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Nicole La Ha R

Republican candidate for State Representative District 82

March 19, 2024 primary: won with 5,491 votes (100%) · November 5, 2024 general: won with 34,787 votes (100%)

🔓 Contribution limits are off in their race (board determination).

Also ran for State Representative in 2026 ($169,641 raised).

Worth a look

Context Context

57% of their itemized money came from party and caucus committees

$307,459 of $542,379.60 came from political party committees, which in the General Assembly mostly means the committees the four legislative leaders control. Party money has no limit in a general election; it's how the leaders fund the races they target.

What to check

Which committees: see the donors on their page.

Rule: Mostly party and caucus money

Context, not a rule. How findings work

Campaign money

$542,380raised, 242 itemized contributions, plus $6,784 in small ones

$0from the candidate (incl. loans)

$188,588spent

$36,110cash on hand on December 31, 2024

Where their money comes from (besides their own)

18%10%57%

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

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How it was spent: $188,588

Contributions to other committees$67,378

Office, printing and supplies$40,507

Consultants and field$32,677

Postage and delivery$9,492

Digital and online$9,352

Fundraising and events$9,240

Other (as described)$7,885

Polling$6,700

Staff pay$4,685

Legal, accounting and fees$673

Largest payees: House Republican Org $66,679 Contributions to other committees · The Newberg Group $20,125 Consultants and field · Robot Ink Marketing $14,854 Office, printing and supplies · High Ground Strategies $13,141 Office, printing and supplies · USPS LaGrange $9,456 Postage and delivery · M3 Strategies $9,352 Digital and online · Barton Staffing $8,469 Staff pay · Premier Mail & Print $8,240 Office, printing and supplies

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
House Republican Org Naperville	Business or group	$184,036
Illinois Republican Party Springfield	Business or group	$123,223
Fraternal Order of Police #7 Chicago	Committee	$32,000
Brad Stephens For State Representative Rosemont	Committee	$20,000
613 PAC Chicago	Committee	$15,500
Stephens PAC NFP Rosemont	Committee	$15,000
Realtor Political Action Committee Springfield	Committee	$11,000
Candidate Support PAC St Charles	Business or group	$10,000
Health Care Council of IL PAC Springfield	Committee	$10,000
Chicagoland Operators Joint Labor Mgmt PAC Countryside	Committee	$6,000
DeWitte for IL Senate St. Charles	Committee	$5,000
Dent-IL-PAC Springfield	Committee	$5,000
Illinois Laborers' Legislative Comm Springfield	Committee	$5,000
Daniel McConchie Politician · Self · Hawthorn Woods	Person	$5,000
Chicagoland Operators Joint Labor Mgmt PAC Countryside	Business or group	$3,870

Committee: Nicole 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

$80,160spent supporting them

$0spent opposing them

Spender		Amount
INCS Action Independent Committee general · 2024-10-16	for	$80,160

Independent expenditures reported by other committees since January 1, 2023. The candidate doesn't control them.

Their donors also gave to

Their largest donors who also funded other 2024 state candidates.

Donor	To them	Candidates funded
House Republican Org Party or caucus committee · Naperville	$184,036	9
Illinois Republican Party Party or caucus committee · Springfield	$123,223	23
Fraternal Order of Police #7 Labor union · Chicago	$32,000	2
Brad Stephens for State Representative Candidate or officeholder committee · Rosemont	$20,602	15
613 PAC Group or PAC · Chicago	$15,500	4
Stephens PAC, NFP Group or PAC · Rosemont	$15,000	6
Realtor Political Action Committee Group or PAC · Springfield	$11,000	86
Health Care Council of Illinois PAC Group or PAC · Springfield	$10,000	62
Candidate Support PAC Group or PAC · St Charles	$10,000	4
Chicagoland Operators Joint Labor-Mgmt PAC Labor union · Countryside	$9,870	4
DeWitte For Illinois Senate Candidate or officeholder committee · St. Charles	$5,781	4
DENT-IL-PAC Group or PAC · Springfield	$5,000	78
Illinois Laborers' Legislative Comm Labor union · Springfield	$5,000	3
Frank Auriemma CEO, Summit Staffing · Chicago	$2,500	2
Citizens for Durkin Candidate or officeholder committee · Burr Ridge	$2,500	16