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Laura Ellman D

Incumbent, Democratic candidate for State Senator District 21

June 28, 2022 primary: won with 18,468 votes (100%) · November 8, 2022 general: won with 51,200 votes (100%)

Also ran for State Senator in 2026 ($509,050 raised).

Worth a look

Worth a look Contribution limits

1 source gave more than the contribution limit ($5,322 over in all)

A candidate's committee may accept only so much from one source in an election cycle: in 2025–26, $7,300 from an individual, $14,600 from a corporation, union or association, and $72,800 from a PAC or another candidate's committee. The most over: Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor Management PAC gave $65,222 in the general cycle, against a limit of $59,900 for a PAC or candidate committee.

What to check
  • Excess returned to the source (or given to charity) within 30 days of the Board's notice isn't a violation; a refund the committee listed under another name or purpose isn't subtracted here.
  • Two different people with the same name and ZIP code would be added together.
  • Spouses are separate sources, as are a business and the person who owns it.
  • Whether a corporation's or union's own PAC gave instead (the PAC limit applies to it).
The entries (1)
NameKindCycleContributionsGivenLimitOver
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor Management PACa PAC or candidate committeegeneral12$65,222$59,900$5,322
Rule: Contributions over the limit
“During an election cycle, a candidate political committee may not accept contributions with an aggregate value over the following: (i) $5,000 from any individual, (ii) $10,000 from any corporation, labor organization, or association, or (iii) $50,000 from a candidate political committee or political action committee.”10 ILCS 5/9-8.5(b) (adjusted for inflation each odd year, 9-8.5(g)) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how findings work

Context Late reports

1 quarterly report filed late (up to 3 days)

Quarterly reports are due by the 15th of the month after each quarter. The report for the quarter ending 2022-03-31 was due 2022-04-15 and filed 2022-04-18.

What to check
  • A paper report postmarked 3 days before the deadline is on time; the Board records when it arrived.
  • The Board assesses fines for late reports and may waive them.
The entries (1)
Quarter endingDueFiledDays late
2022-03-312022-04-152022-04-183
Rule: Quarterly reports filed late
“A political committee shall file quarterly reports no later than the 15th day of the month following each period.”10 ILCS 5/9-10(b) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how findings work

Campaign money

$982,074raised, 318 itemized contributions, plus $17,358 in small ones
$0from the candidate (incl. loans)
$916,749spent
$67,073cash 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: $916,749

Mail and literature$362,018
Other (as described)$215,847
Digital and online$136,015
Office, printing and supplies$75,305
Staff pay$53,304
Consultants and field$36,088
Fundraising and events$15,365
Contributions to other committees$9,100
Postage and delivery$8,219
Travel and meals$4,689

Largest payees: Wildfire $362,018 Mail and literature · Adelstein & Associates $280,210 Digital and online · Mimi Cowan $51,540 Staff pay · The Sexton Group $31,088 Consultants and field · Marq On Main $19,144 Office, printing and supplies · Steven Weber $13,774 Staff pay · Jax West $13,444 Staff pay · Chi-Town Printing $12,379 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
IBEW Illinois PAC
Washington
Committee$119,800
LiUNA Chicago Laborers District Council
Burr Ridge
Committee$119,800
I.P.A.C.E
Springfield
Committee$100,000
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor Management PAC
Countryside
Committee$69,948
Carpentry Advancement PAC Fund
Chicago
Committee$62,400
Illinois Pipe Trades PAC
Springfield
Committee$62,400
ISDF
Oak Park
Business or group$50,635.61
AFSCME
Washington
Committee$35,000
Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE
Westmont
Committee$26,000
Gun Violence Prevention PAC
Arlington Heights
Committee$20,000
Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee
Springfield
Committee$12,500
Associated Fire Fighters of IL PAC
Springfield
Committee$11,500
SEIU Healthcare IL IN PAC
Chicago
Committee$11,000
Julie Morrison for State Senate
Deerfield
Committee$10,000
SEIU IL Council PAC Fund
Chicago
Committee$10,000

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

$400,000 – $500,000estimated market value, latest assessment
$409,100median home value in DuPage County (Illinois: $280,700)

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.

Companies on the state register

Corporations and LLCs the Secretary of State lists Laura Ellman as an officer, manager or member of.

CompanyTheir roleStatusGave to the campaign
LAW OFFICE OF BRENDAN SHILLER, LLC
LLC, since 2003 · file 01088408
memberInvoluntarily dissolved · last annual report 2008—

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
Liuna Chicago Laborers District Council
Labor union · Burr Ridge
$119,80020
IBEW Illinois PAC
Labor union · Washington
$119,80063
I.P.A.C.E.
Group or PAC · Springfield
$100,14474
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC
Labor union · Countryside
$76,722126
Illinois Pipe Trades PAC
Group or PAC · Springfield
$62,40028
Carpentry Advancement PAC Fund
Group or PAC · Chicago
$62,40073
ISDF
Business · Oak Park
$50,63620
AFSCME
Labor union · Washington
$35,00074
Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE
Labor union · Westmont
$26,000119
Gun Violence Prevention PAC
Group or PAC · Arlington Heights
$20,00026
Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee
Labor union · Springfield
$12,50088
Associated Fire Fighters of IL PAC
Labor union · Springfield
$11,50036
SEIU Healthcare IL IN PAC
Labor union · Chicago
$11,00087
Julie Morrison for State Senate
Candidate or officeholder committee · Deerfield
$10,0009
SEIU Illinois Council PAC Fund
Labor union · Chicago
$10,00029