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Li Arellano, Jr R
Republican candidate for State Senator District 37
March 19, 2024 primary: won with 9,394 votes (48.4%) · November 5, 2024 general: won with 86,286 votes (100%)
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How it was spent: $124,755
Largest payees: Coleman Printing Company $81,651 Postage and delivery · Goliath Slayer Communications $8,836 Consultants and field · Precision Signz $8,793 Office, printing and supplies · Advantage, Inc. $5,469 Other (as described) · Facebook.com $5,313 Digital and online · Karen Disharoon $4,000 Consultants and field · Terry Farmer Photography, Inc $2,086 Other (as described) · Spencer Aurand $2,000 Consultants and field
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 |
|---|---|
| Friends of Win Stoller Peoria | $15,600 |
| Friends of Sue Rezin Morris | $10,000 |
| Richard Uihlein CEO · Uline, Inc. · Lake Bluff | $6,900 |
| Citizens For Unes East Peoria | $5,000 |
| John Wieland Executive · MH Equipment · Brimfield | $5,000 |
| Steven Shearer Consultant · Self · Peoria | $4,447.69 |
| Daryl Becker Business Owner · Self · Princeton | $3,000 |
| CATPAC Caterpillar Inc PAC Irving | $2,500 |
| Citizens For Hauter | $2,500 |
| Galena Development, LLC Burr Ridge | $2,500 |
| Lee Country Republican Central Committee Dixon | $2,000 |
| MercyCare Health Plans Janesville | $2,000 |
| Steven Nelson Executive · Tri-Con Materials, Inc · Princeton | $2,000 |
| Eric and Deborah Forman Chiropractor · Johnson Chiropractic · Dixon | $1,500 |
| Stanley Aurand Carpenter · Self · Dixon | $1,000 |
Committee: Citizens for Arellano (every report they filed is on the State Board of Elections' site). Data current as of October 12, 2026.
Committees
- Approp- Health and Human
- Health and Human Services
- Local Government
- Pensions
- Public HealthMinority Spokesperson
- State Government
- Veterans Affairs
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 Li Arellano, Jr as an officer, manager or member of.
| Company | Their role | Gave to the campaign |
|---|---|---|
| ARELLANO FREIGHT, LLC LLC, since 2023 · file 14002278 | manager | — |
| SAUK SUBS, LLC LLC, since 2007 · file 02343339 | 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 2024 state candidates.
| Donor | To them | Candidates funded | By party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friends of Win Stoller Candidate or officeholder committee · Peoria | $15,600 | 4 | |
| Friends of Sue Rezin Candidate or officeholder committee · Morris | $10,000 | 8 | |
| Richard Uihlein CEO, Uline · Lake Bluff | $6,900 | 7 | |
| John Wieland Executive, MH Equipment · Brimfield | $5,000 | 2 | |
| Citizens For Hauter Candidate or officeholder committee | $2,500 | 2 | |
| Steven Nelson Executive, Tri-Con Materials, Inc · Princeton | $2,000 | 3 | |
| James McGee Physician, Radiology Partners · Dunlap | $1,000 | 2 | |
| Marquis Energy LLC Group or PAC · Hennepin | $1,000 | 11 | |
| ISBA LAWPAC Group or PAC · Springfield | $1,000 | 3 | |
| Ken Nelson Auto Plaza Business · Dixon | $500 | 3 | |
| Akron Services INC Business · Edelstein | $500 | 2 | |
| UP Railroad Company Group or PAC · Chicago | $500 | 34 | |
| Contractors for Free Enterprise Business · Springfield | $500 | 41 | |
| Robert Lindsay Owner, Lindsay Honda · Peoria | $500 | 2 | |
| DeKalb County Farm Bureau Political Committee Group or PAC · Sycamore | $500 | 2 |