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Jennifer Sanalitro R

Republican candidate for State Representative District 48

June 28, 2022 primary: won with 7,052 votes (100%) · November 8, 2022 general: won with 20,655 votes (100%)

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

Also ran for State Representative in 2026 ($433,999 raised), 2024 ($365,199 raised).

Worth a look

Context Context

84% of their itemized money came from party and caucus committees

$306,950.41 of $365,488.11 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

$365,488raised, 97 itemized contributions, plus $7,285 in small ones

$6,228from the candidate (incl. loans)

$32,091spent

$25,387cash on hand on December 31, 2022; $6,228 in debts

Where their money comes from (besides their own)

84%

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

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How it was spent: $32,091

Contributions to other committees$9,215

Fundraising and events$8,935

Office, printing and supplies$7,277

Other (as described)$2,939

Digital and online$1,500

Donations and sponsorships$1,210

Postage and delivery$817

Travel and meals$197

Largest payees: Citizens for Durkin $5,000 Contributions to other committees · Catering with Elegance $5,000 Fundraising and events · Tony Spavones $3,462 Fundraising and events · Disruptive Winning LLC $3,211 Postage and delivery · Awesome Campaigns $2,163 Office, printing and supplies · Talmont $2,000 Office, printing and supplies · Michael Stellwag/Silver Fox Digital $1,500 Digital and online · Bloomingdale Township Republican Party $1,250 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 contributors	Type	Total
House Republican Majority Burr Ridge	Business or group	$154,969.32
Illinois Republican Party Chicago	Business or group	$151,731.09
Citizens for Durkin Burr Ridge	Business or group	$10,698.75
Defense of Freedom PAC Woodstock	Committee	$5,000
Ozinga for Illinois Mokena	Committee	$5,000
Chris Miller Agriculture · Self · Oakland	Person	$3,018.95
ABM Community Flooring, Inc Bloomingdale	Business or group	$2,500
Brad Stephens for State Representative Rosemont	Committee	$2,500
Citizens for Durkin Burr Ridge	Committee	$2,500
Illinois Road Builders PAC Itasca	Committee	$2,500
Abbate Screw Machine Products Inc Roselle	Business or group	$1,500
NFIB Illinois PAC Washington	Committee	$1,500
Sam Farinella Retired · Retired · Bloomingdale	Person	$1,100
Citizens for Seth Lewis Bartlett	Committee	$1,000
Citizens for Stacey Keagle Plainfield	Committee	$1,000

Committee: Citizens for Sanalitro (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

$34,200spent supporting them

$0spent opposing them

Spender		Amount
INCS Action Independent Committee general · 2022-10-07	for	$34,200

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.

Donor	To them	Candidates funded
House Republican Majority Party or caucus committee · Burr Ridge	$155,219	33
Illinois Republican Party Party or caucus committee · Chicago	$151,731	49
Citizens for Durkin Candidate or officeholder committee · Burr Ridge	$13,199	69
Defense of Freedom PAC Group or PAC · Woodstock	$5,000	3
Ozinga for Illinois Candidate or officeholder committee · Mokena	$5,000	39
Chris Miller State Rep., Illinois First · Oakland	$3,019	4
Brad Stephens for State Representative Candidate or officeholder committee · Rosemont	$2,500	8
Illinois Road Builders PAC Group or PAC · Itasca	$2,500	21
NFIB Illinois PAC Group or PAC · Washington	$1,500	17
Citizens for Seth Lewis Candidate or officeholder committee · Bartlett	$1,000	3
Frank Saverino President, Saverino & Associates, Inc. · Carol Stream	$1,000	5
Farmers Employee & Agent Illinois PAC Group or PAC · Oklahoma City	$1,000	16
Martin McLaughlin for State Rep Candidate or officeholder committee · Barrington	$1,000	7
Citizens for Stacey Keagle Candidate or officeholder committee · Plainfield	$1,000	3
Downstate GOP Group or PAC · Fithian	$1,000	26