🔓 Contribution limits are off in their race (limits off for race).
Campaign money
$583,334raised, 481 itemized contributions, plus $44,458 in small ones
$52,000from the candidate (incl. loans)
$180,125spent
$86,659cash on hand on June 30, 2026; $50,000 in debts
$421,379 of it in 51 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.
Democrats for the Illinois House $222,785 2026-10-02 · Lake County Federation of Teachers Local 504 COPE $75,000 2026-09-28 · Illinois Federation of Teachers $20,000 2026-09-28 · Democratic Party of Illinois $12,579 2026-09-28 · Illinois PAC for Education (IPACE) (Sean Denney) $10,000 2026-08-25 · Jessica Green $7,300 2026-09-17 · Thomas Malik $7,300 2026-09-15 · Leo Albert Smith $7,000 2026-09-28 · Daniel Didech Campaign Committee $6,979 2026-09-28 · AFSCME IL Council No 31 $5,000 2026-09-05
Where their money comes from (besides their own)
28%21%41%
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: $180,125
Other (as described)$48,332
Consultants and field$45,500
Mail and literature$29,800
Digital and online$25,498
Office, printing and supplies$21,813
Staff pay$5,024
Fundraising and events$2,652
Contributions to other committees$500
Postage and delivery$389
Travel and meals$317
Largest payees: Matthew Palubin $40,750 Staff pay · Minuteman Press $37,315 Office, printing and supplies · LPS Campaigns $22,025 Digital and online · Aleena Malik $14,600 Other (as described) · Woody Stanfield $12,000 Consultants and field · Linwood Consulting $10,500 Consultants and field · NGPVAN $7,175 Other (as described) · Awesome Campaigns Inc $5,982 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 contributors | Type | Total |
|---|
Democrats for the Illinois House
Westchester | Business or group | $222,785.24 |
Lake County Federation of Teachers Local 504 COPE
Gurnee | Business or group | $76,000 |
Illinois Federation of Teachers
Westmont | Business or group | $20,000 |
Thomas Malik
Not Employed · Not Employed · Wauconda | Person | $14,600 |
Democratic Party of Illinois
Chicago | Business or group | $12,579 |
Illinois PAC for Education (IPACE) (Sean Denney)
Springfield | Business or group | $10,000 |
Christina Cressey
HOMEMAKER · BUSINESS OWNER · Barrington | Person | $8,300 |
Daniel Didech Campaign Committee
Buffalo Grove | Business or group | $7,979.48 |
Jessica Green
NOT EMPLOYED · N/A · Barrington | Person | $7,300 |
Leo Albert Smith
Not Employed · Not Employed · Chicago | Person | $7,000 |
Cook County College Teachers Union
Chicago | Business or group | $5,500 |
AFSCME IL Council No 31
Chicago | Business or group | $5,000 |
Dr Jorge Cavero
DOCTOR · CAVERO MEDICAL GROUP · Golf | Person | $5,000 |
Climate Cabinet Action (Emma Fisher)
San Francisco | Business or group | $5,000 |
Friends of Bob Morgan
Deerfield | Committee | $5,000 |
Committee: Maria for 52 (every report they filed is on the State Board of Elections' site). Data current as of October 12, 2026.
Their home
$900,000 – $1.0Mestimated market value, 2025 assessment
$368,400median home value in Lake County (Illinois: $280,700)
The Lake County assessor's estimate of the market value of the home at the address Maria Peterson filed with the State Board of Elections, shown as a range; the address isn't published here. Assessments trail the market and can be appealed, so treat it as a rough figure. How this works. Medians: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024.