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Maura Hirschauer D
Incumbent, Democratic candidate for State Representative District 49
March 19, 2024 primary: won with 5,023 votes (100%) · November 5, 2024 general: won with 24,282 votes (100%)
Also ran for State Representative in 2026 ($641,358 raised), 2022 ($2.6M raised).
Campaign money
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How it was spent: $547,942
Largest payees: Buying Time, LLC $259,141 TV and streaming ads · Tulchin Research $92,545 Polling · Devine Mulvey Longabaugh $53,901 Consultants and field · Winning Connections $40,361 Office, printing and supplies · Kathryn Cuneo $15,600 Other (as described) · SKD Knickerbocker $10,000 Other (as described) · Chi-Town Printing $9,115 Office, printing and supplies · Citizens for Karina Villa $7,088 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 |
|---|---|
| Democrats for the Illinois House Westchester | $350,869.68 |
| Democratic Party of Illinois Chicago | $278,032.76 |
| LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council Burr Ridge | $71,500 |
| I.P.A.C.E. Springfield | $70,000 |
| IFT COPE Westmont | $67,500 |
| Illinois Laborers Legislative Cmte Springfield | $50,000 |
| JB for Governor Chicago | $50,000 |
| United Food & Commercial Workers, AFL-CIO, CLC Washington | $30,000 |
| Personal PAC Chicago | $29,037.94 |
| Gun Violence Prevention PAC Chicago | $25,000 |
| Friends for Diane Blair-Sherlock Villa Park | $12,750 |
| SEIU Healthcare Illinois Indiana PAC Chicago | $12,000 |
| AFSCME Washington | $10,000 |
| IL AFL-CIO Springfield | $10,000 |
| Smart Local 265 PAC Fund Carol Stream | $8,000 |
Committee: Friends of Maura Hirschauer (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.
| Donor | To them | Candidates funded | By party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats for the Illinois House Candidate or officeholder committee · Westchester | $350,870 | 59 | |
| Democratic Party of Illinois Party or caucus committee · Chicago | $278,033 | 52 | |
| LiUNA Chicago Laborers District Council Labor union · Burr Ridge | $71,500 | 15 | |
| I.P.A.C.E. Group or PAC · Springfield | $70,000 | 54 | |
| IFT COPE Labor union · Westmont | $67,500 | 3 | |
| JB for Governor Candidate or officeholder committee · Chicago | $50,000 | 33 | |
| Personal PAC Group or PAC · Chicago | $29,038 | 32 | |
| Gun Violence Prevention PAC Group or PAC · Chicago | $27,882 | 27 | |
| Friends for Diane Blair-Sherlock Group or PAC · Villa Park | $12,750 | 2 | |
| SEIU Healthcare Illinois Indiana PAC Labor union · Chicago | $12,000 | 4 | |
| Illinois AFL-CIO Labor union · Springfield | $11,500 | 42 | |
| AFSCME Labor union · Washington | $10,000 | 74 | |
| Smart Local 265 PAC Fund Labor union · Carol Stream | $8,000 | 12 | |
| Michael Sacks CEO, GCM Grosvenor · Chicago | $6,900 | 14 | |
| Cari B Sacks Philanthropist, Sacks Family Foundation · Chicago | $6,900 | 10 |