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Hector Villafuerte D

Democratic candidate for State Representative District 4

June 28, 2022 primary: lost with 676 votes (8.2%)

Worth a look

Context How the money was spent

$6,000 paid by the campaign to the candidate

Campaign money may go to a candidate or their family only as pay for work actually done; reimbursing campaign costs they paid out of pocket (mileage, travel, supplies) is common and allowed. The purposes the campaign wrote are listed with each payment.

What to check
  • Whether each payment is a reimbursement for campaign costs, or pay for work done.
  • Family is matched by last name and the home address on file with the Board; relatives elsewhere aren't found.
The entries (1)
NameWhoPurpose (as reported)DateAmount
Hector Villafuertethe candidateElection day expense2022-06-27$6,000
Rule: Mileage, reimbursements and pay to the candidate
“For payments to a public official or candidate or his or her family member unless for compensation for services actually rendered by that person.”10 ILCS 5/9-8.10(a)(11) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how findings work

Campaign money

$14,170raised, 19 itemized contributions, plus $750 in small ones
$3,570from the candidate (incl. loans)
$14,242spent
$424cash 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

Plus $3,570 of their own money and from their other committees. Compare with all state candidates →

How it was spent: $14,242

Other (as described)$6,000
Office, printing and supplies$3,399
Contributions to other committees$3,000
Consultants and field$1,500
Fundraising and events$343

Largest payees: Hector Villafuerte $6,000 Other (as described) · Friends for Angee Gonzalez Rodriguez $3,000 Contributions to other committees · aztec grapics $1,585 Office, printing and supplies · alcanse victoria $1,500 Consultants and field · Discount Printers $1,064 Office, printing and supplies · james lucena $400 Office, printing and supplies · elite rental inc $350 Office, printing and supplies · vito & angelos pizzeria $177 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 contributorsTypeTotal
Hector Villafuerte
candidate · Chicago
Person$3,570
Beth Ryan for Jugde
Chicago
Business or group$2,000
Friends of Kari Steele
chicago
Business or group$2,000
Mary B McMahon for Judge
chicago
Business or group$2,000
David Rodriguez
lawyer · private law firm · Chicago
Person$2,000
Carlos Torres
chicago
Person$500
samantha steele
evanston
Person$500
Lauren weber
Chicago
Person$500
aztec grapics
chicago
Business or group$250
adam corona
chicago
Person$250
Maryana Rojas
chicago
Person$200
larry takaki
chicago
Person$200
john zayas
chicago
Person$200

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

Their home

$500,000 – $600,000estimated market value, 2026 assessment
$335,800median home value in Cook County (Illinois: $280,700)

The Cook County assessor's estimate of the market value of the home at the address Hector Villafuerte 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.

Their donors also gave to

Their largest donors who also funded other 2022 state candidates.

DonorTo themCandidates fundedBy party
Samantha Steele
Evanston
$5003