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Jil Tracy R
Incumbent, Republican candidate for State Senator District 50
March 17, 2026 primary: won with 22,842 votes (100%) · November 3, 2026 general
Also ran for State Senator in 2022 ($277,624 raised).
Campaign money
$23,500 of it in 15 large contributions reported on A-1s since their last quarterly report (through September 30, 2026): $1,000 or more from one source must be reported within days, ahead of the next quarterly.
Ameren $3,000 2026-09-30 · Ameren Illinois PAC $3,000 2026-07-31 · Realtor Political Action Committee $2,500 2026-09-04 · Comcast $2,000 2026-07-31 · IL Manufactured Housing Association PAC $2,000 2026-09-04 · Accel Entertainment Gaming, LLC $1,500 2026-09-04 · Ford Motor Company Civic Action Fund $1,500 2026-09-04 · Abbott Laboratories Employee Political Action Committee $1,000 2026-07-31 · Cary Andras, Jr $1,000 2026-09-04 · Kevin Crumly $1,000 2026-09-04
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsParties and legislative caucusesOther candidates and officeholders
Plus $3,500 of their own money and from their other committees. Compare with all state candidates →
How it was spent: $175,631
Largest payees: Senate Republican Victory Fund $50,000 Contributions to other committees · The Newberg Group $27,750 Mail and literature · Quincy Country Club $21,046 Staff pay · Friends of Frank Lesko $12,000 Contributions to other committees · SV Events, LLC $8,426 Fundraising and events · Gray Hunter Stenn LLP $6,197 Legal, accounting and fees · Friends of Danielle Penman $5,000 Contributions to other committees · 195 SOUTH 36TH STREET CORP $4,350 Office, printing and supplies
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 | Total |
|---|---|
| Realtor Political Action Committee Springfield | $16,000 |
| Save Our Local Businesses Illinois PAC ID#39860 Chicago | $10,000 |
| Ameren St. Louis | $7,000 |
| Dot Foods, Inc. Mt. Sterling | $5,000 |
| Tyrpin Mark President · Mercantile Bank · Quincy | $5,000 |
| McDonald's Corporation Chicago | $5,000 |
| Sports Betting Alliance Lubbock | $5,000 |
| Bryan Stokes President · Quincy Recycle Paper, Inc. · Quincy | $4,802.54 |
| Illinois Hospital Association PAC Springfield | $4,500 |
| Comcast Philadelphia | $4,000 |
| IL Manufactured Housing Association PAC Springfield | $4,000 |
| Accel Entertainment Gaming, LLC Bolingbrook | $3,500 |
| Associated Beer Distributors of IL PAC Springfield | $3,500 |
| Harold B. Oakley Schmiedeskamp Robertson Neu & Mitchell · Attorney · Quincy | $3,500 |
| Don Tracy Attorney · Brown Hay & Stephens · Springfield | $3,500 |
Committee: Jil Tracy for State Senate (every report they filed is on the State Board of Elections' site). Data current as of October 12, 2026.
Committees
- Approp- Ed
- Criminal LawMinority Spokesperson
- Executive
- Higher Education
- JudiciaryMinority Spokesperson
- Labor
Subcommittees: Condominiums · Constitutional Amendments · Elections · Ethics
Their seats in the current General Assembly, from ilga.gov. Compare with who funds them: their donors.
Their donors also gave to
Their largest donors who also funded other 2026 state candidates.
| Donor | To them | Candidates funded | By party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Realtor Political Action Committee Group or PAC · Springfield | $16,000 | 101 | |
| Save Our Local Businesses Illinois PAC ID#39860 Group or PAC · Chicago | $10,000 | 4 | |
| Ameren Group or PAC · St. Louis | $7,000 | 30 | |
| McDonald's Business · Chicago | $5,000 | 26 | |
| Sports Betting Alliance Group or PAC · Lubbock | $5,000 | 103 | |
| Bryan Stokes Owner, Quincy Recycle · Quincy | $4,803 | 3 | |
| Illinois Hospital Association PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | $4,500 | 57 | |
| Comcast Business · Philadelphia | $4,000 | 40 | |
| IL Manufactured Housing Assn. PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | $4,000 | 13 | |
| Accel Entertainment Gaming, LLC Business · Bolingbrook | $3,500 | 117 | |
| Don Tracy Attorney, Brown Hay & Stephens · Springfield | $3,500 | 19 | |
| Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | $3,500 | 69 | |
| Operating Engineers Local 520 Voluntary Political & Educational Fund Labor union · Granite City | $3,000 | 2 | |
| Ford Motor Company Civic Action Fund Group or PAC · Dearborn | $3,000 | 9 | |
| Ameren Illinois PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | $3,000 | 30 |