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Norine Hammond R

Incumbent, Republican candidate for State Representative District 94

March 17, 2026 primary: lost with 4,592 votes (32.1%)

Also ran for State Representative in 2024 ($421,013 raised), 2022 ($278,192 raised).

Worth a look

Context How the money was spent

$7,876.35 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 (13)
NameWhoPurpose (as reported)DateAmount
Norine Hammondthe candidateMileage2026-04-30$1,951
Norine Hammondthe candidateMileage2026-03-02$1,790
Norine Hammondthe candidateMileage2026-02-03$924
Norine Hammondthe candidateMileage2026-09-09$884
Norine Hammondthe candidateMileage2026-07-10$701
Norine Hammondthe candidateTravel2026-08-18$404
Norine Hammondthe candidateMileage2026-06-08$266
Norine Hammondthe candidateMileage2025-10-31$254
Norine Hammondthe candidateMileage2025-08-22$207
Norine Hammondthe candidateMileage2025-09-22$138
Norine Hammondthe candidateMileage2025-11-30$129
Norine Hammondthe candidateMileage2025-07-24$126
Norine Hammondthe candidateMileage2026-06-30$103
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

4 payments ($4,098.33) 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 (4)
NameDateAmount
House Republican Campaign Committee2025-05-02$2,920
Binnys Bev Depot Springfield IL2025-06-18$656
Avon Business Mens Club2025-08-14$325
Verizon Wireless2025-07-14$197
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 Missing details

3 of 16 donors giving over $500 listed with no employer or occupation

For anyone who gives more than $500 in a reporting period, a report must list their occupation and employer, or say the committee made a good-faith effort to find out. These list neither.

What to check
  • The committee may have filed an amendment adding them.
  • A retiree or someone not employed should still be listed as such.
The entries (3)
NameDateAmount
Lois McMahon2025-09-30$1,000
Vernon Thomson Jr Trust2025-08-04$1,000
Jansen Baker2025-06-16$600
Rule: Donors with no employer or occupation
“if the contributor is an individual who contributed more than $500, the occupation and employer of the contributor or, if the occupation and employer of the contributor are unknown, a statement that the committee has made a good faith effort to ascertain this information”10 ILCS 5/9-11(a)(4) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how findings work

Campaign money

$716,889raised, 298 itemized contributions, plus $6,073 in small ones
$0from the candidate (incl. loans)
$675,665spent
$143,650cash on hand on September 30, 2026

$3,000 of it in 2 large contributions reported on A-1s since their last quarterly report (through September 30, 2026): $1,000 or more from one source must be reported within days, ahead of the next quarterly.

McDonalds $2,000 2026-08-10 · Accel Entertainment Gaming LLC $1,000 2026-09-03

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: $675,665

Contributions to other committees$332,350
Other (as described)$215,883
Office, printing and supplies$42,943
Digital and online$17,218
Travel and meals$16,234
Staff pay$15,562
Consultants and field$9,710
Donations and sponsorships$7,342
Mail and literature$6,739
Postage and delivery$5,614

Largest payees: House Republican Organization $324,400 Donations and sponsorships · Moss LLC $213,910 Digital and online · House Republican Campaign Committee $18,100 Other (as described) · Robin Severs $16,500 Staff pay · Norine Hammond $7,876 Travel and meals · West Central Management $6,645 Legal, accounting and fees · Gold Hills Golf Club Inc $6,090 Other (as described) · USPS $5,900 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
House Republican Organization
Morris		Business or group$141,779.06
I.P.A.C.E.
Springfield		Committee$72,800
Women's Leadership Coalition PAC
Morris		Business or group$69,023.30
Get Illinois Right PAC
Morris		Business or group$47,460.91
Realtor PAC
Springfield		Committee$22,500
IL Republican Party
Springfield		Business or group$17,003.34
Citizens for Unes
East Peoria		Business or group$13,012.97
Associated Beer Distributors of IL PAC
Springfield		Committee$10,000
Associated Fire Fighters of IL PAC Fund
Springfield		Committee$10,000
Chicago J Dineen Lodge 7 PAC
Chicago		Committee$10,000
Comcast Financial Agency Corp
Philadelphia		Business or group$10,000
Save Our Local Businesses Illinois PAC
Chicago		Committee$10,000
Illinois Farm Bureau Activator
Bloomington		Business or group$9,573.28
Manufacturers PAC
Springfield		Committee$8,000
McDonalds
Chicago		Business or group$7,000

Committee: Citizens for Hammond (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

$52,129spent supporting them
$0spent opposing them
SpenderAmount
Illinois REALTORS Fund
primary · 2026-02-19 – 2026-03-05		for$32,079
INCS Action Independent Committee
primary · 2026-03-03		for$20,050

Independent expenditures reported by other committees since January 1, 2025. The candidate doesn't control them.

Committees

Subcommittees: Budget Impact · Natural Gas Subcommittee

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 2026 state candidates.

DonorTo themCandidates fundedBy party
House Republican Organization
Party or caucus committee · Morris		$141,77913
I.P.A.C.E.
Group or PAC · Springfield		$72,80052
Realtor Political Action Committee
Group or PAC · Springfield		$22,500101
Illinois Republican Party
Party or caucus committee · Springfield		$17,00323
Citizens for Unes
Candidate or officeholder committee · East Peoria		$13,0132
Save Our Local Businesses Illinois PAC
Group or PAC · Chicago		$10,00017
Comcast Financial Agency Corporation
Business · Philadelphia		$10,00048
Associated Fire Fighters of IL PAC Fund
Labor union · Springfield		$10,00055
Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois PAC
Group or PAC · Springfield		$10,00069
Chicago J. Dineen Lodge 7 PAC
Group or PAC · Chicago		$10,00030
Illinois Farm Bureau Activator
Group or PAC · Bloomington		$9,57322
Manufacturers PAC
Group or PAC · Springfield		$8,00073
McDonald's
Business · Chicago		$7,00026
United Assn of Journeymen & IL PAC
Group or PAC · Springfield		$6,0007
Illinois Retired Teachers PAC
Labor union · Springfield		$5,60019