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Matt Hanson D
Incumbent, Democratic candidate for State Representative District 83
March 19, 2024 primary: won with 4,078 votes (67.6%) · November 5, 2024 general: won with 39,062 votes (100%)
Also ran for State Representative in 2026 ($415,648 raised), 2022 ($1.6M raised).
Campaign money
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How it was spent: $462,240
Largest payees: Democrats for the Illinois House $196,280 Contributions to other committees · Democratic Party of Illinois $101,000 Contributions to other committees · Tulchin Research $44,545 Polling · The Dover Group $42,610 Other (as described) · Kalopsia, LLC $10,010 Consultants and field · Winning Connections $8,929 Polling · Non-Stop Web Design $8,300 Digital and online · Evan Maxwell $4,784 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 contributors | Total |
|---|---|
| Democrats for the Illinois House Westchester | $77,366.03 |
| LIUNA Chicago Laborers District Council Burr Ridge | $71,500 |
| Carpentry Advancement PAC Fund Chicago | $68,500 |
| Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE Westmont | $68,500 |
| People for Emanuel "Chris" Welch Westchester | $64,151.38 |
| United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, AFL-CIO, CLC Washington | $53,500 |
| JB for Governor Chicago | $50,000 |
| United Assn of Journeymen & IL Pipe Trades Assn Springfield | $16,000 |
| Illinois PAC for Education (IPACE) Springfield | $15,000 |
| SMART LOCAL 265 - PAC FUND Carol Stream | $15,000 |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee Springfield | $10,000 |
| Chicagoland Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Countryside | $9,500 |
| UFCW Local 881 PAC Des Plaines | $6,500 |
| Illinois Trial Lawyers Association PAC Springfield | $5,500 |
| Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Countryside | $5,000 |
Committee: Friends of Matt Hanson (every report they filed is on the State Board of Elections' site). Data current as of October 12, 2026.
Outside spending for and against them
| Spender | Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| Illinois REALTORS Fund primary · 2024-02-26 | for | $21,000 |
Independent expenditures reported by other committees since January 1, 2023. The candidate doesn't control them.
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 | $77,366 | 59 | |
| LiUNA Chicago Laborers District Council Labor union · Burr Ridge | $71,500 | 15 | |
| Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE Labor union · Westmont | $68,500 | 89 | |
| Carpentry Advancement Political Action Committee Fund Group or PAC · Chicago | $68,500 | 65 | |
| People for Emanuel Chris Welch Candidate or officeholder committee · Westchester | $64,151 | 11 | |
| United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, AFL-CIO, CLC Labor union · Washington | $53,500 | 4 | |
| JB for Governor Candidate or officeholder committee · Chicago | $50,000 | 33 | |
| United Assn of Journeymen & IL Pipe Trades Assn Group or PAC · Springfield | $16,000 | 3 | |
| Smart Local 265 PAC Fund Labor union · Carol Stream | $15,000 | 12 | |
| Illinois PAC for Education (IPACE) Group or PAC · Springfield | $15,000 | 8 | |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee Labor union · Springfield | $10,000 | 71 | |
| Chicagoland Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Labor union · Countryside | $9,500 | 19 | |
| UFCW Local 881 PAC Labor union · Des Plaines | $6,500 | 39 | |
| Illinois Trial Lawyers Association PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | $5,500 | 89 | |
| Illinois Realtors Political Action Committee Group or PAC · Springfield | $5,000 | 4 |