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Mike Simmons D

Incumbent, Democratic candidate for State Senator District 7

June 28, 2022 primary: won with 31,166 votes (100%) · November 8, 2022 general: won with 66,145 votes (100%)

Also ran for State Senator in 2024 ($80,857 raised).

Worth a look

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

Campaign money

$207,544raised, 238 itemized contributions, plus $19,159 in small ones

$0from the candidate (incl. loans)

$45,429spent

$174,561cash on hand on December 31, 2022

Where their money comes from (besides their own)

58%17%12%

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

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How it was spent: $45,429

Other (as described)$13,384

Digital and online$7,466

Contributions to other committees$5,850

Consultants and field$5,186

Fundraising and events$3,745

Office, printing and supplies$3,569

Legal, accounting and fees$2,168

Donations and sponsorships$2,030

Travel and meals$1,857

Postage and delivery$174

Largest payees: Hauswirth, LLC $7,230 Digital and online · Uber, INC $6,213 Other (as described) · Square Strategies $5,186 Consultants and field · ActBlue Illinois $4,907 Legal, accounting and fees · Glenwood Arts Festival $1,780 Fundraising and events · 47th Ward Regular Democratic Organization $1,500 Contributions to other committees · A & B Printing Services $1,320 Office, printing and supplies · Ethiopian Diamond Restaurant $1,213 Travel and meals

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
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Countryside	Committee	$12,500
Friends of Don Harmon Oak Park	Committee	$10,000
SEIU Healthcare IL PAC Chicago	Committee	$7,000
Citizens for Gregory Harris Chicago	Committee	$6,000
Charles Lewis Not Employed · Not Employed · Evanston	Person	$6,000
Adam Patinkin Managing Partner · David Capital Partners · Chicago	Person	$6,000
Clark Pellett Attorney · Self · Chicago	Person	$6,000
Tara Rodman Professor · University of California · Irvine	Person	$6,000
Jesse Wolfson Mathematician · University of California Irvine · Irvine	Person	$6,000
Drew Beres Attorney · Croke Fairchild Morgan & Beres LLC · Chicago	Person	$5,000
James Berwind Trustee · Berwind Group · Philadelphia	Person	$5,000
Friends of Bill Cunningham Chicago	Committee	$5,000
I.P.A.C.E Springfield	Committee	$5,000
LiUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council Burr Ridge	Committee	$5,000
Elizabeth Thompson Manager · Cleveland Avenue · Burr Ridge	Person	$5,000

Committee: Friends of Mike Simmons (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

$69spent supporting them

$0spent opposing 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
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Labor union · Countryside	$12,500	126
Friends of Don Harmon Candidate or officeholder committee · Oak Park	$10,000	4
SEIU Healthcare IL PAC Labor union · Chicago	$7,000	3
Clark Pellett Attorney, Self · Chicago	$6,000	2
Citizens for Gregory Harris Candidate or officeholder committee · Chicago	$6,000	17
Elizabeth Thompson President, The CAFE · Burr Ridge	$5,000	2
Friends of Bill Cunningham Candidate or officeholder committee · Chicago	$5,000	9
Liuna Chicago Laborers District Council Labor union · Burr Ridge	$5,000	20
I.P.A.C.E. Group or PAC · Springfield	$5,000	74
UAW Illinois Political Action Committee Labor union · Lincolnshire	$5,000	24
Illinois Trial Lawyers PAC Group or PAC · Springfield	$3,500	7
James Bennett Director, IDHR · Chicago	$2,600	6
Ben Lazare Consultant, Self · Chicago	$2,500	8
Heather Steans Not Employed, Not Employed · Chicago	$2,500	6
Carpentry Advancement PAC Group or PAC · Chicago	$2,500	39