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Neil Anderson R

Republican candidate for State Senator District 47

June 28, 2022 primary: won with 22,198 votes (100%) · November 8, 2022 general: won with 70,738 votes (100%)

Also ran for State Senator in 2026 ($129,323 raised).

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13 payments ($9,801) with no purpose given, $9,801 of it to the candidate or family

Every itemized payment on a report must say what it was for. These leave it blank. Payments to the candidate or their family are allowed only as pay for work they did, so a payment to them with no purpose is worth asking about.

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 (13)
NameWhoDateAmount
Neil Andersonthe candidate2021-10-12$1,210
Neil Andersonthe candidate2021-09-14$1,178
Neil Andersonthe candidate2021-04-01$936
Neil Andersonthe candidate2021-06-01$923
Neil Andersonthe candidate2021-07-01$915
Neil Andersonthe candidate2021-12-01$867
Neil Andersonthe candidate2021-11-01$833
Neil Andersonthe candidate2021-04-30$806
Neil Andersonthe candidate2021-02-01$602
Neil Andersonthe candidate2021-12-31$535
Neil Andersonthe candidate2021-03-03$420
Neil Andersonthe candidate2021-08-02$327
Neil Andersonthe candidate2021-01-04$249
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

Context How the money was spent

$20,502 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.

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 (23)
NameWhoPurpose (as reported)DateAmount
Neil Andersonthe candidateMileage: March2022-04-02$1,704
Neil Andersonthe candidateMileage2022-10-03$1,370
Neil Andersonthe candidateMileage: February2022-03-02$1,338
Neil Andersonthe candidate2021-10-12$1,210
Neil Andersonthe candidate2021-09-14$1,178
Neil Andersonthe candidateMileage: July2022-08-04$1,111
Neil Andersonthe candidateMileage: April2022-05-02$1,009
Neil Andersonthe candidateMileage: January2022-02-02$1,001
Neil Andersonthe candidateMileage2022-12-12$963
Neil Andersonthe candidate2021-04-01$936
Neil Andersonthe candidate2021-06-01$923
Neil Andersonthe candidate2021-07-01$915
Neil Andersonthe candidate2021-12-01$867
Neil Andersonthe candidateMileage: June2022-07-05$845
Neil Andersonthe candidate2021-11-01$833
Neil Andersonthe candidate2021-04-30$806
Neil Andersonthe candidateMileage: May2022-06-06$684
Neil Andersonthe candidateMileage2022-11-21$676
Neil Andersonthe candidate2021-02-01$602
Neil Andersonthe candidate2021-12-31$535
Neil Andersonthe candidate2021-03-03$420
Neil Andersonthe candidate2021-08-02$327
Neil Andersonthe candidate2021-01-04$249
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 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 endingDueFiledDays late
2022-03-312022-04-152022-04-183
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

$385,957raised, 285 itemized contributions, plus $14,852 in small ones
$0from the candidate (incl. loans)
$379,316spent
$99,738cash on hand on December 31, 2022
Where their money comes from (besides their own)

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

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How it was spent: $379,316

Consultants and field$125,155
Contributions to other committees$81,975
Other (as described)$75,449
Office, printing and supplies$43,882
Fundraising and events$13,190
Mail and literature$11,016
Travel and meals$10,756
Digital and online$6,954
Postage and delivery$6,248
Staff pay$2,291

Largest payees: Claymore Strategic Solutions $52,486 Office, printing and supplies · Bullhorn Communications $32,620 Other (as described) · Rosales Johnson Agency $29,807 Digital and online · Reis Consulting $28,741 Office, printing and supplies · Gateway Media $27,976 Digital and online · Thoms for Senate $23,500 Contributions to other committees · The Newberg Group, LLC. $22,635 Postage and delivery · The Newberg Group $22,518 Postage and delivery

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 contributorsTypeTotal
Chicago Land Operators Joint PAC
Countryside
Committee$89,900
I.P.A.C.E.
Springfield
Committee$59,900
Senate Republican Victory Fund
Campaign Staff · State of Illinois · Springfield
Business or group$18,812.19
Realtor PAC
Springfield
Committee$17,500
Ameren Illinois
St. Louis
Business or group$7,000
Assoc. Beer Distributors of Illinois PAC
Springfield
Committee$6,500
Laborers Local Union 309 PAC
Rock Island
Committee$6,500
MidAmerican Energy Company
Sioux City
Business or group$6,000
Citizens for Bill Brady Inc.
Blomington
Committee$5,000
Citizens for Connelly
Lisle
Committee$5,000
Dent-IL-Pac
Springfield
Committee$5,000
IL State Medical Society PAC
Chicago
Committee$5,000
John Deere PAC
Moline
Committee$5,000
IL Hospital Association PAC
Springfield
Committee$4,000
Ameren Illinois PAC
Springfield
Committee$3,500

Committee: Anderson for Illinois (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
SpenderAmount
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.

DonorTo themCandidates fundedBy party
I.P.A.C.E.
Group or PAC · Springfield
$59,90074
Senate Republican Victory Fund
Party or caucus committee · Springfield
$18,81227
Realtor Political Action Committee
Group or PAC · Springfield
$17,500134
Ameren Illinois
Business · St. Louis
$7,00096
DENT-IL-PAC
Group or PAC · Springfield
$6,500133
Assoc Beer Distributors of IL PAC
Group or PAC · Springfield
$6,5004
Laborers' Local Union 309 PAC
Labor union · Rock Island
$6,5004
MidAmerican Energy Company
Business · Sioux City
$6,00016
Citizens for Bill Brady Inc
Candidate or officeholder committee · Bloomington
$5,0009
Illinois State Medical Society PAC
Group or PAC · Chicago
$5,000113
John Deere PAC
Group or PAC · Moline
$5,00035
Citizens for Connelly
Candidate or officeholder committee · Lisle
$5,00019
Illinois Hospital Association PAC
Group or PAC · Springfield
$4,000106
Ameren Illinois PAC
Group or PAC · Springfield
$3,50039
Illinois CPAs for Political Action
Group or PAC · Chicago
$3,20087