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Laura Ellman D
Incumbent, Democratic candidate for State Senator District 21
March 17, 2026 primary: won with 27,476 votes (100%) · November 3, 2026 general
Also ran for State Senator in 2022 ($982,074 raised).
Campaign money
$209,359 of it in 44 large contributions reported on A-1s since their last quarterly report (through June 30, 2026): $1,000 or more from one source must be reported within days, ahead of the next quarterly.
Democratic Party of Illinois $98,795 2026-09-21 · Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE $20,000 2026-09-25 · ISDF $14,765 2026-09-30 · Citizens for Linda Holmes $10,000 2026-08-28 · I.P.A.C.E $7,500 2026-08-28 · AFSCME IL Council No. 31 PAC $5,000 2026-09-08 · Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee $5,000 2026-08-03 · LiUNA Chicago Laborers District Council $5,000 2026-08-03 · UFCW Local 881 $5,000 2026-09-25 · Ameren Illinois $4,000 2026-08-03
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsParties and legislative caucusesOther candidates and officeholders
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How it was spent: $142,766
Largest payees: Stell Co Properties $32,827 Office, printing and supplies · Stomping Ground Strategies $17,250 Polling · Committee to Elect Margaret DeLaRosa $10,000 Contributions to other committees · Seven Bridges Golf Club $8,680 Other (as described) · Friends to Elect Terra Costa Howard $6,000 Contributions to other committees · JRN Strategies $4,500 Other (as described) · Conor Kelly $4,401 Staff pay · Verizon $4,101 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 | Total |
|---|---|
| Democratic Party of Illinois Chicago | $98,794.65 |
| Carpentry Advancement PAC Fund Chicago | $75,300 |
| I.P.A.C.E Springfield | $50,000 |
| LiUNA Chicago Laborers District Council Burr Ridge | $33,000 |
| Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE Westmont | $21,250 |
| ISDF Oak Park | $19,680.04 |
| Ameren Illinois St. Louis | $12,000 |
| Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor Management PAC Countryside | $10,500 |
| Citizens for Linda Holmes Aurora | $10,000 |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee Springfield | $10,000 |
| AFSCME IL Council No. 31 PAC Springfield | $8,000 |
| UFCW Local 881 Des Plaines | $6,200 |
| Clifford Law Offices Chicago | $5,000 |
| Cooney & Conway Chicago | $5,000 |
| Corboy & Demetrio, P.C. Chicaog | $5,000 |
Committee: Ellman for IL Senate D21 (every report they filed is on the State Board of Elections' site). Data current as of October 12, 2026.
Their home
The DuPage County assessor's estimate of the market value of the home at the address Laura Ellman 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.
Committees
- Environment and ConservationChair
- Financial InstitutionsVice-Chair
- Human Rights
- Insurance
- Transportation
Their seats in the current General Assembly, from ilga.gov. Compare with who funds them: their donors.
Companies on the state register
Corporations and LLCs the Secretary of State lists Laura Ellman as an officer, manager or member of.
| Company | Their role | Gave to the campaign |
|---|---|---|
| LAW OFFICE OF BRENDAN SHILLER, LLC LLC, since 2003 · file 01088408 | member | — |
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 2026 state candidates.
| Donor | To them | Candidates funded | By party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party of Illinois Party or caucus committee · Chicago | $98,795 | 31 | |
| Carpentry Advancement PAC Fund Group or PAC · Chicago | $75,300 | 72 | |
| I.P.A.C.E. Group or PAC · Springfield | $50,000 | 52 | |
| LiUNA Chicago Laborers District Council Labor union · Burr Ridge | $33,000 | 21 | |
| Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE Labor union · Westmont | $21,250 | 88 | |
| ISDF Business · Oak Park | $19,680 | 16 | |
| Ameren Illinois Business · St. Louis | $12,000 | 89 | |
| Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Labor union · Countryside | $10,500 | 115 | |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee Labor union · Springfield | $10,000 | 78 | |
| Citizens for Linda Holmes Candidate or officeholder committee · Aurora | $10,000 | 6 | |
| AFSCME Illinois Council No. 31 PAC Labor union · Springfield | $8,000 | 37 | |
| UFCW Local 881 Labor union · Des Plaines | $6,200 | 15 | |
| Illinois Trial Lawyers Association PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | $5,000 | 89 | |
| Corboy & Demetrio, P.C. Business · Chicago | $5,000 | 7 | |
| Levin & Perconti Business · Chicago | $5,000 | 11 |