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Mattie Hunter D

Incumbent, Democratic candidate for State Senator District 3

June 28, 2022 primary: won with 16,706 votes (100%) · November 8, 2022 general: won with 40,116 votes (100%)

Also ran for State Senator in 2026 ($349,246 raised).

Worth a look

Worth a look Contribution limits

1 source gave more than the contribution limit ($4,000 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: Atif Bawahab gave $10,000 in the primary cycle, against a limit of $6,000 for an individual.

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
Atif Bawahaban individualprimary1$10,000$6,000$4,000
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

Worth a look Late reports

3 contributions of $1,000 or more ($7,500) with no A-1 found

Each contribution of $1,000 or more must be reported on an A-1 within days of receipt, ahead of the quarterly report. These appear on a quarterly report, but no A-1 entry from the same contributor for the same amount within a week of the date was found. The largest: $2,500 from Atif Bawahab on 2022-11-07.

What to check
  • The A-1 may list the contributor under another spelling or a different amount (a split check).
  • A contribution received and returned within the same period needn't be reported on an A-1.
  • Search the committee's A-1 filings on the State Board of Elections' site to confirm.
The entries (3)
NameReported onDateAmount
Atif BawahabQuarterly2022-11-07$2,500
Jawad ShahQuarterly2022-11-07$2,500
Nadir IjazQuarterly2022-11-07$2,500
Rule: Large contributions with no A-1 found
“A political committee shall file a report of any contribution of $1,000 or more electronically with the Board within 5 business days after receipt of the contribution”10 ILCS 5/9-10(c) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how findings work

Context How the money was spent

$15,195.86 in payments described as a vehicle purchase, lease or payment

The Election Code bars campaign money for club and gym dues, clothing, vehicles not used mainly for the campaign, and tuition, each with exceptions. These payments' descriptions name one of those.

What to check
  • Club: renting a club for a specific campaign event is allowed; dues aren't.
  • Clothing: costumes or items worn to advertise the campaign are allowed.
  • Vehicle: allowed when used primarily for the campaign or government duties.
  • Tuition: allowed for education directly tied to the official's duties.
The entries (20)
NameKindPurpose (as reported)DateAmount
Green Toyotaa vehicle purchase, lease or paymentCar lease payment2021-08-31$1,369
Toyota Financial Servicea vehicle purchase, lease or paymentCar lease payment2021-09-23$760
Toyota Financial Servicea vehicle purchase, lease or paymentCar lease payment2021-10-01$760
Toyota Financial Servicea vehicle purchase, lease or paymentCar lease payment2021-11-01$760
Toyota Financial Servicea vehicle purchase, lease or paymentCar lease payment2021-12-01$760
Toyota Financial Servicea vehicle purchase, lease or paymentCar lease payment2022-01-03$760
Toyota Financial Servicea vehicle purchase, lease or paymentCar lease payment2022-02-01$760
Toyota Financial Servicea vehicle purchase, lease or paymentCar lease payment2022-03-01$760
Toyota Financial Servicea vehicle purchase, lease or paymentCar lease payment2022-04-01$760
Toyota Financial Servicea vehicle purchase, lease or paymentCar lease payment2022-05-02$760
Toyota Financial Servicea vehicle purchase, lease or paymentCar lease payment2022-06-01$760
Toyota Financial Servicea vehicle purchase, lease or paymentCar lease payment2022-07-01$760
Toyota Financial Servicea vehicle purchase, lease or paymentCar lease payment2022-08-01$760
Toyota Financial Servicea vehicle purchase, lease or paymentCar lease payment2022-09-01$760
Toyota Financial Servicea vehicle purchase, lease or paymentCar lease payment2022-10-03$760
Toyota Financial Servicea vehicle purchase, lease or paymentCar lease payment2022-11-01$760
Toyota Financial Servicea vehicle purchase, lease or paymentCar lease payment2022-12-01$760
GM Financiala vehicle purchase, lease or paymentCar lease payment2021-01-25$556
GM Financiala vehicle purchase, lease or paymentCar lease payment2021-02-25$556
GM Financiala vehicle purchase, lease or paymentCar lease payment2021-03-25$556
Rule: Car leases and other restricted spending
“For membership or club dues charged by organizations, clubs, or facilities that are primarily engaged in providing health, exercise, or recreational services”10 ILCS 5/9-8.10(a)(7) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how findings work

Context Late reports

1 large contribution ($1,500) reported on an A-1 after the deadline

A contribution of $1,000 or more must be reported to the State Board of Elections within 5 business days (2 in the last 30 days before an election the candidate is on the ballot for). The latest: $1,500 from Chicago Mercantile Exchange/PAC CBOT, received 2021-12-31, reported 2022-01-11: 7 business days, 2 past the deadline.

What to check
  • The receipt date is what the committee reported; a correction or a typo there changes the count.
  • A contribution received and returned within the same quarterly period needn't be reported on an A-1.
  • The Board decides on fines and can waive them (inadvertence, clerical error, days late).
The entries (1)
NameDateA-1 filedBusiness daysAllowedAmount
Chicago Mercantile Exchange/PAC CBOT2021-12-312022-01-1175$1,500
Rule: Large contributions reported late
“A political committee shall file a report of any contribution of $1,000 or more electronically with the Board within 5 business days after receipt of the contribution, except that the report shall be filed within 2 business days after receipt if (i) the contribution is received 30 or fewer days before the date of an election”10 ILCS 5/9-10(c) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how findings work

Context Late reports

1 quarterly report filed late (up to 1 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 2022-04-16.

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
2022-03-312022-04-152022-04-161
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

$338,791raised, 245 itemized contributions, plus $3,076 in small ones
$0from the candidate (incl. loans)
$158,588spent
$228,211cash 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: $158,588

Other (as described)$90,168
Office, printing and supplies$25,532
Contributions to other committees$22,275
Donations and sponsorships$7,729
Fundraising and events$6,330
Travel and meals$5,647
Print ads and billboards$500
Digital and online$240
Postage and delivery$166

Largest payees: Verizon Wireless $13,981 Office, printing and supplies · Toyota Financial Service $12,158 Other (as described) · Patricia Kates-Collins $12,100 Other (as described) · AT & T $7,210 Other (as described) · IN EF Design Group $6,851 Other (as described) · AllState Insurance $6,536 Other (as described) · Goshen Impact Services $5,220 Other (as described) · Friends of Lamont Williams $5,000 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 contributorsTypeTotal
Realtor Policitical Action Committee
Springfield
Committee$30,000
IBEW PAC Voluntary Fund
Washington
Committee$20,000
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor Management PAC
Countryside
Committee$15,500
Atif Bawahab
Insight · Health Care Management · Grand Blanc
Person$12,500
Ameren
St. Louis
Business or group$11,000
DaVita
Tacoma
Business or group$10,000
Kates Detective Agency
Chicago
Business or group$10,000
LIUNA Chicago Lab PAC
Burr Ridge
Committee$6,000
SEIU HealthCare IL in PAC
Chicago
Committee$6,000
Cari B Sacks
Vice Chair · Museum of Contemporary Art · Chicago
Person$6,000
Michael J Sacks
Chief Executive · Grosvenor Capital Management · Chicago
Person$6,000
ACCEL Entertainment Gaming, LLC
Bolingbrook
Business or group$5,000
AvidXchange, Inc
Charlotte,
Business or group$5,000
Health Care Council of IL PAC
Springfield
Committee$5,000
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association PAC
Springfield
Committee$5,000

Committee: Friends of Mattie Hunter (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

$69spent supporting them
$0spent opposing them
SpenderAmount
Illinois Farm Bureau ACTIVATOR
general · 2022-10-26
for$69

Independent expenditures reported by other committees since January 1, 2021. The candidate doesn't control them.

Companies on the state register

Corporations and LLCs the Secretary of State lists Mattie Hunter as an officer, manager or member of.

CompanyTheir roleStatusGave to the campaign
M. HUNTER AND ASSOCIATES, INC.
Corporation, since 1989 · file 55382956
president, registered agentGood standing · last annual report 2025—
HFS PROPERTIES, LLC
LLC, since 1998 · file 00170763
memberAdministratively dissolved · last annual report 1999—
MATTIE HUNTER ENTERPRISES, INC.
Corporation, since 2001 · file 61805273
president, registered agentDissolved · last annual report 2012—

From the Secretary of State's business records of October 13, 2026, matched by name and ZIP code against the address the State Board of Elections has for the candidate (or by name when the company itself gave to their campaign). Someone listed only at another address isn't found; search the Secretary of State's business entity search by file number for the full record.

Their donors also gave to

Their largest donors who also funded other 2022 state candidates.

DonorTo themCandidates fundedBy party
IBEW PAC Voluntary Fund
Labor union · Washington
$20,00044
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC
Labor union · Countryside
$15,500126
Ameren
Business · St. Louis
$11,00038
Davita
Business · Tacoma
$10,00017
SEIU Healthcare IL IN PAC
Labor union · Chicago
$6,00087
Cari B. Sacks
Unemployed, Unemployed · Chicago
$6,00015
Michael J. Sacks
CEO, Grosvenor Capital Management · Chicago
$6,00014
Health Care Council of Illinois PAC
Group or PAC · Springfield
$5,00085
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association PAC
Group or PAC · Springfield
$5,000105
Accel Entertainment Gaming, LLC
Business · Bolingbrook
$5,000126
J & J Ventures Gaming LLC
Business · Effingham
$4,000125
CUPAC-Credit Union PAC
Group or PAC · Naperville
$3,50038
Illinois Hospital Assocation PAC
Group or PAC · Springfield
$3,5002
Comcast Financial Agency Corporation
Business · Philadelphia
$3,00063
The Roosevelt Group
Business · Chicago
$3,00021