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Anne Stava D
Incumbent, Democratic candidate for State Representative District 81
June 28, 2022 primary: won with 10,256 votes (100%) · November 8, 2022 general: won with 27,060 votes (100%)
🔓 Contribution limits are off in their race (board determination).
Also ran for State Representative in 2026 ($244,054 raised), 2024 ($644,786 raised).
Campaign money
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How it was spent: $1,938,053
Largest payees: SKDKnickerbocker LLC $1,801,566 TV and streaming ads · Tulchin Research $52,515 Polling · Facebook, Inc. $16,831 Digital and online · Google LLC $12,629 Digital and online · AALC PAC $11,064 Contributions to other committees · NGP Van, Inc. $6,378 Digital and online · Advance Offset Press $5,435 Office, printing and supplies · Nora Walsh $4,000 Staff pay
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 | Total |
|---|---|
| Democrats for the Illinois House Westchester | $1,272,000 |
| Democrats for the Illinois House Westchester | $372,475.86 |
| Democratic Party of Illinois Chicago | $235,336.55 |
| I.P.A.C.E. Springfield | $109,900 |
| Carpentry Advancement PAC Fund chicago | $59,900 |
| Citizens for Marcus C. Evans, Jr. Chicago | $59,900 |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee Springfield | $59,900 |
| Neighbors for Hoan Chicago | $59,900 |
| Friends of Aaron Ortiz Chicago | $35,000 |
| Friends of Kam Buckner Chicago | $35,000 |
| Friends of Jehan Gordon-Booth Peoria | $25,000 |
| Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Countryside | $21,000 |
| Friends For Deborah A Conroy Elmhurst | $15,500 |
| Chicagoland Operators Joint Labor Management PAC Countryside | $11,844 |
| Gun Violence Prevention PAC Arlington Heights | $10,000 |
Committee: Team Stava (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
| Spender | Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| Illinois Farm Bureau ACTIVATOR general · 2022-10-26 | for | $69 |
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 | By party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats for the Illinois House Candidate or officeholder committee · Westchester | $1,644,476 | 58 | |
| Democratic Party of Illinois Party or caucus committee · Chicago | $235,337 | 73 | |
| I.P.A.C.E. Group or PAC · Springfield | $109,900 | 74 | |
| Citizens for Marcus C. Evans, Jr. Candidate or officeholder committee · Chicago | $59,900 | 11 | |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee Labor union · Springfield | $59,900 | 88 | |
| Carpentry Advancement PAC Fund Group or PAC · Chicago | $59,900 | 73 | |
| Neighbors for Hoan Candidate or officeholder committee · Chicago | $59,900 | 4 | |
| Friends of Kam Buckner Candidate or officeholder committee · Chicago | $35,000 | 4 | |
| Friends of Aaron Ortiz Candidate or officeholder committee · Chicago | $35,000 | 7 | |
| Friends of Jehan Gordon-Booth Candidate or officeholder committee · Peoria | $25,000 | 4 | |
| Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Labor union · Countryside | $21,000 | 126 | |
| Friends for Deborah A. Conroy Group or PAC · Elmhurst | $15,500 | 3 | |
| Chicagoland Operators Joint Labor Management PAC Labor union · Countryside | $11,844 | 26 | |
| United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, AFL-CIO, CLC Labor union · Washington | $10,000 | 8 | |
| Gun Violence Prevention PAC Group or PAC · Arlington Heights | $10,000 | 26 |