Campaign money
$810,317raised, 236 itemized contributions, plus $10,205 in small ones
$0from the candidate (incl. loans)
$25,916spent
$173,941cash on hand on June 30, 2026
$700,182 of it in 64 large contributions reported on A-1s since their last quarterly report (through June 30, 2026): $1,000 or more from one source must be reported within days, ahead of the next quarterly.
Illinois Senate Republican Campaign Committee $346,245 2026-09-29 · Illinois Republican Party $149,207 2026-10-07 · Illinois Senate Republican Campaign Committee $88,730 2026-10-07 · I.P.A.C.E. $45,000 2026-09-15 · Plummer for Illinois $10,000 2026-09-15 · Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC $9,164 2026-09-30 · Illinois Farm Bureau Activator $5,000 2026-07-17 · Illinois Retired Teachers PAC $5,000 2026-09-30 · AFSCME Illinois Council No. 31 $3,000 2026-09-15 · Ameren Illinois $3,000 2026-10-05
Where their money comes from (besides their own)
14%72%
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsParties and legislative caucusesOther candidates and officeholders
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How it was spent: $25,916
Office, printing and supplies$8,732
Fundraising and events$5,705
Donations and sponsorships$4,010
Other (as described)$3,237
Contributions to other committees$3,108
Staff pay$656
Travel and meals$258
Legal, accounting and fees$211
Largest payees: Local Printing & Design $6,875 Office, printing and supplies · Uncle Linny's Food & Brews $2,301 Fundraising and events · Curtis Scott Advertising, Inc. $1,589 Office, printing and supplies · The Restore Network $1,200 Donations and sponsorships · Riverbender $1,200 Other (as described) · The Food Dude Catering $1,098 Fundraising and events · Mountains to Molehills $1,000 Donations and sponsorships · Madison County Republican Central Committee $1,000 Contributions to other committees
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 |
|---|
Illinois Senate Republican Campaign Committee
Springfield | Party | $346,245 |
Illinois Republican Party
Springfield | Business or group | $149,206.73 |
Illinois Senate Republican Campaign Committee
Springfield | Business or group | $88,729.81 |
I.P.A.C.E.
Springfield | Committee | $45,000 |
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC
Countryside | Committee | $13,164 |
Realtor Political Action Committee
Springfield | Committee | $11,000 |
Plummer for Illinois
Troy | Committee | $10,000 |
Ameren Illinois
St. Louis | Business or group | $6,000 |
Illinois Farm Bureau Activator
Bloomington | Committee | $5,500 |
Illinois State Medical Society
Chicago | Committee | $5,500 |
Downstate Operators Joint Labor Management PAC
Peoria | Committee | $5,000 |
Illinois Retired Teachers PAC
Springfield | Committee | $5,000 |
Mark Mestemacher
CEO · CERES BARGE LINE · East Saint Louis | Person | $5,000 |
Penn Entertainment, Inc.
Wyomissing | Business or group | $4,500 |
Associated Beer Distributors of IL PAC
Springfield | Committee | $4,000 |
Committee: Erica for Illinois (every report they filed is on the State Board of Elections' site). Data current as of October 12, 2026.