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Paul Jacobs R

Incumbent, Republican candidate for State Representative District 118

March 19, 2024 primary: won with 8,079 votes (100%) · November 5, 2024 general: won with 36,564 votes (100%)

Also ran for State Representative in 2022 ($387,883 raised).

Worth a look

Context Late reports

1 contribution of $1,000 or more ($1,000) with no A-1 found

Each contribution of $1,000 or more must be reported on an A-1 within days of receipt, ahead of the quarterly report. These appear on a quarterly report, but no A-1 entry from the same contributor for the same amount within a week of the date was found. The largest: $1,000 from James Lawder on 2023-03-22.

What to check

The A-1 may list the contributor under another spelling or a different amount (a split check).
A contribution received and returned within the same period needn't be reported on an A-1.
Search the committee's A-1 filings on the State Board of Elections' site to confirm.

The entries (1)

Name	Reported on	Date	Amount
James Lawder	Quarterly	2023-03-22	$1,000

Rule: Large contributions with no A-1 found

“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”10 ILCS 5/9-10(c) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how findings work

Campaign money

$39,676raised, 43 itemized contributions, plus $13,933 in small ones

$0from the candidate (incl. loans)

$51,222spent

$26,679cash on hand on December 31, 2024; $9,136 in debts

Where their money comes from (besides their own)

31%38%14%

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

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How it was spent: $51,222

Other (as described)$32,126

Donations and sponsorships$10,815

Fundraising and events$3,492

Staff pay$2,049

Office, printing and supplies$1,087

Mail and literature$623

Radio$500

Print ads and billboards$450

Travel and meals$80

Largest payees: House Republican Organization $15,000 Donations and sponsorships · Travis Akin $9,250 Staff pay · Kokopelli Golf Club $5,320 Fundraising and events · Union County Country Club $3,759 Other (as described) · Jason Svanda $2,530 Staff pay · Specialized Equime $2,000 Radio · All Stars-n-Stiches $1,864 Office, printing and supplies · Survivor Empowerment $750 Donations and sponsorships

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
Illinois Optometric Association PAC Springfield	Business or group	$7,500
Lomalex Business Enterprises Series EQ LP Carbondale	Business or group	$5,000
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Countryside	Business or group	$4,000
Fowler for Senate Harrisburg	Business or group	$2,000
Illinois State Medical Society Chicago	Business or group	$1,500
Illinois State Medical Society Political Action Committee Chicago	Business or group	$1,500
Williamson County Republican Central Committee Marion	Business or group	$1,150
AMEREN ILLINOIS ST LOUIS	Business or group	$1,000
Ameren Illinois PAC Springfield	Business or group	$1,000
Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois Springfield	Business or group	$1,000
Dent-IL-Pac Springfield	Business or group	$1,000
Fraternal Order of Police Chicago	Business or group	$1,000
James Lawder Lawyer/Retired · Wolff and Jones · Murphysboro	Person	$1,000
Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits Inc Miramar	Business or group	$1,000
Joseph Trobaugh Retired · Retired · Carbondale	Person	$1,000

Committee: Committee to Elect Dr Paul Jacobs (every report they filed is on the State Board of Elections' site). Data current as of October 12, 2026.

Their donors also gave to

Their largest donors who also funded other 2024 state candidates.

Donor	To them	Candidates funded
Illinois Optometric Association PAC Group or PAC · Springfield	$7,500	52
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Labor union · Countryside	$4,000	97
Fowler for Senate Candidate or officeholder committee · Harrisburg	$2,000	3
Illinois State Medical Society PAC Group or PAC · Chicago	$1,500	89
Illinois State Medical Society Group or PAC · Chicago	$1,500	17
DENT-IL-PAC Group or PAC · Springfield	$1,250	78
Ameren Illinois Business · St. Louis	$1,000	80
Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois Business · Springfield	$1,000	11
Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits, LLC Business · Miramar	$1,000	69
Fraternal Order of Police Labor union · Chicago	$1,000	18
Ameren Illinois PAC Group or PAC · Springfield	$1,000	22
Associated Fire Fighters of IL PAC Fund Labor union · Springfield	$550	58
Phillips 66 Company Group or PAC · Oklahoma City	$501	54
J & J Ventures Gaming LLC Business · Effingham	$500	101
Wine and Spirits Distributors of Illinois PAC Group or PAC · Chicago	$500	44