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Jay Hoffman D

Incumbent, Democratic candidate for State Representative District 113

June 28, 2022 primary: won with 5,985 votes (100%) · November 8, 2022 general: won with 21,764 votes (100%)

Also ran for State Representative in 2026 ($1.6M raised), 2024 ($2.1M raised).

Campaign money

$2,229,245raised, 1,028 itemized contributions, plus $27,694 in small ones
$0from the candidate (incl. loans)
$1,517,050spent
$1,444,956cash 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: $1,517,050

TV and streaming ads$533,216
Contributions to other committees$499,479
Other (as described)$144,832
Office, printing and supplies$87,782
Fundraising and events$66,506
Donations and sponsorships$66,205
Polling$54,500
Staff pay$35,945
Mail and literature$10,441
Digital and online$9,992

Largest payees: Adelstein & Associates $533,216 TV and streaming ads · Democratic Party of Illinois $110,600 Contributions to other committees · All for Justice $75,000 Donations and sponsorships · Friends of Sharon Chung $57,000 Contributions to other committees · Hart Research Associates $54,500 Polling · Friends of Mike Kelly $51,000 Contributions to other committees · Jennifer Gain Meyer $34,841 Staff pay · Friends of Lapointe $32,500 Contributions to other committees

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
Democratic Party of Ililnois
Chicago
Business or group$204,120.96
Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee
Springfield
Committee$119,800
I.P.A.C.E
Springfield
Committee$100,000
IBEW Illinois PAC
Washington
Committee$75,900
LIUNA Chicago Laborers District Council PAC
Burr Ridge
Committee$59,900
Laborers' Political League Education Fund
Washington
Committee$59,900
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC
Countryside
Committee$50,500
Realtors Political Action Committee (RPAC)
Springfield
Committee$47,500
IBEW PAC Voluntary Fund
Washington
Committee$43,900
Friends of Nathan Reitz
Steeleville
Committee$43,250
SWAC AFT COPE
Fairview Heights
Committee$38,000
Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois PAC
Springfield
Committee$30,000
Rich Rich Cooksey & Chappell P. C.
Fairview Heights
Business or group$24,500
Ullico Management Company
Silver Spring
Business or group$24,000
Health Care Council of Illinois Politic
Springfield
Committee$20,000

Committee: Committee to Elect Jay C Hoffman (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

$69spent supporting them
$0spent opposing them
SpenderAmount
Illinois Farm Bureau ACTIVATOR
general · 2022-10-26
for$69

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

Their donors also gave to

Their largest donors who also funded other 2022 state candidates.

DonorTo themCandidates fundedBy party
Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee
Labor union · Springfield
$119,80088
I.P.A.C.E.
Group or PAC · Springfield
$100,00074
IBEW Illinois PAC
Labor union · Washington
$75,90063
Laborers' Political League Education Fund
Labor union · Washington
$59,90013
LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC
Labor union · Burr Ridge
$59,90091
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC
Labor union · Countryside
$50,500126
IBEW PAC Voluntary Fund
Labor union · Washington
$43,90044
Friends of Nathan Reitz
Candidate or officeholder committee · Steeleville
$43,25023
SWAC AFT COPE
Group or PAC · Fairview Heights
$38,0008
Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois PAC
Group or PAC · Springfield
$30,00097
Rich Rich Cooksey & Chappell P. C.
Business · Fairview Heights
$24,5009
ULLICO Management Company
Business · Silver Spring
$24,00016
Health Care Council of Illinois Politic
Group or PAC · Springfield
$20,0003
Knight Hawk Coal, LLC
Business · Percy
$20,00019
Illinois Pipe Trades PAC
Group or PAC · Springfield
$20,00028