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Mary Edly-Allen D

Democratic candidate for State Senator District 31

June 28, 2022 primary: won with 8,422 votes (55.1%) · November 8, 2022 general: won with 36,702 votes (100%)

🔓 Contribution limits are off in their race (limits off for race).

Also ran for State Senator in 2024 ($872,855 raised).

Worth a look

Worth a look Contribution limits

1 source gave more than the contribution limit ($2,511 over in all)

A candidate's committee may accept only so much from one source in an election cycle: in 2025–26, $7,300 from an individual, $14,600 from a corporation, union or association, and $72,800 from a PAC or another candidate's committee. The most over: Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC gave $62,411 in the general cycle, against a limit of $59,900 for a PAC or candidate committee.

What to check
  • Excess returned to the source (or given to charity) within 30 days of the Board's notice isn't a violation; a refund the committee listed under another name or purpose isn't subtracted here.
  • Two different people with the same name and ZIP code would be added together.
  • Spouses are separate sources, as are a business and the person who owns it.
  • Whether a corporation's or union's own PAC gave instead (the PAC limit applies to it).
The entries (1)
NameKindCycleContributionsGivenLimitOver
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PACa PAC or candidate committeegeneral12$62,411$59,900$2,511
Rule: Contributions over the limit
“During an election cycle, a candidate political committee may not accept contributions with an aggregate value over the following: (i) $5,000 from any individual, (ii) $10,000 from any corporation, labor organization, or association, or (iii) $50,000 from a candidate political committee or political action committee.”10 ILCS 5/9-8.5(b) (adjusted for inflation each odd year, 9-8.5(g)) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how findings work

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 endingDueFiledDays late
2022-03-312022-04-152022-04-183
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

$1,292,953raised, 320 itemized contributions, plus $21,706 in small ones
$0from the candidate (incl. loans)
$851,787spent
$136,079cash on hand on December 31, 2022
Where their money comes from (besides their own)

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

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How it was spent: $851,787

Other (as described)$342,755
Digital and online$233,849
Mail and literature$141,132
Office, printing and supplies$51,406
Consultants and field$26,533
Contributions to other committees$21,035
Staff pay$14,301
Postage and delivery$9,375
Fundraising and events$4,375
Legal, accounting and fees$3,110

Largest payees: AL Media $233,415 Digital and online · SP Digital & Riveter Digital $182,820 Other (as described) · Wildfire Mail $145,917 Mail and literature · Snyder Pickerill Media Group $63,645 Other (as described) · The Sexton Group $35,345 Consultants and field · Hillary Vrba $16,652 Other (as described) · Chi-Town Printing $13,132 Office, printing and supplies · North Shore Printers, Inc $12,567 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
Democratic Party of Illinois
Chicago
Business or group$239,418
Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE
Westmont
Committee$119,800
LiUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC
Burr Ridge
Committee$119,800
LCFT-COPE Local 504
Gurnee
Committee$112,400
Illinois Pipe Trades PAC
Springfield
Committee$75,000
Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee
Springfield
Committee$69,900
Carpentry Advancement PAC
Chicago
Committee$59,900
IBEW PAC Voluntary Fund
Washington
Committee$59,900
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC
Countryside
Committee$59,478
JB for Governor
Chicago
Committee$55,500
Friends of Melinda Bush
Grayslake
Business or group$50,990.20
Friends of Bill Cunningham
Chicago
Committee$50,000
ISDF
Oak Park
Business or group$33,694.31
Citizens for Antonio Tony Munoz
Chicago
Committee$25,000
Citizens for Steve Landek
Summitt
Committee$20,000

Committee: Mary 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 2022 state candidates.

DonorTo themCandidates fundedBy party
Democratic Party of Illinois
Party or caucus committee · Chicago
$239,41873
Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE
Labor union · Westmont
$119,800119
LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC
Labor union · Burr Ridge
$119,80091
LCFT-COPE Local 504
Labor union · Gurnee
$112,4002
Illinois Pipe Trades PAC
Group or PAC · Springfield
$75,00028
Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee
Labor union · Springfield
$69,90088
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC
Labor union · Countryside
$64,911126
Carpentry Advancement PAC
Group or PAC · Chicago
$59,90039
IBEW PAC Voluntary Fund
Labor union · Washington
$59,90044
JB for Governor
Candidate or officeholder committee · Chicago
$55,50018
Friends of Melinda Bush
Candidate or officeholder committee · Grayslake
$51,4902
Friends of Bill Cunningham
Candidate or officeholder committee · Chicago
$50,0009
ISDF
Business · Oak Park
$33,69420
Citizens for Antonio (Tony) Munoz
Candidate or officeholder committee · Chicago
$25,0009
Citizens for Steve Landek
Candidate or officeholder committee · Summit
$20,0005