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Debbie Meyers-Martin D

Incumbent, Democratic candidate for State Representative District 38

June 28, 2022 primary: won with 11,484 votes (100%) · November 8, 2022 general: won with 27,135 votes (100%)

Also ran for State Representative in 2026 ($67,465 raised), 2024 ($142,321 raised).

Worth a look

Context Late reports

1 quarterly report filed late (up to 2 days)

Quarterly reports are due by the 15th of the month after each quarter. The report for the quarter ending 2022-03-31 was due 2022-04-15 and filed 2022-04-17.

What to check

A paper report postmarked 3 days before the deadline is on time; the Board records when it arrived.
The Board assesses fines for late reports and may waive them.

The entries (1)

Quarter ending	Due	Filed	Days late
2022-03-31	2022-04-15	2022-04-17	2

Rule: Quarterly reports filed late

“A political committee shall file quarterly reports no later than the 15th day of the month following each period.”10 ILCS 5/9-10(b) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how findings work

Context Missing details

3 payments ($1,567.70) 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 (3)

Name	Date	Amount
The Rich Township First Party	2021-02-08	$1,200
Cook County Democratic Party	2022-09-02	$200
National Pen Company	2022-09-26	$168

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

Context Missing details

4 of 4 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 (4)

Name	Date	Amount
Blondean Davis	2021-10-14	$1,000
Otis Gilmore	2021-10-14	$800
Leonard Stallworth	2022-08-15	$569
Erica Chiang	2021-10-29	$550

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

$120,547raised, 141 itemized contributions, plus $8,182 in small ones

$0from the candidate (incl. loans)

$116,088spent

$42,346cash on hand on December 31, 2022; $15,446 in debts

Where their money comes from (besides their own)

49%17%22%

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

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How it was spent: $116,088

Office, printing and supplies$35,820

Donations and sponsorships$20,615

Other (as described)$19,703

Staff pay$11,100

Travel and meals$9,481

Legal, accounting and fees$7,471

Contributions to other committees$4,286

Print ads and billboards$3,000

Fundraising and events$2,365

Digital and online$1,319

Largest payees: Resonance Campaigns LLC $18,173 Office, printing and supplies · Anjenita Davis $11,100 Staff pay · State Board Of Elections $6,421 Legal, accounting and fees · Rich Township Democratic Organization $6,042 Donations and sponsorships · Idlewild Country Club $5,780 Office, printing and supplies · LaQuinta $5,055 Travel and meals · Illinois State Biard Of Elections $3,665 Other (as described) · Breaker Press Co $3,107 Office, printing and supplies

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
Health Care Council of Illinois PAC Springfield	Business or group	$10,000
Chicago land operators Countryside	Business or group	$9,000
Liuna Chicago Laborers District Council Burr Ridge	Business or group	$6,000
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor -Management PAC Countryside	Business or group	$5,000
I.P.A.C.E. Springfield	Business or group	$5,000
LCS Group II Chicago	Business or group	$5,000
SEIU Local 73 Chicago	Business or group	$5,000
Illinois Trail Lawyers Assosiation Springfield	Business or group	$3,500
Realtor Political Action Committee Springfield	Committee	$2,500
Teamsters Volunteers in Politics Willow Springs	Business or group	$2,500
AFSCME Washington,	Business or group	$2,000
Ameren Illinois St. Louis	Business or group	$2,000
Ameren illinois St. Louis	Business or group	$2,000
Comcast Financial agency corporation Philadelphia	Business or group	$2,000
Cozen O'Connor Philadelphia	Business or group	$1,750

Committee: Citizens for Debbie Meyers Martin (every report they filed is on the State Board of Elections' site). Data current as of October 12, 2026.

Their home

$300,000 – $400,000estimated market value, 2025 assessment

$335,800median home value in Cook County (Illinois: $280,700)

The Cook County assessor's estimate of the market value of the home at the address Debbie Meyers-Martin filed with the State Board of Elections, shown as a range; the address isn't published here. Assessments trail the market and can be appealed, so treat it as a rough figure. How this works. Medians: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024.

Their donors also gave to

Their largest donors who also funded other 2022 state candidates.

Donor	To them	Candidates funded
Health Care Council of Illinois PAC Group or PAC · Springfield	$10,000	85
Chicago Land Operators Group or PAC · Countryside	$9,000	3
Liuna Chicago Laborers District Council Labor union · Burr Ridge	$7,000	20
I.P.A.C.E. Group or PAC · Springfield	$5,000	74
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Labor union · Countryside	$5,000	126
SEIU LOCAL 73 Labor union · Chicago	$5,000	4
Ameren Illinois Business · St. Louis	$4,000	96
Realtor Political Action Committee Group or PAC · Springfield	$3,500	134
Teamsters Volunteers in Politics Labor union · Willow Springs	$2,500	79
AFSCME Labor union · Washington	$2,000	74
Comcast Financial Agency Corporation Business · Philadelphia	$2,000	63
Cozen O'Connor Business · Philadelphia	$1,750	62
Benefits Management Resources, Inc. Business · Tinley Park	$1,552	2
SEIU Healthcare IL PAC Labor union · Chicago	$1,250	3
William Davis for State Representative Candidate or officeholder committee · Homewood	$1,250	5