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Mike Porfirio D

Democratic candidate for State Senator District 11

June 28, 2022 primary: won with 12,292 votes (100%) · November 8, 2022 general: won with 29,481 votes (100%)

Also ran for State Senator in 2026 ($224,569 raised).

Worth a look

Worth a look Late reports

2 large contributions ($2,000) reported on an A-1 after the deadline

A contribution of $1,000 or more must be reported to the State Board of Elections within 5 business days (2 in the last 30 days before an election the candidate is on the ballot for). The latest: $1,000 from Fred Newman, received 2022-07-18, reported 2022-08-18: 23 business days, 18 past the deadline.

What to check

The receipt date is what the committee reported; a correction or a typo there changes the count.
A contribution received and returned within the same quarterly period needn't be reported on an A-1.
The Board decides on fines and can waive them (inadvertence, clerical error, days late).

The entries (2)

Name	Date	A-1 filed	Business days	Allowed	Amount
Fred Newman	2022-07-18	2022-08-18	23	5	$1,000
IronWorkers District Council of Chicago & Vicinity	2022-07-18	2022-08-18	23	5	$1,000

Rule: Large contributions reported late

“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, except that the report shall be filed within 2 business days after receipt if (i) the contribution is received 30 or fewer days before the date of an election”10 ILCS 5/9-10(c) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how findings work

Context Late reports

1 contribution of $1,000 or more ($2,500) 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: $2,500 from Mid-America Carpenters on 2022-08-15.

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
Mid-America Carpenters	Quarterly	2022-08-15	$2,500

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

Context Late reports

1 quarterly report filed late (up to 3 days)

Quarterly reports are due by the 15th of the month after each quarter. The report for the quarter ending 2022-03-31 was due 2022-04-15 and filed 2022-04-18.

What to check

A paper report postmarked 3 days before the deadline is on time; the Board records when it arrived.
The Board assesses fines for late reports and may waive them.

The entries (1)

Quarter ending	Due	Filed	Days late
2022-03-31	2022-04-15	2022-04-18	3

Rule: Quarterly reports filed late

“A political committee shall file quarterly reports no later than the 15th day of the month following each period.”10 ILCS 5/9-10(b) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how findings work

Context Missing details

3 of 4 donors giving over $500 listed with no employer or occupation

For anyone who gives more than $500 in a reporting period, a report must list their occupation and employer, or say the committee made a good-faith effort to find out. These list neither.

What to check

The committee may have filed an amendment adding them.
A retiree or someone not employed should still be listed as such.

The entries (3)

Name	Date	Amount
Cari Sacks	2022-11-07	$6,000
Michael Sacks	2022-11-07	$6,000
Michael & Jeanne Devine	2022-09-05	$2,500

Rule: Donors with no employer or occupation

“if the contributor is an individual who contributed more than $500, the occupation and employer of the contributor or, if the occupation and employer of the contributor are unknown, a statement that the committee has made a good faith effort to ascertain this information”10 ILCS 5/9-11(a)(4) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how findings work

Campaign money

$150,861raised, 107 itemized contributions, plus $8,050 in small ones

$51,025from the candidate (incl. loans)

$202,082spent

$4,528cash on hand on December 31, 2022; $47,407 in debts

Where their money comes from (besides their own)

18%16%13%48%

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

Plus $1,025 of their own money and from their other committees. Compare with all state candidates →

How it was spent: $202,082

Mail and literature$119,823

Polling$22,500

Donations and sponsorships$17,200

Other (as described)$12,588

Consultants and field$12,015

Office, printing and supplies$8,164

Fundraising and events$4,674

Print ads and billboards$3,890

Staff pay$700

Legal, accounting and fees$527

Largest payees: Mad Dog Mail $120,940 Mail and literature · Tulchin Research $34,515 Polling · Stars & Stripes $11,310 Office, printing and supplies · Democratic Party of Lyons Township $10,000 Donations and sponsorships · Mike Porfirio $5,342 Other (as described) · Pescadon $5,200 Staff pay · Southwest Regional Publishing, LLC $4,110 Print ads and billboards · Illinois Veterans For Change $1,500 Donations and sponsorships

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
Citizens for Steve Landek Summit	Business or group	$50,000
Friends of Bill Cunningham Chicago	Business or group	$20,000
Cari Sacks Chicago	Person	$6,000
Michael Sacks Chicago	Person	$6,000
UAW Illinois Political Action Committee Lincolnshire	Business or group	$5,000
AFSCME Washington	Business or group	$4,000
LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council Political Action Committee Burr Ridge	Business or group	$3,000
Bridgeview Action-Active Bridgeview	Business or group	$2,500
Michael & Jeanne Devine Willowbrook	Person	$2,500
Mid-America Carpenters Chicago	Business or group	$2,500
Fred Newman Retired · Bridgeview	Person	$2,500
Novotny Engineering Willowbrook	Business or group	$2,500
Odelson, Sterk, Murphy, Frasier, & McGrath Evergreen Park	Business or group	$2,500
Zarzour Law, LLC Summit	Business or group	$2,500
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Political Action Committee Springfield	Business or group	$2,000

Committee: Porfirio For The People (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 2022 state candidates.

Donor	To them	Candidates funded
Citizens for Steve Landek Candidate or officeholder committee · Summit	$50,000	5
Friends of Bill Cunningham Candidate or officeholder committee · Chicago	$20,000	9
Cari Sacks Not Employed, Not Employed · Chicago	$6,000	29
Michael Sacks CEO, GCM Grosvenor · Chicago	$6,000	30
UAW Illinois Political Action Committee Labor union · Lincolnshire	$5,000	24
AFSCME Labor union · Washington	$4,000	74
LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC Labor union · Burr Ridge	$3,000	91
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association PAC Group or PAC · Springfield	$2,000	105
Mike Porfirio Candidate, Self-Employed · La Grange	$1,025	2
Illinois Lawyers PAC Group or PAC · Springfield	$1,000	70
Ironworkers District Council of Chicago & Vicinity Labor union · Des Plaines	$1,000	10
Citizens For Viverito Candidate or officeholder committee · Burbank	$1,000	2
Waste Management Business · Houston	$1,000	22
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Labor union · Countryside	$1,000	126
Health Care Services Corporation Employees' PAC Labor union · Chicago	$1,000	7