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Mark A Luft R

Republican candidate for State Representative District 93

June 28, 2022 primary: lost with 4,263 votes (36.3%)

Worth a look

Context Late reports

1 quarterly report filed late (up to 3 days)

Quarterly reports are due by the 15th of the month after each quarter. The report for the quarter ending 2022-03-31 was due 2022-04-15 and filed 2022-04-18.

What to check

A paper report postmarked 3 days before the deadline is on time; the Board records when it arrived.
The Board assesses fines for late reports and may waive them.

The entries (1)

Quarter ending	Due	Filed	Days late
2022-03-31	2022-04-15	2022-04-18	3

Rule: Quarterly reports filed late

“A political committee shall file quarterly reports no later than the 15th day of the month following each period.”10 ILCS 5/9-10(b) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how findings work

Campaign money

$480,310raised, 195 itemized contributions, plus $8,809 in small ones

$0from the candidate (incl. loans)

$470,564spent

$19,860cash on hand on December 31, 2022; $300 in debts

Where their money comes from (besides their own)

9%30%41%17%

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

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How it was spent: $470,564

Other (as described)$328,470

Consultants and field$60,100

Contributions to other committees$21,000

Office, printing and supplies$16,907

Refunds$14,000

Mail and literature$13,446

Postage and delivery$5,458

Digital and online$3,182

Travel and meals$2,874

Fundraising and events$2,431

Largest payees: Ascent Media LLC $284,548 Other (as described) · Claymore Strategic Solutions $26,490 Office, printing and supplies · Gateway Media $22,764 Other (as described) · The Newberg Group $20,382 Postage and delivery · House Republican Majority $20,000 Contributions to other committees · Leslie Leitner $18,474 Travel and meals · Arena Mail & Digital $13,446 Mail and literature · Reditus Laboratories, LLC $12,000 Refunds

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
Citizens for Durkin Burr Ridge	Committee	$59,250
I.P.A.C.E. Springfield	Committee	$50,000
IBEW Illinois PAC Washington	Committee	$37,500
ChicagoLand Ops Jnt Labor Mgmt PAC Countryside	Committee	$35,000
Realtor PAC Springfield	Committee	$33,500
IL Laborers Legislative Comm Springfield	Committee	$26,500
IL Federation of Teachers COPE Westmont	Committee	$21,000
LIUNA Chicago Laborers' Dist. Council PAC Burr Ridge	Committee	$20,000
Illinois Pipe Trades PAC Springfield	Committee	$15,000
Illinois Retired Teachers PAC Springfield	Committee	$12,550
LaHood for Congress Peoria	Committee	$12,500
Reditus Laboratories, LLC Pekin	Business or group	$12,000
North Central IL Laborers' Dist Council PAC Peoria	Committee	$10,000
Main Street Leadership PAC Peoria	Business or group	$7,169.62
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor Mgmt PAC Countryside	Committee	$6,000

Committee: People For Mark Luft (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

$20,192spent supporting them

$0spent opposing them

Spender		Amount
Illinois REALTORS Fund primary · 2022-06-06 – 2022-06-20	for	$20,192

Independent expenditures reported by other committees since January 1, 2021. The candidate doesn't control them.

Their donors also gave to

Their largest donors who also funded other 2022 state candidates.

Donor	To them	Candidates funded
Citizens for Durkin Candidate or officeholder committee · Burr Ridge	$59,250	69
I.P.A.C.E. Group or PAC · Springfield	$50,000	74
IBEW Illinois PAC Labor union · Washington	$37,500	63
ChicagoLand Ops Jnt Labor Mgmt PAC Labor union · Countryside	$35,000	3
Realtor Political Action Committee Group or PAC · Springfield	$33,500	134
IL Laborers Legislative Comm Labor union · Springfield	$26,500	3
Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE Labor union · Westmont	$21,000	119
Liuna Chicago Laborers' Dist Council PAC Labor union · Burr Ridge	$20,000	3
Illinois Pipe Trades PAC Group or PAC · Springfield	$15,000	28
Illinois Retired Teachers PAC Labor union · Springfield	$12,550	29
LaHood for Congress Candidate or officeholder committee · Peoria	$12,500	15
Reditus Laboratories, LLC Business · Pekin	$12,000	2
North Central IL Laborers' Dist Council PAC Labor union · Peoria	$10,000	2
Main Street Leadership PAC Group or PAC · Peoria	$7,170	5
Ameren Illinois Business · St. Louis	$6,000	96