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Lawrence M Walsh, Jr D

Incumbent, Democratic candidate for State Representative District 86

June 28, 2022 primary: won with 5,823 votes (100%) · November 8, 2022 general: won with 16,777 votes (100%)

Also ran for State Representative in 2026 ($537,353 raised), 2024 ($830,900 raised).

Worth a look

Worth a look Late reports

1 large contribution ($1,500) 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: $1,500 from Terrence D'Arcy, received 2022-11-21, reported 2023-01-16: 35 business days, 30 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
Terrence D'Arcy	2022-11-21	2023-01-16	35	5	$1,500

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

Campaign money

$712,685raised, 327 itemized contributions, plus $5,449 in small ones

$0from the candidate (incl. loans)

$450,662spent

$517,831cash on hand on December 31, 2022; $941 in debts

Where their money comes from (besides their own)

30%23%39%

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

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How it was spent: $450,662

Contributions to other committees$161,750

Other (as described)$152,477

Office, printing and supplies$37,501

Donations and sponsorships$29,378

Polling$20,000

Consultants and field$12,000

Mail and literature$11,442

Digital and online$9,564

Radio$6,920

Legal, accounting and fees$3,344

Largest payees: Will County Democrats $98,500 Contributions to other committees · Ryan Kwasneski $47,445 Radio · Enterprise Center $25,000 Other (as described) · The Kingsley Club $22,001 Other (as described) · Dover Strategy $20,531 Office, printing and supplies · Tulchin Research $20,000 Polling · Josh McClusky $18,000 Consultants and field · Michas & Michas $13,998 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
IBEW Illinois PAC Washington	Committee	$64,400
Democratic Party of Illinois Chicago	Business or group	$38,328.28
I.P.A.C.E. Springfield	Committee	$35,000
Laborer's PAC & EDU Fund Burr Ridge	Business or group	$30,000
LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC Burr Ridge	Committee	$20,500
Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee Springfield	Committee	$20,000
LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC Burr Ridge	Business or group	$20,000
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor Management PAC Countryside	Business or group	$18,000
IBEW Illinois PAC Washington	Business or group	$15,000
IBEW PAC Voluntary Fund Washington	Committee	$15,000
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association PAC Springfield	Committee	$14,000
IBEW PAC Voluntary Fund Washington	Business or group	$13,900
Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois PAC Springfield	Committee	$13,000
AFT Local 604 Cope II Crest Hill	Business or group	$10,000
Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters PAC Chicago	Business or group	$10,000

Committee: Friends for Larry Walsh Jr (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

$399spent supporting them

$0spent opposing them

Spender		Amount
Illinois Farm Bureau ACTIVATOR general · 2022-10-11 – 2022-10-26	for	$399

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

Their home

$500,000 – $600,000estimated market value, 2026 assessment

$340,200median home value in Will County (Illinois: $280,700)

The Will County assessor's estimate of the market value of the home at the address Lawrence M Walsh, Jr 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.

Their donors also gave to

Their largest donors who also funded other 2022 state candidates.

Donor	To them	Candidates funded
IBEW Illinois PAC Labor union · Washington	$79,400	63
I.P.A.C.E. Group or PAC · Springfield	$45,000	74
LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC Labor union · Burr Ridge	$40,500	91
Democratic Party of Illinois Party or caucus committee · Chicago	$38,328	73
IBEW PAC Voluntary Fund Labor union · Washington	$28,900	44
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Labor union · Countryside	$23,000	126
Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee Labor union · Springfield	$20,000	88
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association PAC Group or PAC · Springfield	$14,000	105
Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois PAC Group or PAC · Springfield	$13,000	97
ULLICO Management Company Business · Silver Spring	$10,000	16
AFT Local 604 COPE II Labor union · Crest Hill	$10,000	14
Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters PAC Labor union · Chicago	$10,000	24
Illinois Pipe Trades PAC Account Group or PAC · Springfield	$10,000	28
Realtor Political Action Committee Group or PAC · Springfield	$10,000	134
Downstate Democratic Caucus Group or PAC · Elwood	$10,000	10