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Lamont Raymond Williams D

Democratic candidate for State Senator District 16

June 28, 2022 primary: lost with 7,978 votes (45.7%)

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

Worth a look

Worth a look Late reports

6 contributions of $1,000 or more ($26,500) 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: $20,000 from Citizens for Steve Landek on 2022-06-24.

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 (6)

Name	Reported on	Date	Amount
Citizens for Steve Landek	Quarterly	2022-06-24	$20,000
Chicagoland Operators Joint Labor	Quarterly	2022-06-28	$2,500
Illinois Laborers	Quarterly	2022-06-28	$1,000
Conlon Public Strategies	Quarterly	2022-06-28	$1,000
Illinois Trial Lawyers	Quarterly	2022-06-28	$1,000
Chicago Federation of Labor	Quarterly	2022-07-28	$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

4 large contributions ($37,301.45) 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: $6,000 from Bill Lowry, received 2022-03-18, reported 2022-04-01: 10 business days, 5 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 (4)

Name	Date	A-1 filed	Business days	Allowed	Amount
Bill Lowry	2022-03-18	2022-04-01	10	5	$6,000
Act Blue	2022-06-16	2022-06-23	4	2	$1,301
Carpentry Advancement Political Action Committee Fund	2022-06-16	2022-06-23	4	2	$25,000
Friends of Mattie Hunter	2022-06-16	2022-06-23	4	2	$5,000

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

Campaign money

$203,831raised, 37 itemized contributions, plus $750 in small ones

$0from the candidate (incl. loans)

$190,150spent

$24,392cash on hand on December 31, 2022

Where their money comes from (besides their own)

18%34%40%

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

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How it was spent: $190,150

Mail and literature$165,248

Other (as described)$10,000

Office, printing and supplies$7,098

Print ads and billboards$5,730

Legal, accounting and fees$1,825

Contributions to other committees$250

Largest payees: The Strategy Group, LLC $160,373 Mail and literature · Breaker Press Company $11,973 Office, printing and supplies · Friends of Bill Lowry $10,250 Contributions to other committees · Clear Channel Outdoor $5,730 Print ads and billboards · The Ed Mullen Law Firm $1,825 Legal, accounting and fees

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
Citizens for Steve Landek	Business or group	$30,000
Carpentry Advancement Political Action Committee Fund	Business or group	$25,000
Peters for Illinois	Committee	$25,000
Friends of Ram	Business or group	$20,000
SEIU Healthcare IL	Business or group	$20,000
Illinois Federation of Teachers	Business or group	$18,800
Gun Violence Prevention PAC	Business or group	$10,000
LiUNA Chicago Laborer's District Council PAC	Business or group	$10,000
AFSCME Illinois Council No. 31	Business or group	$7,500
Bill Lowry Attorney · Nyhan Bamberick Kinzie &Lowry · Chicago	Person	$6,000
Friends of Mattie Hunter	Business or group	$5,000
SEIU Local 73	Business or group	$5,000
Act Blue Cambridge	Business or group	$2,781.35
Chicagoland Operators Joint Labor	Business or group	$2,500
SMART Local 265	Business or group	$2,500

Committee: Friends of Lamont Williams (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

$57,004spent supporting them

$0spent opposing them

Spender		Amount
Illinois REALTORS Fund primary · 2022-06-06 – 2022-06-20	for	$57,004

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

Their home

$100,000 – $200,000estimated 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 Lamont Raymond Williams 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 Lamont Raymond Williams as an officer, manager or member of.

Company	Their role	Status	Gave to the campaign
L.R. WILLIAMS LAW, P.C. Corporation, since 2021 · file 73195268	president, registered agent	Good standing · last annual report 2026	—

Registered agent for (the person who receives legal papers; often a lawyer or accountant for a client, not an owner): FRIENDS OF LAMONT WILLIAMS · WILLIAM A LOWRY SR, INC. · KNOW PLACE LIKE HOME (dissolved) · LA'MONT'S LIONS (dissolved) · TABS APPLICATION, CO. (dissolved) · UNITING AMERICAN COMMUNITIES (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
Citizens for Steve Landek Candidate or officeholder committee · Summit	$30,000	5
Carpentry Advancement PAC Fund Group or PAC · Chicago	$25,000	73
Friends of Ram Candidate or officeholder committee · Chicago	$20,000	19
Illinois Federation of Teachers Labor union · Westmont	$18,800	10
Gun Violence Prevention PAC Group or PAC · Arlington Heights	$10,000	26
LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC Labor union · Burr Ridge	$10,000	91
AFSCME Illinois Council No. 31 Labor union · Springfield	$7,500	9
Friends of Mattie Hunter Candidate or officeholder committee · Chicago	$5,000	4
SEIU LOCAL 73 Labor union · Chicago	$5,000	4
Act Blue Business · Somerville	$2,781	4
Ram Villivalam Public Service, State of Illinois · Chicago	$2,500	5
SMART Local 265 Labor union · Carol Stream	$2,500	14
Chicagoland Operators Joint Labor Labor union · Countryside	$2,500	2
Superior Ambulance Service, Inc. Business · Elmhurst	$1,000	45
HELIOS LABS LLC Business · Broadview	$1,000	2