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Cindy Cunningham D

Democratic candidate for State Representative District 104

June 28, 2022 primary: won with 5,324 votes (100%) · November 8, 2022 general: lost with 16,695 votes (100%)

Campaign money

$647,280raised, 83 itemized contributions, plus $7,441 in small ones
$0from the candidate (incl. loans)
$226,322spent
$5,028cash on hand on December 31, 2022
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: $226,322

TV and streaming ads$144,000
Radio$55,600
Consultants and field$12,417
Mail and literature$4,974
Office, printing and supplies$3,396
Other (as described)$3,073
Travel and meals$1,144
Legal, accounting and fees$963
Staff pay$600
Fundraising and events$154

Largest payees: Buying Time, LLC $199,600 TV and streaming ads · 1833 Group $4,530 Consultants and field · Mark Maddock $4,030 Travel and meals · Cobalt Creek Consulting $3,500 Consultants and field · Union Signs and Printing $2,250 Office, printing and supplies · United States Post Office $1,560 Mail and literature · NGP VAN, Inc. $1,472 Office, printing and supplies · A & B Printing Service, Inc. $1,240 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 contributorsTypeTotal
Democrats for the Illinois House
Westchester
Business or group$243,704.16
Democrats for the Illinois House
Westchester
Committee$200,000
Democratic Party of Illinois
Chicago
Business or group$177,088.01
Linda Bair
Retired · None · Champaign
Person$4,500
Starlight Adult Day Care Services Inc.
Wheeling
Business or group$4,000
Marina Kraft
CEO · New Age Elder Care · Kildeer
Person$2,800
Gill Gerald
President · Cass Communications Mgmt. Inc. · Springfield
Person$2,200
Maureen Barry
Homemaker · None · Jackson
Person$2,000
Citizens to Elect Sandra Lawyles
Westville
Committee$1,488.09
Houlihan Campaign Fund
Springfield
Committee$1,000
Kathryn Johnson
Retired · None · Louisville
Person$1,000
S.W. McQueen
Owner · Self · Champaign
Person$1,000
Jennifer Dixson
Danville
Person$500
Germaine Light
Danville
Person$500
Diane Ore
Champaign
Person$500

Committee: Committee to Elect Cindy Cunningham (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.

DonorTo themCandidates fundedBy party
Democrats for the Illinois House
Candidate or officeholder committee · Westchester
$443,70458
Democratic Party of Illinois
Party or caucus committee · Chicago
$177,08873
Houlihan Campaign Fund
Group or PAC · Springfield
$1,00013
Kathleen Shannon
Champaign
$5002
Thomas Fahey
Danville
$4002
Lucy Ascoli
Chicago
$4002
Debra Shore
Evanston
$2004