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Dan Brady R

Republican candidate for Secretary of State

June 28, 2022 primary: won with 550,700 votes (76.4%) · November 8, 2022 general: lost with 1,783,070 votes (100%)

🔓 Contribution limits are off in their race (limits off for race).

Worth a look

Context Late reports

1 large contribution ($1,000) 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 Geoff Isringhausen, received 2022-09-12, reported 2022-09-20: 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 (1)
NameDateA-1 filedBusiness daysAllowedAmount
Geoff Isringhausen2022-09-122022-09-2065$1,000
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

Campaign money

$935,865raised, 674 itemized contributions, plus $59,148 in small ones
$0from the candidate (incl. loans)
$1,105,768spent
$20,840cash 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

Plus $1,000 of their own money and from their other committees. Compare with all state candidates →

How it was spent: $1,105,768

Other (as described)$454,837
Digital and online$168,432
TV and streaming ads$167,118
Staff pay$90,451
Fundraising and events$49,151
Contributions to other committees$43,150
Office, printing and supplies$42,310
Legal, accounting and fees$22,790
Consultants and field$17,300
Travel and meals$16,395

Largest payees: Emmatt Marketing $160,158 TV and streaming ads · Sale American Strategies $109,212 Digital and online · Friends of Dan Brady Corrective Adjustment $100,058 Other (as described) · Pinnacle Advertising $77,722 TV and streaming ads · Wood Boom Radio of Lafayette $65,000 Other (as described) · Inspyr $55,423 Digital and online · National Cable Communications $51,000 Other (as described) · Citizens for Durkin $38,500 Contributions to other committees

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
Illinois PAC for Education
Springfield
Committee$150,000
IPACE
Springfield
Committee$115,900
Jay D. Bergman
Corporate Officer · Petco Petroleum Corp. · Hinsdale
Person$66,000
Brad Stephens for State Representative
Rosemont
Committee$25,000
Jay Bergman
CEO & President · Petco Petroleum Corp. · Hinsdale
Person$16,500
Richard J. Percy
President of Clemens Insurance · Clemens Insurance · Bloomington
Person$16,500
Jeffrey M. Tinervin
business owner · First Site · Bloominton
Person$16,000
Guarantee Trust Life Insurance Co.
Glenview
Business or group$15,000
Truck Centers Inc.
Troy
Business or group$12,000
TRK-PAC Mid-West Truckers Assoc, Inc
Springfield
Committee$11,250
I.C.M.E.A PAC
Sandwich
Committee$11,000
CAR of Illinois
Springfield
Committee$10,000
Gina M. Stark
Retired · Retirted · Naples
Person$10,000
Associated Beer Distributors of IL PAC
Springfield
Committee$8,500
Lahood for Congress
Peoria
Committee$7,000

Committee: Friends of Dan Brady (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

$492spent supporting them
$0spent opposing them
SpenderAmount
McHenry County GOPAC
primary · 2022-06-21
for$492

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.

DonorTo themCandidates fundedBy party
Illinois Political Action Committee for Education
Group or PAC · Springfield
$150,00015
IPACE
Group or PAC · Springfield
$115,90038
Jay D. Bergman
Corporate Officer, Petco Petroleum Corp. · Hinsdale
$66,0002
Brad Stephens for State Representative
Candidate or officeholder committee · Rosemont
$25,0008
Jay Bergman
CEO & President, Petco Petroleum Corp · Hinsdale
$16,5004
Guarantee Trust Life Insurance Co.
Business · Glenview
$15,0005
Truck Centers Inc.
Business · Troy
$12,0002
TRK-PAC Mid-West Truckers Association, Inc.
Group or PAC · Springfield
$11,25027
CAR of Illinois
Business · Springfield
$10,000121
Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois PAC
Group or PAC · Springfield
$9,88297
LaHood for Congress
Candidate or officeholder committee · Peoria
$7,00015
Manufacturers PAC
Group or PAC · Springfield
$6,50089
ABDI-PAC
Group or PAC · Springfield
$6,20021
Citizens for Durkin
Candidate or officeholder committee · Burr Ridge
$6,00069
Associated Firefighters of Illinois
Labor union · Springfield
$6,0003