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Robert Peters D

Incumbent, Democratic candidate for State Senator District 13

June 28, 2022 primary: won with 22,180 votes (100%) · November 8, 2022 general: won with 48,429 votes (100%)

Also ran for State Senator in 2024 ($387,732 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

$179,039raised, 144 itemized contributions, plus $9,710 in small ones

$0from the candidate (incl. loans)

$102,409spent

$163,461cash on hand on December 31, 2022

Where their money comes from (besides their own)

19%15%22%38%

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

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How it was spent: $102,409

Contributions to other committees$42,107

Office, printing and supplies$20,346

Mail and literature$9,552

Other (as described)$9,411

Digital and online$7,209

Staff pay$6,000

Fundraising and events$3,240

Donations and sponsorships$2,650

Consultants and field$700

Legal, accounting and fees$525

Largest payees: Friends of LaMont Williams $25,000 Contributions to other committees · Grace Printing and Mailing $9,552 Mail and literature · Comcast Services $8,329 Digital and online · 4th Ward Democratic Organization $7,653 Office, printing and supplies · Elmdale Management $4,400 Office, printing and supplies · Mailchimp $3,499 Digital and online · Kingdom Branding $3,300 Digital and online · Maya Rodriguez $3,000 Staff pay

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
I.P.A.C.E ( Illinois Education Association) Springfield	Committee	$20,000
Citizens for Jacqueline Collins Chicago	Business or group	$12,500
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Managment PAC Countryside	Committee	$11,000
SEIU HealthCare IL In PAC Chicago	Committee	$8,000
LIUNA Chicago Laborers District Council PAC Burr Ridge	Committee	$6,000
Cari Sacks Best Effort Made · Best Effort Made · Chicago	Person	$6,000
Michael Sacks Best Effort Made · Best Effort Made · Chicago	Person	$6,000
Healthcare Council of Illinois PAC Springfield	Committee	$5,000
Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee Springfield	Committee	$5,000
Ameren Illinois Springfield	Business or group	$4,000
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Political Action Committee Springfield	Committee	$4,000
Leo Smith Policy Director · Emerson Collective · Chicago	Person	$4,000
AFSCME Illinois Council No. 31 PAC Springfield	Committee	$3,000
Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois PAC Springfield	Committee	$2,500
Carpentry Advancement Political Action Committee Fun Chicago	Committee	$2,500

Committee: Peters for Illinois (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

$69spent supporting them

$0spent opposing them

Spender		Amount
Illinois Farm Bureau ACTIVATOR general · 2022-10-26	for	$69

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

Their donors also gave to

Their largest donors who also funded other 2022 state candidates.

Donor	To them	Candidates funded
Citizens for Jacqueline Collins Candidate or officeholder committee · Chicago	$12,500	9
SEIU Healthcare IL IN PAC Labor union · Chicago	$8,000	87
LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC Labor union · Burr Ridge	$6,000	91
Michael Sacks CEO, GCM Grosvenor · Chicago	$6,000	30
Cari Sacks Not Employed, Not Employed · Chicago	$6,000	29
Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee Labor union · Springfield	$5,000	88
Healthcare Council of Illinois PAC Group or PAC · Springfield	$5,000	3
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association PAC Group or PAC · Springfield	$4,000	105
Ameren Illinois Business · St. Louis	$4,000	96
Leo Smith Director of Policy, Chicago CRED · Chicago	$4,000	18
AFSCME Illinois Council No. 31 PAC Labor union · Springfield	$3,000	41
Illinois Pipe Trades Group or PAC · Springfield	$2,500	3
Illinois Bankers PAC Group or PAC · Springfield	$2,500	70
Cook County College Teachers Union COPE Labor union · Chicago	$2,500	35
Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois PAC Group or PAC · Springfield	$2,500	97