Candidates › Statewide
Max Solomon R
Republican candidate for Governor
June 28, 2022 primary: lost with 7,371 votes (0.9%)
🔓 Contribution limits are off in their race (limits off for race).
Campaign money
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsParties and legislative caucusesOther candidates and officeholders
Plus $20,000 of their own money and from their other committees. Compare with all state candidates →
How it was spent: $33,996
Largest payees: American Express $9,083 Office, printing and supplies · Comcast Spotlight Chicago $7,500 TV and streaming ads · Minuteman Press Chicago $7,419 Office, printing and supplies · Capital One $7,000 Other (as described) · Concept One $1,712 Other (as described) · United States Post Office $1,057 Mail and literature · WinRed $224 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 | Total |
|---|---|
| McStephen O. A. "Max Solomon Adjunct Professor · South Suburban College · Hazel Crest | $20,000 |
| Leslee Dirnberger Teacher · Self Employed · Hoffman Estates | $5,500 |
| Latasha Fields Teacher · Self Employed · Chicago | $5,000 |
| Meliss Klabel Business Owner · Self Employed · Peoria | $4,200 |
| Thomas Graziano Technician · Self Employed · Tinley Park | $2,500 |
| Angela Harris Teacher · Self Employed · Chicago | $2,500 |
| Dakota Cisco Technician · State Farm · Bloomington | $2,082.03 |
| Marla Ocock Technician · Northrup Grumman · Palatine | $520.51 |
| Coco Hair Signature LLC Waukegan | $500 |
| El Morijah Auto Oak Forest | $500 |
| John L Kraus Naperville | $500 |
| McDonald Heating & Cooling Glenwood | $500 |
| Jeanette Black Abilene | $260.25 |
| Karla Fiaoni Chicago Heights | $260.25 |
| Christian Wong Evanston | $260.25 |
Committee: Friends of Max Solomon (every report they filed is on the State Board of Elections' site). Data current as of October 12, 2026.
Companies on the state register
Corporations and LLCs the Secretary of State lists Max Solomon as an officer, manager or member of.
| Company | Their role | Gave to the campaign |
|---|---|---|
| STONEBRIDGE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION #1 Not-for-profit, since 2003 · file 63161209 | president | — |
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.
| Donor | To them | Candidates funded | By party |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Paul Augustynowicz Warrenville | $208 | 2 |