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Jaime Andrade Jr D
Incumbent, Democratic candidate for State Representative District 40
March 17, 2026 primary: lost with 7,246 votes (44.0%)
🔓 Contribution limits are off in their race (board determination).
Also ran for State Representative in 2024 ($305,842 raised), 2022 ($385,798 raised).
Campaign money
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsParties and legislative caucusesOther candidates and officeholders
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How it was spent: $1,063,243
Largest payees: Canal Media Partners $673,509 TV and streaming ads · Democratic Party of Illinois $67,000 Contributions to other committees · Resonance Campaigns $41,832 Consultants and field · Zorba Strategies, LLC $23,464 Consultants and field · Breaker Press Co., Inc. $19,860 Office, printing and supplies · Tulchin Research $19,000 Polling · Google $16,509 Digital and online · Nelson Wurth Consulting LLC $16,000 Other (as described)
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 |
|---|---|
| Democrats for the Illinois House Westchester | $570,000 |
| Democrats for the Illinois House Westchester | $113,723.61 |
| IL Political Action Committee for Education (I.P.A.C.E.) Springfield | $72,800 |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Comm Springfield | $72,800 |
| Health Care Council of IL PAC Springfield | $69,999.90 |
| Democratic Party of Illinois Chicago | $64,615.46 |
| LIUNA Chicago Laborers Dist. Cncl PAC Burr Ridge | $60,000 |
| Friends of Robert "Bob" Rita Blue Island | $51,000 |
| Citizens for Marcus C Evans Jr Chicago | $30,000 |
| People for Emanuel "Chris" Welch Westchester | $28,000 |
| Associated Beer Distributors of IL Springfield | $12,500 |
| Illinois Bankers' PAC Springfield | $11,500 |
| Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor Management PAC Countryside | $10,000 |
| Jewish Caucus PAC Deerfield | $10,000 |
| Realtors PAC Springfield | $10,000 |
Committee: Friends of Jaime M Andrade Jr (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
| Spender | Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| Common Ground Collective IEC primary · 2026-02-18 – 2026-03-06 | for | $265,375 |
| Illinois REALTORS Fund primary · 2026-02-17 – 2026-03-03 | for | $25,800 |
Independent expenditures reported by other committees since January 1, 2025. The candidate doesn't control them.
Committees
- Transportation: Vehicles & SafetyChairperson
- Labor & CommerceVice-Chairperson
- Public UtilitiesVice-Chairperson
- Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, & IT
- Financial Institutions & Licensing
- Revenue & Finance
Subcommittees: Artificial Intelligence Subcommitte (sub-chairperson) · Data Privacy and Analytics Sub (sub-chairperson) · Occupational Licenses Sub (sub-chairperson) · Social Media and Content Moderation (sub-chairperson) · Tax Policy: Sales Tax Subcommittee · Telecom Subcommittee
Their seats in the current General Assembly, from ilga.gov. Compare with who funds them: their donors.
Their donors also gave to
Their largest donors who also funded other 2026 state candidates.
| Donor | To them | Candidates funded | By party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats for the Illinois House Candidate or officeholder committee · Westchester | $683,724 | 33 | |
| Illinois Political Action Committee for Education (I.P.A.C.E.) Group or PAC · Springfield | $72,800 | 2 | |
| Health Care Council of Illinois PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | $70,000 | 65 | |
| Democratic Party of Illinois Party or caucus committee · Chicago | $64,615 | 31 | |
| LIUNA Chicago Laborers Dist. Cncl PAC Labor union · Burr Ridge | $60,000 | 2 | |
| Friends of Robert "Bob" Rita Candidate or officeholder committee · Blue Island | $51,000 | 4 | |
| Citizens for Marcus C. Evans, Jr. Candidate or officeholder committee · Chicago | $30,000 | 6 | |
| People for Emanuel Chris Welch Candidate or officeholder committee · Westchester | $28,000 | 3 | |
| Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois Group or PAC · Springfield | $12,500 | 16 | |
| Illinois Bankers PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | $11,500 | 41 | |
| Realtors PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | $10,000 | 5 | |
| Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Labor union · Countryside | $10,000 | 115 | |
| Jewish Caucus PAC Group or PAC · Deerfield | $10,000 | 5 | |
| AFSCME Illinois Council 31 PAC Labor union · Springfield | $9,104 | 22 | |
| Carpentry Advancement PAC Group or PAC · Chicago | $8,000 | 36 |