · Chicago	$19,351	49
Citizens for Durkin Candidate or officeholder committee · Burr Ridge	$6,000	69
Allstate Insurance Company Business · Northbrook	$5,000	56
Ozinga for Illinois Candidate or officeholder committee · Mokena	$2,500	39
Zurich American Insurance Company Business · Schaumburg	$2,000	19
Robert Churchill Attorney, Churchill, Quinn, Hamilton & Van Donselaar · Grayslake	$1,988	3
American Family Illinois PAC Group or PAC · Madison	$1,500	14
Farmers Employee & Agent Illinois PAC Group or PAC · Oklahoma City	$1,500	16
Employers EIG Services Business · Reno	$1,500	3
NAMIC Administrative Fund Group or PAC · Indianapolis	$1,500	4
National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies PAC Group or PAC · Washington	$1,500	3
IIAPAC Group or PAC · Springfield	$1,000	40
Caterpillar Inc. PAC Group or PAC · Deerfield	$1,000	20
Continental Casualty Company Business · Chicago	$500	2