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Sally Turner R

Incumbent, Republican candidate for State Senator District 44

March 17, 2026 primary: won with 20,133 votes (100%) · November 3, 2026 general

Also ran for State Senator in 2022 ($143,985 raised).

Worth a look

Context Late reports

1 large contribution ($2,602.54) 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: $2,602.54 from Brian Huff, received 2026-09-16, reported 2026-09-27: 7 business days, 2 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
Brian Huff	2026-09-16	2026-09-27	7	5	$2,603

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 Missing details

4 of 16 donors giving over $500 listed with no employer or occupation

For anyone who gives more than $500 in a reporting period, a report must list their occupation and employer, or say the committee made a good-faith effort to find out. These list neither.

What to check

The committee may have filed an amendment adding them.
A retiree or someone not employed should still be listed as such.

The entries (4)

Name	Date	Amount
Brian Huff	2026-09-16	$2,603
Desi Anderson	2025-06-19	$521
Mason Boyer	2025-02-15	$521
Don Everhart	2026-03-01	$521

Rule: Donors with no employer or occupation

“if the contributor is an individual who contributed more than $500, the occupation and employer of the contributor or, if the occupation and employer of the contributor are unknown, a statement that the committee has made a good faith effort to ascertain this information”10 ILCS 5/9-11(a)(4) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how findings work

Campaign money

$157,504raised, 223 itemized contributions, plus $16,144 in small ones

$0from the candidate (incl. loans)

$141,000spent

$79,018cash on hand on June 30, 2026

$24,103 of it in 15 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.

Ameren Illinois $4,000 2026-07-17 · Illinois State Medical Society PAC $3,000 2026-09-27 · Brian Huff $2,603 2026-09-16 · Illinois Bankers PAC $2,500 2026-07-17 · Comcast Financial Agency Corporation $2,000 2026-09-27 · Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits, LLC $2,000 2026-09-27 · Accel Entertainment Gaming LLC $1,000 2026-09-06 · Constellation Energy Generation $1,000 2026-09-06 · DENT-IL-PAC $1,000 2026-08-03 · Google Client Services LLC $1,000 2026-09-06

Where their money comes from (besides their own)

26%24%37%

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

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How it was spent: $141,000

Contributions to other committees$63,716

Other (as described)$44,541

Fundraising and events$10,558

Mail and literature$6,219

Consultants and field$4,125

Staff pay$3,377

Legal, accounting and fees$2,700

Travel and meals$2,215

Donations and sponsorships$2,152

Office, printing and supplies$1,036

Largest payees: Senate Republican Victory Fund $50,000 Contributions to other committees · The Newberg Group $28,980 Travel and meals · Siena Tavern $6,816 Fundraising and events · Kaeser & Blair Inc $5,333 Other (as described) · Design & Print Solutions $4,518 Mail and literature · Citizens for Hauter $3,420 Contributions to other committees · SV Events LLC $3,125 Consultants and field · Meghan Moore $2,900 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
Downstate Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Springfield	Committee	$10,000
Ameren Illinois St Louis	Business or group	$8,000
Realtor Political Action Committee Springfield	Committee	$8,000
Illinois State Medical Society PAC Chicago	Committee	$6,000
Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois PAC Springfield	Committee	$5,500
Ameren Illinois PAC Springfield	Committee	$5,000
Illinois Bankers PAC Springfield	Committee	$5,000
Alfred Rossi Physician · Hopedale Medical Complex · Hopedale	Person	$4,500
Comcast Financial Agency Corporation Philadelphia	Business or group	$4,000
Constellation Energy Generation Baltimore	Business or group	$4,000
Logan County Republican Central Committee LIncoln	Party	$3,000
Robert Maske Retired · Mt Pulaski	Person	$3,000
Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits, LLC Miramar	Business or group	$3,000
Brian Huff Springfield	Person	$2,602.54
Accel Entertainment Gaming LLC Bolingbrook	Business or group	$2,500

Committee: Friends of Sally Turner (every report they filed is on the State Board of Elections' site). Data current as of October 12, 2026.

Committees

Agriculture
Approp- Ed
Appropriations
Assignments * ReportsMinority Spokesperson
Child Welfare
Local Government
Revenue
State GovernmentMinority Spokesperson

Their seats in the current General Assembly, from ilga.gov. Compare with who funds them: their donors.

Their donors also gave to

Their largest donors who also funded other 2026 state candidates.

Donor	To them	Candidates funded
Downstate Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Labor union · Peoria	$10,000	39
Realtor Political Action Committee Group or PAC · Springfield	$8,000	101
Ameren Illinois Business · St. Louis	$8,000	89
Illinois State Medical Society PAC Group or PAC · Chicago	$6,000	96
Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois PAC Group or PAC · Springfield	$5,500	69
Ameren Illinois PAC Group or PAC · Springfield	$5,000	30
Illinois Bankers PAC Group or PAC · Springfield	$5,000	41
Alfred Rossi Physician, Hopedale Medical Complex · Hopedale	$4,500	2
Comcast Financial Agency Corporation Business · Philadelphia	$4,000	48
Constellation Energy Generation Business · Baltimore	$4,000	28
Logan County Republican Central Committee Party or caucus committee · Lincoln	$3,000	2
Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits, LLC Business · Miramar	$3,000	77
Brian Huff CEO, Midwest Technical Institute · Springfield	$2,603	2
Dewitt County Republican Central Committee Party or caucus committee · Clinton	$2,500	2
Accel Entertainment Gaming, LLC Business · Bolingbrook	$2,500	117