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Jack Vrett R

Republican candidate for State Representative District 53

June 28, 2022 primary: won with 4,704 votes (100%) · November 8, 2022 general: lost with 13,920 votes (100%)

🔓 Contribution limits are off in their race (board determination).

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62% of their itemized money came from party and caucus committees

$205,030.91 of $332,622.95 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

$332,623raised, 173 itemized contributions, plus $12,615 in small ones

$25,000from the candidate (incl. loans)

$142,836spent

$7,463cash on hand on December 31, 2022; $25,500 in debts

Where their money comes from (besides their own)

19%62%11%

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

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How it was spent: $142,836

Digital and online$58,274

Office, printing and supplies$31,095

Other (as described)$20,794

Fundraising and events$12,252

Postage and delivery$7,192

Contributions to other committees$4,946

Consultants and field$3,985

Polling$3,000

Donations and sponsorships$1,115

Legal, accounting and fees$183

Largest payees: Allegra Marketing Print $25,090 Digital and online · Vicarious Multi Media $23,850 Digital and online · Facebook $22,889 Digital and online · Hannah Billingsley $14,800 Other (as described) · SurusDH LLC $11,688 Digital and online · USPS $7,192 Postage and delivery · Cooper Hawk $5,546 Fundraising and events · Peggy Kinnanes Irish Pub $5,093 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
House Republican Majority Burr Ridge	Business or group	$108,298.93
Illinois Republican Party Chicago	Business or group	$96,731.98
Citizens for Durkin Burr Ridge	Business or group	$14,384.50
Breakthrough Ideas Wheaton	Business or group	$12,000
Citizens for Durkin Burr Ridge	Committee	$10,000
Citizens for Tom Morrison Palatine	Committee	$6,000
Richard Uihlein Executive · Uline Office Supplies · Lake Forest	Person	$6,000
Illinois Policy PAC Chciago	Committee	$5,000
Gary Matula Retired · Retired · Andover	Person	$5,000
Taylor O'Malley Investment Mgmt · Balyasny Asset Mgmt · Arlington Heights	Person	$5,000
Jay Bergman Executive · Petco · Hinsdale	Person	$4,000
Paulette Gitlin Retired · Retired · Lincolnshire	Person	$3,077.54
Illinois Road Builders PAC Itasca	Committee	$2,500
Ozinga for Illinois Mokena	Committee	$2,500
Athletico Management LLC Oak Brook	Business or group	$2,000

Committee: Jack Vrett for Illinois NFP (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

$37,544spent supporting them

$0spent opposing them

Spender		Amount
People Who Play By The Rules PAC general · 2022-10-14 – 2022-10-25	for	$37,544

Independent expenditures reported by other committees since January 1, 2021. The candidate doesn't control them.

Companies on the state register

Corporations and LLCs the Secretary of State lists Jack Vrett as an officer, manager or member of.

Company	Their role	Status	Gave to the campaign
POLEMARCHUS LLC LLC, since 2026 · file 18290065	manager	Good standing	—

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.

Donor	To them	Candidates funded
House Republican Majority Party or caucus committee · Burr Ridge	$108,299	33
Illinois Republican Party Party or caucus committee · Chicago	$96,732	49
Citizens for Durkin Candidate or officeholder committee · Burr Ridge	$24,385	69
Breakthrough Ideas Business · Wheaton	$12,000	9
Citizens for Tom Morrison Candidate or officeholder committee · Palatine	$6,000	5
Richard Uihlein Owner, Uline · Lake Forest	$6,000	13
Illinois Policy PAC Group or PAC · Chicago	$5,000	40
Jay Bergman CEO & President, Petco Petroleum Corp · Hinsdale	$4,000	4
Illinois Road Builders PAC Group or PAC · Itasca	$2,500	21
Ozinga for Illinois Candidate or officeholder committee · Mokena	$2,500	39
CRIME & TAX ELIMINATORS Group or PAC · Chicago	$2,000	2
James Pursley Executive, Hinge Health · Wheaton	$2,000	2
Republicans of Wheeling Township Group or PAC · Arlington Heights	$500	2
Citizens for Dan Patlak Candidate or officeholder committee · Wheeling	$500	2
Superior Ambulance Service, Inc. Business · Elmhurst	$500	45