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Elgie R Sims, Jr D

Incumbent, Democratic candidate for State Senator District 17

June 28, 2022 primary: won with 21,703 votes (100%) · November 8, 2022 general: won with 51,061 votes (100%)

Also ran for State Senator in 2026 ($821,692 raised).

Worth a look

Context Late reports

2 contributions of $1,000 or more ($7,500) 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: $5,000 from Cheryl Rucker-Whitaker on 2022-02-03.

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 (2)
NameReported onDateAmount
Cheryl Rucker-WhitakerQuarterly2022-02-03$5,000
Theodore LondonQuarterly2022-11-18$2,500
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

Context Late reports

1 quarterly report filed late (up to 14 days)

Quarterly reports are due by the 15th of the month after each quarter. The report for the quarter ending 2022-09-30 was due 2022-10-17 and filed 2022-10-31.

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 endingDueFiledDays late
2022-09-302022-10-172022-10-3114
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

$428,194raised, 283 itemized contributions, plus $2,219 in small ones
$0from the candidate (incl. loans)
$248,755spent
$534,526cash 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: $248,755

Other (as described)$117,165
Office, printing and supplies$44,198
Travel and meals$22,554
Mail and literature$19,552
Digital and online$18,776
Fundraising and events$11,548
Contributions to other committees$10,263
Donations and sponsorships$4,700

Largest payees: P2 Consulting $30,139 Other (as described) · Durkin & Roberts $20,000 Other (as described) · Breaker Press $17,375 Office, printing and supplies · Balmoral Woods $11,315 Other (as described) · Costco Wholesale $9,558 Travel and meals · Kevin Stinson $9,330 Other (as described) · NGP VAN $7,016 Digital and online · Verizon $6,860 Digital and online

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
Citizens for Jacqueline Collins
Chicago
Committee$30,000
Affordable Assisted Living Coalition PAC
Springfield
Business or group$22,500
MuniBuy LLC
Chicago
Business or group$8,957.75
Chicago Land Operators Joint-Labor Management PAC
Countryside
Committee$8,000
Molina Healthcare
Long Beach
Business or group$8,000
LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC
Burr Ridge
Committee$7,500
Realtor Political Action Committee
Springfield
Business or group$7,500
Amazon.com Services, Inc
Seattle
Business or group$6,000
Ameren Illinois
Saint Louis
Business or group$6,000
Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois PAC
Springfield
Committee$6,000
Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois PAC
Springfield
Business or group$6,000
AFSCME Illinois Council No. 31 PAC
Springfield
Business or group$5,000
Accel Entertainment Gaming, LLC
Bolingbrook
Business or group$5,000
Ben Lazare Consulting, LLC
Springfield
Business or group$5,000
Health Care Council of Illinois PAC
Springfield
Business or group$5,000

Committee: Friends of Elgie Sims (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
SpenderAmount
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 donors also gave to

Their largest donors who also funded other 2022 state candidates.

DonorTo themCandidates fundedBy party
Citizens for Jacqueline Collins
Candidate or officeholder committee · Chicago
$30,0009
Affordable Assisted Living Coalition PAC
Group or PAC · Springfield
$22,50010
Realtor Political Action Committee
Group or PAC · Springfield
$12,500134
Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois PAC
Group or PAC · Springfield
$12,00097
Illinois Hospital Association PAC
Group or PAC · Springfield
$10,000106
MuniBuy LLC
Business · Chicago
$8,9586
Molina Healthcare, Inc.
Business · Long Beach
$8,00049
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC
Labor union · Countryside
$8,000126
LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC
Labor union · Burr Ridge
$7,50091
SEIU Healthcare Illinois Indiana PAC
Labor union · Chicago
$7,0008
Amazon.com Services LLC
Business · Seattle
$6,00067
Ameren Illinois
Business · St. Louis
$6,00096
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association PAC
Group or PAC · Springfield
$5,500105
Ben Lazare Consulting
Business · Springfield
$5,00070
Accel Entertainment Gaming, LLC
Business · Bolingbrook
$5,000126