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Michael Crawford D
Democratic candidate for State Representative District 31
March 19, 2024 primary: won with 7,998 votes (69.1%) · November 5, 2024 general: won with 26,588 votes (100%)
Also ran for State Representative in 2026 ($110,746 raised).
Campaign money
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How it was spent: $1,569,510
Largest payees: Red Horse Strategies, LLC $695,650 Mail and literature · Buying Time $559,995 TV and streaming ads · Winning Connections $99,045 Other (as described) · Tulchin Research $59,030 Polling · Breaker Press Co. $17,840 Office, printing and supplies · Equality Illinois $15,010 Donations and sponsorships · Devine Mulvey Longabaugh $11,533 Consultants and field · Nelson Wurth $5,000 Other (as described)
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 |
|---|---|
| LiUNA Chicago Laborers District Council Burr Ridge | $71,500 |
| Carpentry Advancement Political Action Chicago | $68,500 |
| Citizens for Marcus C Evans Jr Chicago | $68,500 |
| Committee to Elect Jay C Hoffman Belleville | $68,500 |
| Friends of Jehan Gordon Peoria | $68,500 |
| Friends of Kam Buckner Chicago | $68,500 |
| Friends of Lisa J Davis | $68,500 |
| Friends of Nicholas Smith Chicago | $68,500 |
| Friends of Robyn Gabel Evanston | $68,500 |
| Healthcare Council of Illinois Springfield | $68,500 |
| IBEW Illinois PAC Washington | $68,500 |
| IPACE Springfield | $68,500 |
| IUOE Local 399 Political Education Fund Chicago | $68,500 |
| Laborers' Political League Great Lakes Region Chicago | $68,500 |
| People for Emanuel Chris Welch Westchester | $68,500 |
Committees: Citizens to Elect Michael Crawford, Friends of Michael Crawford (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 | |
|---|---|---|
| INCS Action Independent Committee primary · 2024-02-28 | for | $12,626 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiUNA Chicago Laborers District Council Labor union · Burr Ridge | $71,500 | 15 | |
| IPACE Group or PAC · Springfield | $68,500 | 30 | |
| IUOE Local 399 Political Education Fund Labor union · Chicago | $68,500 | 31 | |
| IBEW Illinois PAC Labor union · Washington | $68,500 | 66 | |
| Carpentry Advancement Political Action Group or PAC · Chicago | $68,500 | 4 | |
| People for Emanuel Chris Welch Candidate or officeholder committee · Westchester | $68,500 | 11 | |
| Citizens for Marcus C Evans Jr Candidate or officeholder committee · Chicago | $68,500 | 9 | |
| Friends of Nicholas Smith Candidate or officeholder committee · Chicago | $68,500 | 15 | |
| Committee to Elect Jay C. Hoffman Candidate or officeholder committee · Belleville | $68,500 | 31 | |
| Friends of Kam Buckner Candidate or officeholder committee · Chicago | $68,500 | 6 | |
| Friends of Robyn Gabel Candidate or officeholder committee · Evanston | $68,500 | 7 | |
| Friends of Jehan Gordon Candidate or officeholder committee · Peoria | $68,500 | 2 | |
| Healthcare Council of Illinois Group or PAC · Springfield | $68,500 | 3 | |
| Political Action Committee of Local 265 Labor union · Carol Stream | $65,000 | 2 | |
| Personal PAC Group or PAC · Chicago | $47,762 | 32 |