Campaign money
$614,980raised, 79 itemized contributions, plus $6,843 in small ones
$0from the candidate (incl. loans)
$49,211spent
$8,719cash on hand on June 30, 2026
$499,721 of it in 38 large contributions reported on A-1s since their last quarterly report (through June 30, 2026): $1,000 or more from one source must be reported within days, ahead of the next quarterly.
Illinois Senate Republican Campaign Committee $296,740 2026-09-29 · Illinois Senate Republican Campaign Committee $98,788 2026-10-07 · Illinois Republican Party $79,326 2026-10-01 · DeWitte for Illinois Senate $5,000 2026-08-14 · Jil Tracy for State Senate $5,000 2026-10-01 · Nurses PAC $5,000 2026-09-24 · Royal Fox Country Club $2,827 2026-10-01 · Manufacturers Political Action Committee $2,000 2026-10-01 · People of Kane County $2,000 2026-09-01 · Perry Romano $1,041 2026-09-09
Where their money comes from (besides their own)
11%77%
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsParties and legislative caucusesOther candidates and officeholders
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How it was spent: $49,211
Other (as described)$19,371
Mail and literature$16,143
Digital and online$5,000
Office, printing and supplies$4,085
Consultants and field$3,200
Radio$500
Fundraising and events$479
Contributions to other committees$269
Travel and meals$164
Largest payees: It's Me Marketing $22,825 Mail and literature · M3 Strategies $12,091 Mail and literature · Wolf Boom Radio $5,000 Digital and online · Stars & Stripes $2,803 Office, printing and supplies · Stars & Stripes Silk Screening Inc. $2,206 Office, printing and supplies · T-Mobile $1,327 Office, printing and supplies · WRMN $500 Radio · St. Charles Business Alliance $325 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 |
|---|
Illinois Senate Republican Campaign Committee
Springfield | Party | $296,740 |
Illinois Senate Republican Campaign Committee
Springfield | Business or group | $98,787.58 |
Illinois Republican Party
Springfield | Business or group | $79,326.04 |
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC
Countryside | Business or group | $54,071.32 |
Administrative District Council 1 of Illinois
Elmhurst | Committee | $18,500 |
Royal Fox Country Club
Saint Charles | Business or group | $7,613.43 |
Nurses PAC
Manteno | Committee | $5,750 |
Chicago J. Dineen Lodge 7 PAC
Chicago | Committee | $5,000 |
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC
Countryside | Committee | $5,000 |
DeWitte for Illinois Senate
St. Charles | Committee | $5,000 |
Fox River Valley PAC
Saint Charles | Committee | $5,000 |
Jil Tracy for State Senate
Quincy | Committee | $5,000 |
Charles Ruth
Contractor · Self Employed · Huntley | Person | $5,000 |
John Sullivan
Retired · Retired · South Elgin | Person | $5,000 |
Shannon Sullivan
Home Maker · N/A · South Elgin | Person | $3,234.64 |
Committee: Friends of Danielle Penman (every report they filed is on the State Board of Elections' site). Data current as of October 12, 2026.