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Maria Peterson D

Democratic candidate for State Representative District 52

March 19, 2024 primary: won with 5,617 votes (100%) · November 5, 2024 general: lost with 29,473 votes (100%)

Also ran for State Representative in 2026 ($583,334 raised).

Worth a look

Worth a look Late reports

3 large contributions ($3,000) 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: $1,000 from Latino Victory Fund, received 2024-03-18, reported 2024-03-31: 9 business days, 7 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 (3)
NameDateA-1 filedBusiness daysAllowedAmount
Latino Victory Fund2024-03-182024-03-3192$1,000
Carpentry Advancement Political Action Committee2024-08-012024-08-0965$1,000
Lake County Democrats2024-08-012024-08-0965$1,000
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

$2,261,608raised, 559 itemized contributions, plus $41,717 in small ones
$2,000from the candidate (incl. loans)
$1,560,492spent
$12,072cash on hand on December 31, 2024
Where their money comes from (besides their own)

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: $1,560,492

Other (as described)$1,346,039
Consultants and field$114,080
Staff pay$42,202
Office, printing and supplies$26,407
Fundraising and events$11,986
Digital and online$8,871
Mail and literature$4,003
Contributions to other committees$2,868
Travel and meals$2,518
Postage and delivery$1,179

Largest payees: Left Hook $1,245,695 Other (as described) · Mia Phifer $51,530 Travel and meals · Maria Peterson $39,756 Other (as described) · Lindsay Prigge $14,250 Staff pay · roger ouellette $14,250 Digital and online · Matthew Palubin $14,000 Consultants and field · The Sexton Group $12,541 Consultants and field · ef Design Group Inc $11,300 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 contributorsTypeTotal
Democrats for the Illinois House
Westchester
Committee$1,107,500
Democrats for the Illinois House
Westchester
Business or group$367,246.29
Democratic Party of Illinois
Chicago
Business or group$292,701.81
People for Emanuel Chris Welch
Westchester
Committee$68,500
JB for Governor
Chicago
Committee$50,000
Personal PAC
Chicago
Business or group$46,419.48
Lake County Federation of Teachers Local 504 COPE
Gurnee
Committee$20,000
Friends of Dave Vella
Rockford
Committee$17,000
Illinois State AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education
Springfield
Business or group$11,284
Illinois Federation of Teachers
Westmont
Committee$11,000
Planned Parenthood Illinois Action
Springfield
Business or group$9,193.79
Illinois Retired Teachers Assn PAC
Springfield
Business or group$7,500
Cook County College Teachers Union
Chicago
Committee$7,000
Christina Cressey
HOMEMAKER · BUSINESS OWNER · Barrington
Person$6,900
American Federation of State County and Municipal Workers
Washington
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.

Companies on the state register

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

CompanyTheir roleStatusGave to the campaign
FITCORE, INC.
Corporation, since 2000 · file 60974047
president, registered agentGood standing · last annual report 2026—
FRIENDS OF MARIA PETERSON INC.
Corporation, since 2024 · file 74645666
president, registered agentGood standing · last annual report 2026—
KENNETH W. PETERSON, CPA, LTD.
Corporation, since 2003 · file 62623357
secretaryGood standing · last annual report 2025—

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 2024 state candidates.

DonorTo themCandidates fundedBy party
Democrats for the Illinois House
Candidate or officeholder committee · Westchester
$1,474,74659
Democratic Party of Illinois
Party or caucus committee · Chicago
$292,70252
People for Emanuel Chris Welch
Candidate or officeholder committee · Westchester
$68,50011
JB for Governor
Candidate or officeholder committee · Chicago
$50,00033
Personal PAC
Group or PAC · Chicago
$46,41932
Lake County Federation of Teachers Local 504 COPE
Labor union · Gurnee
$20,0003
Friends of Dave Vella
Candidate or officeholder committee · Rockford
$17,0005
Illinois State AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education
Labor union · Springfield
$11,7842
Illinois Federation of Teachers
Labor union · Westmont
$11,0005
Planned Parenthood Illinois Action
Group or PAC · Springfield
$9,1942
Cook County College Teachers Union
Labor union · Chicago
$8,0004
Illinois Retired Teachers Association PAC
Labor union · Springfield
$7,5002
Friends of Omar Aquino
Candidate or officeholder committee · Chicago
$5,00016
Lake County Democrats
Group or PAC · Lake Zurich
$4,6027
Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee
Labor union · Springfield
$4,50071