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Martha "Marti" Deuter D

Democratic candidate for State Representative District 45

March 19, 2024 primary: won with 7,641 votes (100%) · November 5, 2024 general: won with 30,306 votes (100%)

Also ran for State Representative in 2026 ($251,598 raised).

Campaign money

$2,081,955raised, 170 itemized contributions, plus $14,505 in small ones
$7,187from the candidate (incl. loans)
$1,289,218spent
$14,161cash on hand on December 31, 2024; $3,000 in debts
Where their money comes from (besides their own)

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

Plus $2,187 of their own money and from their other committees. Compare with all state candidates →

How it was spent: $1,289,218

TV and streaming ads$939,772
Contributions to other committees$176,650
Other (as described)$56,454
Office, printing and supplies$56,000
Polling$39,000
Consultants and field$8,481
Postage and delivery$8,387
Donations and sponsorships$1,500
Fundraising and events$1,355
Legal, accounting and fees$1,080

Largest payees: Buying Time, LLC $939,772 TV and streaming ads · Democrats for the Illinois House $176,000 Contributions to other committees · Tulchin Research $39,000 Polling · Devine Mulvey Longabaugh $37,751 Other (as described) · Winning Connections $30,527 Office, printing and supplies · Advance Offset Press $13,699 Office, printing and supplies · United States Postal Service $7,433 Postage and delivery · Diane Lans-Kautz $6,981 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 contributorsTypeTotal
Democrats for the Illinois House
Westchester
Committee$945,500
Democrats for the Illinois House
Westchester
Business or group$429,446.12
Democratic Party of Illinois
Chicago
Business or group$340,052.89
Friends for Diane Blair-Sherlock
Villa Park
Committee$68,500
Friends for Katie Stuart
Edwardsville
Committee$68,500
People for Emanuel Chris Welch
Westchester
Committee$68,500
JB for Governor
Chicago
Committee$50,000
Planned Parenthood Illinois Action PAC
Springfield
Business or group$9,450.37
Cook County College Teachers Union Comm on Political Education
Chicago
Committee$7,000
Cari Sacks
Not Employed · Not Employed · Chicago
Person$6,900
Michael Sacks
CEO · GCM Grosvenor · Chicago
Person$6,900
AFSCME
Washington
Committee$5,000
Carpentry Advancement Political Action Committee Fund
Chicago
Committee$5,000
Illinois AFL-CIO
Springfield
Business or group$5,000
LiUNA Chicago Laborers District Council
Burr Ridge
Committee$5,000

Committee: Friends of Marti Deuter (every report they filed is on the State Board of Elections' site). Data current as of October 12, 2026.

Their home

$800,000 – $900,000estimated market value, latest assessment
$409,100median home value in DuPage County (Illinois: $280,700)

The DuPage County assessor's estimate of the market value of the home at the address Martha "Marti" Deuter 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.

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
$1,374,94659
Democratic Party of Illinois
Party or caucus committee · Chicago
$340,05352
People for Emanuel Chris Welch
Candidate or officeholder committee · Westchester
$68,50011
Friends for Katie Stuart
Group or PAC · Edwardsville
$68,5004
Friends for Diane Blair-Sherlock
Group or PAC · Villa Park
$68,5002
JB for Governor
Candidate or officeholder committee · Chicago
$50,00033
Planned Parenthood Illinois Action PAC
Group or PAC · Springfield
$9,45017
Michael Sacks
CEO, GCM Grosvenor · Chicago
$6,90014
Cari Sacks
Not Employed, Not Employed · Chicago
$6,90013
Carpentry Advancement Political Action Committee Fund
Group or PAC · Chicago
$5,00065
AFSCME
Labor union · Washington
$5,00074
LiUNA Chicago Laborers District Council
Labor union · Burr Ridge
$5,00015
Illinois AFL-CIO
Labor union · Springfield
$5,00042
Personal PAC
Group or PAC · Chicago
$4,25232
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association PAC
Group or PAC · Springfield
$3,00089