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Desi Anderson R
Republican candidate for State Senator District 46
June 28, 2022 primary: won with 11,195 votes (100%) · November 8, 2022 general: lost with 27,924 votes (100%)
Campaign money
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsParties and legislative caucusesOther candidates and officeholders
Plus $1,000 of their own money and from their other committees. Compare with all state candidates →
How it was spent: $99,510
Largest payees: Gateway Media $45,202 Digital and online · SRVF $26,000 Contributions to other committees · Forward Motion Production $6,500 Other (as described) · Buildasign.com $4,598 Office, printing and supplies · Liberty Ltd $3,584 Mail and literature · Dynes Designz $3,402 Office, printing and supplies · Signsonthecheap.com $1,048 Office, printing and supplies · Bradley University $777 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 | Total |
|---|---|
| SRVF SPRINGFILED | $49,772.51 |
| Illinois Republican Party Chicago | $27,388.32 |
| LaHood for Congress PEORIA | $15,000 |
| Olson Packaging Services, Inc. Galesburg | $12,000 |
| Business PAC of Central IL Peoria | $10,000 |
| Connie Beard Retired · Retired · Bloomington | $6,000 |
| Breakthrough Ideas Wheaton | $5,000 |
| Illinois State Lodge Springfield | $5,000 |
| Simformation LLC Peoria | $5,000 |
| James Kellock III President · Olson Packaging · Peoria | $3,500 |
| Nicolas Anderson Sales · Dell Tech · Carlock | $3,000 |
| Committee to Elect Don Knapp Bloomington | $3,000 |
| Brent Nussbaum CEO · Nussbaum Transportation Services Inc. · Bloomington | $2,500 |
| Nussbaum Transportation Services Inc. Hudson | $2,500 |
| Allen Brokken Sales · Google · Bloomington | $2,250 |
Committee: Friends of Desi (every report they filed is on the State Board of Elections' site). Data current as of October 12, 2026.
Companies on the state register
Corporations and LLCs the Secretary of State lists Desi Anderson as an officer, manager or member of.
| Company | Their role | Gave to the campaign |
|---|---|---|
| HESED CAPITAL L.L.C. LLC, since 2021 · file 09938966 | manager | — |
From the Secretary of State's business records of October 13, 2026, matched by name and ZIP code against the address the State Board of Elections has for the candidate (or by name when the company itself gave to their campaign). Someone listed only at another address isn't found; search the Secretary of State's business entity search by file number for the full record.
Their donors also gave to
Their largest donors who also funded other 2022 state candidates.
| Donor | To them | Candidates funded | By party |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRVF Business · Springfield | $49,773 | 2 | |
| Illinois Republican Party Party or caucus committee · Chicago | $27,388 | 49 | |
| LaHood for Congress Candidate or officeholder committee · Peoria | $15,000 | 15 | |
| Business PAC of Central Illinois Group or PAC · Peoria | $10,000 | 2 | |
| Connie Beard Realtor, self employed · Bloomington | $6,000 | 8 | |
| Breakthrough Ideas Business · Wheaton | $5,000 | 9 | |
| Illinois State Lodge Group or PAC · Springfield | $5,000 | 6 | |
| Committee to Elect Don Knapp Candidate or officeholder committee · Bloomington | $3,000 | 2 | |
| Timothy Ruestman Coroner, Woodford County · Kappa | $1,521 | 2 | |
| Plummer for Illinois Candidate or officeholder committee · Troy | $1,500 | 6 | |
| Donald DeWitte State Senator, State of IL · St. Charles | $1,041 | 2 | |
| Heidi Spaulding Home, Home · Downs | $1,000 | 2 | |
| Dan Caulkins retired, State of IL · Decatur | $1,000 | 4 | |
| Charles Rinkenberger Retired, Retired · Morton | $1,000 | 2 | |
| Anderson for Illinois Candidate or officeholder committee · Moline | $1,000 | 13 |