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Emanuel "Chris" Welch D
Incumbent, Democratic candidate for State Representative District 7
March 19, 2024 primary: won with 10,375 votes (100%) · November 5, 2024 general: won with 39,402 votes (100%)
🔓 Contribution limits are off in their race (self funding disclosure).
Also ran for State Representative in 2026 ($19.6M raised), 2022 ($22.0M raised).
Campaign money
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How it was spent: $15,140,108
Largest payees: Democrats for the Illinois House $7,000,000 Contributions to other committees · Democratic Party of Illinois $4,604,601 Contributions to other committees · The Dover Group $330,745 Postage and delivery · Tulchin Research $236,000 Polling · Revel Global Events $156,069 Fundraising and events · Around the Clock Transportation $134,024 Travel and meals · Al Forst $110,298 Office, printing and supplies · Nelson Wurth Consulting, LLC $107,000 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 | Total |
|---|---|
| Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Countryside | $2,546,000 |
| LiUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC Burr Ridge | $925,000 |
| Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE Westmont | $815,000 |
| Health Care Council of Illinois PAC Springfield | $448,000 |
| Carpentry Advancement PAC Fund Chicago | $417,000 |
| Engineers Political Education Committee Separate Education Fund Washington | $395,849 |
| IBEW Illinois PAC Washington | $393,500 |
| I.U.O.E. Local 399 Political Education Fund Chicago | $290,000 |
| Sports Betting Alliance Lubbock | $290,000 |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee Springfield | $270,000 |
| I.P.A.C.E. Springfield | $251,000 |
| United Assn of Journeymen & IL Pipe Traders ASSN Pac Account Springfield | $250,000 |
| Affordable Assisted Living Coalition PAC Springfield | $235,000 |
| Ullico Management Company Silver Spring | $205,000 |
| SMART Local 265 PAC Fund Carol Stream | $175,000 |
Committee: People for Emanuel Chris Welch (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 2024 state candidates.
| Donor | To them | Candidates funded | By party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Labor union · Countryside | $2,548,500 | 97 | |
| LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC Labor union · Burr Ridge | $925,000 | 71 | |
| Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE Labor union · Westmont | $815,000 | 89 | |
| Health Care Council of Illinois PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | $448,000 | 62 | |
| Carpentry Advancement Political Action Committee Fund Group or PAC · Chicago | $417,000 | 65 | |
| Engineers Political Education Committee Separate Education Fund Group or PAC · Washington | $395,849 | 4 | |
| IBEW Illinois PAC Labor union · Washington | $393,500 | 66 | |
| I.U.O.E. Local 399 Political Education Fund Labor union · Chicago | $290,000 | 18 | |
| Sports Betting Alliance Group or PAC · Lubbock | $290,000 | 27 | |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee Labor union · Springfield | $270,000 | 71 | |
| I.P.A.C.E. Group or PAC · Springfield | $251,000 | 54 | |
| Affordable Assisted Living Coalition PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | $235,000 | 5 | |
| Ullico Management Company Business · Silver Spring | $205,000 | 7 | |
| Smart Local 265 PAC Fund Labor union · Carol Stream | $175,000 | 12 | |
| Chicago Journeymen Plumbers' L.U. 130 U.A. Labor union · Chicago | $152,493 | 12 |