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Katie Stuart D

Incumbent, Democratic candidate for State Representative District 112

June 28, 2022 primary: won with 5,324 votes (100%) · November 8, 2022 general: won with 20,666 votes (100%)

🔓 Contribution limits are off in their race (board determination).

Also ran for State Representative in 2026 ($900,159 raised), 2024 ($1.7M raised).

Campaign money

$2,839,681raised, 281 itemized contributions, plus $2,471 in small ones
$0from the candidate (incl. loans)
$2,090,317spent
$148,011cash on hand on December 31, 2022
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: $2,090,317

TV and streaming ads$1,831,043
Other (as described)$72,159
Polling$52,515
Office, printing and supplies$40,657
Staff pay$32,107
Fundraising and events$21,639
Contributions to other committees$13,650
Postage and delivery$8,307
Travel and meals$8,187
Mail and literature$4,643

Largest payees: Buying Time, LLC $1,764,950 TV and streaming ads · Devine Mulvey Longabaugh, Inc. $76,300 TV and streaming ads · Tulchin Research $52,515 Polling · St. Louis Blues $22,659 Fundraising and events · Express Employment Professionals $18,577 Staff pay · Winning Connections $18,400 Office, printing and supplies · The Who Fundraiser $13,874 Fundraising and events · MOW Printing $8,384 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 contributorsTypeTotal
Democrats for the Illinois House
Westchester
Committee$780,000
Democrats for the Illinois House
Westchester
Business or group$468,569.12
Democratic Party of Illinois (Nonfederal)
Chicago
Business or group$262,907.38
Carpentry Advancement PAC
Chicago
Committee$119,800
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor Management PAC
Countryside
Committee$119,800
LIUNA Chicago Laborer's District Council Political Action Committee
Burr Ridge
Committee$119,800
Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee
Springfield
Committee$109,900
I.P.A.C.E.
Springfield
Committee$70,000
Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE
Westmont
Committee$66,150
Friends of Lance Yednock
Ottawa
Committee$59,900
United Food and Commercial Workers Int. Union
Washington
Committee$59,900
SEIU IL Council Pac Fund
Chicago
Committee$50,500
IBEW Illinois PAC
Washington
Committee$40,000
SWAC AFT COPE
Fairview Heights
Committee$35,000
Realtor Political Action Committee
Springfield
Committee$33,000

Committee: Friends for Katie Stuart (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

$65,182spent supporting them
$36,417spent opposing them
SpenderAmount
Illinois REALTORS Fund
general · 2022-10-05 – 2022-11-21
for$64,555
INCS Action Independent Committee
general · 2022-10-21 – 2022-11-01
against$36,417
Illinois Farm Bureau ACTIVATOR
general · 2022-10-11 – 2022-12-07
for$627

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
Democrats for the Illinois House
Candidate or officeholder committee · Westchester
$1,248,56958
Democratic Party of Illinois (Nonfederal)
Party or caucus committee · Chicago
$262,9073
Carpentry Advancement PAC
Group or PAC · Chicago
$119,80039
LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC
Labor union · Burr Ridge
$119,80091
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC
Labor union · Countryside
$119,800126
Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee
Labor union · Springfield
$109,90088
I.P.A.C.E.
Group or PAC · Springfield
$70,00074
Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE
Labor union · Westmont
$66,150119
Friends of Lance Yednock
Candidate or officeholder committee · Ottawa
$59,9005
SEIU Illinois Council PAC Fund
Labor union · Chicago
$50,50029
IBEW Illinois PAC
Labor union · Washington
$40,00063
SWAC AFT COPE
Group or PAC · Fairview Heights
$35,0008
Realtor Political Action Committee
Group or PAC · Springfield
$33,000134
AFSCME
Labor union · Washington
$32,50074
Illinois Retired Teachers PAC
Labor union · Springfield
$25,00029