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Maura Hirschauer D

Incumbent, Democratic candidate for State Representative District 49

June 28, 2022 primary: won with 5,426 votes (100%) · November 8, 2022 general: won with 16,859 votes (100%)

🔓 Contribution limits are off in their race (board determination).

Also ran for State Representative in 2026 ($641,358 raised), 2024 ($1.2M raised).

Worth a look

Context Late reports

1 contribution of $1,000 or more ($1,000) 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: $1,000 from Conservation Illinois PAC on 2022-11-24.

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 (1)

Name	Reported on	Date	Amount
Conservation Illinois PAC	Quarterly	2022-11-24	$1,000

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

Campaign money

$2,622,296raised, 213 itemized contributions, plus $9,241 in small ones

$0from the candidate (incl. loans)

$2,068,948spent

$11,860cash on hand on December 31, 2022

Where their money comes from (besides their own)

10%20%57%

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

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How it was spent: $2,068,948

Other (as described)$1,955,665

Polling$52,530

Office, printing and supplies$34,620

Postage and delivery$9,507

Travel and meals$8,323

Donations and sponsorships$3,840

Digital and online$1,601

Contributions to other committees$1,362

Legal, accounting and fees$1,250

Consultants and field$250

Largest payees: SKD Knickerbocker $1,886,350 Other (as described) · Tulchin Research $52,530 Polling · Miguel Molina-Ventura $19,880 Other (as described) · USPS $9,507 Postage and delivery · Winning Connections $8,000 Office, printing and supplies · Chi-Town Printing $7,892 Office, printing and supplies · Kat Maggio $7,254 Digital and online · Nelson Wurth Consulting LLC $5,650 Legal, accounting and fees

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	Type	Total
Democrats for the Illinois House Westchester	Committee	$1,133,000
Democrats for the Illinois House Westchester	Business or group	$358,185.58
Democratic Party of Illinois Chicago	Business or group	$199,900.21
LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council Burr Ridge	Committee	$119,800
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Countryside	Committee	$117,800
I.P.A.C.E. Springfield	Committee	$70,000
Carpentry Advancement Political Action Chicago	Committee	$59,900
Carpentry Advancement Political Action Committee Chicago	Committee	$59,900
IBEW Illinois PAC Washington	Committee	$59,900
United Food & Commercial Workers, AFL-CIO, CLC Washington	Committee	$59,900
SEIU IL Council PAC Fund Chicago	Committee	$50,000
Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE Springfield	Committee	$49,900
Illinois PAC for Education (IPACE) Springfield	Committee	$35,000
AFSCME Washington	Committee	$32,500
Associated Fire Fighters of IL PAC Springfield	Committee	$12,750

Committee: Friends of Maura Hirschauer (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

Spender		Amount
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.

Their donors also gave to

Their largest donors who also funded other 2022 state candidates.

Donor	To them	Candidates funded
Democrats for the Illinois House Candidate or officeholder committee · Westchester	$1,491,186	58
Democratic Party of Illinois Party or caucus committee · Chicago	$199,900	73
Liuna Chicago Laborers District Council Labor union · Burr Ridge	$119,800	20
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Labor union · Countryside	$117,800	126
I.P.A.C.E. Group or PAC · Springfield	$70,000	74
Carpentry Advancement Political Action Group or PAC · Chicago	$59,900	4
IBEW Illinois PAC Labor union · Washington	$59,900	63
Carpentry Advancement PAC Group or PAC · Chicago	$59,900	39
SEIU Illinois Council PAC Fund Labor union · Chicago	$50,000	29
Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE Labor union · Westmont	$49,900	119
Illinois PAC for Education (IPACE) Group or PAC · Springfield	$35,000	15
AFSCME Labor union · Washington	$32,500	74
Associated Fire Fighters of IL PAC Labor union · Springfield	$12,750	36
SEIU Healthcare Illinois Indiana PAC Labor union · Chicago	$11,000	8
Cooney & Conway Group or PAC · Chicago	$10,000	28