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Jesse Faber R

Republican candidate for State Senator District 53

March 19, 2024 primary: lost with 7,588 votes (31.8%)

Worth a look

Worth a look Late reports

2 quarterly reports filed late (up to 98 days)

Quarterly reports are due by the 15th of the month after each quarter. The report for the quarter ending 2024-06-30 was due 2024-07-15 and filed 2024-10-21.

What to check

A paper report postmarked 3 days before the deadline is on time; the Board records when it arrived.
The Board assesses fines for late reports and may waive them.

The entries (2)

Quarter ending	Due	Filed	Days late
2024-06-30	2024-07-15	2024-10-21	98
2024-09-30	2024-10-15	2024-10-21	6

Rule: Quarterly reports filed late

“A political committee shall file quarterly reports no later than the 15th day of the month following each period.”10 ILCS 5/9-10(b) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how findings work

Campaign money

$99,750raised, 43 itemized contributions, plus $2,530 in small ones

$40,000from the candidate (incl. loans)

$177,219spent

$0cash on hand on October 21, 2024; $82,900 in debts

Where their money comes from (besides their own)

32%52%16%

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

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How it was spent: $177,219

Mail and literature$109,578

Other (as described)$30,233

TV and streaming ads$11,000

Office, printing and supplies$10,777

Legal, accounting and fees$10,206

Consultants and field$5,000

Radio$250

Donations and sponsorships$175

Largest payees: Claymore Strategic Solutions $124,551 Office, printing and supplies · Rosales Agency $39,099 TV and streaming ads · Brown Hay + Stephens $10,000 Legal, accounting and fees · Karen Disharoon $1,125 Other (as described) · Mary T Faber Solutions $1,009 Other (as described) · General Store $804 Office, printing and supplies · Casson Media $250 Radio · First Financial Bank $206 Legal, accounting and fees

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
I.P.A.C.E Springfield	Business or group	$50,000
Illinois Farm Bureau Activator Political Involvement fund Bloomington	Business or group	$7,500
Kathleen Faber Small business owner · Self Employed · Sublette	Person	$6,700
Randy Faber Small business owner · Self Employed · Sublette	Person	$6,700
Illinois Soybean Growers Political Action Bloomington	Business or group	$5,000
Rita Mackinson Farmer · Self-Employed · Pontiac	Person	$5,000
Bradley Faber Lawyer · Lawyer · Naperville	Person	$3,000
IL Corn Growers Assn Bloomington	Business or group	$1,200
Illinois Beef Association Political Action Committee Springfield	Business or group	$1,000
Blake Lehman Farmer & Teacher · Self Employed / Illinois Central College · Eureka	Person	$1,000
McLean County Farm Bureau Political Involvement Committee Bloomington	Business or group	$1,000
One Earth Energy Gibson City	Business or group	$1,000
Enid Schlipf Farming · Self · Gridley	Person	$1,000
Consolidated Grain & Barge Co Princeton	Business or group	$750
B. Michael LoPiccalo Retired · Retired · Pontiac	Person	$600

Committee: Friends of Jesse Faber (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

$2,290spent supporting them

$0spent opposing them

Spender		Amount
Illinois Farm Bureau ACTIVATOR primary · 2024-02-28 – 2024-03-04	for	$2,290

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

Companies on the state register

Corporations and LLCs the Secretary of State lists Jesse Faber as an officer, manager or member of.

Company	Their role	Status	Gave to the campaign
FRIENDS OF JESSE FABER LLC LLC, since 2023 · file 13822611	manager, registered agent	Involuntarily dissolved	—

From the Secretary of State's business records of October 13, 2026, matched by name and ZIP code against the address the State Board of Elections has for the candidate (or by name when the company itself gave to their campaign). Someone listed only at another address isn't found; search the Secretary of State's business entity search by file number for the full record.

Their donors also gave to

Their largest donors who also funded other 2024 state candidates.

Donor	To them	Candidates funded
I.P.A.C.E. Group or PAC · Springfield	$50,000	54
Illinois Farm Bureau Activator Political Involvement Fund Group or PAC · Bloomington	$7,500	5
Illinois Soybean Growers Political Action Group or PAC · Bloomington	$5,000	3
IL Corn Growers Assn Group or PAC · Bloomington	$1,200	12
Illinois Beef Association PAC Group or PAC · Springfield	$1,000	24
One Earth Energy Business · Gibson City	$1,000	2
McLean County Farm Bureau Political Involvement Committee Group or PAC · Bloomington	$1,000	2
Marquis Energy - Illinois LLC Business · Hennepin	$500	11
Christopher Bunting Emington	$250	2