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Gary Carter R
Republican candidate for State Representative District 116
June 28, 2022 primary: lost with 39 votes (0.3%)
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How it was spent: $105,137
Largest payees: Gary Carter $66,000 Other (as described) · Tactical Campaigns $18,346 Consultants and field · Callie Vaughan $10,811 Travel and meals · Langenstein, Sheree $6,500 Legal, accounting and fees · Bailey4Illinois $1,500 Other (as described) · Jennifer Korte $1,000 Donations and sponsorships · Wayne County Press $430 Office, printing and supplies · White County Republican Central Comm $350 Donations and sponsorships
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 |
|---|---|
| Jerrry Carter Retired · Retired · Mill Shoals | $1,000 |
| Timothy Schoenborn Retired · Retired · Fairfield | $1,000 |
| Dianne Taylor Retired · Retired · Fairfield | $1,000 |
| Kenneth Taylor Retired · Retired · Olney | $1,000 |
| Archie Duckworth Mill Shoals | $500 |
| Jean Duckworth Mill Shoals | $500 |
| Gary Harris Thompsonville | $400 |
| Leland Barnes Cisne | $300 |
| Alan Kemp Fairdield | $200 |
| Jim Taylor Burnt Prairie | $200 |
Committee: Carter for Illinois (every report they filed is on the State Board of Elections' site). Data current as of October 12, 2026.
Companies on the state register
Corporations and LLCs the Secretary of State lists Gary Carter as an officer, manager or member of.
| Company | Their role | Gave to the campaign |
|---|---|---|
| ORANGE EQUIPMENT RENTAL LLC LLC, since 2026 · file 18238578 | manager | — |
| CARTER FINANCIAL LLC LLC, since 2011 · file 03790673 | member | — |
Registered agent for (the person who receives legal papers; often a lawyer or accountant for a client, not an owner): CARTER, LTD..
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archie Duckworth Self Employed, Self employed · Mill Shoals | $500 | 2 | |
| Leland Barnes Retired, Retired · Cisne | $300 | 2 |