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Mary Edly-Allen D
Incumbent, Democratic candidate for State Senator District 31
March 19, 2024 primary: won with 8,511 votes (100%) · November 5, 2024 general: won with 52,654 votes (100%)
Also ran for State Senator in 2022 ($1.3M raised).
Campaign money
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsParties and legislative caucusesOther candidates and officeholders
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How it was spent: $312,953
Largest payees: Adelstein & Associates $60,800 Other (as described) · Nage One $33,049 Office, printing and supplies · Lake County Democratic Women $16,500 Contributions to other committees · Daniel Blaine $15,170 Other (as described) · Sarah Herring $8,355 Staff pay · Breaker Press $8,170 Office, printing and supplies · Social Security Administration $7,644 Staff pay · Democratic Party of Illinois $7,500 Contributions to other committees
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 |
|---|---|
| Democratic Party of Illinois Chicago | $251,160.94 |
| LiUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC Burr Ridge | $96,500 |
| Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE Westmont | $71,000 |
| IBEW IL PAC (IL Brotherhood of Electrical Workers) Washington | $68,500 |
| IL Pipe Trades PAC Springfield | $64,000 |
| LCFT-COPE Local 504 Gurnee | $55,000 |
| JB for Governor Chicago | $50,000 |
| IPACE Springfield | $42,500 |
| ISDF Oak Park | $32,768.59 |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee Springfield | $15,000 |
| Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Countryside | $8,500 |
| IL Trial Lawyers Association PAC Springfield | $6,500 |
| AFSCME IL Council No 31 PAC Springfield | $5,000 |
| Carpentry Advancement PAC Chicago | $5,000 |
| Illinois Pipe Trades PAC Springfield | $5,000 |
Committee: Mary for Illinois (every report they filed is on the State Board of Elections' site). Data current as of October 12, 2026.
Committees
- Approp- Pub Safety & Infrastructure
- Child WelfareVice-Chair
- Consumer Protection
- Education
- Health and Human Services
- Higher EducationChair
Subcommittees: Mandates (sub-chair)
Their seats in the current General Assembly, from ilga.gov. Compare with who funds them: their donors.
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Their largest donors who also funded other 2024 state candidates.
| Donor | To them | Candidates funded | By party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party of Illinois Party or caucus committee · Chicago | $251,161 | 52 | |
| LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC Labor union · Burr Ridge | $96,500 | 71 | |
| Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE Labor union · Westmont | $71,000 | 89 | |
| Illinois Pipe Trades PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | $69,000 | 15 | |
| LCFT-COPE Local 504 Labor union · Gurnee | $55,000 | 2 | |
| JB for Governor Candidate or officeholder committee · Chicago | $50,000 | 33 | |
| IPACE Group or PAC · Springfield | $42,500 | 30 | |
| ISDF Group or PAC · Oak Park | $32,769 | 11 | |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee Labor union · Springfield | $15,000 | 71 | |
| Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Labor union · Countryside | $8,500 | 97 | |
| Illinois Trial Lawyers Association PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | $6,500 | 89 | |
| Carpentry Advancement PAC Group or PAC · Chicago | $5,000 | 31 | |
| AFSCME Illinois Council No. 31 PAC Labor union · Springfield | $5,000 | 25 | |
| Comcast Business Business · Philadelphia | $4,000 | 4 | |
| Stand for Children Illinois PAC Group or PAC · Chicago | $4,000 | 22 |