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Mary Mahady D

Democratic candidate for State Representative District 63

March 19, 2024 primary: won with 5,818 votes (100%) · November 5, 2024 general: lost with 26,565 votes (100%)

Campaign money

$41,024raised, 70 itemized contributions, plus $13,295 in small ones
$0from the candidate (incl. loans)
$44,683spent
$7,754cash on hand on December 31, 2024; $2,026 in debts
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: $44,683

Office, printing and supplies$12,286
Contributions to other committees$11,500
Print ads and billboards$8,902
Digital and online$4,350
Other (as described)$4,166
Radio$1,176
Mail and literature$737
Travel and meals$500
Consultants and field$465
Fundraising and events$394

Largest payees: Democratic Party of Illinois $9,300 Contributions to other committees · Chi-Town Printing, Inc. $6,206 Office, printing and supplies · Liberty Outdoor Advertising $5,375 Print ads and billboards · Forest Printing Company $4,823 Office, printing and supplies · Digital4Dems $4,350 Digital and online · Mary Mahady $1,737 Mail and literature · Elect, Inc $1,497 Other (as described) · Lamar Companies $1,495 Print ads and billboards

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$8,459.64
McHenry County Democratic Women
Crystal Lake
Committee$5,000
Carpentry Advancement PAC
Chicago
Committee$3,000
IBEW Illinois PAC
Washington
Committee$1,950
UFCW Local 881 PAC
Des Plaines
Committee$1,500
Iver Johnson
Attorney · Iver R. Johnson & Assoc. · McHenry
Person$1,400
Citizens for Suzanne Ness
Crystal Lake
Committee$1,000
Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund
New York
Business or group$1,000
LiUNA Chicago Laborers District Council PAC
Burr Ridge
Committee$1,000
Linda Peel
retired · none · McHenry
Person$1,000
John Richardson
retired · none · Bloomington
Person$1,000
James Schaid
Broker · Re/Max Plaza Real Estate · Crystal Lake
Person$1,000
Kathleen Bergan Schmidt
County Board Member · McHenry County · Crystal Lake
Person$1,000
Joan Skiba
retired · none · McHenry
Person$759
Ann Legg
Woodstock
Person$750

Committee: Citizens for Mary Mahady (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.

DonorTo themCandidates fundedBy party
Democratic Party of Illinois
Party or caucus committee · Chicago
$8,46052
McHenry County Democratic Women
Group or PAC · Crystal Lake
$5,0004
Carpentry Advancement PAC
Group or PAC · Chicago
$3,00031
IBEW Illinois PAC
Labor union · Washington
$1,95066
UFCW Local 881 PAC
Labor union · Des Plaines
$1,50039
LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC
Labor union · Burr Ridge
$1,00071
Citizens for Suzanne Ness
Candidate or officeholder committee · Crystal Lake
$1,0003
Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund
Group or PAC · New York
$1,0008
Sierra Club Illinois Chapter PAC
Group or PAC · Chicago
$61628
SMART Local 265
Labor union · Carol Stream
$50014
Bill Foster for Congress
Candidate or officeholder committee · Naperville
$5008
Nancy Rotering
Highland Park
$2504
Bruce Lane
Cary
$2502
Qasim for Congress NA
Candidate or officeholder committee · Naperville
$2503
Edward Gogol
Crystal Lake
$2002