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Diane Blair-Sherlock D

Democratic candidate for State Representative District 46

June 28, 2022 primary: won with 5,820 votes (100%) · November 8, 2022 general: won with 16,054 votes (100%)

Also ran for State Representative in 2026 ($97,019 raised), 2024 ($764,437 raised).

Worth a look

Worth a look Contribution limits

1 source gave more than the contribution limit ($5,589 over in all)

A candidate's committee may accept only so much from one source in an election cycle: in 2025–26, $7,300 from an individual, $14,600 from a corporation, union or association, and $72,800 from a PAC or another candidate's committee. The most over: Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC gave $65,489 in the general cycle, against a limit of $59,900 for a PAC or candidate committee.

What to check
  • Excess returned to the source (or given to charity) within 30 days of the Board's notice isn't a violation; a refund the committee listed under another name or purpose isn't subtracted here.
  • Two different people with the same name and ZIP code would be added together.
  • Spouses are separate sources, as are a business and the person who owns it.
  • Whether a corporation's or union's own PAC gave instead (the PAC limit applies to it).
The entries (1)
NameKindCycleContributionsGivenLimitOver
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PACa PAC or candidate committeegeneral8$65,489$59,900$5,589
Rule: Contributions over the limit
“During an election cycle, a candidate political committee may not accept contributions with an aggregate value over the following: (i) $5,000 from any individual, (ii) $10,000 from any corporation, labor organization, or association, or (iii) $50,000 from a candidate political committee or political action committee.”10 ILCS 5/9-8.5(b) (adjusted for inflation each odd year, 9-8.5(g)) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how findings work

Context Late reports

1 large contribution ($2,000) 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: $2,000 from smart property management llc, received 2022-04-27, reported 2022-05-10: 9 business days, 4 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)
NameDateA-1 filedBusiness daysAllowedAmount
smart property management llc2022-04-272022-05-1095$2,000
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 Late reports

1 contribution of $1,000 or more ($1,000) with no A-1 found

Each contribution of $1,000 or more must be reported on an A-1 within days of receipt, ahead of the quarterly report. These appear on a quarterly report, but no A-1 entry from the same contributor for the same amount within a week of the date was found. The largest: $1,000 from international union of elevator constructors local 2 on 2022-04-20.

What to check
  • The A-1 may list the contributor under another spelling or a different amount (a split check).
  • A contribution received and returned within the same period needn't be reported on an A-1.
  • Search the committee's A-1 filings on the State Board of Elections' site to confirm.
The entries (1)
NameReported onDateAmount
international union of elevator constructors local 2Quarterly2022-04-20$1,000
Rule: Large contributions with no A-1 found
“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”10 ILCS 5/9-10(c) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how findings work

Campaign money

$1,159,734raised, 125 itemized contributions, plus $2,809 in small ones
$0from the candidate (incl. loans)
$471,109spent
$13,308cash on hand on December 31, 2022
Where their money comes from (besides their own)

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

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How it was spent: $471,109

TV and streaming ads$427,980
Office, printing and supplies$18,282
Contributions to other committees$12,000
Mail and literature$5,809
Other (as described)$4,968
Postage and delivery$1,756
Legal, accounting and fees$270
Fundraising and events$45

Largest payees: Buying Time, LLC $405,105 TV and streaming ads · Devine Mulvey Longabaugh, Inc. $22,875 TV and streaming ads · Winning Connections $10,000 Office, printing and supplies · Advance Offset Press $7,527 Office, printing and supplies · Asian American Leaders Caucus PAC $5,641 Contributions to other committees · Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC $5,589 Contributions to other committees · Office Depot $3,904 Postage and delivery · Chi-Town Printing Inc. $2,706 Mail and literature

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 contributorsTypeTotal
Democrats for the Illinois House
Westchester
Business or group$376,274.65
Democratic Party of Illinois (Nonfederal)
Chicago
Business or group$168,706.30
Democratic Party of Illinois
Chicago
Business or group$116,723.54
Carpentry Advancement Poliitcal Action Committee
Chicago
Committee$59,900
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC
Countryside
Committee$59,900
Friends of Michelle Mussman
Schaumburg
Committee$59,900
Liuna Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC
Burr Ridge
Committee$59,900
I.P.A.C.E.
Springfield
Committee$50,000
Citizens for Gregory Harris
Chicago
Committee$48,000
Citizens for Marcus C Evans Jr
Chicago
Committee$33,000
Democrats for the Illinois House
Westchester
Committee$30,000
SEIU IL Council PAC Fund
Chicago
Committee$20,000
Friends for Deborah A. Conroy
Elmhurst
Committee$11,500
Personal PAC
Chicago
Business or group$8,019.99
West Suburban Teachers Union Local 571
Westmont
Committee$6,250

Committee: Friends for Diane Blair-Sherlock (every report they filed is on the State Board of Elections' site). Data current as of October 12, 2026.

Companies on the state register

Registered agent for (the person who receives legal papers; often a lawyer or accountant for a client, not an owner): ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS LOCAL #2 ORGANIZATION FOR DIABETES RESEARCH · ADVANCED HOLDINGS, LLC (voluntarily dissolved) · ANITA-JILL COMPANY (dissolved) · BLUE AND WHITE ACQUISITIONS INC. (dissolved) · BOSTONSATIRET, INC. (dissolved) · CATERING EVOLUTION SERVICES, INC. (dissolved) · CELTIC PROPERTIES INC. (dissolved) · COLES 8100 LLC (involuntarily dissolved) · DAHL HAUS HOME IMPROVEMENT, INC. (dissolved) · EZ PROPERTIES LLC (revoked) · GEN-DOM LLC (involuntarily dissolved) · KID'S SAFETY 1ST, INC. (dissolved) and 7 more.

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.

DonorTo themCandidates fundedBy party
Democrats for the Illinois House
Candidate or officeholder committee · Westchester
$406,27558
Democratic Party of Illinois (Nonfederal)
Party or caucus committee · Chicago
$168,7063
Democratic Party of Illinois
Party or caucus committee · Chicago
$116,72473
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC
Labor union · Countryside
$65,489126
LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC
Labor union · Burr Ridge
$59,90091
Friends of Michelle Mussman
Candidate or officeholder committee · Schaumburg
$59,9009
I.P.A.C.E.
Group or PAC · Springfield
$50,00074
Citizens for Gregory Harris
Candidate or officeholder committee · Chicago
$48,00017
Citizens for Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
Candidate or officeholder committee · Chicago
$33,00011
SEIU Illinois Council PAC Fund
Labor union · Chicago
$20,00029
Friends for Deborah A. Conroy
Group or PAC · Elmhurst
$11,5003
Personal PAC
Group or PAC · Chicago
$8,02062
West Suburban Teachers Union Local 571
Labor union · Westmont
$6,2507
Cari Sacks
Not Employed, Not Employed · Chicago
$6,00029
Michael Sacks
CEO, GCM Grosvenor · Chicago
$6,00030