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Samantha Gasca R

Republican candidate for State Senator District 19

March 19, 2024 primary: won with 3,670 votes (36.8%) · November 5, 2024 general: lost with 48,755 votes (100%)

Worth a look

Worth a look Late reports

1 quarterly report filed late (up to 92 days)

Quarterly reports are due by the 15th of the month after each quarter. The report for the quarter ending 2023-09-30 was due 2023-10-16 and filed 2024-01-16.

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 ending	Due	Filed	Days late
2023-09-30	2023-10-16	2024-01-16	92

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

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 Tim Starr on 2024-02-07.

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
Tim Starr	Quarterly	2024-02-07	$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

$12,548raised, 14 itemized contributions, plus $9,107 in small ones

$0from the candidate (incl. loans)

$5,158spent

$0cash on hand on December 31, 2024

Where their money comes from (besides their own)

62%30%

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

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How it was spent: $5,158

Office, printing and supplies$3,314

Other (as described)$1,844

Largest payees: Awesome Campaigns $2,411 Office, printing and supplies · BestBuy.com $903 Office, printing and supplies · Hurst & Associates $650 Other (as described) · Vencire Media Ltd. $450 Other (as described) · Illinois Freedom Alliance $300 Other (as described) · Airbnb $240 Other (as described) · Phoneburner.com $204 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
Senate Republican Victory Fund Springfield	Business or group	$3,775.10
David Wehrmann Retired · Retired · Peotone	Person	$3,773.15
SUPREME INDUSTRIAL LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE, INC Peotone	Business or group	$1,000
Tim Starr CEO/Owner · The Starr Group · Greenfield	Person	$1,000
Michael Carduff New Lenox	Person	$500
Brian Cunningham Mokena	Person	$500
Jonathan & Claudia Haar West Edmeston	Person	$500
Susan Lecas Frankfort	Person	$500
James Lahey Palatine	Person	$300
Maureen Bell Roselle	Person	$250
James Schlegel Mokena	Person	$250
Leslie Cosich Mokena	Person	$200

Committee: Committee to Elect Samantha Gasca (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

$4,091spent supporting them

$0spent opposing them

Spender		Amount
Committee to Elect Samantha Gasca general · 2024-07-16 – 2024-10-07	for	$4,091

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

Companies on the state register

Corporations and LLCs the Secretary of State lists Samantha Gasca as an officer, manager or member of.

Company	Their role	Status	Gave to the campaign
GOD HEARD LLC LLC, since 2021 · file 10728142	manager, registered agent	Involuntarily dissolved · last annual report 2024	—

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.

Donor	To them	Candidates funded	By party
Senate Republican Victory Fund Party or caucus committee · Springfield	$3,775	11