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Daniel Didech D

Incumbent, Democratic candidate for State Representative District 59

March 17, 2026 primary: won with 9,395 votes (100%) · November 3, 2026 general

Also ran for State Representative in 2024 ($343,148 raised), 2022 ($303,268 raised).

Worth a look

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1 payment ($1,685.49) with no purpose given

Every itemized payment on a report must say what it was for. These leave it blank.

What to check

The committee may have amended the report to add the purposes.
Whether each payment is a reimbursement, pay for work, repayment of a loan the candidate made to the campaign, or something else.

The entries (1)

Name	Date	Amount
Maldaner's Restaurant	2025-02-01	$1,685

Rule: Payments with no purpose given

“the full name and mailing address of each person to whom expenditures have been made by the committee or candidate within the reporting period in an aggregate amount or value in excess of $150; the amount, date, and purpose of each of those expenditures”10 ILCS 5/9-11(a)(12) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how findings work

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3 of 25 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 (3)

Name	Date	Amount
Peter Lofgren	2026-07-11	$7,300
Timothy Maxwell	2026-08-05	$3,100
John Lowder	2025-09-19	$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

$518,824raised, 256 itemized contributions, plus $6,794 in small ones

$0from the candidate (incl. loans)

$531,134spent

$126,108cash on hand on September 30, 2026

$191,546 of it in 69 large contributions reported on A-1s since their last quarterly report (through September 30, 2026): $1,000 or more from one source must be reported within days, ahead of the next quarterly.

Sports Betting Alliance $14,600 2026-09-28 · VGW Luckyland Inc. $10,000 2026-09-08 · I.P.A.C.E $7,500 2026-09-29 · Andrew Callahan $7,300 2026-08-05 · Matthew Fisher $7,300 2026-07-15 · Lauren Foster $7,300 2026-07-14 · Evan Hubinger $7,300 2026-08-12 · Tao Lin $7,300 2026-07-10 · Peter Lofgren $7,300 2026-07-11 · Todor Markov $7,300 2026-07-10

Where their money comes from (besides their own)

20%44%26%

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

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How it was spent: $531,134

Other (as described)$363,736

Contributions to other committees$97,770

Postage and delivery$23,903

Fundraising and events$15,672

Office, printing and supplies$9,935

Digital and online$5,801

Travel and meals$3,982

Donations and sponsorships$3,719

Legal, accounting and fees$3,283

Polling$2,333

Largest payees: PNC Bank $200,000 Other (as described) · Capital One Financial Corp $148,803 Other (as described) · U.S. Postmaster $23,903 Postage and delivery · Jewish Caucus PAC $20,000 Contributions to other committees · Friends of Jose S. Martinez $6,500 Contributions to other committees · Maria for 52 $6,000 Contributions to other committees · Friends of Mary Mesa $6,000 Contributions to other committees · Lake County Democratic Central Comm $5,500 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 contributors	Type	Total
JPMC New York	Business or group	$108,803.32
Sports Betting Alliance Lubbock	Business or group	$28,800
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Countryside	Committee	$11,500
Health Care Council of Illinois PAC Springfield	Committee	$11,000
Accel Entertainment Gaming, LLC Bolingbrook	Business or group	$10,000
I.P.A.C.E Springfield	Committee	$10,000
J & J Ventures Gaming LLC Effingham	Business or group	$10,000
Midwest Gaming & Entertainment, LLC Des Plaines	Business or group	$10,000
VGW Luckyland Inc. Boulder	Business or group	$10,000
Andrew Callahan Member of Technical Staff · Anthropic, PBC · Oakland	Person	$7,300
Matthew Fisher Research Scientist · Adobe · Burlington	Person	$7,300
Lauren Foster Not Employed · Not Employed · San Francisco	Person	$7,300
Evan Hubinger Research Scientist · Anthropic · Alameda	Person	$7,300
Tao Lin Technical Staff · Anthropic · Miami	Person	$7,300
Peter Lofgren Burlington	Person	$7,300

Committee: Daniel Didech Campaign Committee (every report they filed is on the State Board of Elections' site). Data current as of October 12, 2026.

Committees

GamingChairperson
Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, & ITVice-Chairperson
Elem Sec Ed: Adm., Lic. & Charter
Financial Institutions & Licensing
Insurance
Judiciary - Civil
Revenue & Finance

Subcommittees: Commercial & Property Law Sub (sub-chairperson) · Finance Subcommittee · Income Tax Subcommittee · Sales Tax Subcommittee · Special Topics Subcommittee (sub-chairperson) · Teacher Policy & Research (sub-chairperson)

Their seats in the current General Assembly, from ilga.gov. Compare with who funds them: their donors.

Their donors also gave to

Their largest donors who also funded other 2026 state candidates.

Donor	To them	Candidates funded
Sports Betting Alliance Group or PAC · Lubbock	$28,800	103
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Labor union · Countryside	$11,500	115
Health Care Council of Illinois PAC Group or PAC · Springfield	$11,000	65
Illinois Bankers PAC Group or PAC · Springfield	$10,331	41
Accel Entertainment Gaming, LLC Business · Bolingbrook	$10,000	117
I.P.A.C.E. Group or PAC · Springfield	$10,000	52
J & J Ventures Gaming LLC Business · Effingham	$10,000	98
Midwest Gaming & Entertainment, LLC Business · Des Plaines	$10,000	39
VGW Luckyland Inc. Business · Boulder	$10,000	26
Michael Sacks CEO, GCM Grosvenor · Chicago	$7,300	18
Todor Markov Technical Staff, Anthropic · San Francisco	$7,300	2
Tao Lin Technical Staff, Anthropic · Miami	$7,300	2
Benjamin West CTO, Trajectory Labs, PBC · Berkeley	$7,300	2
Peter Lofgren Technical Staff, Anthropic · Burlington	$7,300	2
Lauren Foster Not Employed, Not Employed · San Francisco	$7,300	2