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David Friess R
Republican candidate for State Representative District 115
June 28, 2022 primary: won with 10,711 votes (100%) · November 8, 2022 general: won with 36,834 votes (100%)
Also ran for State Representative in 2026 ($34,600 raised), 2024 ($49,277 raised).
Campaign money
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsParties and legislative caucusesOther candidates and officeholders
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How it was spent: $50,723
Largest payees: House Republican Majority $20,500 Contributions to other committees · St. Louis Cardinals $5,729 Other (as described) · Sue Hamilton $2,896 Travel and meals · Thomas Printing $2,756 Office, printing and supplies · All Star & Stitches $2,045 Office, printing and supplies · Randolph County Republican CC $1,300 Contributions to other committees · KCCDD Inc. $1,251 Office, printing and supplies · Lieferbrau $1,184 Fundraising and events
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 | Total |
|---|---|
| Ameren Illinois St. Louis | $5,500 |
| Realtor PAC Springfield | $4,500 |
| I.P.A.C.E. Springfield | $2,250 |
| Ameren PAC Springfield | $2,000 |
| Chris Miller-Illinois First PAC Oakland | $2,000 |
| IL State Medical Society PAC Chicago | $2,000 |
| Citizens for Durkin Burr Ridge | $1,750 |
| IL Action Comm for Rural Electrification Springfield | $1,500 |
| Illinois Lawyers PAC Springfield | $1,500 |
| Mid-West Truckers Assoc TRK-PAC Springfield | $1,250 |
| Comcast Financial Agency Philadelphia | $1,000 |
| Communit BancPAC Springfield | $1,000 |
| Fraternal Order of Police #7 Chicago | $1,000 |
| Paul Greatting Staff · Department Natural Resources · Sparta | $1,000 |
| Health Care Service Corp Emp PAC Chicago | $1,000 |
Committee: Citizens for Friess (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
| Spender | Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| Illinois Farm Bureau ACTIVATOR general · 2022-10-26 | for | $69 |
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.
| Donor | To them | Candidates funded | By party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ameren Illinois Business · St. Louis | $5,500 | 96 | |
| Realtor Political Action Committee Group or PAC · Springfield | $4,500 | 134 | |
| I.P.A.C.E. Group or PAC · Springfield | $2,250 | 74 | |
| Illinois Optometric Association Group or PAC · Springfield | $2,000 | 42 | |
| Chris Miller-Illinois First PAC Group or PAC · Oakland | $2,000 | 3 | |
| Illinois State Medical Society PAC Group or PAC · Chicago | $2,000 | 113 | |
| Ameren PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | $2,000 | 2 | |
| Citizens for Durkin Candidate or officeholder committee · Burr Ridge | $1,750 | 69 | |
| IL Action Comm for Rural Electrification Group or PAC · Springfield | $1,750 | 3 | |
| Illinois Lawyers PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | $1,500 | 70 | |
| CAR of Illinois Business · Springfield | $1,300 | 121 | |
| Mid-West Truckers Assoc TRK-PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | $1,250 | 6 | |
| Comcast Financial Agency Corporation Business · Philadelphia | $1,000 | 63 | |
| Vistra Corp Business · Springfield | $1,000 | 30 | |
| Knight Hawk Coal, LLC Business · Percy | $1,000 | 19 |