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Barbara Hernandez D

Incumbent, Democratic candidate for State Representative District 50

March 17, 2026 primary: won with 7,244 votes (100%) · November 3, 2026 general

Also ran for State Representative in 2024 ($622,764 raised), 2022 ($309,583 raised).

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6 of 11 donors giving over $500 listed with no employer or occupation

For anyone who gives more than $500 in a reporting period, a report must list their occupation and employer, or say the committee made a good-faith effort to find out. These list neither.

What to check

The committee may have filed an amendment adding them.
A retiree or someone not employed should still be listed as such.

The entries (6)

Name	Date	Amount
Gabriel Lopez	2025-08-19	$1,500
Victor Reyes	2026-09-28	$1,040
Gabriel Lopez	2026-08-12	$1,040
Nancy Martinez	2026-08-12	$1,040
Steven Lee	2025-08-20	$1,000
Nelson Rodriguez	2025-08-14	$520

Rule: Donors with no employer or occupation

“if the contributor is an individual who contributed more than $500, the occupation and employer of the contributor or, if the occupation and employer of the contributor are unknown, a statement that the committee has made a good faith effort to ascertain this information”10 ILCS 5/9-11(a)(4) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how findings work

Campaign money

$205,102raised, 159 itemized contributions, plus $1,310 in small ones

$0from the candidate (incl. loans)

$107,389spent

$143,624cash on hand on June 30, 2026

$52,254 of it in 28 large contributions reported on A-1s since their last quarterly report (through June 30, 2026): $1,000 or more from one source must be reported within days, ahead of the next quarterly.

Citizens for Linda Holmes $5,000 2026-09-28 · Illinois Bankers PAC $5,000 2026-09-28 · Realtor PAC $5,000 2026-07-24 · SEIU Healthcare IL IN PAC $5,000 2026-09-28 · AFT Local 604 COPE $2,600 2026-08-07 · State Police Command Officers Association PAC $2,500 2026-08-12 · Ameren Illinois $2,000 2026-08-26 · Comcast $2,000 2026-09-28 · Illinois Trial Lawyers Association PAC $2,000 2026-08-12 · Jack Wuest $2,000 2026-08-12

Where their money comes from (besides their own)

27%36%25%

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

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How it was spent: $107,389

Consultants and field$41,740

Other (as described)$35,703

Donations and sponsorships$13,700

Fundraising and events$5,473

Office, printing and supplies$4,968

Contributions to other committees$3,422

Travel and meals$2,210

Staff pay$174

Largest payees: 1833 Group $32,972 Consultants and field · Tamarack Golf Course $21,412 Other (as described) · Si se Puede Conmigo $11,900 Consultants and field · Illinois Legislative Latino Caucus Foundation $7,000 Donations and sponsorships · Hotel Villareal Madrid $2,049 Travel and meals · Aurora Fastprint $1,620 Office, printing and supplies · Kalpulli Across Borders $1,500 Donations and sponsorships · Foreign Exchange $1,444 Fundraising and events

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
Superior Ambulance Elmhurst	Business or group	$9,736
SEIU Healthcare IL IN PAC Chicago	Committee	$9,000
Realtor PAC Springfield	Committee	$8,500
Illinois Bankers PAC Springfield	Committee	$8,000
Chicagoland Operators Joint Labor Mgmt Committee Countryside	Committee	$7,500
IPACE Springfield	Committee	$7,500
Pipefitters Association Local 597 Chicago	Committee	$5,500
Ameren Illinois St. Louis	Business or group	$5,000
Citizens for Linda Holmes Aurora	Committee	$5,000
Sports Betting Alliance Lubbock	Business or group	$5,000
ABDI PAC Springfield	Business or group	$4,666.88
Carpentry Advancement PAC Chicago	Committee	$4,500
Personal PAC Chicago	Business or group	$4,251.94
Comcast Philadelphia	Business or group	$4,000
LIUNA Chicago Laborers District Council PAC Burr Ridge	Committee	$4,000

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

Committees

Subcommittees: Fiscal Impact Subcommittee

Their seats in the current General Assembly, from ilga.gov. Compare with who funds them: their donors.

Their donors also gave to

Their largest donors who also funded other 2026 state candidates.

Donor	To them	Candidates funded
Superior Ambulance Business · Elmhurst	$9,736	5
SEIU HealthCare IL IN PAC Labor union · Chicago	$9,000	68
Realtor Political Action Committee Group or PAC · Springfield	$8,500	101
Illinois Bankers PAC Group or PAC · Springfield	$8,000	41
IPACE Group or PAC · Springfield	$7,500	28
Sports Betting Alliance Group or PAC · Lubbock	$5,000	103
Ameren Illinois Business · St. Louis	$5,000	89
Citizens for Linda Holmes Candidate or officeholder committee · Aurora	$5,000	6
ABDI-PAC Group or PAC · Springfield	$4,667	11
Carpentry Advancement PAC Group or PAC · Chicago	$4,500	36
Personal PAC Group or PAC · Chicago	$4,252	8
Women for Data Privacy Group or PAC · Springfield	$4,000	3
LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC Labor union · Burr Ridge	$4,000	72
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association PAC Group or PAC · Springfield	$4,000	89
Comcast Business · Philadelphia	$4,000	40