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Heather Brown R

Republican candidate for State Senator District 25

June 28, 2022 primary: won with 8,444 votes (100%) · November 8, 2022 general: lost with 22,279 votes (100%)

Also ran for State Senator in 2024 ($200 raised).

Worth a look

Context Late reports

1 large contribution ($5,000) 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: $5,000 from Rick Parker, received 2022-10-17, reported 2022-10-21: 4 business days, 2 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
Rick Parker2022-10-172022-10-2142$5,000
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

Context Late reports

1 quarterly report filed late (up to 4 days)

Quarterly reports are due by the 15th of the month after each quarter. The report for the quarter ending 2022-09-30 was due 2022-10-17 and filed 2022-10-21.

What to check
  • A paper report postmarked 3 days before the deadline is on time; the Board records when it arrived.
  • The Board assesses fines for late reports and may waive them.
The entries (1)
Quarter endingDueFiledDays late
2022-09-302022-10-172022-10-214
Rule: Quarterly reports filed late
“A political committee shall file quarterly reports no later than the 15th day of the month following each period.”10 ILCS 5/9-10(b) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how findings work

Campaign money

$21,017raised, 14 itemized contributions, plus $1,541 in small ones
$0from the candidate (incl. loans)
$14,595spent
$0cash on hand on December 31, 2022
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: $14,595

Mail and literature$6,562
Office, printing and supplies$5,708
Other (as described)$1,807
Fundraising and events$518

Largest payees: Political Media Now $6,000 Mail and literature · Awesome Campaigns $3,689 Office, printing and supplies · Printplace.com $1,463 Office, printing and supplies · Facebook $1,132 Other (as described) · Jiffyshirts.com $522 Office, printing and supplies · Cooper's Corner $518 Fundraising and events · Hawthornes Backyard $249 Other (as described) · Overnight Prints $241 Office, printing and supplies

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
Peerless Fence - Chicago Fence Company
St. Charles
Business or group$10,250
Rick Parker
Owner · Miller Concrete · West Chicago
Person$5,000
Cheese Merchants
Bartlett
Business or group$2,500
Jim Oberweis
Oberweis Dairy · Owner · Sugar Grove
Person$1,000
Aurora Township Republican Central
Aurora
Business or group$500
Victoria Franzese
LaGrange
Person$500
Heather Brown
West Chicago
Committee$484.67
Stripe
San Francisco
Business or group$429.30
Adam Roth
Lisle
Person$200
Printplace.com
East Arlington
Business or group$152.65

Committees: Friends for Freedom with Heather Brown, Friends for Freedom with Heather Brown (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): FRIENDS FOR FREEDOM WITH HEATHER BROWN, LTD (dissolved).

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.

DonorTo themCandidates fundedBy party
Aurora Township Republican Central
Party or caucus committee · Aurora
$5002
Stripe
Group or PAC · San Francisco
$4292