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Margaret Croke D
Incumbent, Democratic candidate for State Representative District 12
March 19, 2024 primary: won with 14,002 votes (100%) · November 5, 2024 general: won with 43,586 votes (100%)
Also ran for State Representative in 2022 ($461,920 raised).
Campaign money
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsParties and legislative caucusesOther candidates and officeholders
Plus $2,000 of their own money and from their other committees. Compare with all state candidates →
How it was spent: $328,262
Largest payees: New Chicago LLC $69,095 Consultants and field · C-Strategies $48,000 Consultants and field · St George Apartments $33,480 Office, printing and supplies · Lincoln Park Zoo $15,261 Donations and sponsorships · Margaret Noble Croke $10,850 Other (as described) · ActBlue Technical Services $6,728 Other (as described) · Jessica Bowman $6,460 Other (as described) · Caroline Heckemyer $4,709 Other (as described)
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 |
|---|---|
| JB for Governor Chicago | $50,000 |
| Realtor Political Action Committee Springfield | $15,500 |
| Eric Gundersen Not Employed · Not Employed · Lutry | $13,800 |
| Zalewski for State Representative Riverside | $13,204.97 |
| Associated Beer Distributors of IL PAC Springfield | $12,000 |
| Illinois Bankers' PAC Springfield | $11,000 |
| Friends for Eva Dina Delgado Chicago | $10,980 |
| Superior Ambulance Service Inc Elmhurst | $10,772.88 |
| Illinois Venture Capital Association Chicago | $10,000 |
| Donald R Wilson, Jr CEO · DRW · Chicago | $9,400 |
| Illinois Manufactured Housing Association Springfield | $7,500 |
| J & J Ventures Gaming LLC Effingham | $7,500 |
| Cari Sacks not employed · not employed · Chicago | $6,900 |
| Michael Sacks Executive · GCM Grosvenor · Chicago | $6,900 |
| Chicagoland Operators Joint Labor Management PAC Countryside | $6,500 |
Committee: Croke For Illinois (every report they filed is on the State Board of Elections' site). Data current as of October 12, 2026.
Committees
- Financial Institutions & LicensingChairperson
- Gaming
- Revenue & Finance
- Transportation: Vehicles & Safety
Subcommittees: Income Tax Subcommittee · Property Tax Subcommittee · Tax Policy: Income Tax Subcommittee (sub-chairperson)
Their seats in the current General Assembly, from ilga.gov. Compare with who funds them: their donors.
Their donors also gave to
Their largest donors who also funded other 2024 state candidates.
| Donor | To them | Candidates funded | By party |
|---|---|---|---|
| JB for Governor Candidate or officeholder committee · Chicago | $50,000 | 33 | |
| Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | $17,326 | 55 | |
| Realtor Political Action Committee Group or PAC · Springfield | $15,500 | 86 | |
| Zalewski for State Representative Candidate or officeholder committee · Riverside | $14,205 | 10 | |
| Illinois Bankers PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | $11,000 | 52 | |
| Friends for Eva Dina Delgado Business · Chicago | $10,980 | 2 | |
| Superior Ambulance Service, Inc. Business · Elmhurst | $10,773 | 35 | |
| Donald R Wilson, Jr CEO, DRW · Chicago | $9,400 | 3 | |
| Illinois Manufactured Housing Association Group or PAC · Springfield | $7,500 | 8 | |
| J & J Ventures Gaming LLC Business · Effingham | $7,500 | 101 | |
| Fraternal Order of Police Labor union · Chicago | $7,000 | 18 | |
| Michael Sacks CEO, GCM Grosvenor · Chicago | $6,900 | 14 | |
| Cari Sacks Not Employed, Not Employed · Chicago | $6,900 | 13 | |
| Chicagoland Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Labor union · Countryside | $6,500 | 19 | |
| Capitol Consulting Group Illinois, LLC Business · Hinsdale | $5,000 | 16 |