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Chapin Rose R

Incumbent, Republican candidate for State Senator District 51

March 17, 2026 primary: won with 24,679 votes (100%) · November 3, 2026 general

Also ran for State Senator in 2022 ($79,253 raised).

Worth a look

Context How the money was spent

$7,331.38 paid by the campaign to the candidate

Campaign money may go to a candidate or their family only as pay for work actually done; reimbursing campaign costs they paid out of pocket (mileage, travel, supplies) is common and allowed. The purposes the campaign wrote are listed with each payment.

What to check
  • Whether each payment is a reimbursement for campaign costs, or pay for work done.
  • Family is matched by last name and the home address on file with the Board; relatives elsewhere aren't found.
The entries (10)
NameWhoPurpose (as reported)DateAmount
Chapin Rosethe candidatemileage reimbursement2025-09-30$1,870
Chapin Rosethe candidatemileage reimbursement2025-12-22$1,286
Chapin Rosethe candidatemileage reimbursement2025-03-31$949
Chapin Rosethe candidatemileage reimbursement2025-09-30$750
Chapin Rosethe candidatemileage reimbursement2026-03-31$742
Chapin Rosethe candidatemileage reimbursement2025-06-30$731
Chapin Rosethe candidatemileage reimbursement2025-05-24$413
Chapin Rosethe candidatemileage reimbursement2025-07-10$256
Chapin Rosethe candidatemileage reimbursement2026-06-30$189
Chapin Rosethe candidatemileage reimbursement2026-02-06$146
Rule: Mileage, reimbursements and pay to the candidate
“For payments to a public official or candidate or his or her family member unless for compensation for services actually rendered by that person.”10 ILCS 5/9-8.10(a)(11) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how findings work

Campaign money

$48,900raised, 27 itemized contributions, plus $450 in small ones
$0from the candidate (incl. loans)
$48,000spent
$115,636cash on hand on June 30, 2026; $2,000 in debts

$2,000 of it in 2 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.

Accel Entertainment Gaming LLC $1,000 2026-09-14 · Caterpillar Inc. Political Action Committee $1,000 2026-09-14

Where their money comes from (besides their own)

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

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How it was spent: $48,000

Contributions to other committees$30,500
Travel and meals$8,199
Other (as described)$4,658
Digital and online$2,384
Fundraising and events$1,483
Office, printing and supplies$776

Largest payees: Senate Republican Victory Fund $30,000 Contributions to other committees · Chapin Rose $7,331 Travel and meals · Ameren Illinois $3,016 Other (as described) · Elect Inc. $1,598 Digital and online · Landon Stenger $971 Travel and meals · Sam's Club $447 Office, printing and supplies · GODADDY.COM $440 Digital and online · Norton Software $345 Digital and online

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 contributorsTypeTotal
Downstate Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC
Springfield
Committee$20,000
Midwest Gaming & Entertainment LLC
Des Plaines
Business or group$5,000
Marathon Petroleum Corp. Employees PAC
Findlay
Committee$3,000
Sports Betting Alliance
Lubbock
Business or group$2,500
Accel Entertainment Gaming LLC
Bolingbrook
Business or group$2,000
Amazon.com Services Inc.
Washington
Business or group$2,000
Molina Healthcare Inc. PAC
Long Beach
Committee$2,000
Illinois CPAs for Political Action
Chicago
Committee$1,200
Abbott Laboratories Employee PAC
ABBOTT PARK
Committee$1,000
Caterpillar Inc. Political Action Committee
Irving
Committee$1,000
Eli Lilly and Company & Subsidiaries
Indianapolis
Business or group$1,000
Health Care Sevice Corporation Employees' PAC
Chicago
Committee$1,000
Illinois Health & Hospital Association PAC
Springfield
Committee$1,000
Kasper & Nottage P.C.
Chicago
Business or group$1,000
MCGUIRE WOODS - Federal PAC Fund
RICHMOND
Committee$1,000

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

Committees

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.

DonorTo themCandidates fundedBy party
Downstate Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC
Labor union · Peoria
$20,00039
Midwest Gaming & Entertainment, LLC
Business · Des Plaines
$5,00039
Marathon Petroleum Corporation Employees PAC
Labor union · Findlay
$3,00011
Sports Betting Alliance
Group or PAC · Lubbock
$2,500103
Amazon.com Services LLC
Business · Seattle
$2,00046
Accel Entertainment Gaming, LLC
Business · Bolingbrook
$2,000117
Illinois CPAs for Political Action
Group or PAC · Chicago
$1,20081
Kasper & Nottage, P.C.
Group or PAC · Chicago
$1,00012
McGuire Woods Federal PAC Fund
Group or PAC · Richmond
$1,00029
UPSPAC
Group or PAC · Washington
$1,00039
Eli Lilly and Company & Subsidiaries
Business · Indianapolis
$1,00014
Abbott Laboratories Employee PAC
Group or PAC · Abbott Park
$1,00029
Illinois Health & Hospital Association PAC
Group or PAC · Springfield
$1,0008
Nucor Corp PAC of Illinois
Group or PAC · Bourbonnais
$1,0006
Caterpillar Inc. PAC
Group or PAC · Irving
$1,00018