Alexi Giannoulias D

Democratic candidate for Secretary of State

June 28, 2022 primary: won with 452,221 votes (52.1%) · November 8, 2022 general: won with 2,220,713 votes (100%)

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

Also ran for Secretary of State in 2026 ($22.0M raised).

Worth a look

Worth a look Late reports

100 contributions of $1,000 or more ($657,650) with no A-1 found

Each contribution of $1,000 or more must be reported on an A-1 within days of receipt, ahead of the quarterly report. These appear on a quarterly report, but no A-1 entry from the same contributor for the same amount within a week of the date was found. The largest: $65,000 from LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council Political Action Committee on 2022-11-10.

What to check

The A-1 may list the contributor under another spelling or a different amount (a split check).
A contribution received and returned within the same period needn't be reported on an A-1.
Search the committee's A-1 filings on the State Board of Elections' site to confirm.

The entries (25 of 100)

Name	Reported on	Date	Amount
LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council Political Action Committee	Quarterly	2022-11-10	$65,000
Laborers' Political League Great Lakes Region	Quarterly	2022-11-10	$60,000
Carpentry Advancement PAC	Quarterly	2022-11-10	$59,900
Illinois Pipe Trades PAC	Quarterly	2022-11-10	$59,900
Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee	Quarterly	2022-11-10	$29,900
Ullico Management Company	Quarterly	2022-11-10	$25,000
Finishing Trades of Chicago Coop PAC	Quarterly	2022-11-10	$25,000
UAW Illinois PAC	Quarterly	2022-11-10	$25,000
C&H Residential Holdings LLC	Quarterly	2022-11-10	$15,000
Impact Networking LLC	Quarterly	2022-11-10	$15,000
Southern Central IL Laborers' Political League	Quarterly	2022-11-10	$15,000
Mark Kaufman	Quarterly	2022-11-10	$13,000
Robert J. Bobb	Quarterly	2022-11-10	$12,000
Scott Harris	Quarterly	2022-11-10	$10,000
M & T Truck Sales	Quarterly	2022-11-10	$10,000
Trellis Group LLC	Quarterly	2022-11-10	$10,000
Kevin Walsh	Quarterly	2022-11-10	$10,000
SMART Political Actionn League	Quarterly	2022-11-10	$10,000
Gold Coast Motor Cars	Quarterly	2022-11-10	$9,000
United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, AFL-CIO, CLC	Quarterly	2022-11-10	$7,500
Jeffery Bier	Quarterly	2022-11-10	$6,000
Dr. Rooter and Plumbing Inc	Quarterly	2022-11-10	$6,000
7-Eleven Midwest Franchise Owner's Association	Quarterly	2022-11-10	$5,000
All-Circo, Inc	Quarterly	2022-11-10	$5,000
Brennan Investment Group LLC	Quarterly	2022-11-10	$5,000

Rule: Large contributions with no A-1 found

“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”10 ILCS 5/9-10(c) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how findings work

Context Late reports

39 large contributions ($349,450) 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 James Chandler, received 2021-06-30, reported 2021-07-09: 6 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 (25 of 39)

Name	Date	A-1 filed	Business days	Allowed	Amount
James Chandler	2021-06-30	2021-07-09	6	5	$1,000
Citizens for Saviano	2021-06-30	2021-07-09	6	5	$5,000
John D'Alessandro	2021-06-30	2021-07-09	6	5	$2,000
Todd Hatoff	2021-06-30	2021-07-09	6	5	$1,000
James Hays	2021-06-30	2021-07-09	6	5	$6,000
Robert Held	2021-06-30	2021-07-09	6	5	$1,000
Deborah Higginbottom	2021-06-30	2021-07-09	6	5	$6,000
Elzie Higginbottom	2021-06-30	2021-07-09	6	5	$6,000
I.U.O.E. Local 309 Political Education Fund	2021-06-30	2021-07-09	6	5	$25,000
Thomas Ike	2021-06-30	2021-07-09	6	5	$6,000
Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee	2021-06-30	2021-07-09	6	5	$59,900
John Kelly	2021-06-30	2021-07-09	6	5	$5,000
Tim King	2021-06-30	2021-07-09	6	5	$1,000
Kaitlyn Li	2021-06-30	2021-07-09	6	5	$6,000
LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council Political Action Committee	2021-06-30	2021-07-09	6	5	$59,900
Mike McGrath	2021-06-30	2021-07-09	6	5	$2,000
Lee Miller	2021-06-30	2021-07-09	6	5	$1,000
Moda Millennial Homes	2021-06-30	2021-07-09	6	5	$6,000
Luke Molloy	2021-06-30	2021-07-09	6	5	$6,000
Michael Musa	2021-06-30	2021-07-09	6	5	$2,000
Terry Newman	2021-06-30	2021-07-09	6	5	$2,000
Nikola Nozinic	2021-06-30	2021-07-09	6	5	$2,500
Painters District Council No. 30 Political Action Account	2021-06-30	2021-07-09	6	5	$5,000
Chandra Prasad	2021-06-30	2021-07-09	6	5	$2,500
Romanucci & Blandin LLC Operating Account	2021-06-30	2021-07-09	6	5	$10,000

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

Context Late reports

1 quarterly report filed late (up to 3 days)

Quarterly reports are due by the 15th of the month after each quarter. The report for the quarter ending 2022-03-31 was due 2022-04-15 and filed 2022-04-18.

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 (1)

Quarter ending	Due	Filed	Days late
2022-03-31	2022-04-15	2022-04-18	3

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 ($1,500) 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
Sheena Rice Patton	2022-06-21	$1,500

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

Campaign money

$9,947,333raised, 2,285 itemized contributions, plus $49,035 in small ones

$12,000from the candidate (incl. loans)

$9,507,948spent

$996,579cash on hand on December 31, 2022; $2,282,150 in debts

Where their money comes from (besides their own)

39%22%23%10%

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

Plus $12,000 of their own money and from their other committees. Compare with all state candidates →

How it was spent: $9,507,948

Other (as described)$7,567,262

Consultants and field$728,556

Staff pay$481,809

Polling$165,783

Legal, accounting and fees$158,303

Fundraising and events$123,225

Office, printing and supplies$87,738

Contributions to other committees$73,931

Digital and online$60,442

Travel and meals$37,489

Largest payees: Adelstein & Associates $7,358,910 Other (as described) · GBAO Strategies $200,200 Polling · The Strategy Group LLC $195,683 Consultants and field · The Strategy Group $188,805 Consultants and field · Prompt.io Inc. $126,136 Other (as described) · ADP, Inc. $119,229 Staff pay · Paragon Payment Solutions $118,819 Legal, accounting and fees · Winning Connections Inc $114,981 Consultants and field

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
JB for Governor Chicago	Committee	$1,000,000
SEIU Illinois Council PAC Fund Chicago	Committee	$509,900
Michael Sacks CEO · Grosvenor Capital Management, L.P. · Chicago	Person	$256,000
LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council Political Action Committee Burr Ridge	Committee	$244,700
Laborers' Political League Great Lakes Region Chicago	Committee	$210,000
UFCW Local 881 PAC Des Plaines	Committee	$142,700
Carpentry Advancement PAC Chicago	Committee	$119,800
Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE Westmont	Committee	$119,800
Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee Springfield	Committee	$119,800
Illinois Pipe Trades PAC Springfield	Committee	$119,800
Pipefitters' Association Local 597 UA Illinois PAC Fund Chicago	Committee	$119,800
Mado Management LP Chicago	Business or group	$98,721.85
Teamsters Local Union No. 731 La Grange Park	Committee	$84,900
Christian N Habitz Financial Advisor · Morgan Stanley · Chicago	Person	$82,000
IBEW Illinois PAC Washington	Committee	$80,000

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

Outside spending for and against them

$251,000spent supporting them

$0spent opposing them

Spender		Amount
Fight Back for a Better Tomorrow general · 2022-09-22	for	$251,000

Independent expenditures reported by other committees since January 1, 2021. The candidate doesn't control them.

Their donors also gave to

Their largest donors who also funded other 2022 state candidates.

Donor	To them	Candidates funded
JB for Governor Candidate or officeholder committee · Chicago	$1,000,000	18
SEIU Illinois Council PAC Fund Labor union · Chicago	$509,900	29
Michael Sacks CEO, GCM Grosvenor · Chicago	$256,000	30
LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC Labor union · Burr Ridge	$244,700	91
Laborers' Political League Great Lakes Region Labor union · Chicago	$210,000	5
UFCW Local 881 PAC Labor union · Des Plaines	$142,700	43
Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee Labor union · Springfield	$119,800	88
Illinois Pipe Trades PAC Group or PAC · Springfield	$119,800	28
Pipefitters' Association Local 597 UA Illinois PAC Fund Labor union · Chicago	$119,800	5
Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE Labor union · Westmont	$119,800	119
Carpentry Advancement PAC Group or PAC · Chicago	$119,800	39
Teamsters Local Union No. 731 Labor union · Burr Ridge	$84,900	3
IBEW Illinois PAC Labor union · Washington	$80,000	63
Teamsters Volunteers in Politics Labor union · Willow Springs	$59,900	79
Laborers' Political League Education Fund Labor union · Washington	$59,900	13