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Linda Polacek R

Republican candidate for State Senator District 23

March 17, 2026 primary: won with 8,589 votes (100%) · November 3, 2026 general

Campaign money

$4,351raised, 8 itemized contributions, plus $1,736 in small ones
$0from the candidate (incl. loans)
$260spent
$4,300cash on hand on June 30, 2026
Where their money comes from (besides their own)

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How it was spent: $260

Office, printing and supplies$260

Largest payees: Ink Stitch Studio LLC $260 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
Senate Republican Victory Fund
Springfield
Business or group$1,490.71
Vito Iozza Plumbing Inc.
Lombard
Business or group$1,000
The Polivka Group, LLC
Oak Brook
Business or group$550
Michael Ledonne
Lombard
Person$500
Charito Steichen
Darien
Person$300
David Mortimer
Western Springs
Person$260.25
Friends of Lorraine Grimsby
Downers Grove
Committee$250

Committee: Linda for Illinois (every report they filed is on the State Board of Elections' site). Data current as of October 12, 2026.

Companies on the state register

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

CompanyTheir roleStatusGave to the campaign
BLAH GROUP, LLC
LLC, since 2010 · file 03409538
managerInvoluntarily dissolved · last annual report 2021—

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.

DonorTo themCandidates fundedBy party
Senate Republican Victory Fund
Party or caucus committee · Springfield
$1,49110
Friends of Lorraine Grimsby
Candidate or officeholder committee · Downers Grove
$2503