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Napoleon Harris D

Incumbent, Democratic candidate for State Senator District 15

June 28, 2022 primary: won with 19,480 votes (100%) · November 8, 2022 general: won with 51,700 votes (100%)

Also ran for State Senator in 2026 ($323,500 raised).

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Context How the money was spent

$1,177.13 in payments described as clothing or laundry

The Election Code bars campaign money for club and gym dues, clothing, vehicles not used mainly for the campaign, and tuition, each with exceptions. These payments' descriptions name one of those.

What to check

Club: renting a club for a specific campaign event is allowed; dues aren't.
Clothing: costumes or items worn to advertise the campaign are allowed.
Vehicle: allowed when used primarily for the campaign or government duties.
Tuition: allowed for education directly tied to the official's duties.

The entries (1)

Name	Kind	Purpose (as reported)	Date	Amount
Neiman Marcus	clothing or laundry	Clothes	2021-12-22	$1,177

Rule: Car leases and other restricted spending

“For membership or club dues charged by organizations, clubs, or facilities that are primarily engaged in providing health, exercise, or recreational services”10 ILCS 5/9-8.10(a)(7) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how findings work

Context How the money was spent

$4,000 paid by the campaign to the candidate

Campaign money may go to a candidate or their family only as pay for work actually done; reimbursing campaign costs they paid out of pocket (mileage, travel, supplies) is common and allowed. The purposes the campaign wrote are listed with each payment. Not counted: $8,000 repaying the candidate's loans to the campaign or returning their money, which the law allows.

What to check

Whether each payment is a reimbursement for campaign costs, or pay for work done.
Family is matched by last name and the home address on file with the Board; relatives elsewhere aren't found.

The entries (1)

Name	Who	Purpose (as reported)	Date	Amount
Napoleon Harris	the candidate	Direct payment of services	2022-03-14	$4,000

Rule: Mileage, reimbursements and pay to the candidate

“For payments to a public official or candidate or his or her family member unless for compensation for services actually rendered by that person.”10 ILCS 5/9-8.10(a)(11) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how findings work

Context Missing details

3 payments ($22,389.21) with no purpose given

Every itemized payment on a report must say what it was for. These leave it blank.

What to check

The committee may have amended the report to add the purposes.
Whether each payment is a reimbursement, pay for work, repayment of a loan the candidate made to the campaign, or something else.

The entries (3)

Name	Date	Amount
FOOD AND PAPER SUPPLY CO	2022-06-27	$20,000
Nordstroms	2022-11-05	$1,452
Neiman Marcus	2022-05-09	$937

Rule: Payments with no purpose given

“the full name and mailing address of each person to whom expenditures have been made by the committee or candidate within the reporting period in an aggregate amount or value in excess of $150; the amount, date, and purpose of each of those expenditures”10 ILCS 5/9-11(a)(12) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how findings work

Campaign money

$290,699raised, 216 itemized contributions, plus $1,254 in small ones

$0from the candidate (incl. loans)

$320,134spent

$177,514cash on hand on December 31, 2022

Where their money comes from (besides their own)

57%24%11%

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

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How it was spent: $320,134

Other (as described)$160,412

Office, printing and supplies$52,425

Mail and literature$27,042

Travel and meals$22,483

Donations and sponsorships$15,932

Fundraising and events$15,806

Staff pay$14,114

Legal, accounting and fees$8,720

Consultants and field$2,000

Refunds$1,000

Largest payees: FOOD AND PAPER SUPPLY CO $60,000 Office, printing and supplies · Beggars Pizza (Harvey) $31,500 Travel and meals · Big Tuna Marketing $16,422 Other (as described) · UBS Financial Services Inc $15,000 Other (as described) · Yes Press $14,860 Mail and literature · Balagio Ristorante $13,309 Fundraising and events · Napoleon Harris $12,000 Mail and literature · Coyote Run Golf Course $9,918 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	Type	Total
Citizens for Jaqueline Collins Chicago	Committee	$15,000
Ameren Illinois Springfield	Business or group	$12,000
Health Care Services Corporation Employees PAC Springfield	Business or group	$8,500
Illinois Insurance PAC Springfield	Business or group	$8,500
Allstate Insurance Company Northbrook	Business or group	$7,500
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC countryside	Business or group	$6,000
Cvs Health Corporation Northbrook	Business or group	$6,000
Amazon.com Services LLC Seattle	Business or group	$5,000
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC countryside	Committee	$5,000
Health Care Council of Illinois PAC Springfield	Business or group	$5,000
J-Power USA Development Co Ltd Schaumburg	Business or group	$5,000
Jones for State Rep South Holland	Business or group	$5,000
Marquis Energy, LLC Hennepin	Business or group	$5,000
State Farm Federal PAC Bloomington	Business or group	$5,000
UnitedHealth Group Inc Minneapolis	Business or group	$5,000

Committee: Friends of Napoleon Harris (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 home

$500,000 – $600,000estimated market value, 2025 assessment

$335,800median home value in Cook County (Illinois: $280,700)

The Cook County assessor's estimate of the market value of the home at the address Napoleon Harris filed with the State Board of Elections, shown as a range; the address isn't published here. Assessments trail the market and can be appealed, so treat it as a rough figure. How this works. Medians: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024.

Companies on the state register

Corporations and LLCs the Secretary of State lists Napoleon Harris as an officer, manager or member of.

Company	Their role	Status	Gave to the campaign
HARRIS BROTHERS GROUP LLC LLC, since 2007 · file 02120291	manager	Good standing · last annual report 2026	—

From the Secretary of State's business records of October 13, 2026, matched by name and ZIP code against the address the State Board of Elections has for the candidate (or by name when the company itself gave to their campaign). Someone listed only at another address isn't found; search the Secretary of State's business entity search by file number for the full record.

Their donors also gave to

Their largest donors who also funded other 2022 state candidates.

Donor	To them	Candidates funded
Citizens for Jaqueline Collins Candidate or officeholder committee · Chicago	$15,000	3
Ameren Illinois Business · St. Louis	$12,000	96
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Labor union · Countryside	$11,000	126
Health Care Services Corporation Employees' PAC Labor union · Chicago	$8,500	7
Illinois Insurance PAC Group or PAC · Springfield	$8,500	9
Allstate Insurance Company Business · Northbrook	$7,500	56
Liuna Chicago Laborers District Council Labor union · Burr Ridge	$6,000	20
CVS Health Business · Woonsocket	$6,000	35
Amazon.com Services LLC Business · Seattle	$5,000	67
Health Care Council of Illinois PAC Group or PAC · Springfield	$5,000	85
Marquis Energy LLC Business · Hennepin	$5,000	21
State Farm Federal PAC Group or PAC · Bloomington	$5,000	34
UnitedHealth Group Inc Business · Minneapolis	$5,000	14
Eli Lilly and Company PAC Group or PAC · Indianapolis	$4,500	39
Centene Corporation PAC Group or PAC · St. Louis	$4,000	75