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Philip Nagel R

Republican candidate for State Senator District 40

June 28, 2022 primary: won with 9,304 votes (78.5%) · November 8, 2022 general: lost with 29,842 votes (100%)

Also ran for State Senator in 2024 ($776,609 raised).

Worth a look

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

Campaign money

$50,367raised, 18 itemized contributions, plus $6,970 in small ones

$1,318from the candidate (incl. loans)

$32,778spent

$9,090cash on hand on December 31, 2022; $2,368 in debts

Where their money comes from (besides their own)

32%20%40%

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

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How it was spent: $32,778

Office, printing and supplies$15,721

Other (as described)$9,185

Print ads and billboards$3,496

Consultants and field$1,225

Fundraising and events$1,013

Digital and online$998

Staff pay$625

Mail and literature$513

Largest payees: Awesome Campaigns Inc $10,032 Office, printing and supplies · Miracle Outdoor Advertising $3,333 Print ads and billboards · Caps Tees $2,780 Office, printing and supplies · Print Place $2,778 Mail and literature · Integrated Political Strategy $2,507 Staff pay · Amazon $2,500 Office, printing and supplies · i360 $1,800 Digital and online · EnSpot Marketing $1,398 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
Senate Republican Victory Fund Springfield	Business or group	$19,967
Breakthrough Ideas Wheaton	Committee	$10,000
Richard Uihlein Uline · Owner · Lake Forest	Person	$6,000
Greg Walter Manufacturing · Contractor Source LLC · Shorewood	Person	$6,000
Gina Walter Contractor Source LLC · Bookkeeper, HR, AP, AR · Shorewood	Person	$2,500
Citizens for Stacey Keagle Plainfield	Business or group	$2,000
Andrew Heser Farmer · Self · Centralia	Person	$1,000
John F Curran DBA, Friends of John Curran	Business or group	$1,000
Belson Steel Center Scrap, inc Bourbonnais	Business or group	$500
Patricia Bonk State Rep Midlothian	Business or group	$500
Weinberger David University Park	Person	$250
Illinois Family Action Mokena	Committee	$250
Philippe Loizon	Person	$200
Beth ONeil	Person	$200

Committee: Nagel for Illinois Senate 40 (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

$38,991spent supporting them

$0spent opposing them

Spender		Amount
People Who Play By The Rules PAC general · 2022-10-14 – 2022-10-20	for	$38,991

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

Their home

$300,000 – $400,000estimated market value, 2026 assessment

$340,200median home value in Will County (Illinois: $280,700)

The Will County assessor's estimate of the market value of the home at the address Philip Nagel 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.

Their donors also gave to

Their largest donors who also funded other 2022 state candidates.

Donor	To them	Candidates funded
Senate Republican Victory Fund Party or caucus committee · Springfield	$19,967	27
Breakthrough Ideas Business · Wheaton	$10,000	9
Richard Uihlein Owner, Uline · Lake Forest	$6,000	13
Greg Walter Manufacturing, Contractor Source LLC · Shorewood	$6,000	10
Citizens for Stacey Keagle Candidate or officeholder committee · Plainfield	$2,000	3
Illinois Family Action Group or PAC · Mokena	$250	3