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Brett Nicklaus R
Republican candidate for State Senator District 37
June 28, 2022 primary: lost with 10,637 votes (48.8%)
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How it was spent: $64,662
Largest payees: Victory Enterprises $52,210 Digital and online · USPS $4,582 Postage and delivery · Sauk Valley Media $3,670 Other (as described) · Kaleel's Clothing $885 Office, printing and supplies · Finance & Compliance Solutions $600 Legal, accounting and fees · Brett Nicklaus $517 Travel and meals · Triple P BBQ $490 Fundraising and events · Menard's $361 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 | Total |
|---|---|
| McCombie for Illinois Savanna | $51,303.96 |
| JBD Lead Forward PAC LaGrange | $25,000 |
| Main Street Leadership PAC Peoria | $10,000 |
| McCombie for Illinois Savanna | $6,000 |
| Vern Latwesen Retired · Retired · Morrison | $1,040 |
| Cynthia Chervenka None · None · Kernersville | $1,000 |
| Citizens for CD Davidsmeyer Jacksonville | $1,000 |
| Citizens for Hammond Macomb | $500 |
| Susan Colbert Dixon | $500 |
| Patricia Drake Edwards | $500 |
| Deborah Forman Dixon | $500 |
| Brian Freise Dixon | $500 |
| Northwest Radon Remediation Inc. Rock Falls | $500 |
| James Schielein Dixon | $500 |
| Brian Tiesman Port Byron | $400 |
Committee: Nicklaus For Senate (every report they filed is on the State Board of Elections' site). Data current as of October 12, 2026.
Companies on the state register
Corporations and LLCs the Secretary of State lists Brett Nicklaus as an officer, manager or member of.
| Company | Their role | Gave to the campaign |
|---|---|---|
| JTNI RENTALS, LLC LLC, since 2022 · file 11853935 | manager, registered agent | — |
| TRINITY INSURANCE & FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. Corporation, since 1997 · file 59737422 | president | — |
| TRINITY INSURANCE, INC. Corporation, since 2019 · file 72340191 | president | — |
Registered agent for (the person who receives legal papers; often a lawyer or accountant for a client, not an owner): TRINITY CARES, NFP · DIXON REC AND POOL PARTNERSHIP, NFP (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 | By party |
|---|---|---|---|
| McCombie for Illinois Candidate or officeholder committee · Savanna | $57,304 | 21 | |
| JBD Lead Forward PAC Group or PAC · Lagrange | $25,000 | 7 | |
| Main Street Leadership PAC Group or PAC · Peoria | $10,000 | 5 | |
| Vern Latwesen Retired, Retired · Morrison | $1,040 | 2 | |
| Citizens for CD Davidsmeyer Candidate or officeholder committee · Jacksonville | $1,000 | 9 | |
| James Schielein Dixon | $500 | 4 | |
| Citizens for Hammond Candidate or officeholder committee · Macomb | $500 | 10 | |
| Patricia Drake Edwards | $500 | 3 | |
| Vincent Bush Morrison | $250 | 2 | |
| David Fritts Lawyer / Retired Judge, Retired · Dixon | $250 | 2 | |
| Rachel Crandall Prophetstown | $250 | 2 | |
| Elizabeth Koster Sterling | $200 | 3 | |
| Brad Shippert Dixon | $165 | 2 |