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Curtis J Tarver, II D

Incumbent, Democratic candidate for State Representative District 25

June 28, 2022 primary: won with 9,890 votes (76.5%) · November 8, 2022 general: won with 23,792 votes (100%)

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

Also ran for State Representative in 2026 ($323,550 raised), 2024 ($194,388 raised).

Worth a look

Worth a look Late reports

18 large contributions ($75,500) 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: $1,000 from Thomas Rubeck, received 2021-10-28, reported 2022-01-14: 52 business days, 47 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 (18)

Name	Date	A-1 filed	Business days	Allowed	Amount
Thomas Rubeck	2021-10-28	2022-01-14	52	5	$1,000
John Rogers	2021-10-28	2022-01-14	52	5	$1,000
Thomas Lanctot	2021-10-28	2022-01-14	52	5	$1,000
Virginia Groark	2021-10-28	2022-01-14	52	5	$1,000
Gerald Beeson	2022-05-23	2022-07-15	36	5	$6,000
Joi Wells	2022-05-23	2022-07-15	36	5	$2,500
Jimmy Akintonde	2022-05-23	2022-07-15	36	5	$1,000
Matthew Tully	2022-05-23	2022-07-15	36	5	$1,000
John & Kathleen Schreiber	2021-12-08	2022-01-14	26	5	$1,000
BOMA/Chicago PAC	2021-12-08	2022-01-14	26	5	$1,500
Laborers Political Leaugue	2021-12-08	2022-01-14	26	5	$15,000
John Daly	2022-06-15	2022-07-15	20	2	$1,000
Illinois Lawyer's PAC	2022-05-23	2022-06-09	12	5	$1,000
Realtor Political Action Committee	2022-06-03	2022-06-09	4	2	$35,000
Sarah Sheehan	2022-06-03	2022-06-08	3	2	$1,000
Rock Holdings INC	2022-06-03	2022-06-08	3	2	$1,000
Chicagoland Apartment Association	2022-06-03	2022-06-08	3	2	$2,500
Illinois Coal Assoc. Comm.On Affirmative Leadership	2022-06-03	2022-06-08	3	2	$2,000

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

Worth a look Late reports

10 contributions of $1,000 or more ($24,000) 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 Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC 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 (10)

Name	Reported on	Date	Amount
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC	Quarterly	2022-12-30	$5,000
Ameren Illinois	Quarterly	2022-12-30	$3,000
LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC	Quarterly	2022-12-30	$3,000
Coogan & Power PC	Quarterly	2021-05-05	$2,500
Simmons Hanly Conroy	Quarterly	2021-04-21	$2,500
Cozen O'Connor PC	Quarterly	2021-03-24	$2,000
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC	Quarterly	2021-04-20	$2,000
Illinois Lawyer's PAC	Quarterly	2022-12-30	$2,000
Molina Healthcare	Quarterly	2022-10-20	$1,000
Sports betting Alliance	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

Worth a look Late reports

5 quarterly reports filed late (up to 91 days)

Quarterly reports are due by the 15th of the month after each quarter. The report for the quarter ending 2021-03-31 was due 2021-04-15 and filed 2021-07-15.

What to check

A paper report postmarked 3 days before the deadline is on time; the Board records when it arrived.
The Board assesses fines for late reports and may waive them.

The entries (5)

Quarter ending	Due	Filed	Days late
2021-03-31	2021-04-15	2021-07-15	91
2021-09-30	2021-10-15	2021-11-30	46
2021-12-31	2022-01-18	2022-04-05	77
2022-03-31	2022-04-15	2022-04-18	3
2022-09-30	2022-10-17	2022-11-28	42

Rule: Quarterly reports filed late

“A political committee shall file quarterly reports no later than the 15th day of the month following each period.”10 ILCS 5/9-10(b) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how findings work

Context Missing details

5 of 17 donors giving over $500 listed with no employer or occupation

For anyone who gives more than $500 in a reporting period, a report must list their occupation and employer, or say the committee made a good-faith effort to find out. These list neither.

What to check

The committee may have filed an amendment adding them.
A retiree or someone not employed should still be listed as such.

The entries (5)

Name	Date	Amount
Cozen Cozen O’Connor	2022-05-23	$2,000
Thomas Lanctot	2021-10-28	$2,000
Virginia Groark	2021-10-28	$1,000
John Rogers	2021-10-28	$1,000
John & Kathleen Schreiber	2021-12-08	$1,000

Rule: Donors with no employer or occupation

“if the contributor is an individual who contributed more than $500, the occupation and employer of the contributor or, if the occupation and employer of the contributor are unknown, a statement that the committee has made a good faith effort to ascertain this information”10 ILCS 5/9-11(a)(4) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how findings work

Campaign money

$468,165raised, 137 itemized contributions, plus $84,539 in small ones

$300from the candidate (incl. loans)

$274,307spent

$182,926cash on hand on December 31, 2022

Where their money comes from (besides their own)

19%15%50%

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

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How it was spent: $274,307

Other (as described)$76,552

Mail and literature$55,078

Digital and online$50,662

Office, printing and supplies$32,550

Travel and meals$21,051

Fundraising and events$17,035

Consultants and field$8,390

Staff pay$5,793

Legal, accounting and fees$3,387

Donations and sponsorships$1,704

Largest payees: Dover Strategy Group $100,963 Digital and online · Minuteman Press $29,600 Office, printing and supplies · Chicago Bulls $16,508 Fundraising and events · Union League Club of Chicago $11,406 Other (as described) · Soho House $11,100 Travel and meals · Breaker Press Co., Inc. $7,405 Office, printing and supplies · Uber $5,783 Travel and meals · Economic Club of Chicago $5,450 Other (as described)

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
Friends of Nicholas Smith Chicago	Committee	$54,900
Democrats for the Illinois House Westchester	Business or group	$53,729.59
The People for Emanuel "Chris" Welch Westchester	Business or group	$41,029.11
Realtor Political Action Committee Springfield	Business or group	$40,000
Citizens for Marcus C Evans, Jr Chicago	Committee	$29,000
Committee to Elect Jay C Hoffman Belleville	Committee	$29,000
Friends of Kam Buckner Chicago	Committee	$26,500
ActBlue Technical Services Somerville	Business or group	$16,159.79
Laborers Political Leaugue Washington	Business or group	$15,000
The Children's Future Chicago	Business or group	$15,000
United Center Executive Suites Chicago	Business or group	$10,146.28
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Countryside	Business or group	$8,000
Simmons Hanly Conroy Alton	Business or group	$7,500
Gerald Beeson COO · Citadel · Orland Park	Person	$6,000
Comcast Financial Agency Corporation Philadelphia	Business or group	$5,000

Committee: Friends of Curtis Tarver ll (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

$157,499spent supporting them

$0spent opposing them

Spender		Amount
Illinois REALTORS Fund primary · 2022-06-06 – 2022-06-20	for	$83,481
INCS Action Independent Committee primary · 2022-06-03 – 2022-06-28	for	$74,018

Independent expenditures reported by other committees since January 1, 2021. The candidate doesn't control them.

Their donors also gave to

Their largest donors who also funded other 2022 state candidates.

Donor	To them	Candidates funded
Friends of Nicholas Smith Candidate or officeholder committee · Chicago	$54,900	13
Democrats for the Illinois House Candidate or officeholder committee · Westchester	$53,730	58
People for Emanuel Chris Welch Candidate or officeholder committee · Westchester	$41,029	11
Realtor Political Action Committee Group or PAC · Springfield	$40,000	134
Committee to Elect Jay C. Hoffman Candidate or officeholder committee · Belleville	$29,000	21
Citizens for Marcus C. Evans, Jr. Candidate or officeholder committee · Chicago	$29,000	11
Friends of Kam Buckner Candidate or officeholder committee · Chicago	$26,500	4
ActBlue Technical Services Business · Somerville	$16,160	2
The Children's Future Business · Chicago	$15,000	4
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Labor union · Countryside	$8,000	126
LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC Labor union · Burr Ridge	$8,000	91
Simmons Hanly Conroy Business · Alton	$7,500	30
Mod Caucus Pac Group or PAC · Chicago	$5,000	2
SEIU Council PAC Fund Labor union · Chicago	$5,000	2
Comcast Financial Agency Corporation Business · Philadelphia	$5,000	63