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Patricia Van Pelt D
Incumbent, Democratic candidate for State Senator District 5
June 28, 2022 primary: won with 15,996 votes (100%) · November 8, 2022 general: won with 45,337 votes (100%)
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How it was spent: $58,438
Largest payees: Bettina Van Pelt $26,803 Travel and meals · Patricia Van Pelt-Watkins $6,072 Other (as described) · Andre Colvin $4,000 Digital and online · Cruz Blanca Lena Brava $2,780 Fundraising and events · 27th Ward Regular Democrtic Organization $2,500 Other (as described) · Saving Our Sons $2,000 Consultants and field · Fruitful Endeavor $2,000 Donations and sponsorships · Chicago Neighbors United $2,000 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 | Total |
|---|---|
| Liuna Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC Burr Ridge | $6,000 |
| Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management Country Side | $5,000 |
| AFSCME Illinois Council No 31 PAC Springfield | $4,000 |
| Realtors Political Action Committee Springfield | $4,000 |
| Illinois Trial Lawyers Association PAC Springfield | $3,500 |
| Ameren Illinois St. Louis | $3,000 |
| SEIU Healthcare IL IN PAC HCII Chicago | $3,000 |
| IHA, Illinois Health and Hospital Association Springfield | $2,500 |
| Ameren Illinois St. Louis | $2,000 |
| Chicago Fire Fighters Union Local 2 PAC Chicago | $2,000 |
| Illinois State Medical Society PAC Chicago | $2,000 |
| Peoples Gas Light and Coke Co, c/o WEC Energy Group Milwaukee | $2,000 |
| Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management Country Side | $1,998 |
| AT&T Syracuse | $1,500 |
| Illinois CPAs for Political Action Chicago | $1,200 |
Committee: Friends of Patricia Van Pelt (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
| 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
The Cook County assessor's estimate of the market value of the home at the address Patricia Van Pelt 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 Patricia Van Pelt as an officer, manager or member of.
| Company | Their role | Gave to the campaign |
|---|---|---|
| DIAMOND VII ENTERPRISES LLC LLC, since 2014 · file 04862392 | manager, registered agent | — |
| MPPR ENTERPRISES LLC LLC, since 2019 · file 07818505 | manager | — |
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.
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