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Bill Hauter R

Republican candidate for State Representative District 87

June 28, 2022 primary: won with 8,828 votes (56.8%) · November 8, 2022 general: won with 37,568 votes (100%)

Also ran for State Representative in 2026 ($72,469 raised), 2024 ($148,405 raised).

Worth a look

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

Campaign money

$123,572raised, 136 itemized contributions, plus $11,195 in small ones

$10,919from the candidate (incl. loans)

$127,496spent

$11,922cash on hand on December 31, 2022

Where their money comes from (besides their own)

46%14%17%22%

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

Plus $919 of their own money and from their other committees. Compare with all state candidates →

How it was spent: $127,496

Mail and literature$44,752

Consultants and field$23,650

Other (as described)$15,111

Postage and delivery$12,207

Office, printing and supplies$10,287

Contributions to other committees$9,060

Print ads and billboards$7,841

Digital and online$2,345

Donations and sponsorships$1,842

Fundraising and events$240

Largest payees: Coleman Printing Company $52,336 Postage and delivery · Steven Shearer $17,550 Consultants and field · Bill Hauter $10,000 Other (as described) · United States Postal Service $6,119 Postage and delivery · Tazewell County Republican Central Committee $5,000 Contributions to other committees · Precision Signz $3,331 Office, printing and supplies · Courier Newspapers $2,461 Print ads and billboards · BT Publications $2,430 Print ads and billboards

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
Associated Anesthesiologists, S.C. Peoria	Business or group	$10,000
Citizens for Durkin Burr Ridge	Committee	$10,000
Friends of Chuck Weaver Peoria	Committee	$10,000
Illinois State Medical Society PAC Chicago	Committee	$10,000
Edward Hauter Retired · Retired · Mackinaw	Person	$5,000
Margaret Hauter Retired · Retired · Pekin	Person	$5,000
Illinois Dermatology PAC Vernon Hills	Committee	$5,000
William Morton President · Morton Capital · Morton	Person	$4,530
John Creekmur President · Creekmur Weath Advisors · Pekin	Person	$2,500
Friends of Win Stoller Peoria	Committee	$2,500
Illinois Medical Anesthesia PAC Chicago	Committee	$2,500
LAHOOD FOR CONGRESS Peoria	Committee	$2,500
John Wieland President · MH Equipment · Brimfield	Person	$2,500
Bart Rinkenberger General Manager · Lighthouse Automotive · Groveland	Person	$2,000
Steven Hauter Retired · Retired · Groveland	Person	$1,700

Committee: Citizens for Hauter (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.

Donor	To them	Candidates funded
Illinois State Medical Society PAC Group or PAC · Chicago	$10,090	113
Friends of Chuck Weaver Candidate or officeholder committee · Peoria	$10,000	7
Citizens for Durkin Candidate or officeholder committee · Burr Ridge	$10,000	69
William Morton President, Morton Capital · Morton	$4,530	2
Friends of Win Stoller Candidate or officeholder committee · Peoria	$2,500	6
John Wieland Executive, MH Equipment · Brimfield	$2,500	4
Illinois Medical Anesthesia PAC Group or PAC · Chicago	$2,500	35
LaHood for Congress Candidate or officeholder committee · Peoria	$2,500	15
Judy Mangold homemaker, homemaker · Eureka	$1,500	2
DENT-IL-PAC Group or PAC · Springfield	$1,000	133
Janell Rinkenberger Homemaker, Homemaker · Groveland	$1,000	4
Macon County Farm Bureau PAC Group or PAC · Decatur	$1,000	6
Health Care Service Corporation Employees' PAC Labor union · Chicago	$1,000	53
Rockford Anesthesiologists Associated LLC Business · Loves Park	$1,000	2
Bill Hauter Physician, Associated Anesthesiologists	$919	2