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Dennis R Tipsword Jr R
Incumbent, Republican candidate for State Representative District 105
March 19, 2024 primary: won with 7,971 votes (69.7%) · November 5, 2024 general: won with 38,132 votes (100%)
Also ran for State Representative in 2022 ($94,300 raised).
Campaign money
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsParties and legislative caucusesOther candidates and officeholders
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How it was spent: $124,638
Largest payees: Coleman Printing $38,622 Postage and delivery · United States Postal Office $14,843 Postage and delivery · House Republican Organization $10,000 Contributions to other committees · Tall Oaks Country Club $8,737 Other (as described) · Precision Signz $7,482 Office, printing and supplies · Ink Stainz $5,566 Office, printing and supplies · Steven Shearer $4,000 Consultants and field · Paypal $2,750 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 |
|---|---|
| Main Street Leadership PAC Peoria | $22,500 |
| House Republican Organization Naperville | $20,276.04 |
| Realtor PAC Springfield | $15,000 |
| Fraternal Order of Police Chicago Lodge 7 Chicago | $8,000 |
| Marquis Energy-Illinois LLC Hennepin | $7,000 |
| Chicago Land Operators joint Labor Management PAC Countryside | $5,000 |
| Parsons Company Inc Roanoke | $5,000 |
| Woodford County GOP Eureka | $5,000 |
| Ameren Illinois PAC Springfield | $4,000 |
| R Alliance Ag Supply Toluca | $3,000 |
| Philip McCully retired · retired · Toluca | $2,600 |
| Ameren Illinois Company St Louis | $2,500 |
| Ryan Spain State Representative · State of Illinois | $2,500 |
| The Illinois Chamber PAC Springfield | $2,500 |
| Maria Ahmedi Restaurant owner · Old Route 66 Family Restaurant · Dwight | $2,000 |
Committee: Citizens for Tipsword (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 REALTORS Fund primary · 2024-02-26 | for | $21,000 |
Independent expenditures reported by other committees since January 1, 2023. The candidate doesn't control them.
Committees
- Approp-Public Safety & Infrastruct
- Health Care Licenses
- Immigration & Human Rights
- Insurance
- Judiciary - Criminal
- Mental Health & Addiction
- Police & Fire Committee
Subcommittees: Fire Subcommittee · Police Subcommittee · Sex Offenses and Sex Offender Reg.
Their seats in the current General Assembly, from ilga.gov. Compare with who funds them: their donors.
Their donors also gave to
Their largest donors who also funded other 2024 state candidates.
| Donor | To them | Candidates funded | By party |
|---|---|---|---|
| House Republican Organization Party or caucus committee · Naperville | $20,276 | 10 | |
| Realtor Political Action Committee Group or PAC · Springfield | $15,000 | 86 | |
| Fraternal Order of Police Chicago Lodge 7 Labor union · Chicago | $8,000 | 8 | |
| Marquis Energy - Illinois LLC Business · Hennepin | $7,000 | 11 | |
| Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Labor union · Countryside | $5,000 | 97 | |
| Ameren Illinois PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | $4,000 | 22 | |
| Illinois State Medical Society PAC Group or PAC · Chicago | $2,500 | 89 | |
| Ryan Spain State Representative, State of Illinois | $2,500 | 2 | |
| The Illinois Chamber PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | $2,500 | 47 | |
| Ameren Illinois Business · St. Louis | $2,500 | 80 | |
| Illinois Merchants PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | $1,500 | 28 | |
| New Century Republicans Group or PAC · La Salle | $1,500 | 4 | |
| DENT-IL-PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | $1,250 | 78 | |
| Argo-Ruestman-Harris Funeral Home Business · Eureka | $1,000 | 2 | |
| Caterpillar Inc. PAC Group or PAC · Irving | $1,000 | 20 |