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Eric Mattson D
Incumbent, Democratic candidate for State Senator District 43
June 28, 2022 primary: lost with 5,578 votes (42.4%)
Campaign money
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How it was spent: $802,301
Largest payees: Adelstein & Associates LLC $440,214 Other (as described) · Wildfire Mail $182,799 Mail and literature · ISDF $60,000 Contributions to other committees · Odelson's Stark $40,875 Legal, accounting and fees · Control Point Group $11,416 Consultants and field · LeeAnn Revis $9,599 Other (as described) · Stars & Stripes $7,920 Office, printing and supplies · Noah Meyer $7,500 Staff pay
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 |
|---|---|
| ISDF Oak Park | $245,000 |
| IBEW PAC Voluntary Fund Washington | $59,900 |
| Illinois Pipe Trades Association Springfield | $59,900 |
| LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council Burr Ridge | $59,900 |
| Associated Fire Fighters of Illinois Springfield | $50,000 |
| Carpentry Advancement PAC Chicago | $50,000 |
| Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE Westmont | $34,900 |
| AFT Local 604 COPE Crest Hill | $25,000 |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee Springfield | $25,000 |
| SMART Local 265 Carol Stream | $25,000 |
| Citizen for Linda Holmes Aurora | $20,000 |
| Citizens for Steve Landek Summit | $20,000 |
| Citizens for Castro Elgin | $15,000 |
| Joliet Firefighters Local 44 PAC Shorewood | $15,000 |
| Citizens for Antonio (Tony) Munoz Chicago | $10,000 |
Committee: Friends for Eric Mattson (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
| Spender | Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| Illinois REALTORS Fund primary · 2022-06-13 – 2022-06-20 | for | $48,387 |
Independent expenditures reported by other committees since January 1, 2021. The candidate doesn't control them.
Their home
The Will County assessor's estimate of the market value of the home at the address Eric Mattson 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 Eric Mattson as an officer, manager or member of.
| Company | Their role | Gave to the campaign |
|---|---|---|
| BIG DECISION, INC. Corporation, since 2004 · file 63820504 | president | — |
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 | By party |
|---|---|---|---|
| ISDF Business · Oak Park | $245,000 | 20 | |
| Illinois Pipe Trades Association Group or PAC · Springfield | $59,900 | 11 | |
| IBEW PAC Voluntary Fund Labor union · Washington | $59,900 | 44 | |
| Liuna Chicago Laborers District Council Labor union · Burr Ridge | $59,900 | 20 | |
| Associated Fire Fighters of Illinois Labor union · Springfield | $50,000 | 17 | |
| Carpentry Advancement PAC Group or PAC · Chicago | $50,000 | 39 | |
| Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE Labor union · Westmont | $34,900 | 119 | |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee Labor union · Springfield | $25,000 | 88 | |
| AFT Local 604 COPE Labor union · Crest Hill | $25,000 | 6 | |
| SMART Local 265 Labor union · Carol Stream | $25,000 | 14 | |
| Citizens for Steve Landek Candidate or officeholder committee · Summit | $20,000 | 5 | |
| Friends for Larry Walsh Jr. Group or PAC · Elwood | $19,979 | 6 | |
| Joliet Firefighters Local 44 PAC Labor union · Shorewood | $15,000 | 2 | |
| Citizens for Castro Candidate or officeholder committee · Elgin | $15,000 | 14 | |
| International Association of Fire Fighters Labor union · Washington | $10,000 | 5 |