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Patrick Joyce D

Incumbent, Democratic candidate for State Senator District 40

June 28, 2022 primary: won with 10,135 votes (100%) · November 8, 2022 general: won with 36,977 votes (100%)

Also ran for State Senator in 2024 ($4.1M raised).

Worth a look

Worth a look Contribution limits

1 source gave more than the contribution limit ($3,000 over in all)

A candidate's committee may accept only so much from one source in an election cycle: in 2025–26, $7,300 from an individual, $14,600 from a corporation, union or association, and $72,800 from a PAC or another candidate's committee. The most over: Iroquois Paving Corporation gave $15,000 in the primary cycle, against a limit of $12,000 for a corporation, union or association.

What to check
  • Excess returned to the source (or given to charity) within 30 days of the Board's notice isn't a violation; a refund the committee listed under another name or purpose isn't subtracted here.
  • Two different people with the same name and ZIP code would be added together.
  • Spouses are separate sources, as are a business and the person who owns it.
  • Whether a corporation's or union's own PAC gave instead (the PAC limit applies to it).
The entries (1)
NameKindCycleContributionsGivenLimitOver
Iroquois Paving Corporationa corporation, union or associationprimary2$15,000$12,000$3,000
Rule: Contributions over the limit
“During an election cycle, a candidate political committee may not accept contributions with an aggregate value over the following: (i) $5,000 from any individual, (ii) $10,000 from any corporation, labor organization, or association, or (iii) $50,000 from a candidate political committee or political action committee.”10 ILCS 5/9-8.5(b) (adjusted for inflation each odd year, 9-8.5(g)) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how findings work

Worth a look Late reports

5 large contributions ($11,000) reported on an A-1 after the deadline

A contribution of $1,000 or more must be reported to the State Board of Elections within 5 business days (2 in the last 30 days before an election the candidate is on the ballot for). The latest: $1,000 from Eli Lilly and Company PAC, received 2022-01-25, reported 2022-04-18: 57 business days, 52 past the deadline.

What to check
  • The receipt date is what the committee reported; a correction or a typo there changes the count.
  • A contribution received and returned within the same quarterly period needn't be reported on an A-1.
  • The Board decides on fines and can waive them (inadvertence, clerical error, days late).
The entries (5)
NameDateA-1 filedBusiness daysAllowedAmount
Eli Lilly and Company PAC2022-01-252022-04-18575$1,000
Realtor PAC2022-01-252022-04-18575$3,000
IPACE2022-09-122022-10-12215$5,000
RAI Services Company2022-09-122022-10-12215$1,000
IUOE Local 3992022-09-122022-10-12215$1,000
Rule: Large contributions reported late
“A political committee shall file a report of any contribution of $1,000 or more electronically with the Board within 5 business days after receipt of the contribution, except that the report shall be filed within 2 business days after receipt if (i) the contribution is received 30 or fewer days before the date of an election”10 ILCS 5/9-10(c) ✓ 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

Context Missing details

15 of 32 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 (15)
NameDateAmount
Gwen Hopkins2022-08-18$3,000
Roger Trolinger2021-04-26$2,500
Donald Halpin2022-08-08$2,000
Rick Marketti2021-07-01$2,000
Lorraine Cullen2021-08-09$1,500
Eddy Borrayo2021-08-09$1,000
Lorraine Cullen2022-06-13$1,000
Jennifer Lovell2022-06-13$1,000
Patrick & Sheila Martin2022-06-13$1,000
Shawn & Teresa O'Brien2021-08-09$1,000
Julie & Lance Peterson2022-06-13$1,000
Sherry Scanlon2022-06-13$1,000
Dale Tobey2022-06-13$1,000
Leonard Tobey2022-06-13$1,000
Hugh VanVoorst2022-06-13$1,000
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

$3,203,113raised, 410 itemized contributions, plus $4,717 in small ones
$0from the candidate (incl. loans)
$3,220,069spent
$18,582cash 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: $3,220,069

Other (as described)$2,570,675
Mail and literature$445,472
Office, printing and supplies$57,788
Contributions to other committees$57,140
Consultants and field$36,955
Staff pay$13,140
Donations and sponsorships$13,045
Fundraising and events$12,681
Postage and delivery$6,212
Travel and meals$4,072

Largest payees: Adelstein & Associates $2,475,835 Other (as described) · The Strategy Group $451,377 Mail and literature · Chi-Town Inc $21,126 Office, printing and supplies · Kankakee Country Club $21,014 Fundraising and events · The Sexton Group $19,950 Consultants and field · Emma Wise $14,700 Other (as described) · RK PR Solutions $10,800 Consultants and field · Illini Country Club $8,338 Fundraising and events

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
ISDF
Oak Park
Committee$2,145,000
LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC
Burr Ridge
Committee$119,800
IBEW Illinois PAC
Washington, DC
Committee$72,500
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor Management PAC
Countryside
Committee$68,364
ISDF
Oak Park
Business or group$66,922.97
Illinois Pipe Trades PAC
Springfield
Committee$64,900
Carpentry Advancement PAC
Chicago
Committee$62,400
AFSCME
Washington
Committee$32,500
AFT Local 604 COPE
Crest Hill
Committee$32,500
Illinois Laborers Legislative Committee
Springfield
Committee$27,000
Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE
Westmont
Committee$26,000
IBEW PAC Voluntary Fund
Washington
Committee$21,000
Health Care Council of Illinois Political Action Committee
Springfield
Committee$20,000
SEIU Healthcare IL IN PAC
Chicago
Committee$16,000
Iroquois Paving Corporation
Watseka
Business or group$15,000

Committee: Joyce for Senate (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

$29,808spent supporting them
$0spent opposing them
SpenderAmount
Illinois Farm Bureau ACTIVATOR
general · 2022-10-11 – 2022-12-07
for$29,808

Independent expenditures reported by other committees since January 1, 2021. The candidate doesn't control them.

Companies on the state register

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

CompanyTheir roleStatusGave to the campaign
AMERICAN RECYCLING CORPORATION, INC.
Corporation, since 2002 · file 62229225
presidentDissolved · last annual report 2004—
JOYCE FARMS RECYCLING, INC.
Corporation, since 1996 · file 58996378
president, registered agentDissolved · last annual report 2025—

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.

DonorTo themCandidates fundedBy party
ISDF
Business · Oak Park
$2,211,92320
LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC
Labor union · Burr Ridge
$119,80091
IBEW Illinois PAC
Labor union · Washington
$72,50063
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC
Labor union · Countryside
$69,102126
Illinois Pipe Trades PAC
Group or PAC · Springfield
$64,90028
Carpentry Advancement PAC
Group or PAC · Chicago
$62,40039
AFT Local 604 COPE
Labor union · Crest Hill
$32,5006
AFSCME
Labor union · Washington
$32,50074
Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee
Labor union · Springfield
$27,00088
Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE
Labor union · Westmont
$26,000119
IBEW PAC Voluntary Fund
Labor union · Washington
$21,00044
Health Care Council of Illinois PAC
Group or PAC · Springfield
$20,00085
SEIU Healthcare IL IN PAC
Labor union · Chicago
$16,00087
Iroquois Paving Corporation
Business · Watseka
$15,0003
SEIU Illinois Council PAC Fund
Labor union · Chicago
$15,00029