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Kris Tharp D

Incumbent, Democratic candidate for State Senator District 56

June 28, 2022 primary · November 8, 2022 general: lost with 35,843 votes (100%)

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

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 Simmons Hanly Conroy, received 2022-06-09, reported 2022-07-05: 16 business days, 14 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
Simmons Hanly Conroy	2022-06-09	2022-07-05	16	2	$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 Missing details

6 of 13 donors giving over $500 listed with no employer or occupation

For anyone who gives more than $500 in a reporting period, a report must list their occupation and employer, or say the committee made a good-faith effort to find out. These list neither.

What to check

The committee may have filed an amendment adding them.
A retiree or someone not employed should still be listed as such.

The entries (6)

Name	Date	Amount
David Galanti	2022-08-25	$2,500
Jordan Campanella	2022-07-13	$850
Tom Cromer	2022-07-13	$850
Bryce Joiner	2022-07-13	$850
Robert Marcus	2022-09-21	$600
William Webber	2022-09-09	$550

Rule: Donors with no employer or occupation

“if the contributor is an individual who contributed more than $500, the occupation and employer of the contributor or, if the occupation and employer of the contributor are unknown, a statement that the committee has made a good faith effort to ascertain this information”10 ILCS 5/9-11(a)(4) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how findings work

Campaign money

$2,713,465raised, 211 itemized contributions, plus $8,247 in small ones

$0from the candidate (incl. loans)

$2,605,368spent

$530cash on hand on December 31, 2022

Where their money comes from (besides their own)

76%14%

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

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How it was spent: $2,605,368

Other (as described)$2,168,415

Mail and literature$239,662

Staff pay$87,565

Office, printing and supplies$52,526

Consultants and field$19,039

Fundraising and events$18,670

Donations and sponsorships$9,050

Contributions to other committees$5,575

Postage and delivery$2,213

Travel and meals$1,111

Largest payees: Adelstein & Associates LLC $2,065,466 Other (as described) · The Strategy Group LLC $149,769 Mail and literature · The Strategy Group $92,867 Mail and literature · Minuteman Press $24,462 Office, printing and supplies · The Sexton Group $23,403 Consultants and field · Lamar Media Corp. $22,000 Other (as described) · Lawrence Holmes $19,207 Staff pay · United Ink $14,402 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
ISDF Oak Park	Committee	$1,872,500
ISDF Oak Park	Business or group	$106,142.23
Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee Springfield	Committee	$89,900
Chicagoland Operators Joint Labor Management PAC Countryside	Committee	$59,900
IBEW Illinois PAC Washington	Committee	$59,900
LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC Burr Ridge	Committee	$59,900
Rachelle Aud Crowe for Senate Glen Carbon	Committee	$59,500
Carpentry Advancement PAC Chicago	Committee	$51,000
IPACE Springfield	Committee	$50,000
Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE Westmont	Committee	$30,000
SW IL Laborers' Political League Swansea	Committee	$21,000
IL Pipe Trades PAC Account Springfield	Committee	$20,000
SWAC AFT COPE Fairview Heights	Committee	$15,000
Simmons Hanly Conroy Alton	Business or group	$13,248
Friends of Joe Silkwood East Alton	Committee	$11,250

Committee: Kris Tharp for 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

$0spent supporting them

$39,794spent opposing them

Spender		Amount
INCS Action Independent Committee general · 2022-10-21 – 2022-11-01	against	$39,794

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.

Donor	To them	Candidates funded
ISDF Business · Oak Park	$1,978,642	20
Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee Labor union · Springfield	$89,900	88
IBEW Illinois PAC Labor union · Washington	$59,900	63
LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC Labor union · Burr Ridge	$59,900	91
Chicagoland Operators Joint Labor Management PAC Labor union · Countryside	$59,900	26
Rachelle Aud Crowe for Senate Candidate or officeholder committee · Glen Carbon	$59,500	7
Carpentry Advancement PAC Group or PAC · Chicago	$51,000	39
IPACE Group or PAC · Springfield	$50,000	38
Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE Labor union · Westmont	$30,000	119
SW IL Laborers' Political League Labor union · Swansea	$21,000	9
Illinois Pipe Trades PAC Account Group or PAC · Springfield	$20,000	28
SWAC AFT COPE Group or PAC · Fairview Heights	$15,000	8
Simmons Hanly Conroy Business · Alton	$13,248	30
Operating Engineers Local 520 Labor union · Granite City	$10,500	3
AFSCME Labor union · Washington	$10,000	74