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Arin Thrower R

Republican candidate for State Representative District 66

June 28, 2022 primary: lost with 3,371 votes (49.5%)

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Context Context

83% of their itemized money came from party and caucus committees

$53,775.10 of $64,762.35 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

$64,762raised, 22 itemized contributions, plus $1,019 in small ones

$0from the candidate (incl. loans)

$5,923spent

$4,244cash on hand on December 31, 2022

Where their money comes from (besides their own)

83%11%

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

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How it was spent: $5,923

Office, printing and supplies$2,705

Contributions to other committees$1,750

Fundraising and events$543

Staff pay$502

Donations and sponsorships$259

Other (as described)$164

Largest payees: Dundee Township Republican Org $1,000 Contributions to other committees · Fast Signs $872 Office, printing and supplies · Awesome Campaigns $696 Office, printing and supplies · The Village Squire $543 Fundraising and events · Texas de Brazil Schaumburg $502 Staff pay · Grafton Township Republican CC $500 Contributions to other committees · U Name It $341 Office, printing and supplies · The Newburg Group $311 Office, printing and supplies

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	$28,141.10
Illinois Republican Party Chicago	Business or group	$25,634
Citizens for Durkin Burr Ridge	Committee	$5,000
Friends of Jeff Keicher Sycamore	Committee	$1,000
The Illinois Chamber PAC Springfield	Committee	$1,000
Bob Thrower Retired · Retired · Hendersonville	Person	$750
Citizens for Dan Ugaste Geneva	Committee	$500
DeWitte for Illinois Senate St. Charles	Committee	$500
Defense of Freedom Dublin	Committee	$500
Christopher Watson Carpentersville	Person	$290
Rick Browne Salem	Person	$250
Mark Heninger Rockford	Person	$250
Daniel D Lambert Clarendon Hills	Person	$250
Paaris & Assoc Co Inc South Barrington	Business or group	$250
Martin McLaughlin for State Rep Barrington Hills	Business or group	$247.25

Committee: Friends for Arin Thrower (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

$49,214spent supporting them

$0spent opposing them

Spender		Amount
INCS Action Independent Committee primary · 2022-06-06 – 2022-06-27	for	$49,214

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

Companies on the state register

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

Company	Their role	Status	Gave to the campaign
SUMMIT SQUARE OWNER'S ASSOCIATION Not-for-profit, since 2013 · file 69069312	president	Good standing · last annual report 2026	—

Registered agent for (the person who receives legal papers; often a lawyer or accountant for a client, not an owner): FOX RIVER PLAYERS (dissolved).

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
House Republican Majority Party or caucus committee · Burr Ridge	$28,141	33
Illinois Republican Party Party or caucus committee · Chicago	$25,634	49
Citizens for Durkin Candidate or officeholder committee · Burr Ridge	$5,000	69
Friends of Jeff Keicher Candidate or officeholder committee · Sycamore	$1,000	9
The Illinois Chamber PAC Group or PAC · Springfield	$1,000	39
DeWitte for Illinois Senate Candidate or officeholder committee · St. Charles	$500	13
Citizens for Dan Ugaste Candidate or officeholder committee · Geneva	$500	6
Martin McLaughlin for State Rep Candidate or officeholder committee · Barrington	$247	7