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Margaret Croke D
Democratic candidate for Comptroller
March 17, 2026 primary: won with 406,577 votes (34.5%) · November 3, 2026 general
🔓 Contribution limits are off in their race (ie committee disclosure).
Campaign money
$498,154 of it in 74 large contributions reported on A-1s since their last quarterly report (through June 30, 2026): $1,000 or more from one source must be reported within days, ahead of the next quarterly.
Carpentry Advancement Fund $72,800 2026-09-29 · Illinois Pipe Trades PEF $72,800 2026-09-24 · LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC $72,800 2026-07-22 · Laborers' Political League Great Lakes Region $72,800 2026-09-16 · AFSCME Illinois Council 31 PAC $10,000 2026-09-16 · Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC $10,000 2026-08-25 · Health Care Council of Illinois PAC $10,000 2026-09-29 · Sports Betting Alliance $10,000 2026-09-29 · UAW Illinois PAC $10,000 2026-09-29 · Illinois AFL-CIO COPE $7,500 2026-08-25
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsParties and legislative caucusesOther candidates and officeholders
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How it was spent: $2,501,797
Largest payees: Grassroots Media LLC $735,887 TV and streaming ads · Gambit Strategies $690,757 Digital and online · Navigate Campaigns $195,097 Mail and literature · Kelly Moy Strategy Group $80,000 Consultants and field · Emily Earl $79,688 Other (as described) · New Chicago LLC $71,394 Consultants and field · Global Strategy Group LLC $60,000 Polling · Goshen Impact $53,510 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 |
|---|---|
| Michael Sacks Executive · GCM Grosvenor · Chicago | $307,300 |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee Springfield | $145,600 |
| LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC Burr Ridge | $140,600 |
| Carpentry Advancement Fund Chicago | $128,800 |
| Illinois Pipe Trades PAC Springfield | $72,800 |
| Illinois Pipe Trades PEF Springfield | $72,800 |
| JB for Governor Chicago | $72,800 |
| Jewish Caucus PAC Deerfield | $72,800 |
| Laborers' Political League Great Lakes Region Chicago | $72,800 |
| Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Countryside | $68,500 |
| Health Care Council of Illinois PAC Springfield | $60,000 |
| Margaret Croke for State Central Comm Chicago | $50,000 |
| Illinois Bankers' PAC Springfield | $37,500 |
| Engineers Political Education Committee Separate Education Fund Washington | $35,000 |
| Custom Global Logistics Northlake | $29,600 |
Committee: Croke 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
| Spender | Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| Common Ground Collective IEC primary · 2026-02-23 – 2026-03-17 | for | $1,365,000 |
Independent expenditures reported by other committees since January 1, 2025. The candidate doesn't control them.
Their donors also gave to
Their largest donors who also funded other 2026 state candidates.
| Donor | To them | Candidates funded | By party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Sacks CEO, GCM Grosvenor · Chicago | $307,300 | 18 | |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee Labor union · Springfield | $145,600 | 78 | |
| LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC Labor union · Burr Ridge | $140,600 | 72 | |
| Illinois Pipe Trades PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | $72,800 | 8 | |
| JB for Governor Candidate or officeholder committee · Chicago | $72,800 | 5 | |
| Jewish Caucus PAC Group or PAC · Deerfield | $72,800 | 5 | |
| Laborers' Political League Great Lakes Region Labor union · Chicago | $72,800 | 4 | |
| Illinois Pipe Trades PEF Group or PAC · Springfield | $72,800 | 9 | |
| Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Labor union · Countryside | $68,500 | 115 | |
| Health Care Council of Illinois PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | $60,000 | 65 | |
| Illinois Bankers PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | $37,500 | 41 | |
| Engineers Political Education Committee Separate Education Fund Group or PAC · Washington | $35,000 | 4 | |
| Custom Global Logistics Business · Northlake | $29,600 | 2 | |
| Donald R Wilson, Jr CEO, DRW · Chicago | $27,300 | 3 | |
| Downstate Illinois Laborers' District Council PAC Fund Labor union · Swansea | $25,000 | 6 |