Candidates › State Senate

Rachel Ventura D

Democratic candidate for State Senator District 43

June 28, 2022 primary: won with 7,593 votes (57.6%) · November 8, 2022 general: won with 33,667 votes (100%)

Also ran for State Senator in 2024 ($455,202 raised).

Worth a look

Worth a look Late reports

2 large contributions ($2,000) 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 Gary Marschke, received 2022-08-17, reported 2022-10-11: 37 business days, 32 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 (2)

Name	Date	A-1 filed	Business days	Allowed	Amount
Gary Marschke	2022-08-17	2022-10-11	37	5	$1,000
Illinois Health and Hospital Association	2022-09-13	2022-10-04	15	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 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 Illinois Health and Hospital Association on 2022-10-04.

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
Illinois Health and Hospital Association	Quarterly	2022-10-04	$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

$388,141raised, 310 itemized contributions, plus $32,159 in small ones

$4,270from the candidate (incl. loans)

$208,521spent

$27,240cash on hand on December 31, 2022

Where their money comes from (besides their own)

16%31%43%

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

Plus $848 of their own money and from their other committees. Compare with all state candidates →

How it was spent: $208,521

Contributions to other committees$104,243

Mail and literature$25,542

Consultants and field$22,500

Other (as described)$19,823

Office, printing and supplies$12,401

Postage and delivery$8,886

Digital and online$5,456

Legal, accounting and fees$5,288

Fundraising and events$2,729

Staff pay$1,250

Largest payees: Adelstein & Associates LLC $100,200 Contributions to other committees · John Laesch $20,000 Consultants and field · KEVRON PRINT AND MAIL $19,337 Postage and delivery · Stars and Stripes Silk Screening $9,535 Office, printing and supplies · Minuteman Press Chicago $9,262 Mail and literature · NWF Strategies $7,400 Consultants and field · USPS - Joliet $4,792 Postage and delivery · Rachel F. Ventura $3,422 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
Democratic Party of Illinois Chicago	Business or group	$164,902.67
ISDF Oak Park	Committee	$100,000
ISDF Oak Park	Business or group	$14,998
AFSCME WASHINGTON	Committee	$7,500
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Polictical Action Committee Springfield	Committee	$7,500
John Laesch Not employed · none · Aurora	Person	$7,259.09
Patricia McReynolds Retired Teacher · Joliet School District 86 · Joliet	Person	$5,361
Roger J McReynolds Retired · State of Illinois IDOT · Joliet	Person	$5,000
Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE Westmont	Committee	$3,500
Michael Shannon Actor · Self · Brooklyn	Person	$3,500
LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council Political Action Committee Burr Ridge	Committee	$3,000
Friends of Ram Chicago	Committee	$2,500
I.P.A.C.E Springfiled	Committee	$2,500
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management Pac Countryside	Committee	$2,000
Dani for Illinois LaSalle	Committee	$2,000

Committee: Elect Rachel Ventura (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 2022 state candidates.

Donor	To them	Candidates funded
Democratic Party of Illinois Party or caucus committee · Chicago	$164,903	73
ISDF Business · Oak Park	$114,998	20
AFSCME Labor union · Washington	$7,500	74
Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE Labor union · Westmont	$3,500	119
LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC Labor union · Burr Ridge	$3,000	91
Senate Democratic Leadership Fund Party or caucus committee · Springfield	$2,533	10
Friends of Ram Candidate or officeholder committee · Chicago	$2,500	19
I.P.A.C.E. Group or PAC · Springfield	$2,500	74
Illinois Health & Hospital Association Group or PAC · Springfield	$2,000	8
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Labor union · Countryside	$2,000	126
Jacqueline Traynere Administrator, Dupage Township · Bolingbrook	$1,870	3
Common Purpose PAC Group or PAC · Washington	$1,500	2
Alexandra Eidenberg Insurance, self · Skokie	$1,000	3
Alexandra Eidenberg Wilmette	$1,000	10
Julie A. Curry President, Curry & Associates · Springfield	$1,000	9