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Jim Acklin R
Republican candidate for State Representative District 102
March 19, 2024 primary: lost with 1,301 votes (14.5%)
🔓 Contribution limits are off in their race (board determination).
Campaign money
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsParties and legislative caucusesOther candidates and officeholders
Plus $445 of their own money and from their other committees. Compare with all state candidates →
How it was spent: $125,033
Largest payees: Hodas and Associates $121,055 Office, printing and supplies · Farney for County Board $1,437 Contributions to other committees · SJO Running $1,000 Donations and sponsorships · Adams Outdoor Advertising $963 Other (as described) · Dixon Graphics $401 Office, printing and supplies · Philo Exchange Bank $177 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 contributors | Total |
|---|---|
| Illinois PAC for Education (IPACE) Springfield | $68,500 |
| Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE Springfield | $35,000 |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee Springfield | $15,000 |
| Gareld Bilyew Oblong | $1,500 |
| Larry Jones Attorney · Self · Paris | $1,000 |
| University Professionals of Illinois Chicago | $1,000 |
| Sally Acklin Paris | $500 |
| Dale English Paris | $500 |
| W. Peter Templeton Paris | $500 |
| Jim Acklin Ogden | $445.35 |
| Mitchell Schluter Urbana | $250 |
| Deanna Wright St. Joseph | $250 |
| Alan Puzey Fairmount | $200 |
Committees: Citizens for Jim Acklin, Citizens for Jim Acklin (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
| Spender | Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| Illinois Working PAC primary · 2024-03-04 – 2024-03-19 | for | $129,988 |
Independent expenditures reported by other committees since January 1, 2023. The candidate doesn't control them.
Their donors also gave to
Their largest donors who also funded other 2024 state candidates.
| Donor | To them | Candidates funded | By party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois PAC for Education (IPACE) Group or PAC · Springfield | $68,500 | 8 | |
| Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE Labor union · Westmont | $35,000 | 89 | |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee Labor union · Springfield | $15,000 | 71 | |
| University Professionals of Illinois Business · Chicago | $1,000 | 9 |