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Eli Nicolosi R

Republican candidate for State Senator District 35

June 28, 2022 primary: lost with 5,231 votes (24.8%)

Worth a look

Worth a look Late reports

3 quarterly reports filed late (up to 104 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 2023-01-29.

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 (3)

Quarter ending	Due	Filed	Days late
2022-03-31	2022-04-15	2022-04-18	3
2022-09-30	2022-10-17	2023-01-29	104
2022-12-31	2023-01-17	2023-01-29	12

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

Context Missing details

3 of 3 donors giving over $500 listed with no employer or occupation

For anyone who gives more than $500 in a reporting period, a report must list their occupation and employer, or say the committee made a good-faith effort to find out. These list neither.

What to check

The committee may have filed an amendment adding them.
A retiree or someone not employed should still be listed as such.

The entries (3)

Name	Date	Amount
Katrina Nguyen	2021-11-19	$1,100
Frank Gambino	2021-11-19	$1,000
Jean Crosby	2021-11-22	$750

Rule: Donors with no employer or occupation

“if the contributor is an individual who contributed more than $500, the occupation and employer of the contributor or, if the occupation and employer of the contributor are unknown, a statement that the committee has made a good faith effort to ascertain this information”10 ILCS 5/9-11(a)(4) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how findings work

Campaign money

$126,770raised, 55 itemized contributions, plus $1,265 in small ones

$7,698from the candidate (incl. loans)

$140,437spent

$500cash on hand on December 31, 2022; $500 in debts

Where their money comes from (besides their own)

89%

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

Plus $150 of their own money and from their other committees. Compare with all state candidates →

How it was spent: $140,437

Other (as described)$35,413

Staff pay$33,718

Consultants and field$25,800

Digital and online$15,180

Office, printing and supplies$12,884

Donations and sponsorships$6,720

TV and streaming ads$5,886

Print ads and billboards$2,042

Travel and meals$1,993

Fundraising and events$513

Largest payees: Astute Webgroup $25,000 Digital and online · Jason Unger $16,200 Staff pay · Torchlight Strategies $10,800 Consultants and field · Percipient Strategies LLC $10,000 Consultants and field · Joan Etten $9,019 Staff pay · Minuteman Press $7,230 Office, printing and supplies · Eli Angelo Nicolosi $7,048 Other (as described) · Comcast $6,500 Other (as described)

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
PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS UA LOCAL 23 PAC ROCKFORD	Business or group	$45,000
IBEW LOCAL 364 ROCKFORD	Business or group	$20,000
Northwestern Illinois Building and Construction Trades Council ROCKFORD	Business or group	$20,000
LABORERS' INTL UNION OF NA LOCAL 32 PAC ACCOUNT CHERRY VALLEY	Business or group	$8,000
SHEET METAL WORKERS LOCAL 219 ROCKFORD	Business or group	$5,000
IBEW LOCAL 364 ROCKFORD	Committee	$2,500
LABORERS' INTL UNION OF NA LOCAL 32 PAC ACCOUNT CHERRY VALLEY	Committee	$2,500
Northwestern Illinois Building and Construction Trades Council ROCKFORD	Committee	$2,500
PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS UA LOCAL 23 PAC ROCKFORD	Committee	$2,500
IRONWORKERS LOCAL 498 ROCKFORD	Business or group	$2,000
Kebby Industries Rockford	Business or group	$2,000
Katrina Nguyen Rockford	Person	$1,395.19
Frank Nicolosi Rockford	Person	$1,025
Crimson Valley Landscaping Rockford	Business or group	$1,000
Eqautor Tan Rockford	Business or group	$1,000

Committee: Friends of Eli Nicolosi (every report they filed is on the State Board of Elections' site). Data current as of October 12, 2026.

Their donors also gave to

Their largest donors who also funded other 2022 state candidates.

Donor	To them	Candidates funded
Plumbers & Pipefitters UA Local 23 PAC Labor union · Rockford	$47,500	8
Northwestern Illinois Building and Construction Trades Council Labor union · Rockford	$22,500	3
LABORERS' INTL UNION OF NA LOCAL 32 PAC ACCOUNT Labor union · Cherry Valley	$10,500	2
SHEET METAL WORKERS LOCAL 219 Labor union · Rockford	$6,000	2
IRONWORKERS LOCAL 498 Labor union · Rockford	$2,500	2
Roofers & Waterproofers Local 11 PAC Labor union · Oak Brook	$1,000	48
Elizabeth Bishop Retired, Retired · Lasalle	$750	6
Leslie Doran Retired, Retired · Sycamore	$500	2
Illinois Valley Building Trades Council Labor union · Ottawa	$250	2
IBEW Illinois PAC Labor union · Washington	$250	63