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Don Harmon D

Incumbent, Democratic candidate for State Senator District 39

June 28, 2022 primary: won with 19,767 votes (100%) · November 8, 2022 general: won with 47,658 votes (100%)

🔓 Contribution limits are off in their race (self funding disclosure).

Also ran for State Senator in 2026 ($16.5M raised), 2024 ($17.1M raised).

Worth a look

Context How the money was spent

$6,603.91 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. Not counted: $395,654.43 repaying the candidate's loans to the campaign or returning their money, which the law allows.

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 (19)

Name	Who	Purpose (as reported)	Date	Amount
Donald F Harmon	the candidate	Mileage	2022-07-29	$759
Donald F Harmon	the candidate	Mileage	2022-09-30	$739
Donald F Harmon	the candidate	Mileage	2022-08-31	$628
Donald F Harmon	the candidate	Mileage	2022-05-31	$548
Donald F Harmon	the candidate	Mileage	2022-06-30	$508
Donald F Harmon	the candidate	Mileage	2021-06-30	$495
Donald F Harmon	the candidate	Mileage	2021-08-31	$473
Donald F Harmon	the candidate	Mileage	2022-04-29	$417
Donald F Harmon	the candidate	Mileage	2021-09-30	$350
Donald F Harmon	the candidate	Mileage	2021-10-29	$344
Donald F Harmon	the candidate	Mileage	2021-03-31	$250
Donald F Harmon	the candidate	Mileage	2021-07-30	$240
Donald F Harmon	the candidate	Mileage	2021-11-30	$209
Donald F Harmon	the candidate	Mileage	2021-12-30	$168
Donald F Harmon	the candidate	Mileage	2022-02-28	$165
Donald F Harmon	the candidate	Mileage	2021-02-28	$116
Donald F Harmon	the candidate	Mileage	2022-02-28	$115
Donald F Harmon	the candidate	Mileage	2022-03-31	$52
Donald F Harmon	the candidate	Mileage	2021-04-30	$27

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

$19,162,736raised, 1,277 itemized contributions, plus $15,561 in small ones

$119,912from the candidate (incl. loans)

$18,612,345spent

$7,409,781cash on hand on December 31, 2022

Where their money comes from (besides their own)

17%37%44%

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

Plus $1,763 of their own money and from their other committees. Compare with all state candidates →

How it was spent: $18,612,345

Contributions to other committees$16,829,255

Other (as described)$632,243

Consultants and field$246,500

Mail and literature$240,336

Donations and sponsorships$188,900

Staff pay$186,747

Office, printing and supplies$176,588

Travel and meals$53,074

Fundraising and events$27,792

Digital and online$12,689

Largest payees: ISDF $16,000,000 Contributions to other committees · All for Justice $500,000 Contributions to other committees · Donald F Harmon $402,258 Travel and meals · The Strategy Group LLC $240,336 Mail and literature · New Chicago Consulting, LLC $126,500 Consultants and field · Butcher Law Firm $120,000 Consultants and field · James M. Sweeney Golf Classic $100,000 Donations and sponsorships · Greenhouse Management $82,429 Office, printing and supplies

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
Engineers Political Education Committee Washington	Committee	$2,820,000
LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC Burr Ridge	Committee	$2,290,000
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor Management PAC Countryside	Committee	$1,860,000
Health Care Council of Illinois Political Action Committee Springfield	Committee	$1,200,000
IBEW Illinois PAC Washington	Committee	$682,100
Carpentry Advancement Political Action Committee Fund Chicago	Committee	$600,000
UA Union Plumbers & Pipefitters Vote! PAC Annapolis	Committee	$500,000
Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE Westmont	Committee	$350,000
Illinois Pipe Trades PAC Account Springfield	Committee	$305,700
AFSCME Washington	Committee	$300,000
Affordable Assisted Living Coalition PAC Springfield	Committee	$285,000
IUOE Local 399 Political Education Fund Chicago	Committee	$262,500
Laborers Political League Washington	Committee	$250,000
Pipefitters' Association Local 597 UA Illinois PAC Fund Chicago	Committee	$250,000
IBEW PAC Voluntary Fund Washington	Committee	$237,360

Committee: Friends of Don Harmon for State Senate (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

$69spent supporting them

$0spent opposing them

Spender		Amount
Illinois Farm Bureau ACTIVATOR general · 2022-10-26	for	$69

Independent expenditures reported by other committees since January 1, 2021. The candidate doesn't control them.

Their home

$600,000 – $700,000estimated market value, 2026 assessment

$335,800median home value in Cook County (Illinois: $280,700)

The Cook County assessor's estimate of the market value of the home at the address Don Harmon filed with the State Board of Elections, shown as a range; the address isn't published here. Assessments trail the market and can be appealed, so treat it as a rough figure. How this works. Medians: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024.

Companies on the state register

Corporations and LLCs the Secretary of State lists Don Harmon as an officer, manager or member of.

Company	Their role	Status	Gave to the campaign
1935-307 FAIRFIELD LLC LLC, since 2026 · file 18301318	manager	Good standing	—

Registered agent for (the person who receives legal papers; often a lawyer or accountant for a client, not an owner): FRIENDS OF DON HARMON · ISDF, NFP · DL21C (dissolved).

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
Engineers Political Education Committee Group or PAC · Washington	$2,820,000	10
LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC Labor union · Burr Ridge	$2,290,000	91
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Labor union · Countryside	$1,860,000	126
Health Care Council of Illinois PAC Group or PAC · Springfield	$1,200,000	85
IBEW Illinois PAC Labor union · Washington	$682,100	63
Carpentry Advancement PAC Fund Group or PAC · Chicago	$600,000	73
UA Union Plumbers & Pipefitters Vote! PAC Labor union · Annapolis	$500,000	4
Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE Labor union · Westmont	$350,000	119
Illinois Pipe Trades PAC Account Group or PAC · Springfield	$305,700	28
AFSCME Labor union · Washington	$300,000	74
Affordable Assisted Living Coalition PAC Group or PAC · Springfield	$285,000	10
IUOE Local 399 Political Education Fund Labor union · Chicago	$262,500	29
Laborers Political League Labor union · Washington	$250,000	5
Pipefitters' Association Local 597 UA Illinois PAC Fund Labor union · Chicago	$250,000	5
IBEW PAC Voluntary Fund Labor union · Washington	$237,360	44