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Demi Palecek D
Democratic candidate for State Representative District 13
March 17, 2026 primary: won with 11,367 votes (42.7%) · November 3, 2026 general
🔓 Contribution limits are off in their race (limits off for race).
Campaign money
$21,000 of it in 11 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 Education Association-NEA $10,000 2026-09-16 · AFSCME Illinois PEOPLE Committee $2,000 2026-09-12 · Associated Fire Fighters of IL PAC Fund $1,000 2026-10-05 · Carpentry Advancement Political Action Committee Fund $1,000 2026-08-19 · Carpentry Advancement Political Action Committee Fund $1,000 2026-10-09 · Friends of Kam Buckner $1,000 2026-10-05 · Painters District Council #14 Political Action Fund $1,000 2026-10-05 · Planned Parenthood of Illinois Action PAC $1,000 2026-08-03 · Leo Smith $1,000 2026-10-09 · Sean Christopher Tenner $1,000 2026-10-06
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsParties and legislative caucusesOther candidates and officeholders
Plus $500 of their own money and from their other committees. Compare with all state candidates →
How it was spent: $241,659
Largest payees: Blueprint Interactive $72,500 Other (as described) · The Pivot Group, Inc $72,457 Mail and literature · Classified Consultants $31,500 Staff pay · Mary Stich-Marcus $12,170 Staff pay · Breaker Press $6,873 Office, printing and supplies · Ophelia Stanfield $6,774 Staff pay · Civic Matters $4,740 Other (as described) · Act Blue $3,700 Legal, accounting and fees
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 |
|---|---|
| Leaders We Deserve PAC Washington | $102,800 |
| Leo Smith Not employed · Not employed · Chicago | $11,000 |
| Illinois Education Association-NEA Springfield | $10,000 |
| Leaders We Deserve PAC Washington | $8,500 |
| Ricky Gandhi Economist · Department of Labor · Burbank | $7,856 |
| Blueprint Interactive Arlington | $5,000 |
| Chicago Land Operators Joint-Management PAC Countryside | $3,500 |
| Painters District Council #14 Political Action Fund Chicago | $3,000 |
| The Justice Coalition PAC Palos Park | $3,000 |
| Vote Vets Portland | $3,000 |
| Frank Gutierrez Sr Coordinator · Chicago Transit Authority · Chicago | $2,500 |
| Mike Porfirio State Senator · 11th Legislative District · La Grange | $2,500 |
| Rashid for Illinois Summit Argo | $2,500 |
| Arthur Segel Educator · Harvard Business School · Dover | $2,500 |
| Vasselli Law Oak Brook | $2,500 |
Committee: Demi for Illinois (every report they filed is on the State Board of Elections' site). Data current as of October 12, 2026.
Their donors also gave to
Their largest donors who also funded other 2026 state candidates.
| Donor | To them | Candidates funded | By party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leaders We Deserve PAC Group or PAC · Washington | $111,300 | 2 | |
| Leo Smith Policy Director, Chicago CRED · Chicago | $10,000 | 6 | |
| Ricky Gandhi Economist, Department of Labor · Burbank | $7,856 | 2 | |
| Chicago Land Operators Joint Management PAC Group or PAC · Countryside | $3,500 | 2 | |
| Vote Vets Group or PAC · Portland | $3,000 | 2 | |
| Painters District Council #14 Political Action Fund Labor union · Chicago | $3,000 | 17 | |
| The Justice Coalition PAC Group or PAC · Palos Park | $3,000 | 2 | |
| Frank Gutierrez Sr Coordinator, Chicago Transit Authority · Chicago | $2,500 | 3 | |
| Mike Porfirio State Senator, 11th Legislative District · La Grange | $2,500 | 2 | |
| Vasselli Law Business · Oak Brook | $2,500 | 4 | |
| Rashid for Illinois Candidate or officeholder committee · Summit | $2,500 | 14 | |
| Meredith Rawling Team Lead, Peri · Chicago | $2,000 | 2 | |
| Mohammad Hammad MS Global Consulting, Self · Mokena | $2,000 | 5 | |
| Carpentry Advancement PAC Fund Group or PAC · Chicago | $2,000 | 72 | |
| Sheri Maali Not Employed, Not employed · Oak Brook | $1,500 | 9 |