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Harry Benton D
Incumbent, Democratic candidate for State Representative District 97
March 17, 2026 primary: won with 7,531 votes (100%)
Also ran for State Representative in 2024 ($2.4M raised), 2022 ($1.7M raised).
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How it was spent: $79,335
Largest payees: RME Properties $23,400 Office, printing and supplies · Breaker Press $10,805 Office, printing and supplies · Si Se Puede Conmigo LLC $8,516 Donations and sponsorships · Wheatland United $5,000 Contributions to other committees · Jody O'Reed $5,000 Staff pay · James M Sweeney Golf Classic $3,500 Donations and sponsorships · The H Foundation $2,784 Donations and sponsorships · Hubbard House LLC $2,314 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 |
|---|---|
| Bridge Structural & Reinforcing Forest Park | $10,000 |
| Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Mgmt PAC Countryside | $7,500 |
| Ironworkers District Council of Chicago & Vicinity Des Plaines | $7,500 |
| Local 444 IPAL Fund Ironworkers Local 444 Joliet | $7,500 |
| PNC Bank Homer Glen | $7,343.89 |
| Architectural & Ornamental Iron Workers Union Local 63 IPAL PAC Fund Broadview | $5,000 |
| Ironworkers Local 395 IPAL Portage | $5,000 |
| N & D Properties LLC Burr Ridge | $5,000 |
| Abbvie PAC North Chicago | $4,500 |
| LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC Burr Ridge | $3,000 |
| Administrative District Council 1 of Illinois Elmhurst | $2,500 |
| Downstate Operators Joint Labor Management PAC Peoria | $2,500 |
| Illinois Laborers' Leg Comm Springfield | $2,500 |
| International Assoc of Bridge & Ornamental Iron Workers East Peoria | $2,500 |
| Iron Workers Local 498 Rockford | $2,500 |
Committee: Friends to Elect Harry Benton (every report they filed is on the State Board of Elections' site). Data current as of October 12, 2026.
Their home
The Will County assessor's estimate of the market value of the home at the address Harry Benton 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.
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