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Jennifer Monson R

Republican candidate for State Senator District 43

March 19, 2024 primary: won with 7,210 votes (100%) · November 5, 2024 general: lost with 35,266 votes (100%)

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Context Late reports

1 large contribution ($1,000) reported on an A-1 after the deadline

A contribution of $1,000 or more must be reported to the State Board of Elections within 5 business days (2 in the last 30 days before an election the candidate is on the ballot for). The latest: $1,000 from Richard III Holson, received 2024-10-16, reported 2024-10-22: 4 business days, 2 past the deadline.

What to check
  • The receipt date is what the committee reported; a correction or a typo there changes the count.
  • A contribution received and returned within the same quarterly period needn't be reported on an A-1.
  • The Board decides on fines and can waive them (inadvertence, clerical error, days late).
The entries (1)
NameDateA-1 filedBusiness daysAllowedAmount
Richard III Holson2024-10-162024-10-2242$1,000
Rule: Large contributions reported late
“A political committee shall file a report of any contribution of $1,000 or more electronically with the Board within 5 business days after receipt of the contribution, except that the report shall be filed within 2 business days after receipt if (i) the contribution is received 30 or fewer days before the date of an election”10 ILCS 5/9-10(c) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how findings work

Campaign money

$13,973raised, 10 itemized contributions, plus $1,512 in small ones
$0from the candidate (incl. loans)
$12,962spent
$1,005cash 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: $12,962

Digital and online$9,647
Office, printing and supplies$1,931
Fundraising and events$760
Other (as described)$625

Largest payees: Validus $9,647 Digital and online · Union Signs and Printing $1,711 Office, printing and supplies · Corrigan's Pub $521 Fundraising and events · Staples $245 Other (as described) · Roc City Bar and Grill $239 Fundraising and events · Courtney Leipart Designs LLC $220 Office, printing and supplies · Lockport Chamber of Commerce $200 Other (as described) · PostNet $180 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
Richard Uihlein
Owner · Uline · Lake Bluff
Person$6,900
Senate Republican Victory Fund
Springfield
Business or group$4,072.50
Richard III Holson
Lake Forest
Person$1,000
Gina Walter
Homemaker · Self · Shorewood
Person$1,000
Judy Wooten
Person$300
James Martin
Joliet
Person$250
NFIB Illinois PAC
Washington D.C.
Business or group$250
Christina Clausen
Homer Glen
Person$200

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

Their home

$400,000 – $500,000estimated market value, 2026 assessment
$340,200median home value in Will County (Illinois: $280,700)

The Will County assessor's estimate of the market value of the home at the address Jennifer Monson 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 2024 state candidates.

DonorTo themCandidates fundedBy party
Richard Uihlein
CEO, Uline · Lake Bluff
$6,9007
Senate Republican Victory Fund
Party or caucus committee · Springfield
$4,07311
Gina Walter
Homemaker, Self · Shorewood
$1,0002
NFIB Illinois PAC
Group or PAC · Washington
$25013
Christina Clausen
Homer Glen
$2003