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La Shawn K Ford D

Incumbent, Democratic candidate for State Representative District 8

June 28, 2022 primary: won with 9,963 votes (100%) · November 8, 2022 general: won with 22,187 votes (100%)

Also ran for State Representative in 2024 ($231,292 raised).

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2 payments ($25,000) with no purpose given, $25,000 of it to the candidate or family

Every itemized payment on a report must say what it was for. These leave it blank. Payments to the candidate or their family are allowed only as pay for work they did, so a payment to them with no purpose is worth asking about.

What to check
  • The committee may have amended the report to add the purposes.
  • Whether each payment is a reimbursement, pay for work, repayment of a loan the candidate made to the campaign, or something else.
The entries (2)
NameWhoDateAmount
La Shawn K. Fordthe candidate2022-11-22$15,000
La Shawn K. Fordthe candidate2022-09-22$10,000
Rule: Payments with no purpose given
“the full name and mailing address of each person to whom expenditures have been made by the committee or candidate within the reporting period in an aggregate amount or value in excess of $150; the amount, date, and purpose of each of those expenditures”10 ILCS 5/9-11(a)(12) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how findings work

Context How the money was spent

$25,000 paid by the campaign to the candidate

Campaign money may go to a candidate or their family only as pay for work actually done; reimbursing campaign costs they paid out of pocket (mileage, travel, supplies) is common and allowed. The purposes the campaign wrote are listed with each payment.

What to check
  • Whether each payment is a reimbursement for campaign costs, or pay for work done.
  • Family is matched by last name and the home address on file with the Board; relatives elsewhere aren't found.
The entries (2)
NameWhoDateAmount
La Shawn K. Fordthe candidate2022-11-22$15,000
La Shawn K. Fordthe candidate2022-09-22$10,000
Rule: Mileage, reimbursements and pay to the candidate
“For payments to a public official or candidate or his or her family member unless for compensation for services actually rendered by that person.”10 ILCS 5/9-8.10(a)(11) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how findings work

Context Late reports

2 contributions of $1,000 or more ($5,500) 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: $3,000 from Robert Humphrey on 2022-05-23.

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 (2)
NameReported onDateAmount
Robert HumphreyQuarterly2022-05-23$3,000
John WuestQuarterly2022-06-30$2,500
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 Missing details

20 of 41 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 (20)
NameDateAmount
Robert Humphrey2022-05-23$5,500
Jordan Matyas2022-04-14$2,150
Vernon Lewis2022-05-04$2,000
Keitheia Adkins2022-05-09$1,000
Harold Andrews2022-04-25$1,000
Pamela Blackman2022-05-12$1,000
Allison Caldwell2022-04-25$1,000
Jacquelyn Curington2022-05-02$1,000
Terrance Franklin2022-04-26$1,000
Robin Hayes2022-04-26$1,000
Tess Jackson2022-05-19$1,000
Siadah Johnson2022-05-20$1,000
Lisa Livingston2022-05-09$1,000
Barbara Martin2022-04-04$1,000
Nadia Milleron2022-05-10$1,000
Charles Smith2022-04-14$1,000
Daryl Travis2022-05-09$1,000
Zuli Turner2022-04-22$1,000
Marvin Winters, Jr.2022-05-03$1,000
Yolanda Wofford2022-04-25$1,000
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

$218,578raised, 225 itemized contributions, plus $2,358 in small ones
$0from the candidate (incl. loans)
$206,506spent
$22,365cash on hand on December 31, 2022; $108,051 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: $206,506

Other (as described)$113,873
Donations and sponsorships$26,773
TV and streaming ads$21,100
Fundraising and events$14,562
Consultants and field$10,500
Office, printing and supplies$8,232
Digital and online$3,919
Travel and meals$3,427
Print ads and billboards$3,181
Staff pay$600

Largest payees: La Shawn K. Ford $25,000 Other (as described) · Midway Broadcasting $16,100 TV and streaming ads · Amex $14,533 Other (as described) · Mid-way Broadcast Company $14,450 Other (as described) · P2 Consulting $14,000 Consultants and field · Marvin Winters, Jr. $11,100 Consultants and field · Ex Cons For Social Change $5,500 Donations and sponsorships · Kaplan $5,198 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
Chicago Land Operators
Countryside		Business or group$9,000
Liuna Chicago Lan Council POC
Burr Ridge		Business or group$9,000
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC
Countryside		Business or group$6,000
Thomas Huggett
Doctor · Self · Chicago		Person$5,654
Ex Cons For Social Change
Chicago		Business or group$5,500
Robert Humphrey
N/A · N/A · Chicago		Person$5,500
Health Care Service Corporation Illinois State PAC, NFP
Chicago		Business or group$5,000
IPACE
SPRINGFIELD		Business or group$5,000
Nakisha Hobbs
admin · admin · Chicago		Person$4,500
AFSME Illinois Council No. 31 Political Action Committee
Springfield		Business or group$4,000
Tamera Fair
Admin · N/A · Frankfort		Person$4,000
Law Offices of Jeffery Leving
Chicago		Business or group$3,500
AMEREN
ST LOUIS		Business or group$3,000
Gwendolyn Harris
admin · admin · Chicago		Person$3,000
ILLINOIS TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION PAC
SPRINGFIELD		Business or group$3,000

Committees: Citizens to Elect LaShawn K Ford State Representative, Voteford Campaign 2000 (every report they filed is on the State Board of Elections' site). Data current as of October 12, 2026.

Companies on the state register

Corporations and LLCs the Secretary of State lists La Shawn K Ford as an officer, manager or member of.

CompanyTheir roleStatusGave to the campaign
FORD DESIRED REAL ESTATE, LLC
LLC, since 2015 · file 05077737		manager, registered agentGood standing · last annual report 2026—
FORD DESIRED REAL ESTATE, INC.
Corporation, since 2001 · file 61862404		president, registered agentDissolved · last annual report 2014—

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.

DonorTo themCandidates fundedBy party
Chicago Land Operators
Group or PAC · Countryside		$9,0003
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC
Labor union · Countryside		$6,000126
IPACE
Group or PAC · Springfield		$5,00038
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association PAC
Group or PAC · Springfield		$3,000105
Pillars Management LLC
Business · Hoffman Estates		$3,0002
Ameren
Business · St. Louis		$3,00038
Chicago Teachers Union
Labor union · Chicago		$2,5009
John Wuest
Executive Director, Alternative Schools Network · Chicago		$2,5003
Kasper & Nottage
Business · Chicago		$2,00015
ICANN PAC
Group or PAC · Springfield		$2,00028
MBM Advantage LLC
Business · Oak Park		$2,0008
Peoples Gas Light & Coke
Business · Milwaukee		$2,000114
Verano Holdings LLC
Business · Chicago		$2,00047
Illinois Hospital Association
Group or PAC · Springfield		$2,00011
Community BancPac
Group or PAC · Springfield		$2,00079