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Jil Tracy R

Republican candidate for State Senator District 50

June 28, 2022 primary: won with 27,202 votes (100%) · November 8, 2022 general: won with 73,674 votes (100%)

Also ran for State Senator in 2026 ($207,557 raised).

Worth a look

Worth a look Late reports

1 large contribution ($3,500) 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: $3,500 from James Tracy, received 2022-05-11, reported 2022-07-13: 42 business days, 37 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
James Tracy2022-05-112022-07-13425$3,500
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

Context How the money was spent

$3,642.15 paid by the campaign to the candidate

Campaign money may go to a candidate or their family only as pay for work actually done; reimbursing campaign costs they paid out of pocket (mileage, travel, supplies) is common and allowed. The purposes the campaign wrote are listed with each payment.

What to check
  • Whether each payment is a reimbursement for campaign costs, or pay for work done.
  • Family is matched by last name and the home address on file with the Board; relatives elsewhere aren't found.
The entries (4)
NameWhoPurpose (as reported)DateAmount
Jil Tracythe candidateMileage2022-03-26$1,962
Jil Tracythe candidateMileage - 9/10/20 - 7/22/212021-07-23$1,247
Jil Tracythe candidateMileage2022-07-09$250
Jil Tracythe candidateMileage2021-12-09$183
Rule: Mileage, reimbursements and pay to the candidate
“For payments to a public official or candidate or his or her family member unless for compensation for services actually rendered by that person.”10 ILCS 5/9-8.10(a)(11) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how findings work

Campaign money

$277,624raised, 337 itemized contributions, plus $14,845 in small ones
$5,000from the candidate (incl. loans)
$347,665spent
$102,655cash on hand on December 31, 2022; $10,000 in debts
Where their money comes from (besides their own)

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

Plus $5,000 of their own money and from their other committees. Compare with all state candidates →

How it was spent: $347,665

Contributions to other committees$192,899
Consultants and field$62,760
Fundraising and events$29,951
Other (as described)$15,902
Office, printing and supplies$10,791
Staff pay$7,685
Legal, accounting and fees$6,842
Mail and literature$6,751
Travel and meals$5,754
Donations and sponsorships$4,950

Largest payees: Senate Republican Victory Fund $83,500 Contributions to other committees · Republican State Senate Campaign Committee $50,900 Contributions to other committees · Claymore Strategic Solutions LLC $28,995 Staff pay · The Newburg Group $23,421 Postage and delivery · The Newberg Group $22,997 Postage and delivery · Quincy Country Club $16,162 Staff pay · Thoms for Senate $15,750 Contributions to other committees · Jo Ellen Johnson $12,000 Consultants and field

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
Dot Foods, Inc.
Mt. Sterling
Business or group$16,500
Realtor Political Action Committee
Springfield
Committee$15,000
Ameren
St. Louis
Business or group$8,500
Mercantile Bank
Quincy
Business or group$7,250
Illinois Hospital Association PAC
Springfield
Committee$7,000
Associated Beer Distributors of IL PAC
Springfield
Committee$6,500
Amazon.com Services, Inc.
Seattle
Business or group$5,000
Ameren Illinois PAC
Springfield
Committee$5,000
Citizens for Bill Brady Inc.
Bloomington
Committee$5,000
Comcast
Philadelphia
Business or group$5,000
John Cornell
Retired · n/a · Delray Beach
Person$5,000
Fred Schmidt
Real Estate Developer · self · St. Louis
Person$5,000
John Tracy
Corp. Executive · Dot Foods, Inc. · Des Peres
Person$5,000
DENT-IL-PAC
Springfield
Committee$4,750
Shippers Rental Co.
Quincy
Business or group$4,250

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.

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
Realtor Political Action Committee
Group or PAC · Springfield
$15,000134
Ameren
Business · St. Louis
$8,50038
Mercantile Bank
Business · Quincy
$7,2502
Illinois Hospital Association PAC
Group or PAC · Springfield
$7,000106
Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois PAC
Group or PAC · Springfield
$6,50097
Ameren Illinois PAC
Group or PAC · Springfield
$6,50039
John Tracy
Corp. Executive, Dot Foods, Inc. · Des Peres
$5,0002
Comcast
Business · Philadelphia
$5,00050
Citizens for Bill Brady Inc
Candidate or officeholder committee · Bloomington
$5,0009
Amazon.com Services LLC
Business · Seattle
$5,00067
DENT-IL-PAC
Group or PAC · Springfield
$4,750133
Shippers Rental Co.
Business · Quincy
$4,2508
Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits, LLC
Business · Miramar
$4,00089
Accel Entertainment Gaming, LLC
Business · Bolingbrook
$4,000126
Senate Republican Victory Fund
Party or caucus committee · Springfield
$4,00027