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Anna Valencia D

Democratic candidate for Secretary of State

June 28, 2022 primary: lost with 303,671 votes (35.0%)

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

Worth a look

Context Late reports

12 large contributions ($32,750) 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: $6,000 from Doug Mann, received 2021-12-27, reported 2022-01-04: 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 (12)
NameDateA-1 filedBusiness daysAllowedAmount
Doug Mann2021-12-272022-01-0465$6,000
Robert Slimp2021-12-272022-01-0465$6,000
Elzie Higginbottom2021-12-272022-01-0465$5,000
Juan Gaytan Jr.2021-12-272022-01-0465$3,250
Joseph Bartholomew2021-12-272022-01-0465$3,000
Tamar Newberger2021-12-272022-01-0465$2,000
Micah Krohn2021-12-272022-01-0465$2,000
Arthur Sons2021-12-272022-01-0465$1,500
Justin Joseph2021-12-272022-01-0465$1,000
Rama Dandamudi2021-12-272022-01-0465$1,000
Willard Evans2021-12-272022-01-0465$1,000
Anna Bicanic Moeller2021-12-272022-01-0465$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

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 endingDueFiledDays late
2022-03-312022-04-152022-04-183
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

Campaign money

$2,113,808raised, 1,968 itemized contributions, plus $96,119 in small ones
$1,168from the candidate (incl. loans)
$2,420,038spent
$3,042cash on hand on December 31, 2022
Where their money comes from (besides their own)

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

Plus $1,168 of their own money and from their other committees. Compare with all state candidates →

How it was spent: $2,420,038

TV and streaming ads$1,043,048
Digital and online$372,916
Consultants and field$294,394
Staff pay$254,216
Legal, accounting and fees$150,192
Other (as described)$145,145
Polling$111,200
Office, printing and supplies$20,492
Contributions to other committees$8,040
Travel and meals$5,786

Largest payees: Left Hook Strategy $1,088,413 TV and streaming ads · Gambit Strategies $323,853 Digital and online · KJD Strategies $105,423 Consultants and field · Richard J Prendergast Ltd $102,603 Legal, accounting and fees · Global Strategy Group $87,500 Polling · Paychex $77,694 Staff pay · Allison Schraub $75,701 Staff pay · Momentum Campaigns, LLC $66,580 Digital and online

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 contributorsTypeTotal
Illinois PAC for Education (IPACE)
Springfield
Committee$109,900
Prairie PAC
Washington
Committee$59,900
Robert E Lozins
Principal · R. Elliot, LLC · Chicago
Person$56,000
Administrative District Council 1 of Illinois
Elmhurst
Committee$55,000
JB for Governor
Chicago
Committee$55,000
Finishing Trades of Chicago Coop. PAC
Chicago
Committee$39,900
VOTE MAMA
Washington
Committee$26,627.91
Citizens for Michael Scott, Jr.
Chicago
Committee$21,000
Jim Frank
Executive · FCE · Winnetka
Person$21,000
Laura Ricketts
business woman · self · Wilmette
Person$21,000
27th Ward Reg Democratic Org
Chicago
Committee$20,000
OptimaLab, Inc
Bolingbrook
Business or group$20,000
John Atkinson
Insurance · Willis · Burr Ridge
Person$18,000
Associated Fire Fighters of IL PAC
Springfield
Committee$17,000
AAR Corp
Wood Dale
Business or group$12,000

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

Their donors also gave to

Their largest donors who also funded other 2022 state candidates.

DonorTo themCandidates fundedBy party
Illinois PAC for Education (IPACE)
Group or PAC · Springfield
$109,90015
Prairie Political Action Committee
Group or PAC · Washington
$59,90015
Robert E Lozins
Principal, R. Elliot, LLC · Chicago
$56,0002
Administrative District Council 1 of Illinois
Group or PAC · Elmhurst
$55,00057
JB for Governor
Candidate or officeholder committee · Chicago
$55,00018
Finishing Trades of Chicago Coop. PAC
Group or PAC · Chicago
$39,9008
VOTE MAMA
Group or PAC · Washington
$26,6282
Laura Ricketts
business woman, self · Wilmette
$21,0002
Associated Fire Fighters of IL PAC
Labor union · Springfield
$17,00036
IUPAT Political Action Together Legislative Education Committee
Group or PAC · Hanover
$12,0003
R. Elliot LLC
Business · Chicago
$12,0002
David Weinberg
Gallery Owner, Self · Chicago
$11,0002
Sainath Reddivari
Civil Engineer, Lakeshore Engineering LLC · Chicago
$11,0002
Tammy for Illinois
Candidate or officeholder committee · Foxboro
$10,0003
Painters District Council #14
Labor union · Chicago
$10,00016