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Joe West R

Republican candidate for State Representative District 84

June 28, 2022 primary: won with 3,849 votes (100%) · November 8, 2022 general: lost with 10,013 votes (100%)

Campaign money

$12,200raised, 25 itemized contributions, plus $1,855 in small ones
$2,000from the candidate (incl. loans)
$12,826spent
$5,039cash on hand on December 31, 2022; $3,977 in debts
Where their money comes from (besides their own)

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

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How it was spent: $12,826

Office, printing and supplies$6,816
Consultants and field$3,576
Other (as described)$1,743
Fundraising and events$692

Largest payees: Steinbach Strategies LLC $3,576 Consultants and field · Premier Print & Mail $3,282 Office, printing and supplies · Quick Signs $2,747 Office, printing and supplies · Nathan Rohr $1,568 Other (as described) · Imagination Print $787 Office, printing and supplies · Village Grind $444 Fundraising and events · Fox Valley Winery $248 Fundraising and events · Bill Galyser Entertainment $175 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 contributorsTypeTotal
Chris Miller Illinois First PAC
Oakland
Committee$2,000
Kendall PAC
Yorkville
Committee$1,250
Allied First Bank
Oswego
Business or group$1,000
Kendall Co Republican Central Committee
Yorkville
Party$1,000
Ozinga for Illinois
Mokena
Committee$1,000
James Detzler
Retired · Retired · Oswego
Person$600
David Krahn
Oswego
Person$600
Richard A Faltz
Oswego
Person$500
River View Ford
Oswego
Business or group$500
The Action Company
Aurora
Business or group$500
Sharon Catich
North Aurora
Person$300
Carol L Gardner
Yorkville
Person$300
Kendall Co Young Republicans
Bristol
Committee$300
Richard Kuhn
Oswego
Person$300
Stamp Act PAC
Yorkville
Committee$300

Committee: Friends of Joe West (every report they filed is on the State Board of Elections' site). Data current as of October 12, 2026.

Their donors also gave to

Their largest donors who also funded other 2022 state candidates.

DonorTo themCandidates fundedBy party
Chris Miller-Illinois First PAC
Group or PAC · Oakland
$2,0003
Kendall PAC
Group or PAC · Yorkville
$1,2503
Allied First Bank
Business · Oswego
$1,0002
Ozinga for Illinois
Candidate or officeholder committee · Mokena
$1,00039
David Krahn
Oswego
$6002
Stamp Act Pac
Group or PAC · Yorkville
$3003
Baird for Sheriff
Candidate or officeholder committee · Yorkville
$2502