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Mary Beth Canty D
Incumbent, Democratic candidate for State Representative District 54
March 19, 2024 primary: won with 7,702 votes (100%) · November 5, 2024 general: won with 28,773 votes (100%)
Also ran for State Representative in 2026 ($572,847 raised), 2022 ($2.0M raised).
Campaign money
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How it was spent: $490,057
Largest payees: Democrats for the Illinois House $118,000 Contributions to other committees · Democratic Party of Illinois $100,500 Contributions to other committees · Left Hook $80,390 Digital and online · Tulchin Research $73,045 Polling · Maria Anzaldi $31,200 Office, printing and supplies · Langenfeld & Associates $22,500 Consultants and field · Chi-Town Printing $8,155 Office, printing and supplies · United States Postal Service $7,907 Postage and delivery
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 |
|---|---|
| Democrats for the Illinois House Westchester | $274,171.81 |
| Democratic Party of Illinois Chicago | $267,083.28 |
| Carpentry Advancement PAC Fund Chicago | $71,500 |
| I.P.A.C.E. Springfield | $59,000 |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee Springfield | $51,500 |
| JB for Governor Chicago | $50,000 |
| SEIU HealthCare IL IN PAC Chicago | $27,000 |
| United Assn of Journeymen & IL Pipe Trades Springfield | $24,000 |
| Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE Westmont | $22,500 |
| Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Countryside | $12,000 |
| LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC Burr Ridge | $11,000 |
| Northwest Suburban Teachers Union Schaumburg | $10,300 |
| AFSCME Washington DC | $10,000 |
| Illinois AFL-CIO (COPE) Springfield | $10,000 |
| Northwest Suburban Teachers Union Schaumburg | $10,000 |
Committee: Mary Beth Canty for Illinois (every report they filed is on the State Board of Elections' site). Data current as of October 12, 2026.
Their donors also gave to
Their largest donors who also funded other 2024 state candidates.
| Donor | To them | Candidates funded | By party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats for the Illinois House Candidate or officeholder committee · Westchester | $274,172 | 59 | |
| Democratic Party of Illinois Party or caucus committee · Chicago | $267,083 | 52 | |
| Carpentry Advancement Political Action Committee Fund Group or PAC · Chicago | $71,500 | 65 | |
| I.P.A.C.E. Group or PAC · Springfield | $59,000 | 54 | |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee Labor union · Springfield | $51,500 | 71 | |
| JB for Governor Candidate or officeholder committee · Chicago | $50,000 | 33 | |
| SEIU Healthcare IL IN PAC Labor union · Chicago | $28,127 | 70 | |
| Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE Labor union · Westmont | $22,500 | 89 | |
| Northwest Suburban Teachers Union Labor union · Schaumburg | $20,300 | 4 | |
| Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Labor union · Countryside | $12,000 | 97 | |
| Illinois AFL-CIO COPE Labor union · Springfield | $11,000 | 39 | |
| LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC Labor union · Burr Ridge | $11,000 | 71 | |
| AFSCME Labor union · Washington | $10,000 | 74 | |
| Stand for Children Illinois PAC Group or PAC · Chicago | $7,500 | 22 | |
| Cari Sacks Not Employed, Not Employed · Chicago | $6,900 | 13 |