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Chris Bos R

Incumbent, Republican candidate for State Representative District 51

June 28, 2022 primary: won with 7,316 votes (100%) · November 8, 2022 general: lost with 20,847 votes (100%)

🔓 Contribution limits are off in their race (board determination).

Worth a look

Worth a look Late reports

16 contributions of $1,000 or more ($29,000) with no A-1 found

Each contribution of $1,000 or more must be reported on an A-1 within days of receipt, ahead of the quarterly report. These appear on a quarterly report, but no A-1 entry from the same contributor for the same amount within a week of the date was found. The largest: $5,000 from Illinois Citizens For Ethics on 2022-12-30.

What to check

The A-1 may list the contributor under another spelling or a different amount (a split check).
A contribution received and returned within the same period needn't be reported on an A-1.
Search the committee's A-1 filings on the State Board of Elections' site to confirm.

The entries (16)

Name	Reported on	Date	Amount
Illinois Citizens For Ethics	Quarterly	2022-12-30	$5,000
Health Care Council of Illinois Political Action Committee	Quarterly	2022-12-30	$5,000
AGC of Illinois	Quarterly	2022-12-30	$3,000
Realtor Political Action Committee	Quarterly	2021-12-30	$2,500
Illinois Road Builders Political Action Committee	Quarterly	2021-12-30	$2,000
AT&T Illinois Employee PAC	Quarterly	2021-03-31	$1,500
Comcast Financial Agency Corporation	Quarterly	2021-03-31	$1,000
Realtor Political Action Committee	Quarterly	2021-03-31	$1,000
Ameren Illinois	Quarterly	2021-06-28	$1,000
AT&T Illinois Employee PAC	Quarterly	2021-12-30	$1,000
Citizens for Tom Morrison	Quarterly	2022-12-30	$1,000
Casten Body Shop, Inc	Quarterly	2022-12-30	$1,000
Citizens to elect Steven E Reick	Quarterly	2022-12-30	$1,000
Illinois Farm Bureau Activator	Quarterly	2022-12-30	$1,000
Great Lakes Construction PAC	Quarterly	2022-12-30	$1,000
Citizens For Patrick Windhorst	Quarterly	2022-12-30	$1,000

Rule: Large contributions with no A-1 found

“A political committee shall file a report of any contribution of $1,000 or more electronically with the Board within 5 business days after receipt of the contribution”10 ILCS 5/9-10(c) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how findings work

Context Late reports

3 large contributions ($7,500) reported on an A-1 after the deadline

A contribution of $1,000 or more must be reported to the State Board of Elections within 5 business days (2 in the last 30 days before an election the candidate is on the ballot for). The latest: $2,500 from Ozinga For Illinois, received 2022-10-05, reported 2022-10-14: 6 business days, 1 past the deadline.

What to check

The receipt date is what the committee reported; a correction or a typo there changes the count.
A contribution received and returned within the same quarterly period needn't be reported on an A-1.
The Board decides on fines and can waive them (inadvertence, clerical error, days late).

The entries (3)

Name	Date	A-1 filed	Business days	Allowed	Amount
Ozinga For Illinois	2022-10-05	2022-10-14	6	5	$2,500
Vincent Foglia	2022-10-05	2022-10-14	6	5	$2,500
Vince Foglia	2022-10-05	2022-10-14	6	5	$2,500

Rule: Large contributions reported late

“A political committee shall file a report of any contribution of $1,000 or more electronically with the Board within 5 business days after receipt of the contribution, except that the report shall be filed within 2 business days after receipt if (i) the contribution is received 30 or fewer days before the date of an election”10 ILCS 5/9-10(c) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how findings work

Context Context

77% of their itemized money came from party and caucus committees

$361,966.42 of $470,808.67 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

$470,809raised, 119 itemized contributions, plus $6,745 in small ones

$0from the candidate (incl. loans)

$86,707spent

$27,224cash on hand on December 31, 2022

Where their money comes from (besides their own)

10%77%

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

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How it was spent: $86,707

Contributions to other committees$41,200

Consultants and field$16,899

Other (as described)$6,412

Office, printing and supplies$6,355

Digital and online$6,237

Fundraising and events$3,980

Postage and delivery$2,700

Mail and literature$2,188

Donations and sponsorships$513

Travel and meals$223

Largest payees: House Republican Majority $38,000 Contributions to other committees · SurusDH, LLC $9,926 Digital and online · The Newberg Group LLC $7,362 Mail and literature · Meta Platforms Inc $4,110 Digital and online · Illinois State Board of Elections $3,383 Other (as described) · The Newberg Group $3,360 Mail and literature · USPS $2,866 Postage and delivery · Amazon (amazon.com) $2,110 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
Illinois Republican Party Chicago	Business or group	$209,119.42
House Republican Majority Burr Ridge	Business or group	$152,847
Brad Stephens For State Representative Rosemont	Committee	$10,000
Realtor Political Action Committee Springfield	Business or group	$6,000
Richard Uihlein Self Employed · Self Employed · Lake Forest	Person	$6,000
Health Care Council of Illinois Political Action Committee Springfield	Committee	$5,000
Illinois Citizens For Ethics Chicago	Committee	$5,000
Realtor Political Action Committee Springfield	Committee	$3,500
Citizen For Durkin Burr Ridge	Business or group	$3,242.25
AGC of Illinois Springfiled	Committee	$3,000
Ameren Illinois St Louis	Business or group	$3,000
AT&T Illinois Employee PAC Chicago	Committee	$2,500
Vince Foglia retired · retired · Barrington	Person	$2,500
Vincent Foglia retired · Retired · N Barrington	Person	$2,500
Illinois State Medical Society Political Action Committee Chicago	Committee	$2,500

Committee: Friends of Chris Bos (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

$34,269spent supporting them

$0spent opposing them

Spender		Amount
INCS Action Independent Committee general · 2022-10-07	for	$34,200
Illinois Farm Bureau ACTIVATOR general · 2022-10-26	for	$69

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 Chris Bos as an officer, manager or member of.

Company	Their role	Status	Gave to the campaign
RELLIE LABRADOODLES LLC LLC, since 2023 · file 12667981	manager, registered agent	Involuntarily dissolved · last annual report 2025	—

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
Illinois Republican Party Party or caucus committee · Chicago	$209,119	49
House Republican Majority Party or caucus committee · Burr Ridge	$152,847	33
Brad Stephens for State Representative Candidate or officeholder committee · Rosemont	$10,000	8
Realtor Political Action Committee Group or PAC · Springfield	$9,500	134
Richard Uihlein Owner, Uline · Lake Forest	$6,000	13
Health Care Council of Illinois PAC Group or PAC · Springfield	$5,500	85
Illinois Citizens for Ethics Candidate or officeholder committee · Chicago	$5,000	5
Ameren Illinois Business · St. Louis	$3,000	96
AGC of Illinois Group or PAC · Springfield	$3,000	9
AT&T Illinois Employee PAC Group or PAC · Chicago	$2,500	37
Illinois State Medical Society PAC Group or PAC · Chicago	$2,500	113
Ozinga for Illinois Candidate or officeholder committee · Mokena	$2,500	39
TROOPAC Group or PAC · Springfield	$2,500	11
Illinois Road Builders PAC Group or PAC · Itasca	$2,000	21
Citizens for Tom Morrison Candidate or officeholder committee · Palatine	$2,000	5