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Linda Holmes D

Incumbent, Democratic candidate for State Senator District 42

June 28, 2022 primary: won with 12,076 votes (100%) · November 8, 2022 general: won with 40,896 votes (100%)

Also ran for State Senator in 2026 ($299,464 raised).

Worth a look

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 ending	Due	Filed	Days late
2022-03-31	2022-04-15	2022-04-18	3

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

$942,922raised, 328 itemized contributions, plus $2,588 in small ones

$0from the candidate (incl. loans)

$596,697spent

$975,419cash on hand on December 31, 2022

Where their money comes from (besides their own)

15%35%48%

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

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How it was spent: $596,697

Mail and literature$238,339

Other (as described)$161,852

Contributions to other committees$110,870

Office, printing and supplies$48,252

Staff pay$10,348

Consultants and field$8,635

Travel and meals$7,980

Donations and sponsorships$6,430

Refunds$2,000

Legal, accounting and fees$1,035

Largest payees: The Strategy Group $240,447 Mail and literature · All for Justice $50,000 Contributions to other committees · The Sexton Group $22,906 Other (as described) · Batavia Enterprises Inc $21,000 Office, printing and supplies · Lisa Katava $20,500 Other (as described) · Isabella Devans $20,150 Other (as described) · Friends for Eric Mattson $20,000 Contributions to other committees · ChiTown Printing $16,509 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
LiUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC Burr Ridge	Committee	$119,800
I.P.A.C.E. Springfield	Committee	$109,900
IBEW Illinois PAC Washington	Committee	$109,900
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor Management PAC Countryside	Committee	$68,400
Carpentry Advancement PAC Chicago	Committee	$57,500
ILLINOIS LABORERS' LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE Springfield	Committee	$36,000
Realtor PAC Springfield	Committee	$27,500
Health Care Council of Illinois PAC Springfield	Committee	$20,000
Illinois Pipe Trades PAC Account Springfield	Committee	$20,000
AFSCME Washington	Committee	$16,500
ISDF Oak Park	Business or group	$15,291.50
Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE Westmont	Committee	$13,750
Clifford Law Offices, P. C. Chicago	Business or group	$12,000
Tomasik Kotin & Kasserman LLC Chicago	Business or group	$12,000
Sheet Metal Workers 265 Pac Fund Carol Stream	Committee	$10,500

Committee: Citizens for Linda Holmes (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

$33,427spent supporting them

$0spent opposing them

Spender		Amount
Illinois REALTORS Fund general · 2022-10-20 – 2022-11-21	for	$33,358
Illinois Farm Bureau ACTIVATOR general · 2022-10-26	for	$69

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

Their donors also gave to

Their largest donors who also funded other 2022 state candidates.

Donor	To them	Candidates funded
LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC Labor union · Burr Ridge	$119,800	91
I.P.A.C.E. Group or PAC · Springfield	$109,900	74
IBEW Illinois PAC Labor union · Washington	$109,900	63
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Labor union · Countryside	$68,400	126
Carpentry Advancement PAC Group or PAC · Chicago	$57,500	39
Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee Labor union · Springfield	$36,000	88
Realtor Political Action Committee Group or PAC · Springfield	$28,082	134
Health Care Council of Illinois PAC Group or PAC · Springfield	$20,000	85
Illinois Pipe Trades PAC Account Group or PAC · Springfield	$20,000	28
AFSCME Labor union · Washington	$16,500	74
ISDF Business · Oak Park	$15,292	20
Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE Labor union · Westmont	$13,750	119
Tomasik Kotin & Kasserman LLC Group or PAC · Chicago	$12,000	23
Clifford Law Offices, P.C. Group or PAC · Chicago	$12,000	9
Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters PAC Labor union · Chicago	$10,000	24