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Gregg Johnson D

Democratic candidate for State Representative District 72

June 28, 2022 primary: won with 2,843 votes (35.6%) · November 8, 2022 general: won with 19,784 votes (100%)

Also ran for State Representative in 2026 ($186,165 raised), 2024 ($302,602 raised).

Worth a look

Worth a look Late reports

16 large contributions ($50,900.25) 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: $15,000 from AFSCME Illinois Council No. 31, received 2022-06-03, reported 2022-06-17: 10 business days, 8 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 (16)

Name	Date	A-1 filed	Business days	Allowed	Amount
AFSCME Illinois Council No. 31	2022-06-03	2022-06-17	10	2	$15,000
AFSCME Illinois Council No. 31	2022-06-03	2022-06-17	10	2	$1,000
Yolanda and Alfredo Mancilla	2022-02-17	2022-03-08	12	5	$1,240
Iron Workers Local 111 PAC	2022-10-28	2022-11-10	8	2	$1,000
UAW Illinois PAC	2022-10-28	2022-11-10	8	2	$10,000
Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE	2022-10-28	2022-11-10	8	2	$5,000
Committee to Elect J C Hoffman	2022-10-28	2022-11-10	8	2	$2,500
Carpentry Advancement Pack	2022-10-28	2022-11-10	8	2	$1,000
University Professionals of Illinois AFT Committee of Political ED	2022-10-28	2022-11-10	8	2	$2,000
Stand for children Illinois	2022-10-28	2022-11-10	8	2	$2,500
AFT #1836 BHCTU-COPE	2022-10-28	2022-11-10	8	2	$1,000
Friends for Larry Walsh Jr.	2022-10-28	2022-11-10	8	2	$2,500
health care council of illinois pac	2022-06-23	2022-07-03	6	2	$1,000
AFSCME Illinois Council 31 PAC	2022-06-23	2022-07-03	6	2	$3,000
Personal PAC	2022-06-23	2022-07-03	6	2	$1,000
Act Blue	2022-05-14	2022-05-23	6	5	$1,160

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

Worth a look Late reports

4 contributions of $1,000 or more ($8,000) with no A-1 found

Each contribution of $1,000 or more must be reported on an A-1 within days of receipt, ahead of the quarterly report. These appear on a quarterly report, but no A-1 entry from the same contributor for the same amount within a week of the date was found. The largest: $5,000 from AFSCME International on 2022-09-28.

What to check

The A-1 may list the contributor under another spelling or a different amount (a split check).
A contribution received and returned within the same period needn't be reported on an A-1.
Search the committee's A-1 filings on the State Board of Elections' site to confirm.

The entries (4)

Name	Reported on	Date	Amount
AFSCME International	Quarterly	2022-09-28	$5,000
Illinois Broadband & Cable Association	Quarterly	2022-09-06	$1,000
Prairie PAC	Quarterly	2022-09-06	$1,000
Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE	Quarterly	2022-09-06	$1,000

Rule: Large contributions with no A-1 found

“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”10 ILCS 5/9-10(c) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how findings work

Context Context

51% of their itemized money came from party and caucus committees

$134,826.02 of $264,786.18 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

$264,786raised, 136 itemized contributions, plus $15,217 in small ones

$20,000from the candidate (incl. loans)

$94,299spent

$48,327cash on hand on December 31, 2022; $20,000 in debts

Where their money comes from (besides their own)

9%30%51%

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

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How it was spent: $94,299

Print ads and billboards$30,619

Other (as described)$22,135

Office, printing and supplies$13,901

Mail and literature$11,044

Consultants and field$7,691

Staff pay$5,000

Fundraising and events$1,896

Digital and online$1,200

Legal, accounting and fees$488

Postage and delivery$326

Largest payees: Strategic Consulting Group $39,205 Print ads and billboards · Snyder Pickerill Media Group $10,640 Other (as described) · Quad City Press $8,713 Office, printing and supplies · Rock Island County Democratic Central Committee $4,250 Office, printing and supplies · Veach Group $4,000 Consultants and field · Joseph Shepherd $4,000 Staff pay · winning connections $3,000 Other (as described) · digital 4 dems $2,906 Digital and online

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
Democratic Party of Illinois Springfield	Business or group	$134,576.02
AFSCME Illinois Council No. 31 PAC Springfield	Business or group	$16,300
AFSCME Illinois Council 31 PAC Springfield	Business or group	$13,053.24
Stand for children Illinois chicago	Business or group	$12,500
Illinois Education Association springfield	Business or group	$10,700
AFSCME Political Contribution Account Springfield	Business or group	$10,053.24
UAW Illinois PAC Lincolnshire	Business or group	$10,000
Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE Westmont	Business or group	$6,000
AFSCME International Washington DC	Business or group	$5,000
Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 25 Illinois State PAC Rock Island	Business or group	$5,000
Act Blue Somerville	Business or group	$4,437.74
Democrats for the Illinois House Westchester	Business or group	$3,162.62
Committee to Elect J C Hoffman Bellville	Business or group	$2,500
Friends for Larry Walsh Jr. Elwood	Business or group	$2,500
Illinois Trial Lawyers PAC Springfield	Business or group	$2,500

Committee: Friends of Gregg Johnson (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

$1,761spent supporting them

$0spent opposing them

Spender		Amount
Personal PAC Independent Committee primary · 2022-06-09 – 2022-06-21	for	$1,761

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
Democratic Party of Illinois Party or caucus committee · Chicago	$134,576	73
AFSCME Illinois Council No. 31 PAC Labor union · Springfield	$16,300	41
AFSCME Illinois Council 31 PAC Labor union · Springfield	$13,053	23
Stand for children Illinois Group or PAC · Chicago	$12,500	2
Illinois Education Association Labor union · Springfield	$10,700	3
UAW Illinois Political Action Committee Labor union · Lincolnshire	$10,000	24
Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE Labor union · Westmont	$6,000	119
Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 25 IL State PAC Labor union · Rock Island	$5,000	3
Act Blue Business · Somerville	$4,438	4
Democrats for the Illinois House Candidate or officeholder committee · Westchester	$3,163	58
Friends for Larry Walsh Jr. Group or PAC · Elwood	$2,500	6
Illinois Trial Lawyers PAC Group or PAC · Springfield	$2,500	7
Personal PAC Group or PAC · Chicago	$1,500	62
Health Care Council of Illinois PAC Group or PAC · Springfield	$1,000	85
Illinois Broadband and Cable Association Group or PAC · Springfield	$1,000	30