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Erica Harriss R

Republican candidate for State Senator District 56

June 28, 2022 primary: won with 12,743 votes (100%) · November 8, 2022 general: won with 37,459 votes (100%)

🔓 Contribution limits are off in their race (board determination).

Also ran for State Senator in 2026 ($810,317 raised).

Worth a look

Context Context

94% of their itemized money came from party and caucus committees

$2,128,371.04 of $2,264,659.72 came from political party committees, which in the General Assembly mostly means the committees the four legislative leaders control. Party money has no limit in a general election; it's how the leaders fund the races they target.

What to check

Which committees: see the donors on their page.

Rule: Mostly party and caucus money

Context, not a rule. How findings work

Campaign money

$2,264,660raised, 256 itemized contributions, plus $12,518 in small ones

$0from the candidate (incl. loans)

$1,754,102spent

$16,771cash on hand on December 31, 2022

Where their money comes from (besides their own)

94%

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

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How it was spent: $1,754,102

Other (as described)$1,694,761

Office, printing and supplies$40,802

Contributions to other committees$6,627

Consultants and field$3,850

Fundraising and events$3,137

Postage and delivery$1,600

Mail and literature$1,524

Legal, accounting and fees$1,000

Donations and sponsorships$800

Largest payees: People Who Think, LLC $1,688,913 Other (as described) · Liberty Ltd $21,214 Office, printing and supplies · Local Printing & Design $13,703 Office, printing and supplies · The Newberg Group $6,083 Postage and delivery · Senate Republican Victory Fund $5,500 Contributions to other committees · Facebook $3,721 Other (as described) · Nick Fencel $2,250 Office, printing and supplies · Gateway Impressions $1,612 Office, printing and supplies

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
Senate Republican Victory Fund Springfield	Committee	$1,628,913
Illinois Republican Party Chicago	Business or group	$328,509.10
Senate Republican Victory Fund Springfield	Business or group	$170,948.94
Plummer for Illinois Troy	Committee	$20,100
Elect Dan McConchie Lake Zurich	Committee	$20,000
Brady for Senate Inc. Bloomington	Committee	$10,000
Mark Mestemacher CEO · CERES BARGE LINE · Edwardsville	Person	$8,500
R.L.P. Development Company Edwardsville	Business or group	$6,363.84
Josh McKey CFO · Tom Lange Company, Inc. · Edwardsville	Person	$5,025
Friends of Sue Rezin Morris	Committee	$5,000
DeWitte for Illinois Senate St. Charles	Committee	$4,041.02
Committee to Elect Terri Bryant Murphysboro	Committee	$4,000
Associated General Contractors of IL PAC Springfield	Committee	$2,500
Contractors for Free Enterprise Springfield	Committee	$2,500
DENT-IL PAC Springfield	Committee	$2,500

Committee: Erica for Illinois (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

$52,338spent supporting them

$0spent opposing them

Spender		Amount
INCS Action Independent Committee general · 2022-10-17 – 2022-11-14	for	$52,338

Independent expenditures reported by other committees since January 1, 2021. The candidate doesn't control them.

Their donors also gave to

Their largest donors who also funded other 2022 state candidates.

Donor	To them	Candidates funded
Senate Republican Victory Fund Party or caucus committee · Springfield	$1,799,862	27
Illinois Republican Party Party or caucus committee · Chicago	$328,509	49
Plummer for Illinois Candidate or officeholder committee · Troy	$20,100	6
Elect Dan McConchie Group or PAC · Lake Zurich	$20,000	7
Brady for Senate Inc. Candidate or officeholder committee · Bloomington	$10,000	5
Friends of Sue Rezin Candidate or officeholder committee · Morris	$5,000	13
DeWitte for Illinois Senate Candidate or officeholder committee · St. Charles	$4,041	13
Committee to Elect Terri Bryant Candidate or officeholder committee · Murphysboro	$4,000	11
Fueling Illinois PAC Group or PAC · Springfield	$2,500	33
DENT-IL-PAC Group or PAC · Springfield	$2,500	133
Friends of John Curran Candidate or officeholder committee	$2,500	10
Associated General Contractors of IL PAC Group or PAC · Springfield	$2,500	3
Contractors for Free Enterprise Business · Springfield	$2,500	53
Friends of Jason Barickman Candidate or officeholder committee · Bloomington	$2,500	6
Anderson for Illinois Candidate or officeholder committee · Moline	$2,000	13