Paul Schimpf

Candidate for Governor

June 28, 2022 primary: lost with 34,676 votes (4.3%)

🔓 Contribution limits are off in their race (limits off for race).

Worth a look

Context How the money was spent

$13,241.76 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 (5)

Name	Who	Purpose (as reported)	Date	Amount
Paul Schimpf	the candidate	June 2022 mileage	2022-11-04	$3,081
Paul Schimpf	the candidate	Mileage Reimb.	2021-12-01	$2,815
Paul Schimpf	the candidate	Mileage	2021-06-30	$2,675
Paul Schimpf	the candidate	Mileage	2021-04-30	$2,503
Paul Schimpf	the candidate	Mileage	2021-05-31	$2,169

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 Late reports

1 large contribution ($1,000) 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 Gareld Bilyew, received 2022-04-20, reported 2022-05-03: 9 business days, 4 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 (1)

Name	Date	A-1 filed	Business days	Allowed	Amount
Gareld Bilyew	2022-04-20	2022-05-03	9	5	$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 ending	Due	Filed	Days late
2022-03-31	2022-04-15	2022-04-18	3

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

2 payments ($2,266.88) 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 (2)

Name	Date	Amount
Carolyn Schofield	2022-07-15	$1,268
Carolyn Schofield	2022-10-16	$999

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

Campaign money

$507,762raised, 580 itemized contributions, plus $82,725 in small ones

$2,049from the candidate (incl. loans)

$629,091spent

$65cash on hand on December 31, 2022

Where their money comes from (besides their own)

80%11%

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

Plus $2,049 of their own money and from their other committees. Compare with all state candidates →

How it was spent: $629,091

Consultants and field$242,039

TV and streaming ads$151,000

Office, printing and supplies$63,562

Other (as described)$55,669

Digital and online$28,052

Mail and literature$21,998

Fundraising and events$21,435

Travel and meals$16,303

Staff pay$15,129

Contributions to other committees$8,150

Largest payees: Effectv $141,000 TV and streaming ads · Joan M. Etten, LLC $104,000 Consultants and field · Christina Myers $55,000 Consultants and field · Beth Goncher $45,000 Consultants and field · Cor Strategies $43,903 Consultants and field · Cor Services $25,713 Digital and online · ETSNYRE, LP $24,700 Office, printing and supplies · Madyson Epplin $22,915 Digital and online

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
Elizabeth Bishop Retired · Retired · LaSalle	Person	$45,743.20
Gregory Cook President · Cook Sales Inc. · Makanda	Person	$41,000
William Schimpf retired · retired · Waterloo	Person	$34,050
Samuel Williamson attorney · Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP · New York	Person	$21,000
Roger Tedrick President · The Tedrick Group · Mt. Vernon	Person	$16,000
Committee to Elect Terri Bryant Murphysboro	Committee	$12,650
Admiral Parkway, Inc Columbia	Business or group	$11,000
Luhr Bros., Inc. Columbia	Business or group	$10,000
Robert Metzger Retired · Retired · Waterloo	Person	$10,000
George Obernagel Owner · Obernagel Farms · Waterloo	Person	$10,000
Clark Davis Owner · St. Louis Investment Advisors · Collinsville	Person	$8,800
Glenda Zanders retired · retired · Perryville	Person	$7,500
Lori Schimpf Paraprofessional · WCUSD5 · Waterloo	Person	$7,010
Hunt Bonan President · Peoples National Bank · Mt. Vernon	Person	$7,000
George Beck retired · retired · Mt. Vernon	Person	$6,000

Committee: Citizens for Schimpf (every report they filed is on the State Board of Elections' site). Data current as of October 12, 2026.

Companies on the state register

Registered agent for (the person who receives legal papers; often a lawyer or accountant for a client, not an owner): WATERLOO PARK DISTRICT FOUNDATION NFP.

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.

Donor	To them	Candidates funded
Elizabeth Bishop Retired, Retired · Lasalle	$45,743	6
Roger Tedrick President, The Tedrick Group · Mt. Vernon	$16,000	2
Committee to Elect Terri Bryant Candidate or officeholder committee · Murphysboro	$12,650	11
Admiral Parkway, Inc Business · Columbia	$11,000	2
George Obernagel Farmer, Obernagel Farms · Waterloo	$10,000	4
Hunt Bonan President, Peoples National Bank · Mt. Vernon	$7,000	4
Citizens for Luechtefeld Candidate or officeholder committee · Okawville	$6,000	2
George Beck retired, retired · Mt. Vernon	$6,000	3
Knight Hawk Coal, LLC Business · Percy	$6,000	19
Mike Steffen Teacher, Lombard Middle School · Moline	$3,859	3
Jil Tracy for State Senate Candidate or officeholder committee	$3,464	10
Little Egypt Republican PAC Group or PAC · Centerville	$3,000	2
Citizens for Charlie Meier Candidate or officeholder committee · Okawville	$3,000	19
Rebecca Borgsmiller Retired, Retired · Carterville	$2,601	2
McCombie for Illinois Candidate or officeholder committee · Savanna	$2,500	21