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Debbie Meyers-Martin D

Incumbent, Democratic candidate for State Representative District 38

March 19, 2024 primary: won with 10,837 votes (100%) · November 5, 2024 general: won with 43,437 votes (100%)

Also ran for State Representative in 2026 ($67,465 raised), 2022 ($120,547 raised).

Worth a look

Worth a look Late reports

1 large contribution ($1,000) reported on an A-1 after the deadline

A contribution of $1,000 or more must be reported to the State Board of Elections within 5 business days (2 in the last 30 days before an election the candidate is on the ballot for). The latest: $1,000 from Amazon, received 2024-10-31, reported 2024-12-31: 38 business days, 36 past the deadline.

What to check

The receipt date is what the committee reported; a correction or a typo there changes the count.
A contribution received and returned within the same quarterly period needn't be reported on an A-1.
The Board decides on fines and can waive them (inadvertence, clerical error, days late).

The entries (1)

Name	Date	A-1 filed	Business days	Allowed	Amount
Amazon	2024-10-31	2024-12-31	38	2	$1,000

Rule: Large contributions reported late

“A political committee shall file a report of any contribution of $1,000 or more electronically with the Board within 5 business days after receipt of the contribution, except that the report shall be filed within 2 business days after receipt if (i) the contribution is received 30 or fewer days before the date of an election”10 ILCS 5/9-10(c) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how findings work

Context Missing details

5 of 7 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 (5)

Name	Date	Amount
Ana Soskic	2023-09-06	$2,000
Ana Soskic	2024-08-10	$2,000
Lamond Taylor	2024-08-13	$1,000
Latonya Harris	2023-08-24	$715
Jeffrey Cohn	2024-09-03	$672

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

$142,321raised, 151 itemized contributions, plus $8,813 in small ones

$0from the candidate (incl. loans)

$120,875spent

$42,791cash on hand on December 31, 2024; $15,446 in debts

Where their money comes from (besides their own)

11%42%11%22%12%

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

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How it was spent: $120,875

Travel and meals$36,525

Donations and sponsorships$27,258

Other (as described)$14,722

Office, printing and supplies$14,267

Contributions to other committees$12,899

Fundraising and events$7,581

Consultants and field$3,700

Staff pay$2,078

Digital and online$1,844

Largest payees: Hilton Garden Inn $19,977 Travel and meals · Idlewild $7,331 Office, printing and supplies · Crowne Plaza $5,445 Travel and meals · Glenwoodie Golf Club $5,160 Other (as described) · Chicago Gaelic Park $4,910 Office, printing and supplies · Rich Township Democratic Organization $4,875 Donations and sponsorships · Rich Township $3,800 Donations and sponsorships · Denise Manuel Associates $3,300 Staff pay

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
Democratic Party of Illinois Springfield	Business or group	$16,503.06
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor Management Countryside	Business or group	$7,500
Chicago land operators Countryside	Business or group	$6,000
Liuna Chicago Laborers District Council Burr Ridge	Business or group	$6,000
Health Care Council of Illinois PAC Springfield	Business or group	$5,500
I.P.A.C.E. Springfield	Business or group	$5,000
Illinois Trail Lawyers Assosiation Springfield	Business or group	$4,500
Comcast Financial agency corporation Philadelphia	Business or group	$4,000
Ana Soskic Chcago	Person	$4,000
Realtor Political Action Committee Springfield	Business or group	$3,500
Ameren Illinois St. Louis	Business or group	$3,000
Cozen O'Connor Philadelphia	Business or group	$3,000
AFSCME Illinois Council No.31 Springfield	Business or group	$2,500
SEIU Local 73 Chicago	Committee	$2,500
SNC Consulting & Management Chicago	Business or group	$2,500

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 2024 state candidates.

Donor	To them	Candidates funded
Democratic Party of Illinois Party or caucus committee · Chicago	$16,503	52
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor -Management Labor union · Countryside	$7,500	4
LiUNA Chicago Laborers District Council Labor union · Burr Ridge	$6,000	15
Chicago Land Operators Business · Countryside	$6,000	5
Health Care Council of Illinois PAC Group or PAC · Springfield	$5,500	62
I.P.A.C.E. Group or PAC · Springfield	$5,000	54
Comcast Financial Agency Corporation Business · Philadelphia	$4,000	39
Ana Soskic President, Furry Babies · Chicago	$4,000	7
Realtor Political Action Committee Group or PAC · Springfield	$3,500	86
Cozen O'Connor Business · Philadelphia	$3,000	59
Ameren Illinois Business · St. Louis	$3,000	80
AFSCME Illinois Council No. 31 Labor union · Springfield	$2,500	4
SEIU Local 73 Labor union · Chicago	$2,500	5
SEIU HealthCare IL PAC Labor union · Chicago	$2,000	3
AFSCME Labor union · Washington	$2,000	74