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Fred Crespo D
Incumbent, Democratic candidate for State Representative District 44
March 19, 2024 primary: won with 4,505 votes (100%) · November 5, 2024 general: won with 25,918 votes (100%)
Also ran for State Representative in 2026 ($62,327 raised), 2022 ($203,266 raised).
Campaign money
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsParties and legislative caucusesOther candidates and officeholders
Plus $764 of their own money and from their other committees. Compare with all state candidates →
How it was spent: $123,968
Largest payees: Resonance Campaigns LLC $34,459 Mail and literature · Zach Levy $6,421 Staff pay · Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois $6,385 Fundraising and events · Jennifer Cherian $5,300 Legal, accounting and fees · Illinois Legislative Latino Caucus Foundation $5,000 Donations and sponsorships · Verizon Wireless $4,478 Office, printing and supplies · Comcast $4,271 TV and streaming ads · U-Haul $4,010 Other (as described)
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 |
|---|---|
| FanDuel Inc. New York | $13,700 |
| Stonegate Properties Hoffman Estates | $12,000 |
| Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Countryside | $8,000 |
| Carpentry Advancement PAC Fund Chicago | $5,000 |
| Illinois Vendors PAC Carol Stream | $5,000 |
| LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC Burr Ridge | $3,000 |
| Cook County College Teachers Union - COPE Chicago | $2,500 |
| Amazon.com Services LLC Seattle | $2,000 |
| Illinois Restaurant Association Chicago | $2,000 |
| Illinois Trial Lawyers Association PAC Springfield | $2,000 |
| Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Political Action Committee Springfield | $2,000 |
| Ameren Illinois St. Louis | $1,500 |
| Chicago Auto Trade PAC of the Chicago Automobile Trade Assoc. Oakbrook Terrace | $1,500 |
| Illinois Academy of Physician Assistants PAC Springfield | $1,500 |
| Nicor Gas Company Birmingham | $1,500 |
Committee: Citizens for Fred Crespo (every report they filed is on the State Board of Elections' site). Data current as of October 12, 2026.
Their home
The Cook County assessor's estimate of the market value of the home at the address Fred Crespo 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.
Their donors also gave to
Their largest donors who also funded other 2024 state candidates.
| Donor | To them | Candidates funded | By party |
|---|---|---|---|
| FanDuel Inc. Business · New York | $13,700 | 8 | |
| Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Labor union · Countryside | $8,000 | 97 | |
| Carpentry Advancement Political Action Committee Fund Group or PAC · Chicago | $5,000 | 65 | |
| Illinois Vendors PAC Group or PAC · Aurora | $5,000 | 7 | |
| Illinois Trial Lawyers Association PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | $4,000 | 89 | |
| LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC Labor union · Burr Ridge | $3,000 | 71 | |
| Cook County College Teachers Union COPE Labor union · Chicago | $2,500 | 53 | |
| Amazon.com Services LLC Business · Seattle | $2,000 | 52 | |
| Illinois Restaurant Association Group or PAC · Chicago | $2,000 | 37 | |
| Ameren Illinois Business · St. Louis | $1,500 | 80 | |
| Nicor Gas Company Business · Birmingham | $1,500 | 93 | |
| Chicago Auto Trade PAC of the Chicago Automobile Trade Assoc. Group or PAC · Oakbrook Terrace | $1,500 | 3 | |
| Phillips 66 Company Group or PAC · Oklahoma City | $1,001 | 54 | |
| Rivers Casino Business · Des Plaines | $1,000 | 31 | |
| IPMA PAC Group or PAC · Westchester | $1,000 | 10 |