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Mike Simmons D
Incumbent, Democratic candidate for State Senator District 7
March 19, 2024 primary: won with 33,266 votes (100%) · November 5, 2024 general: won with 84,513 votes (100%)
Also ran for State Senator in 2022 ($207,544 raised).
Campaign money
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How it was spent: $51,734
Largest payees: Uber, INC $8,428 Other (as described) · Printer's Row Media & Mailing $3,949 Office, printing and supplies · Chi-Town Printing Inc. $2,650 Office, printing and supplies · Enterprise $2,486 Travel and meals · Lyft $2,093 Other (as described) · United Airlines $1,860 Travel and meals · Glenwood Arts Festival $1,850 Donations and sponsorships · Democratic Party of the 49th Ward $1,500 Contributions to other committees
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 |
|---|---|
| Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Countryside | $9,500 |
| LiUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council Burr Ridge | $6,500 |
| AFSCME Illinois Council No. 31 Springfield | $5,000 |
| Carpentry Advancement PAC Chicago | $5,000 |
| I.P.A.C.E Springfield | $5,000 |
| Illinois Trial Lawyers Political Action Committee Springfield | $4,500 |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee Springfield | $2,500 |
| Patricia Levine Not Employed · Not Employed · Chicago | $2,500 |
| Charles Lewis Not Employed · Not Employed · Evanston | $2,500 |
| Clark Pellett Attorney · Self · Chicago | $2,500 |
| Matt Primack Advocate Condell Medical Center · President · Northfield | $2,260 |
| North Suburban Teachers' Union COPE Skokie | $2,000 |
| Jesse Wolfson Mathematician · University of California Irvine · Irvine | $2,000 |
| Wade Rakes President & CEO · Peach State Health · Atlanta | $1,500 |
| SEIU Healthcare IL PAC Chicago | $1,500 |
Committee: Friends of Mike Simmons (every report they filed is on the State Board of Elections' site). Data current as of October 12, 2026.
Committees
Their seats in the current General Assembly, from ilga.gov. Compare with who funds them: their donors.
Their donors also gave to
Their largest donors who also funded other 2024 state candidates.
| Donor | To them | Candidates funded | By party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Labor union · Countryside | $9,500 | 97 | |
| LiUNA Chicago Laborers District Council Labor union · Burr Ridge | $6,500 | 15 | |
| I.P.A.C.E. Group or PAC · Springfield | $5,000 | 54 | |
| Carpentry Advancement PAC Group or PAC · Chicago | $5,000 | 31 | |
| AFSCME Illinois Council No. 31 Labor union · Springfield | $5,000 | 4 | |
| Illinois Trial Lawyers PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | $4,500 | 8 | |
| Clark Pellett Attorney, Self · Chicago | $2,500 | 3 | |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee Labor union · Springfield | $2,500 | 71 | |
| North Suburban Teachers Union COPE Labor union · Skokie | $2,000 | 15 | |
| SEIU HealthCare IL PAC Labor union · Chicago | $1,500 | 3 | |
| Becky Carroll President & CEO, C-Strategies · Chicago | $1,000 | 4 | |
| Associated Fire Fighters of IL Labor union · Springfield | $1,000 | 19 | |
| Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE Labor union · Westmont | $1,000 | 89 | |
| I.U.O.E. Local 399 Labor union · Chicago | $1,000 | 10 | |
| Nekritz Amdor Andersson Group LLC Business · Northbrook | $750 | 23 |