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Josef Michael Carr D

Democratic candidate for State Representative District 25

June 28, 2022 primary: lost with 3,029 votes (23.4%)

🔓 Contribution limits are off in their race (limits off for race).

Worth a look

Worth a look Late reports

1 large contribution ($2,500) 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: $2,500 from Josef Michael Carr Jr., received 2022-03-31, reported 2022-04-18: 12 business days, 7 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)

Name	Date	A-1 filed	Business days	Allowed	Amount
Josef Michael Carr Jr.	2022-03-31	2022-04-18	12	5	$2,500

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 Late reports

1 contribution of $1,000 or more ($1,000) with no A-1 found

Each contribution of $1,000 or more must be reported on an A-1 within days of receipt, ahead of the quarterly report. These appear on a quarterly report, but no A-1 entry from the same contributor for the same amount within a week of the date was found. The largest: $1,000 from PATRICK POWERS on 2022-06-19.

What to check

The A-1 may list the contributor under another spelling or a different amount (a split check).
A contribution received and returned within the same period needn't be reported on an A-1.
Search the committee's A-1 filings on the State Board of Elections' site to confirm.

The entries (1)

Name	Reported on	Date	Amount
PATRICK POWERS	Quarterly	2022-06-19	$1,000

Rule: Large contributions with no A-1 found

“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”10 ILCS 5/9-10(c) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how findings work

Context Late reports

2 quarterly reports filed late (up to 3 days)

Quarterly reports are due by the 15th of the month after each quarter. The report for the quarter ending 2022-03-31 was due 2022-04-15 and filed 2022-04-18.

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
2022-03-31	2022-04-15	2022-04-18	3
2022-06-30	2022-07-15	2022-07-16	1

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

$41,935raised, 65 itemized contributions, plus $4,717 in small ones

$0from the candidate (incl. loans)

$42,193spent

$1,913cash on hand on December 31, 2022

Where their money comes from (besides their own)

61%32%

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

Plus $2,500 of their own money and from their other committees. Compare with all state candidates →

How it was spent: $42,193

Staff pay$12,627

Other (as described)$8,033

Consultants and field$7,320

Office, printing and supplies$5,719

Polling$2,715

Digital and online$1,534

Legal, accounting and fees$1,163

Mail and literature$1,133

Donations and sponsorships$930

Print ads and billboards$500

Largest payees: JOHN ARENA $14,683 Staff pay · Josef Michael Carr Jr. $7,435 Polling · Union Signs Printing $2,300 Office, printing and supplies · Bloossum $1,500 Digital and online · Isiah Thompson $1,455 Consultants and field · Forest Printing $1,338 Office, printing and supplies · Carolyn Ross $1,230 Consultants and field · Handy House $1,000 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	Type	Total
Peter Draper Doctor · South Shore Hospital · Chicago	Person	$6,000
Our Ward, Our Voice Chicago	Committee	$5,000
Illinois Black Business Political Action Fund Inc. Peoria	Committee	$3,300
James Garfield Attorney · Self · Evanston	Person	$3,000
Racial Justice PAC Chicago	Committee	$3,000
Josef Michael Carr Jr. Business Owner · Allevion Financial Consulting Group, Inc. · Chicago	Person	$2,500
CMRJB - PEC State PAC Fund Chicago	Committee	$1,000
Michael Fisher Retired · Self · Chicago	Person	$1,000
Mintex Inc. Chicago	Business or group	$1,000
PATRICK POWERS Business Owner · PARCE RUM · WICHITA FALLS	Person	$1,000
Stephen Stern Chicago	Person	$1,000
Paul Vogel Retired · Self · Sante Fe	Person	$1,000
Center for Racial and Gender Equity Chicago	Business or group	$700
A.L. Taylor & Associates P.C. Chicago	Business or group	$600
TIMOTHY FRITZ WEST CHICAGO	Person	$500

Committee: Committee To Elect Josef Michael Carr (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

$0spent supporting them

$9,440spent opposing them

Spender		Amount
INCS Action Independent Committee primary · 2022-06-17	against	$9,440

Independent expenditures reported by other committees since January 1, 2021. The candidate doesn't control them.

Their home

$0 – $100,000estimated market value, 2026 assessment

$335,800median home value in Cook County (Illinois: $280,700)

The Cook County assessor's estimate of the market value of the home at the address Josef Michael Carr filed with the State Board of Elections, shown as a range; the address isn't published here. Assessments trail the market and can be appealed, so treat it as a rough figure. How this works. Medians: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024.

Companies on the state register

Corporations and LLCs the Secretary of State lists Josef Michael Carr as an officer, manager or member of.

Company	Their role	Status	Gave to the campaign
J. M. CARR & ASSOCIATES, INC. Corporation, since 2016 · file 71034216	president, registered agent	Good standing · last annual report 2025	—

Registered agent for (the person who receives legal papers; often a lawyer or accountant for a client, not an owner): ILLINOIS BLACK BUSINESS POLITICAL ACTION FUND, INC. · FATHERS, NFP (dissolved) · FRIENDS OF JUDGE KERRIE MALONEY LAYTIN (dissolved) · ILLINOIS FATHERHOOD ALLIANCE (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 2022 state candidates.

Donor	To them	Candidates funded
Illinois Black Business Political Action Fund Inc. Group or PAC · Peoria	$3,300	2
Racial Justice PAC Group or PAC · Chicago	$3,000	5
Center for Racial and Gender Equity Business · Chicago	$700	2
Otis Monroe Hillside	$500	2
Rebecca Janowitz Lawyer, Cook County · Chicago	$500	7
DOUGLAS BAIRD Chicago	$300	2
Walter Jones Chicago	$250	2
WILLIAM OWENS Chicago	$250	2
Friends of Steven McKenzie Candidate or officeholder committee · Chicago	$250	2
Lawrence Dowling Chicago	$200	2