Campaign money
$186,165raised, 166 itemized contributions, plus $7,712 in small ones
$0from the candidate (incl. loans)
$102,358spent
$174,914cash on hand on June 30, 2026
$33,000 of it in 27 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 Pipe Trades PAC $2,500 2026-09-29 · Ironworkers District Council of Chicago & Vicinity PAC $2,500 2026-07-23 · Realtor Political Action Committee $2,500 2026-07-23 · Carpentry Advancement PAC Fund $2,000 2026-09-17 · SEIU HealthCare IL IN PAC $2,000 2026-09-17 · Mid American Energy $1,500 2026-07-23 · ACCEL Entertainment Gaming LLC $1,000 2026-07-08 · Ameren Illinois Company $1,000 2026-07-08 · Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois $1,000 2026-09-17 · Chris Lowery Consulting LLC $1,000 2026-07-23
Where their money comes from (besides their own)
17%34%43%
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsParties and legislative caucusesOther candidates and officeholders
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How it was spent: $102,358
Consultants and field$48,375
Donations and sponsorships$15,817
Other (as described)$12,911
Travel and meals$9,250
Office, printing and supplies$6,424
Fundraising and events$5,104
Legal, accounting and fees$3,386
Mail and literature$911
Staff pay$180
Largest payees: Gladiator Consulting $36,000 Consultants and field · SKC Real Estate $12,940 Travel and meals · Ben Head $12,375 Consultants and field · zamone perez $4,000 Other (as described) · Vantieghem & Vantieghem LTD $2,520 Legal, accounting and fees · digital 4 dems $2,400 Other (as described) · Rock Island County Democratic Central Committee $2,331 Fundraising and events · Old Oakes Winery $1,873 Fundraising and events
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 |
|---|
UAW Illinois PAC
Lincolnshire | Committee | $20,000 |
Chicago Land Operators
Countryside | Committee | $10,500 |
IPACE
Springfield | Committee | $10,000 |
Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee
Springfield | Committee | $10,000 |
Ironworkers District Council of Chicago & Vicinity PAC
Des Plaines | Committee | $8,500 |
Carpentry Advancement PAC Fund
Chicago | Committee | $6,000 |
Ameren Illinois Company
St Louis | Business or group | $5,000 |
John Deere PAC
Moline | Committee | $3,500 |
AFSCME Illinois Council 31 PAC
Springfield | Committee | $3,000 |
IHA Political Action Committee
Springfield | Committee | $3,000 |
Laborers' Local Union 309 PAC
Rock Island | Committee | $3,000 |
LiUNA Chicago Laborers District Council
Burr Ridge | Committee | $3,000 |
Local 399 IUOPE
Chicago | Committee | $3,000 |
Mid American Energy
Sue City | Business or group | $3,000 |
NRG ENERGY INC
Princeton | Business or group | $3,000 |
Committee: Friends of Gregg Johnson (every report they filed is on the State Board of Elections' site). Data current as of October 12, 2026.