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Gary Pierce IP

Independence Party candidate for Governor

November 3, 2026 general

🔓 Contribution limits are off in their race (limits off for race).

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Worth a look Late reports

1 large contribution ($1,250.31) reported on an A-1 after the deadline

A contribution of $1,000 or more must be reported to the State Board of Elections within 5 business days (2 in the last 30 days before an election the candidate is on the ballot for). The latest: $1,250.31 from Richard Whitney, received 2026-04-16, reported 2026-06-30: 51 business days, 46 past the deadline.

What to check
  • The receipt date is what the committee reported; a correction or a typo there changes the count.
  • A contribution received and returned within the same quarterly period needn't be reported on an A-1.
  • The Board decides on fines and can waive them (inadvertence, clerical error, days late).
The entries (1)
NameDateA-1 filedBusiness daysAllowedAmount
Richard Whitney2026-04-162026-06-30515$1,250
Rule: Large contributions reported late
“A political committee shall file a report of any contribution of $1,000 or more electronically with the Board within 5 business days after receipt of the contribution, except that the report shall be filed within 2 business days after receipt if (i) the contribution is received 30 or fewer days before the date of an election”10 ILCS 5/9-10(c) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how findings work

Campaign money

$13,488raised, 61 itemized contributions, plus $634 in small ones
$0from the candidate (incl. loans)
$1,899spent
$0cash on hand on October 5, 2026
Where their money comes from (besides their own)

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

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How it was spent: $1,899

Legal, accounting and fees$1,200
Other (as described)$699

Largest payees: Andrew Finko P.C. $1,200 Legal, accounting and fees · Illinois State Board of Elections $511 Other (as described) · Jo A Blackburn $188 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 contributorsTypeTotal
Robert Lytle
Manager · Centri Analytics · Lisle
Person$11,934.05
Richard Whitney
Attorney · Office of the State Appellate Defender · Carbondale
Person$1,554.31

Committee: Gary Pierce for Governor (every report they filed is on the State Board of Elections' site). Data current as of October 12, 2026.

Companies on the state register

Registered agent for (the person who receives legal papers; often a lawyer or accountant for a client, not an owner): KEY OF DAVID MINISTRIES.

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 2026 state candidates.

DonorTo themCandidates fundedBy party
Robert Lytle
Manager, Centri Analytics · Lisle
$11,9344
Richard Whitney
Attorney, Office of the State Appellate Defender · Carbondale
$1,5542