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Dale Fowler R

Incumbent, Republican candidate for State Senator District 59

June 28, 2022 primary: won with 22,557 votes (100%) · November 8, 2022 general: won with 65,708 votes (100%)

Worth a look

Worth a look Contribution limits

1 source gave more than the contribution limit ($1,500 over in all)

A candidate's committee may accept only so much from one source in an election cycle: in 2025–26, $7,300 from an individual, $14,600 from a corporation, union or association, and $72,800 from a PAC or another candidate's committee. The most over: Jeffrey Diederich gave $7,500 in the primary cycle, against a limit of $6,000 for an individual.

What to check
  • Excess returned to the source (or given to charity) within 30 days of the Board's notice isn't a violation; a refund the committee listed under another name or purpose isn't subtracted here.
  • Two different people with the same name and ZIP code would be added together.
  • Spouses are separate sources, as are a business and the person who owns it.
  • Whether a corporation's or union's own PAC gave instead (the PAC limit applies to it).
The entries (1)
NameKindCycleContributionsGivenLimitOver
Jeffrey Diederichan individualprimary2$7,500$6,000$1,500
Rule: Contributions over the limit
“During an election cycle, a candidate political committee may not accept contributions with an aggregate value over the following: (i) $5,000 from any individual, (ii) $10,000 from any corporation, labor organization, or association, or (iii) $50,000 from a candidate political committee or political action committee.”10 ILCS 5/9-8.5(b) (adjusted for inflation each odd year, 9-8.5(g)) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how findings work

Context How the money was spent

$22,269.99 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 (24)
NameWhoPurpose (as reported)DateAmount
Dale Fowlerthe candidateMileage - Sept.2022-10-06$1,820
Dale Fowlerthe candidateMileage - August2022-09-09$1,800
Dale Fowlerthe candidateMileage - August2021-09-14$1,606
Dale Fowlerthe candidateMileage Sept.2021-10-15$1,549
Dale Fowlerthe candidateMileage - Oct.2021-11-04$1,504
Dale Fowlerthe candidateMileage - July2021-08-12$1,417
Dale Fowlerthe candidateMileage - May2022-06-01$1,400
Dale Fowlerthe candidateMileage - Dec.2022-01-07$1,088
Dale Fowlerthe candidateMileage - Nov.2021-12-10$1,084
Dale Fowlerthe candidateMileage - June2022-07-01$953
Dale Fowlerthe candidateMileage - June2021-07-01$829
Dale Fowlerthe candidateMileage - July2022-08-01$825
Dale Fowlerthe candidateMileage - Nov2022-12-30$820
Dale Fowlerthe candidateMileage - Oct2022-12-12$791
Dale Fowlerthe candidateMileage - April2022-05-06$708
Dale Fowlerthe candidateMileage-Jan2022-02-04$626
Dale Fowlerthe candidateMileage-February2021-03-09$595
Dale Fowlerthe candidateMileage-March2021-04-02$595
Dale Fowlerthe candidateMileage - Feb.2022-03-11$572
Dale Fowlerthe candidateMileage-January2021-02-15$470
Dale Fowlerthe candidateMileage - March2022-04-13$428
Dale Fowlerthe candidateTravel Reimbursement-April2021-05-09$401
Dale Fowlerthe candidateTravel Reimbursement-May2021-06-13$213
Dale Fowlerthe candidateMileage-December2021-01-17$175
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

$339,649raised, 252 itemized contributions, plus $6,835 in small ones
$0from the candidate (incl. loans)
$252,345spent
$119,481cash 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: $252,345

Contributions to other committees$50,695
Other (as described)$49,238
Office, printing and supplies$34,289
Donations and sponsorships$32,251
Travel and meals$31,614
Fundraising and events$30,758
Staff pay$14,646
Consultants and field$4,000
Postage and delivery$2,184
Refunds$1,500

Largest payees: Senate Republican Victory Fund $30,250 Contributions to other committees · Dale Fowler $22,270 Travel and meals · Kokopelli Golf Club $11,757 Fundraising and events · RSSCC $10,668 Contributions to other committees · Dana Hooven $5,500 Staff pay · Amazon.com $4,416 Office, printing and supplies · Pro Gun $4,375 Other (as described) · Roxanne Owens $4,250 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 contributorsTypeTotal
I.P.A.C.E.
Springfield
Committee$45,000
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC
Countryside
Committee$23,500
Pepsi MidAmerica
Marion
Business or group$10,500
Realtor PAC
Springfield
Committee$10,500
Downstate Operators Joint Labor Management PAC
Springfield
Committee$10,000
Illinois PAC for Education
Springfield
Committee$10,000
ULLICO Management Company
Silver Spring
Business or group$9,000
Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois PAC
Springfield
Committee$7,500
Jeffrey Diederich
Owner · Hideout Restaurant · Marion
Person$7,500
Ameren Illinois
Springfield
Business or group$6,210.13
Knight Hawk Coal, LLC
Percy
Business or group$5,600
Southern Illinois Builders Association PAC
O'Fallon
Committee$5,500
Citizens for Bill Brady
Bloomington
Committee$5,000
Comcast
Philadelphia
Business or group$5,000
Margaret Diederich
Owner · Hideout Restaurant · Marion
Person$5,000

Committee: Fowler for Senate (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

$69spent supporting them
$0spent opposing them
SpenderAmount
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 Dale Fowler as an officer, manager or member of.

CompanyTheir roleStatusGave to the campaign
FOWLER-BONAN FOUNDATION
Not-for-profit, since 2011 · file 68043654
presidentGood 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 2022 state candidates.

DonorTo themCandidates fundedBy party
I.P.A.C.E.
Group or PAC · Springfield
$45,00074
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC
Labor union · Countryside
$23,500126
Realtor Political Action Committee
Group or PAC · Springfield
$10,500134
Pepsi Midamerica
Business · Marion
$10,5002
Illinois Political Action Committee for Education
Group or PAC · Springfield
$10,00015
Downstate Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC
Labor union · Springfield
$10,00020
ULLICO Management Company
Business · Silver Spring
$9,00016
Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois PAC
Group or PAC · Springfield
$7,50097
Jeffrey Diederich
Owner, Hideout Restaurant · Marion
$7,5002
Ameren Illinois
Business · St. Louis
$6,21096
Knight Hawk Coal, LLC
Business · Percy
$5,60019
Southern Illinois Builders Association PAC
Group or PAC · O'Fallon
$5,50012
Comcast
Business · Philadelphia
$5,00050
Citizens for Bill Brady Inc
Candidate or officeholder committee · Bloomington
$5,0009
Egyptian Building & Construction Trades
Labor union · West Frankfort
$4,0003