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Dan Swanson R

Republican candidate for State Representative District 71

June 28, 2022 primary: won with 5,490 votes (66.8%) · November 8, 2022 general: won with 23,070 votes (100%)

Also ran for State Representative in 2026 ($127,073 raised), 2024 ($207,511 raised).

Worth a look

Worth a look Contribution limits

1 source gave more than the contribution limit ($1,000 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: Marion Calmer gave $7,000 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
Marion Calmeran individualprimary2$7,000$6,000$1,000
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

Worth a look 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 McCombie for Illinois, received 2021-10-15, reported 2022-01-12: 59 business days, 54 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
McCombie for Illinois2021-10-152022-01-12595$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

$248,500raised, 314 itemized contributions, plus $51,243 in small ones
$200from the candidate (incl. loans)
$256,453spent
$34,876cash on hand on December 31, 2022; $14,180 in debts
Where their money comes from (besides their own)

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

Plus $200 of their own money and from their other committees. Compare with all state candidates →

How it was spent: $256,453

Other (as described)$122,040
Radio$33,768
Contributions to other committees$29,495
Office, printing and supplies$18,501
Mail and literature$17,969
Travel and meals$13,491
Fundraising and events$10,960
Staff pay$5,378
Print ads and billboards$2,104
Refunds$1,000

Largest payees: Victory Enterprises $83,580 Mail and literature · Newburg Group $35,993 Postage and delivery · Emmatt Marketing $28,991 Radio · House Republican Majority $15,000 Contributions to other committees · Soangetaha Country Club $11,553 Fundraising and events · Comfort Suites $7,295 Travel and meals · Undergrounds Graphics $6,168 Office, printing and supplies · House Republican Organization $5,000 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
Realtor Political Action Committee
Springfield
Committee$18,000
House Republican Majority
Burr Ridge
Business or group$17,565
Marion Calmer
Farmer/Business Owner · Self-employed · Alpha
Person$12,000
Calmer Corn Heads
Alpha
Business or group$12,000
Joy PAC
Athens
Committee$10,500
Citizens for Durkin
Burr Ridge
Committee$10,250
Downstate Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC
Springfield
Committee$7,500
Downstate GOP
Paloma
Committee$6,000
Illinois Republican Party
Chicago
Business or group$4,716.40
Associated Beer Distributors of IL - PAC
Springfield
Committee$4,500
Community BancPac
Springfield
Committee$4,500
McCombie for Illinois
Savana
Committee$4,500
Associated Firefighters of IL PAC Fund
Springfield
Committee$4,100
Michael Thoms
Mayor · City of Rock Island · Rock Island
Person$3,320
Ameren
St Louis
Business or group$3,000

Committee: Friends of Dan Swanson (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

$21,707spent supporting them
$0spent opposing them
SpenderAmount
Illinois Farm Bureau ACTIVATOR
primary · 2022-06-10 – 2022-06-14
for$15,305
Illinois REALTORS Fund
primary · 2022-06-13
for$6,263
Illinois Farm Bureau ACTIVATOR
general · 2022-07-26 – 2022-10-26
for$138

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
Realtor Political Action Committee
Group or PAC · Springfield
$18,000134
House Republican Majority
Party or caucus committee · Burr Ridge
$17,56533
Marion Calmer
Farmer/Business Owner, Self-employed · Alpha
$12,0002
Joy PAC
Group or PAC · Athens
$10,5004
Citizens for Durkin
Candidate or officeholder committee · Burr Ridge
$10,25069
Downstate Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC
Labor union · Springfield
$7,50020
Downstate GOP
Group or PAC · Fithian
$6,00026
Illinois Republican Party
Party or caucus committee · Chicago
$4,71649
Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois PAC
Group or PAC · Springfield
$4,50097
Ameren
Business · St. Louis
$4,50038
Community BancPac
Group or PAC · Springfield
$4,50079
McCombie for Illinois
Candidate or officeholder committee · Savanna
$4,50021
Associated Firefighters of IL PAC Fund
Labor union · Springfield
$4,1005
Michael Thoms
Mayor, City of Rock Island · Rock Island
$3,3204
G&M Distributors, Inc
Business · Galesburg
$2,5506