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David A Welter R

Incumbent, Republican candidate for State Representative District 75

June 28, 2022 primary: lost with 5,372 votes (45.6%)

🔓 Contribution limits are off in their race (board determination).

Worth a look

Context How the money was spent

$17,381.52 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 (2)
NameWhoPurpose (as reported)DateAmount
David Welterthe candidateMileage2022-07-13$14,479
David Welterthe candidateMileage2022-11-25$2,903
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

$743,425raised, 330 itemized contributions, plus $11,021 in small ones
$0from the candidate (incl. loans)
$677,745spent
$11,110cash 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: $677,745

TV and streaming ads$160,987
Office, printing and supplies$106,434
Digital and online$66,658
Consultants and field$63,725
Other (as described)$60,885
Postage and delivery$59,240
Contributions to other committees$45,593
Radio$31,480
Travel and meals$27,575
Mail and literature$25,631

Largest payees: Linc Strategy $176,431 Postage and delivery · Ascent Media $160,987 TV and streaming ads · Arena LLC $35,903 Digital and online · Nelson Media $31,480 Radio · Gateway Media $31,040 Digital and online · House Republican Organization $27,500 Contributions to other committees · The Newberg Group $22,582 Postage and delivery · David Welter $17,382 Travel and meals

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 IPACE
Springfield
Committee$59,900
Chicago Land Operators PAC
Countryside
Committee$56,000
Realtor PAC
Springfield
Committee$45,500
IL Laborers Legislative Committee
Springfield
Committee$43,000
IBEW Illinois PAC
Washington
Committee$41,000
Illinois Republican Party
Chicago
Business or group$40,859.54
Liuna Chicago Laborers PAC
Burr Ridge
Committee$31,000
Friends of Adam Kinsinger
Ottawa
Committee$22,500
D Construction
Coal City
Business or group$12,000
IL Federation of Teachers COPE PAC
Westmont
Committee$11,000
Citizens for Durkin
Burr Ridge
Business or group$10,600
Citizens for Durkin
Burr Ridge
Committee$10,250
Carpentry Advancement PAC
Chicago
Committee$10,000
Country First
Ottawa
Committee$10,000
Engineers Political Education Committee
Washington
Committee$10,000

Committee: Friends of David A Welter (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

$108,549spent supporting them
$0spent opposing them
SpenderAmount
Illinois REALTORS Fund
primary · 2022-06-06 – 2022-06-20
for$58,624
INCS Action Independent Committee
primary · 2022-06-06 – 2022-06-27
for$49,353
Illinois Farm Bureau ACTIVATOR
primary · 2022-06-10
for$572

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 David A Welter as an officer, manager or member of.

CompanyTheir roleStatusGave to the campaign
WELTER HOLDINGS, LLC
LLC, since 2022 · file 12468067
managerGood standing · last annual report 2025—

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
Illinois PAC for Education (IPACE)
Group or PAC · Springfield
$59,90015
Chicago Land Operators PAC
Group or PAC · Countryside
$58,5344
Realtor Political Action Committee
Group or PAC · Springfield
$45,500134
Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee
Labor union · Springfield
$43,00088
IBEW Illinois PAC
Labor union · Washington
$41,00063
Illinois Republican Party
Party or caucus committee · Chicago
$40,86049
Citizens for Durkin
Candidate or officeholder committee · Burr Ridge
$20,85069
D Construction
Business · Coal City
$12,0005
Marquis Energy LLC
Business · Hennepin
$10,00021
Engineers Political Education Committee
Group or PAC · Washington
$10,00010
North Central IL Laborers' Dist Council PAC
Labor union · Peoria
$10,0002
Carpentry Advancement PAC
Group or PAC · Chicago
$10,00039
House Republican Organization
Party or caucus committee · Springfield
$10,0004
Ameren Illinois
Business · St. Louis
$9,00096
CHEMPAC
Group or PAC · Des Plaines
$7,50061