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Rick Ryan D

Democratic candidate for State Representative District 36

March 19, 2024 primary: won with 6,963 votes (57.0%) · November 5, 2024 general: won with 27,487 votes (100%)

Also ran for State Representative in 2026 ($183,568 raised).

Worth a look

Worth a look 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 PNTN, received 2023-12-20, reported 2024-01-15: 15 business days, 10 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)
NameDateA-1 filedBusiness daysAllowedAmount
PNTN2023-12-202024-01-15155$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 1 days)

Quarterly reports are due by the 15th of the month after each quarter. The report for the quarter ending 2024-06-30 was due 2024-07-15 and filed 2024-07-16.

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 endingDueFiledDays late
2024-06-302024-07-152024-07-161
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

$1,092,530raised, 224 itemized contributions, plus $7,531 in small ones
$0from the candidate (incl. loans)
$868,988spent
$23,835cash on hand on December 31, 2024
Where their money comes from (besides their own)

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

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How it was spent: $868,988

Other (as described)$204,800
Digital and online$195,823
Contributions to other committees$130,950
Polling$129,342
Mail and literature$109,013
Office, printing and supplies$56,055
TV and streaming ads$20,799
Staff pay$10,938
Fundraising and events$5,389
Travel and meals$3,000

Largest payees: Dover Strategy Group $441,143 Digital and online · Democrats for the Illinois House $129,800 Contributions to other committees · Winning Connections $70,007 Polling · Tulchin Research $41,000 Polling · Breaker Press $35,100 Office, printing and supplies · Fako Research & Strategies $27,650 Polling · Devine Mulvey Longabaugh Inc $27,166 Polling · Buying Time Media $20,799 TV and streaming ads

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 contributorsTypeTotal
Democrats for the Illinois House
Westchester
Business or group$97,000
Democratic Party of Illinois
Chicago
Business or group$91,360.52
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC
Countryside
Committee$72,500
LIUNA Chicago Laborers District Council Political Action Committee
Burr Ridge
Committee$71,500
Carpentry Advancement Political Action Committee
Chicago
Committee$69,500
I.U.O.E. Local 399 Political Education Fund
Chicago
Committee$68,500
IBEW Illinois PAC
Washington DC
Committee$68,500
United Food and Commerical Workers Intl Union
Washington DC
Committee$68,500
Friends of Kelly Burke
Evergreen Park
Committee$50,000
Health Care Council of Illinois Political Action Committee
springfield
Committee$39,900
Illinois Pipe Trades PAC Account
Springfield
Committee$34,500
Pipefitters Assoc Local 597 UA
Chicago
Committee$20,000
Friends of Bill Cunningham
Chicago
Committee$16,000
Fraternal Order of Police Chicago Lodge 7
Chicago
Committee$15,000
LaSalle Appraisal Group
Chicago
Business or group$13,000

Committee: Friends of Rick Ryan (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

$29,000spent supporting them
$0spent opposing them
SpenderAmount
Illinois REALTORS Fund
primary · 2024-02-26
for$21,000
INCS Action Independent Committee
primary · 2024-03-19
for$8,000

Independent expenditures reported by other committees since January 1, 2023. The candidate doesn't control them.

Their home

$300,000 – $400,000estimated market value, 2026 assessment
$335,800median home value in Cook County (Illinois: $280,700)

The Cook County assessor's estimate of the market value of the home at the address Rick Ryan 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.

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): WINDMILL REMODELING, INC..

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 2024 state candidates.

DonorTo themCandidates fundedBy party
Democrats for the Illinois House
Candidate or officeholder committee · Westchester
$97,00059
Democratic Party of Illinois
Party or caucus committee · Chicago
$91,36152
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC
Labor union · Countryside
$72,50097
LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC
Labor union · Burr Ridge
$71,50071
Carpentry Advancement PAC
Group or PAC · Chicago
$69,50031
IBEW Illinois PAC
Labor union · Washington
$68,50066
I.U.O.E. Local 399 Political Education Fund
Labor union · Chicago
$68,50018
Health Care Council of Illinois PAC
Group or PAC · Springfield
$39,90062
Illinois Pipe Trades PAC Account
Group or PAC · Springfield
$34,5007
Pipefitters' Assoc Local 597 UA
Labor union · Chicago
$20,0003
Friends of Bill Cunningham
Candidate or officeholder committee · Chicago
$16,00011
Fraternal Order of Police Chicago Lodge 7
Labor union · Chicago
$15,0008
Chicago Journeymen Plumbers LU 130 UA
Labor union · Chicago
$10,5005
SMART Local 265
Labor union · Carol Stream
$10,00014
Realtor Political Action Committee
Group or PAC · Springfield
$10,00086