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Dennis R Tipsword Jr R

Republican candidate for State Representative District 105

June 28, 2022 primary: won with 5,645 votes (39.2%) · November 8, 2022 general: won with 36,731 votes (100%)

Also ran for State Representative in 2024 ($149,626 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 John Wipfler, received 2022-11-21, reported 2022-12-09: 12 business days, 7 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
John Wipfler	2022-11-21	2022-12-09	12	5	$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 How the money was spent

$1,628.40 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 (1)

Name	Who	Purpose (as reported)	Date	Amount
Dennis Tipsword	the candidate	Mileage	2022-07-29	$1,628

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

Context Late reports

1 quarterly report filed late (up to 3 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 2022-04-18.

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	2022-04-18	3

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

Campaign money

$94,300raised, 64 itemized contributions, plus $12,476 in small ones

$0from the candidate (incl. loans)

$87,715spent

$18,432cash on hand on December 31, 2022; $2,500 in debts

Where their money comes from (besides their own)

49%16%18%17%

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

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How it was spent: $87,715

Office, printing and supplies$49,033

Consultants and field$20,400

Postage and delivery$5,880

Other (as described)$5,849

Travel and meals$2,932

Fundraising and events$2,716

Contributions to other committees$905

Largest payees: Coleman Printing $39,754 Postage and delivery · Steven Shearer $17,650 Consultants and field · Precision Signz $7,414 Office, printing and supplies · United States Postal Office $5,295 Postage and delivery · Karen Disharoon $2,750 Consultants and field · Ty-Comp $2,275 Other (as described) · Metamora Fields $1,850 Office, printing and supplies · Terry Farmer Photography Inc $1,683 Other (as described)

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
Friends of Win Stoller Peoria	Committee	$15,000
JBD Lead Forward PAC La Grange	Committee	$10,000
Arthur Guede retired · retired · Metamora	Person	$6,000
Claire Guede retired · retired · Metamora	Person	$6,000
Jerry Smith retired · retired · Eureka	Person	$6,000
Marshall Smith Deputy Sheriff · Woodford County · Eureka	Person	$6,000
Allen Jennings retired · retired · Peoria	Person	$5,000
Parsons Company Inc Roanoke	Business or group	$5,000
Sheets Creek Landing LLC Spring Bay	Business or group	$3,000
KDB Group LLC Peoria	Business or group	$2,500
Marquis Energy-Illinois LLC Hennepin	Business or group	$2,500
John Wieland Chief Executive Officer · MH Equipment · Brimfield	Person	$2,500
Farrell Lord retired · retired · Metamora	Person	$2,100
Restore Illinois PAC Louisville	Committee	$2,000
Judy Mangold homemaker · homemaker · Eureka	Person	$1,500

Committee: Citizens for Tipsword (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 2022 state candidates.

Donor	To them	Candidates funded
Friends of Win Stoller Candidate or officeholder committee · Peoria	$15,000	6
JBD Lead Forward PAC Group or PAC · Lagrange	$10,000	7
Jerry Smith retired, retired · Eureka	$6,000	2
Parsons Company Inc Business · Roanoke	$5,000	3
John Wieland Executive, MH Equipment · Brimfield	$2,500	4
Marquis Energy-Illinois LLC Business · Hennepin	$2,500	4
Restore Illinois PAC Group or PAC · Louisville	$2,000	10
Judy Mangold homemaker, homemaker · Eureka	$1,500	2
Friends of Chuck Weaver Candidate or officeholder committee · Peoria	$1,000	7
Illinois Merchants PAC Group or PAC · Chicago	$1,000	34
Philip McCully Retired, Retired · Toluca	$1,000	2
John Wipfler Physician, OSF · Metamora	$1,000	2
Ameren Illinois PAC Group or PAC · Springfield	$1,000	39
William Christ Insurance Agent, Self Employed · Metamora	$700	3
Peoria Police Political Action Com Labor union · Peoria	$500	2