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Jarrett Clem D

Democratic candidate for State Representative District 104

March 19, 2024 primary: won with 4,420 votes (100%) · November 5, 2024 general: lost with 23,277 votes (100%)

Campaign money

$1,145,415raised, 181 itemized contributions, plus $2,370 in small ones
$0from the candidate (incl. loans)
$694,432spent
$9,062cash on hand on December 31, 2024
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: $694,432

Other (as described)$389,798
Staff pay$96,352
Consultants and field$56,265
Mail and literature$43,264
TV and streaming ads$30,000
Digital and online$27,763
Office, printing and supplies$26,634
Fundraising and events$6,929
Donations and sponsorships$5,300
Contributions to other committees$4,750

Largest payees: Morgan Stanley $341,000 TV and streaming ads · Firehouse Press $57,968 Office, printing and supplies · Devine Mulvey Longabaugh, Inc. $36,750 Other (as described) · Kwas Media Group, Inc. $35,000 Digital and online · Linda Turnbull $23,542 Staff pay · Fako Research & Strategies, Inc. $22,850 Consultants and field · Tulchin Research $19,515 Consultants and field · The Paladin Political Group $18,208 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 contributorsTypeTotal
Democrats for the Illinois House
Westchester
Business or group$209,294.52
Democratic Party of Illinois
Chicago
Business or group$179,134.12
Democrats for the Illinois House
Westchester
Committee$117,000
Downstate IL Laborers' District Council PAC Fund
Swansea
Committee$68,500
IBEW Illinois PAC
Washington
Committee$68,500
IBEW Illinois PAC
Washington
Business or group$68,500
Friends of Dave Vella
Rockford
Committee$63,000
JB for Governor
Chicago
Committee$50,000
Personal PAC
Chicago
Business or group$42,421.51
Illinois Laborers Legislative Committee
Springfield
Committee$30,000
People for Emanuel Chris Welch
Westchester
Committee$16,000
Committee to Elect Jay C. Hoffman
Belleville
Committee$15,000
Illinois AFL-CIO
Springfield
Business or group$11,622
BudWINski PAC
Washington
Committee$10,000
I.P.A.C.E
Springfield
Committee$10,000

Committee: Friends of Jarrett Clem (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

$54,707spent supporting them
$0spent opposing them
SpenderAmount
INCS Action Independent Committee
general · 2024-10-16 – 2024-10-28
for$54,707

Independent expenditures reported by other committees since January 1, 2023. The candidate doesn't control them.

Their donors also gave to

Their largest donors who also funded other 2024 state candidates.

DonorTo themCandidates fundedBy party
Democrats for the Illinois House
Candidate or officeholder committee · Westchester
$326,29559
Democratic Party of Illinois
Party or caucus committee · Chicago
$179,13452
IBEW Illinois PAC
Labor union · Washington
$137,00066
Downstate IL Laborers' District Council PAC Fund
Labor union · Swansea
$68,5007
Friends of Dave Vella
Candidate or officeholder committee · Rockford
$63,0005
JB for Governor
Candidate or officeholder committee · Chicago
$50,00033
Personal PAC
Group or PAC · Chicago
$42,42232
Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee
Labor union · Springfield
$35,00071
People for Emanuel Chris Welch
Candidate or officeholder committee · Westchester
$16,00011
Committee to Elect Jay C. Hoffman
Candidate or officeholder committee · Belleville
$15,00031
Illinois AFL-CIO
Labor union · Springfield
$11,62242
BudWINski PAC
Group or PAC · Washington
$10,0002
I.P.A.C.E.
Group or PAC · Springfield
$10,00054
Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE
Labor union · Westmont
$10,00089
Illinois AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education
Labor union · Springfield
$6,87511