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LIsa Smith R

Republican candidate for State Representative District 96

June 28, 2022 primary: won with 3,725 votes (66.0%) · November 8, 2022 general: lost with 12,938 votes (100%)

Also ran for State Representative in 2024 ($61,144 raised).

Worth a look

Worth a look Late reports

1 large contribution ($6,000) 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: $6,000 from Restore Illinois PAC, received 2022-07-27, reported 2022-08-19: 17 business days, 12 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
Restore Illinois PAC	2022-07-27	2022-08-19	17	5	$6,000

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

$45,350raised, 19 itemized contributions, plus $7,883 in small ones

$0from the candidate (incl. loans)

$46,817spent

$6,649cash on hand on December 31, 2022

Where their money comes from (besides their own)

24%13%52%

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

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How it was spent: $46,817

TV and streaming ads$30,700

Office, printing and supplies$8,115

Other (as described)$3,546

Mail and literature$1,438

Print ads and billboards$1,030

Fundraising and events$906

Donations and sponsorships$600

Contributions to other committees$324

Digital and online$157

Largest payees: Sinclair Broadcast Co. $15,100 TV and streaming ads · WAND TV $12,000 TV and streaming ads · Jim Cloney/Falcon Multimedia $5,350 TV and streaming ads · Build a Sign $3,913 Office, printing and supplies · Molly Adams $1,700 Office, printing and supplies · Kelee Scott $1,700 Office, printing and supplies · vistaprint $1,555 Office, printing and supplies · lamar $1,030 Print ads and billboards

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
Committee to elect Dan Caulkins decatur IL	Business or group	$17,400
Chris Milller/Illinois First Oakland	Business or group	$10,000
Restore Illinois PAC Louisville	Business or group	$6,000
Citizens for Brad Halbrook Shelbyville	Business or group	$1,500
citizens for Blaine Wilhour Beecher City	Business or group	$1,500
committee to elect Adam Niemerg	Business or group	$1,500
Downstate GOP Fithian	Business or group	$1,000
Macon County Republican Central Commitee Decatur	Business or group	$1,000
dan caulkins State Representative · State of IL · Decatur	Person	$1,000
jo caulkins homemaker · none · Decatur	Person	$1,000
ozinga for illinois Mokena	Business or group	$1,000
Benjamin Tracy Truck Driver · Tracy Trucking · Blue Mound	Person	$700
Donna Sullivan Decatur	Person	$500
Don Tracy Springfield	Person	$500
Root For Sheriff Decatur	Business or group	$250

Committee: Lisa for Illinois (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

$12,310spent supporting them

$12,310spent opposing them

Spender		Amount
People Who Play By The Rules PAC general · 2022-10-14	against	$12,310
People Who Play By The Rules PAC general · 2022-10-20	for	$12,310

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

Companies on the state register

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

Company	Their role	Status	Gave to the campaign
LISA & MIKE ENTERPRISES, LLC LLC, since 2018 · file 06694942	manager	Involuntarily 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 2022 state candidates.

Donor	To them	Candidates funded
Committee to Elect Dan Caulkins Candidate or officeholder committee · Decatur	$17,400	9
Restore Illinois PAC Group or PAC · Louisville	$6,000	10
Committee to Elect Adam Niemerg Candidate or officeholder committee	$1,500	4
Citizens for Brad Halbrook Candidate or officeholder committee · Shelbyville	$1,500	5
Citizens For Blaine Wilhour Candidate or officeholder committee · Beecher City	$1,500	4
Downstate GOP Group or PAC · Fithian	$1,000	26
Ozinga for Illinois Candidate or officeholder committee · Mokena	$1,000	39
Jo Caulkins homemaker, none · Decatur	$1,000	2
Dan Caulkins retired, State of IL · Decatur	$1,000	4
Don Tracy Attorney, Attorney · Springfield	$500	14
Root For Sheriff Candidate or officeholder committee · Decatur	$250	2
Sandy for Senate Candidate or officeholder committee · Springfield	$250	3
Friends of Steve McClure Candidate or officeholder committee · Springfield	$250	6