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Michelle Mussman D
Incumbent, Democratic candidate for State Representative District 56
June 28, 2022 primary: won with 6,282 votes (100%) · November 8, 2022 general: won with 16,504 votes (100%)
Also ran for State Representative in 2026 ($47,012 raised), 2024 ($79,323 raised).
Campaign money
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How it was spent: $436,279
Largest payees: People for Laura Favar Dias $59,900 Contributions to other committees · Friends to Elect Terra Costa Howard $59,900 Contributions to other committees · Friends of Joyce Mason $59,900 Contributions to other committees · Friends for Diane Blair Sherlock $59,900 Contributions to other committees · Committee to Elect Mary Beth Canty $59,900 Contributions to other committees · Citizens for Suzanne Ness $45,000 Contributions to other committees · Tulchin Research $32,500 Polling · Nelson Wurth Consulting $5,600 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 |
|---|---|
| Democratic Party of Illinois Chicago | $135,944.17 |
| Democrats for the Illinois House Westchester | $68,066.37 |
| Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor Management PAC Countryside | $64,900 |
| Carpenter Advancement PAC Fund Chicago | $61,900 |
| IBEW IL PAC Washington | $59,900 |
| UFCW International Union Washington | $59,900 |
| SEIU Council PAC Fund Chicago | $35,000 |
| AFSCME Washington | $25,000 |
| IPACE Springfield | $25,000 |
| Cari Sacks N/A · N/A · Chicago | $6,000 |
| Michael Sacks CEO · Grosvenor Capitol Management · Chicago | $6,000 |
| NW Suburban Teachers Union Schaumburg | $5,500 |
| Northwest Suburban Teachers Union Local 1211 Schaumburg | $5,150 |
| Clifford Law Offices, P.C. Chicago | $5,000 |
| Cooney and Conway Chicago | $5,000 |
Committee: Friends of Michelle Mussman (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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | By party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party of Illinois Party or caucus committee · Chicago | $135,944 | 73 | |
| Democrats for the Illinois House Candidate or officeholder committee · Westchester | $68,066 | 58 | |
| Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Labor union · Countryside | $64,900 | 126 | |
| IBEW Illinois PAC Labor union · Washington | $59,900 | 63 | |
| SEIU Council PAC Fund Labor union · Chicago | $35,000 | 2 | |
| AFSCME Labor union · Washington | $27,000 | 74 | |
| IPACE Group or PAC · Springfield | $25,000 | 38 | |
| Michael Sacks CEO, GCM Grosvenor · Chicago | $6,000 | 30 | |
| Cari Sacks Not Employed, Not Employed · Chicago | $6,000 | 29 | |
| NW Suburban Teachers Union Labor union · Schaumburg | $5,500 | 9 | |
| Northwest Suburban Teachers Union Local 1211 Labor union · Schaumburg | $5,150 | 5 | |
| Illinois Trial Lawyers Association PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | $5,000 | 105 | |
| LIUNA, Chicago Laborers' District Cncl PAC Labor union · Burr Ridge | $5,000 | 2 | |
| The Gori Law Firm, PC Business · Edwardsville | $5,000 | 7 | |
| Keefe, Keefe & Unsell, P.C. Group or PAC · Belleville | $5,000 | 12 |