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Saba Haider D

Democratic candidate for State Representative District 84

March 17, 2026 primary: won with 6,601 votes (63.5%) · November 3, 2026 general

Worth a look

Context Late reports

1 large contribution ($3,000) 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: $3,000 from Friends & Family of Nabeela Syed, received 2026-02-04, reported 2026-02-22: 10 business days, 5 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)

Name	Date	A-1 filed	Business days	Allowed	Amount
Friends & Family of Nabeela Syed	2026-02-04	2026-02-22	10	5	$3,000

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

Campaign money

$320,287raised, 180 itemized contributions, plus $6,620 in small ones

$0from the candidate (incl. loans)

$251,685spent

$43,766cash on hand on June 30, 2026; $3,900 in debts

$8,500 of it in 7 large contributions reported on A-1s since their last quarterly report (through June 30, 2026): $1,000 or more from one source must be reported within days, ahead of the next quarterly.

Pernia Latif $2,500 2026-09-12 · ilyas Baig $1,000 2026-09-12 · Aisha Jameel $1,000 2026-08-14 · Mike Maali $1,000 2026-08-20 · Madiha Zaidi $1,000 2026-07-08 · Wali Zaidi $1,000 2026-07-10 · Zaki Zaidi $1,000 2026-07-08

Where their money comes from (besides their own)

27%12%55%

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

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How it was spent: $251,685

Mail and literature$137,494

Digital and online$52,473

Other (as described)$29,173

Consultants and field$14,000

Office, printing and supplies$13,050

Contributions to other committees$2,599

Fundraising and events$2,253

Postage and delivery$467

Travel and meals$177

Largest payees: Grace Printing and Mailing $137,344 Mail and literature · Quwa LLC $51,814 Digital and online · GTO Strategies LLC $19,257 Office, printing and supplies · Forest Printing Company $8,129 Office, printing and supplies · Jake Ingalls $5,500 Other (as described) · Salek Khalid $5,000 Other (as described) · Presto Productions $3,500 Other (as described) · ActBlue Technical Services $2,092 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
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor Management PAC Countryside	Committee	$56,000
LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council Political Action Committee Burr Ridge	Committee	$50,000
IBEW Illinois PAC Washington	Committee	$42,500
Illinois Asian American Caucus Legislative PAC Chicago	Committee	$17,500
Rashid For Illinois Summit	Committee	$12,500
ICIRR ACTION Chicago	Business or group	$10,762
Local 134 State & Municipal PAC Chicago	Committee	$10,000
Smart Local 265 Downers Grove	Committee	$10,000
Aisha Jameel Physician · University of Chicago · Willowbrook	Person	$6,200
AMR Enterprises LLC Lake Zurich	Business or group	$5,000
Fatima Ali Retired · Retired · Lisle	Person	$3,250
Bader Almoshelli physician · pmp · Glen Ellyn	Person	$3,000
Friends & Family of Nabeela Syed Inverness	Committee	$3,000
Bridge Structural and Reinforcing Ironworkers Local Union # 1 Forest park	Committee	$2,500
Mariam Khan Not Employed · Not Employed · Oak Brook	Person	$2,500

Committee: Citizens for Saba Haider (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

$10,100spent supporting them

$0spent opposing them

Spender		Amount
Illinois REALTORS Fund primary · 2026-02-17	for	$10,100

Independent expenditures reported by other committees since January 1, 2025. The candidate doesn't control them.

Their donors also gave to

Their largest donors who also funded other 2026 state candidates.

Donor	To them	Candidates funded
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Labor union · Countryside	$56,000	115
LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC Labor union · Burr Ridge	$50,000	72
IBEW Illinois PAC Labor union · Washington	$42,500	47
Illinois Asian American Caucus Legislative PAC Group or PAC · Chicago	$17,500	2
Rashid for Illinois Candidate or officeholder committee · Summit	$12,500	14
ICIRR Action Group or PAC · Chicago	$10,762	6
SMART Local 265 Labor union · Downers Grove	$10,000	6
Local 134 State & Municipal PAC Labor union · Chicago	$10,000	10
AMR Enterprises LLC Business · Lake Zurich	$5,000	2
Fatima Ali Retired, Retired · Lisle	$3,250	2
Bader Almoshelli Physician, PMP · Glen Ellyn	$3,000	6
Friends and Family of Nabeela Syed Group or PAC · Palatine	$3,000	5
Lyndsey Kokoris Not Employed, Not Employed · Naperville	$2,500	3
Bridge Structural & Reinforcing Ironworkers Local Union #1 Labor union · Forest Park	$2,500	11
Chicagoland Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Labor union · Countryside	$2,259	17