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Lynn LaPlante

Candidate for State Representative District 42

March 17, 2026 primary: lost with 6,568 votes (41.1%)

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5 of 14 donors giving over $500 listed with no employer or occupation

For anyone who gives more than $500 in a reporting period, a report must list their occupation and employer, or say the committee made a good-faith effort to find out. These list neither.

What to check
  • The committee may have filed an amendment adding them.
  • A retiree or someone not employed should still be listed as such.
The entries (5)
NameDateAmount
Sheri Maali2026-02-01$3,000
Kelli Allaway2026-01-31$1,000
Brian Saunders2026-01-17$1,000
Bassil Hussain2026-02-04$750
Anne Gould2026-03-11$600
Rule: Donors with no employer or occupation
“if the contributor is an individual who contributed more than $500, the occupation and employer of the contributor or, if the occupation and employer of the contributor are unknown, a statement that the committee has made a good faith effort to ascertain this information”10 ILCS 5/9-11(a)(4) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how findings work

Campaign money

$246,382raised, 85 itemized contributions, plus $6,318 in small ones
$2,700from the candidate (incl. loans)
$236,714spent
$79cash on hand on September 30, 2026
Where their money comes from (besides their own)

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

Plus $2,700 of their own money and from their other committees. Compare with all state candidates →

How it was spent: $236,714

Mail and literature$107,230
Digital and online$46,539
Consultants and field$34,252
Office, printing and supplies$32,818
Polling$9,500
Legal, accounting and fees$2,568
Other (as described)$1,465
Donations and sponsorships$950
Contributions to other committees$800
Fundraising and events$343

Largest payees: Navigate Campaigns $166,568 Digital and online · GTO Strategies $27,120 Polling · NJD Campaigns $12,040 Consultants and field · Joe Luchetta-Stendel $3,300 Consultants and field · Ryan Lowe $2,530 Consultants and field · Shaden Mustafa $2,122 Consultants and field · Nagla Farha $1,810 Consultants and field · ActBlue $1,630 Legal, accounting and fees

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
LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council Political Action Committee
Burr Ridge
Committee$50,000
Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE
Springfield
Committee$30,000
Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee
Springfield
Committee$25,000
All United
Bridgeview
Committee$22,000
SEIU IL Council PAC Fund
Chicago
Committee$20,000
All United
Bridgeview
Business or group$10,006.84
Rashid for Illinois
Summit
Committee$10,000
ICIRR Action
Chicago
Business or group$9,008
Bader Almoshelli
Physician · self · Glen Ellyn
Person$7,300
Yusra Gomaa
Attorney · Kapitan Gomaa · Glen Ellyn
Person$7,300
Chicago Federation of Musicians
Chicago
Committee$5,700
Illinois AFL-CIO COPE
Springfield
Committee$5,000
Rashid for Illinois
Summit
Business or group$4,403.70
Sheri Maali
none · none · Oak Brook
Person$3,000
Lynn LaPlante
musician · self-employed · Glen Ellyn
Person$2,700

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

Their donors also gave to

Their largest donors who also funded other 2026 state candidates.

DonorTo themCandidates fundedBy party
LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC
Labor union · Burr Ridge
$50,00072
All United
Business · Bridgeview
$32,0072
Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE
Labor union · Westmont
$30,00088
Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee
Labor union · Springfield
$25,00078
SEIU Illinois Council PAC Fund
Labor union · Chicago
$20,00019
Rashid for Illinois
Candidate or officeholder committee · Summit
$14,40414
ICIRR Action
Group or PAC · Chicago
$9,0086
Bader Almoshelli
Physician, PMP · Glen Ellyn
$7,3006
Yusra Gomaa
Attorney, Kapitan Gomaa · Glen Ellyn
$7,3002
Chicago Federation of Musicians
Group or PAC · Chicago
$5,7002
Illinois AFL-CIO COPE
Labor union · Springfield
$5,00024
Sheri Maali
Not Employed, Not employed · Oak Brook
$3,0009
West Suburban Teachers Union Local 571 COPE Fund
Labor union · Westmont
$2,50014
UFCW Local 881 PAC
Labor union · Des Plaines
$2,00027
Elkhatib Ahmad
Self employed, Aby & Summur inc · Orland Park
$1,0003