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Elizabeth Hernandez D

Incumbent, Democratic candidate for State Representative District 2

March 19, 2024 primary: won with 5,633 votes (100%) · November 5, 2024 general: won with 22,924 votes (100%)

Also ran for State Representative in 2026 ($710,885 raised), 2022 ($591,129 raised).

Worth a look

Context Missing details

1 payment ($1,000) with no purpose given

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Whether each payment is a reimbursement, pay for work, repayment of a loan the candidate made to the campaign, or something else.

The entries (1)

Name	Date	Amount
RET DEP ITEM 101848 ?	2023-04-20	$1,000

Rule: Payments with no purpose given

“the full name and mailing address of each person to whom expenditures have been made by the committee or candidate within the reporting period in an aggregate amount or value in excess of $150; the amount, date, and purpose of each of those expenditures”10 ILCS 5/9-11(a)(12) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how findings work

Campaign money

$1,054,361raised, 394 itemized contributions, plus $2,524 in small ones

$27,805from the candidate (incl. loans)

$734,917spent

$639,698cash on hand on December 31, 2024

Where their money comes from (besides their own)

25%30%31%

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

Plus $27,805 of their own money and from their other committees. Compare with all state candidates →

How it was spent: $734,917

Contributions to other committees$450,500

Office, printing and supplies$73,268

Other (as described)$53,422

Fundraising and events$50,520

Staff pay$23,999

Consultants and field$23,442

Donations and sponsorships$21,297

Travel and meals$12,334

Digital and online$10,938

Refunds$8,451

Largest payees: Democratic Party of Illinois $200,000 Contributions to other committees · Democrats for the Illinois House $168,500 Contributions to other committees · Friends of Edgar Gonzalez $36,500 Contributions to other committees · Lofty $32,953 Office, printing and supplies · Silver Lake Golf Club $31,580 Fundraising and events · Silver Lake Country Club $30,034 Other (as described) · All in With Lilian $20,800 Contributions to other committees · 1833 Group LLC $14,333 Consultants and field

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
Carpentry Advancement PAC Fund Chicago	Committee	$78,500
LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC Burr Ridge	Committee	$75,000
United Association of Journeymen & IL Pipe Trades Association PAC Springfield	Committee	$71,000
IBEW Illinois PAC Washington	Committee	$68,500
Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee Springfield	Committee	$65,000
Health Care Council of IL PAC Springfield	Committee	$60,000
JB for Governor Chicago	Committee	$50,000
Elizabeth Hernandez State Representative · State of IL · Cicero	Person	$27,805.26
Democratic Party of Illinois Springfield	Business or group	$16,099.86
SEIU Healthcare IL IN PAC Chicago	Committee	$13,000
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Countryside	Committee	$10,500
Davita Total Renal Care Inc. Tacoma	Business or group	$10,000
IVCA PAC Chicago	Committee	$10,000
NRG ENERGY Romeoville	Business or group	$10,000
SMART Local 265 PAC Carol Stream	Committee	$10,000

Committee: Citizens for Elizabeth Hernandez (every report they filed is on the State Board of Elections' site). Data current as of October 12, 2026.

Their home

$200,000 – $300,000estimated 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 Elizabeth Hernandez 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 Elizabeth Hernandez as an officer, manager or member of.

Company	Their role	Status	Gave to the campaign
LA FLOWER BOUTIQUE LLC LLC, since 2020 · file 08702179	manager, registered agent	Good standing · last annual report 2026	—
HOT BUNS #1 CORPORATION Corporation, since 2018 · file 71879291	president, registered agent	Dissolved · last annual report 2019	—

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 2024 state candidates.

Donor	To them	Candidates funded
Carpentry Advancement Political Action Committee Fund Group or PAC · Chicago	$78,500	65
LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC Labor union · Burr Ridge	$75,000	71
United Association of Journeymen & IL Pipe Trades Association PAC Group or PAC · Springfield	$71,000	14
IBEW Illinois PAC Labor union · Washington	$68,500	66
Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee Labor union · Springfield	$65,000	71
Health Care Council of Illinois PAC Group or PAC · Springfield	$60,000	62
JB for Governor Candidate or officeholder committee · Chicago	$50,000	33
Democratic Party of Illinois Party or caucus committee · Chicago	$16,100	52
SEIU Healthcare IL IN PAC Labor union · Chicago	$13,000	70
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Labor union · Countryside	$10,500	97
Davita Total Renal Care Inc. Business · Tacoma	$10,000	2
NRG Energy Business · Princeton	$10,000	34
Cicero Voters Alliance Group or PAC · Cicero	$10,000	3
SMART Local 265 PAC Labor union · Carol Stream	$10,000	5
IVCA PAC Group or PAC · Chicago	$10,000	8