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Philip Nagel R

Republican candidate for State Senator District 40

March 19, 2024 primary: won with 7,971 votes (100%) · November 5, 2024 general: lost with 40,153 votes (100%)

Also ran for State Senator in 2022 ($50,367 raised).

Worth a look

Context Context

94% of their itemized money came from party and caucus committees

$729,824.06 of $776,609.42 came from political party committees, which in the General Assembly mostly means the committees the four legislative leaders control. Party money has no limit in a general election; it's how the leaders fund the races they target.

What to check

Which committees: see the donors on their page.

Rule: Mostly party and caucus money

Context, not a rule. How findings work

Campaign money

$776,609raised, 123 itemized contributions, plus $4,974 in small ones

$1,238from the candidate (incl. loans)

$528,287spent

$120cash on hand on December 31, 2024

Where their money comes from (besides their own)

94%

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

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How it was spent: $528,287

Digital and online$469,194

Other (as described)$24,456

Office, printing and supplies$19,359

Fundraising and events$5,171

Polling$5,000

Staff pay$1,811

Radio$1,044

Mail and literature$841

Travel and meals$743

Contributions to other committees$450

Largest payees: M2 Placement LLC $467,885 Digital and online · M3 Strategies $5,000 Polling · 210 N LLC $5,000 Office, printing and supplies · Philip Nagel $4,499 Travel and meals · VistaPrint.com $3,742 Office, printing and supplies · Amazon.com $3,662 Office, printing and supplies · Quality Inn E-Anquet $3,379 Fundraising and events · Genius Monkey $3,000 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	Type	Total
Senate Republican Victory Fund Springfield	Committee	$474,476.38
Illinois Republican Party Springfield	Business or group	$128,149.95
Senate Republican Victory Fund Springfield	Business or group	$126,197.73
Richard Ulihlein Uline · Owner · Lake Forest	Person	$6,900
Greg Walter Manufacturing · Contractor Source LLC · Shorewood	Person	$5,000
Kathleen Salvi Chairwoman · IL Republican Party · Mundelein	Person	$3,000
Richard Holson Chairman · Guarantee Trust Life Insurance Co. · Lake Forest	Person	$2,500
Abel Defense Systems LLC Shorewood	Business or group	$2,000
Gina Walter Contractor Source LLC · Bookkeeper, HR, AP, AR · Shorewood	Person	$2,000
Tammy Burnham Consultant · Self · Crete	Person	$1,800
Cardinal Transport Inc. Coal City	Business or group	$1,500
Mark Hurley Public Speaker · Inform Illinois · Sherman	Person	$1,500
Illinois Convention Committee 2024 Springfield	Business or group	$1,500
Chesney for Illinois Freeport	Committee	$1,000
Cosgrove Construction Inc. Joliet	Business or group	$1,000

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.

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 2024 state candidates.

Donor	To them	Candidates funded
Senate Republican Victory Fund Party or caucus committee · Springfield	$600,674	11
Illinois Republican Party Party or caucus committee · Springfield	$128,150	23
Kathleen Salvi Attorney, Self · Mundelein	$3,000	5
Gina Walter Homemaker, Self · Shorewood	$2,000	2
Tammy Burnham Consultant, Self · Crete	$1,800	3
Cardinal Transport, Inc Business · Coal City	$1,500	2
Mark Hurley retired, none · Sherman	$1,500	4
Plummer for Illinois Candidate or officeholder committee · Troy	$1,000	2
LaHood for Congress Candidate or officeholder committee · Peoria	$1,000	16
NFIB Illinois PAC Group or PAC · Washington	$1,000	13
Chesney For Illinois Candidate or officeholder committee · Freeport	$1,000	10
Alexander Kuypers Manhattan	$700	2
Amazon.com Business · Seattle	$635	5
Sean Hogan Kankakee	$500	2
Lyondell Chemical Company PAC Group or PAC · Houston	$500	6