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Christine Shanahan McGovern R

Republican candidate for State Senator District 18

March 17, 2026 primary: won with 6,604 votes (100%) · November 3, 2026 general

Also ran for State Senator in 2022 ($19,851 raised).

Campaign money

$1,250raised, 3 itemized contributions, plus $725 in small ones

$0from the candidate (incl. loans)

$650spent

$895cash on hand on June 30, 2026; $5,500 in debts

Where their money comes from (besides their own)

60%40%

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

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How it was spent: $650

Office, printing and supplies$350

Mail and literature$300

Largest payees: Discount Printers $450 Office, printing and supplies · Printmart $200 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
Marcie Harvey chicago	Person	$500
Nicole for Illinois Homer Glen	Business or group	$500
Kevin Pintar Round Rock	Person	$250

Committee: Shanahan McGovern for Faith Family & Freedom (every report they filed is on the State Board of Elections' site). Data current as of October 12, 2026.

Their home

$200,000 – $300,000estimated market value, 2026 assessment

$335,800median home value in Cook County (Illinois: $280,700)

The Cook County assessor's estimate of the market value of the home at the address Christine Shanahan McGovern filed with the State Board of Elections, shown as a range; the address isn't published here. Assessments trail the market and can be appealed, so treat it as a rough figure. How this works. Medians: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024.

Companies on the state register

Corporations and LLCs the Secretary of State lists Christine Shanahan McGovern as an officer, manager or member of.

Company	Their role	Status	Gave to the campaign
HOME AGAIN REALTY, INC. Corporation, since 2011 · file 67912241	president	Good standing · last annual report 2026	—

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 2026 state candidates.

Donor	To them	Candidates funded	By party
Nicole for illinois Candidate or officeholder committee · Homer Glen	$500	4