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Adam Solano R

Republican candidate for State Senator District 31

June 28, 2022 primary: won with 10,825 votes (100%) · November 8, 2022 general: lost with 27,934 votes (100%)

🔓 Contribution limits are off in their race (limits off for race).

Worth a look

Context Late reports

2 quarterly reports filed late (up to 11 days)

Quarterly reports are due by the 15th of the month after each quarter. The report for the quarter ending 2021-09-30 was due 2021-10-15 and filed 2021-10-26.

What to check

A paper report postmarked 3 days before the deadline is on time; the Board records when it arrived.
The Board assesses fines for late reports and may waive them.

The entries (2)

Quarter ending	Due	Filed	Days late
2021-06-30	2021-07-15	2021-07-22	7
2021-09-30	2021-10-15	2021-10-26	11

Rule: Quarterly reports filed late

“A political committee shall file quarterly reports no later than the 15th day of the month following each period.”10 ILCS 5/9-10(b) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how findings work

Context Missing details

1 payment ($3,691.50) with no purpose given

Every itemized payment on a report must say what it was for. These leave it blank.

What to check

The committee may have amended the report to add the purposes.
Whether each payment is a reimbursement, pay for work, repayment of a loan the candidate made to the campaign, or something else.

The entries (1)

Name	Date	Amount
Awesome Campaigns.com Inc	2022-05-31	$3,692

Rule: Payments with no purpose given

“the full name and mailing address of each person to whom expenditures have been made by the committee or candidate within the reporting period in an aggregate amount or value in excess of $150; the amount, date, and purpose of each of those expenditures”10 ILCS 5/9-11(a)(12) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how findings work

Context Context

61% of their itemized money came from party and caucus committees

$65,967.12 of $107,889.54 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

$107,890raised, 112 itemized contributions, plus $6,458 in small ones

$12,588from the candidate (incl. loans)

$46,647spent

$161cash on hand on December 31, 2022; $3,059 in debts

Where their money comes from (besides their own)

16%14%62%

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

Plus $2,092 of their own money and from their other committees. Compare with all state candidates →

How it was spent: $46,647

Mail and literature$21,058

Other (as described)$16,546

Staff pay$3,620

Print ads and billboards$2,443

Office, printing and supplies$1,231

Fundraising and events$1,126

Legal, accounting and fees$623

Largest payees: K & M Printing $10,967 Mail and literature · Adam Solano $10,881 Other (as described) · Senate Republican Victory Fund $10,513 Mail and literature · Awesome Campaigns.com Inc $3,942 Office, printing and supplies · Michael McCarthy $3,500 Staff pay · Puro Futbol $2,443 Print ads and billboards · Noteable Event $781 Fundraising and events · Amazon $481 Other (as described)

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
Senate Republican Victory Fund Springfield	Business or group	$47,013.35
Ilinois Republican Party Chicago	Business or group	$15,453.77
SurusDH LLC Lake Bluff	Business or group	$11,911.12
National Assn of Ins and Financial Advisors Springfield	Business or group	$3,856.47
Senate Republican Victory Fund Springfield	Committee	$3,000
Friends of Jeff Keicher Sycamore	Committee	$2,500
IFAPAC IL Springfield	Business or group	$2,500
Adam Solano Financial Advisor · Lakeside Financial Group · Grayslake	Person	$1,392.05
Patricia Solano Retired · Retired · Vernon Hills	Person	$1,241.02
John Nichols Insurance · Disability Resource Group · Chicago	Person	$1,041.02
Robert Churchill Grayslake	Person	$1,000
Farmers Employee & Agent Illinois PAC Oklahoma	Business or group	$1,000
Friends of Jeff Keicher Sycamore	Business or group	$1,000
Robert Tomei Attorny · Self · Gurnee	Person	$770.51
Dan Yost LIbertyville	Person	$750

Committee: Friends and Supporters of Adam Solano (every report they filed is on the State Board of Elections' site). Data current as of October 12, 2026.

Their home

$800,000 – $900,000estimated 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 Solano 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.

Companies on the state register

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

Company	Their role	Status	Gave to the campaign
LAKESIDE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. Corporation, since 2007 · file 65550121	president, secretary, registered agent	Good standing · last annual report 2026	—

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 2022 state candidates.

Donor	To them	Candidates funded
Senate Republican Victory Fund Party or caucus committee · Springfield	$50,013	27
Friends of Jeff Keicher Candidate or officeholder committee · Sycamore	$3,500	9
IFAPAC IL Group or PAC · Springfield	$2,500	11
Robert Churchill Attorney, Churchill, Quinn, Hamilton & Van Donselaar · Grayslake	$1,000	3
Farmers Employee & Agent Illinois PAC Group or PAC · Oklahoma City	$1,000	16
Robert Tomei Attorney, JTLG LLC · Gurnee	$771	2
Dan Yost Libertyville	$750	4
David Ulrich QA Director, Abbvie · Gurnee	$521	3
David & Laurie Misic Lake Villa	$500	2
Carolyn Ponder Retired, Retired · Antioch	$500	2
Thom Brasuell Grayslake	$250	2
Philip Howe Grayslake	$250	2
Jim Walsh Round Lake Beach	$200	3