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Scott Preston R

Republican candidate for State Representative District 91

June 28, 2022 primary: won with 4,874 votes (62.5%) · November 8, 2022 general: lost with 17,391 votes (100%)

🔓 Contribution limits are off in their race (board determination).

Worth a look

Worth a look Contribution limits

2 sources gave more than the contribution limit ($6,000 over in all)

A candidate's committee may accept only so much from one source in an election cycle: in 2025–26, $7,300 from an individual, $14,600 from a corporation, union or association, and $72,800 from a PAC or another candidate's committee. The most over: Jonathan Callaway gave $10,500 in the primary cycle, against a limit of $6,000 for an individual.

What to check
  • Excess returned to the source (or given to charity) within 30 days of the Board's notice isn't a violation; a refund the committee listed under another name or purpose isn't subtracted here.
  • Two different people with the same name and ZIP code would be added together.
  • Spouses are separate sources, as are a business and the person who owns it.
  • Whether a corporation's or union's own PAC gave instead (the PAC limit applies to it).
The entries (2)
NameKindCycleContributionsGivenLimitOver
Jonathan Callawayan individualprimary5$10,500$6,000$4,500
Jeffrey Tinervinan individualprimary2$7,500$6,000$1,500
Rule: Contributions over the limit
“During an election cycle, a candidate political committee may not accept contributions with an aggregate value over the following: (i) $5,000 from any individual, (ii) $10,000 from any corporation, labor organization, or association, or (iii) $50,000 from a candidate political committee or political action committee.”10 ILCS 5/9-8.5(b) (adjusted for inflation each odd year, 9-8.5(g)) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how findings work

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 endingDueFiledDays late
2022-03-312022-04-152022-04-183
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 Context

71% of their itemized money came from party and caucus committees

$416,210.01 of $583,667.24 came from political party committees, which in the General Assembly mostly means the committees the four legislative leaders control. Party money has no limit in a general election; it's how the leaders fund the races they target.

What to check
  • Which committees: see the donors on their page.
Rule: Mostly party and caucus money

Context, not a rule. How findings work

Campaign money

$583,667raised, 212 itemized contributions, plus $11,283 in small ones
$649from the candidate (incl. loans)
$212,461spent
$31cash on hand on December 31, 2022; $5,958 in debts
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: $212,461

TV and streaming ads$62,932
Digital and online$39,211
Other (as described)$28,881
Consultants and field$27,011
Mail and literature$18,145
Office, printing and supplies$17,514
Staff pay$8,154
Contributions to other committees$3,209
Print ads and billboards$3,090
Fundraising and events$1,980

Largest payees: Ascent Media LLC $95,030 Digital and online · ADB Professional Solutions LLC $30,967 Staff pay · The Newberg Group $18,256 Office, printing and supplies · Kim Farkus $7,710 Other (as described) · Liberty Ltd $6,225 Office, printing and supplies · Strupek LLC $5,000 Other (as described) · Prompt.io $4,700 Digital and online · My Campaign Store $4,436 Office, printing and supplies

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
Illinois Republican Party
Chicago
Business or group$205,146.45
House Republican Majority
Burr Ridge
Business or group$174,063.56
House Republican Majority
Burr Ridge
Committee$35,000
Realtor Political Action Committee
Springfield
Committee$32,000
Ozinga for Illinois
Mokena
Committee$15,000
Jonathan Callaway
Consultant · Self-Employed · Plainfield
Person$13,000
Citizens for Durkin
Burr Ridge
Committee$12,500
First Site, Ltd.
Normal
Business or group$10,000
Jeffrey Tinervin
Real Estate · Self-Employed · Bloomington
Person$8,500
LaHood for Congress
Peoria
Committee$6,500
McCombie for Illinois
Savanna
Committee$5,500
Andy Netzer
President · Young America Realty · Bloomington
Person$5,000
Friends of Jason Barickman
Bloomington
Committee$4,000
Joy PAC
Athens
Committee$3,500
Committee to Elect Dan Caulkins
Decatur
Committee$3,400

Committee: Friends of Scott Preston (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

$124,063spent supporting them
$0spent opposing them
SpenderAmount
Illinois REALTORS Fund
general · 2022-10-05 – 2022-11-21
for$103,330
Illinois Farm Bureau ACTIVATOR
general · 2022-07-21 – 2022-12-07
for$20,295
Illinois Farm Bureau ACTIVATOR
primary · 2022-06-10
for$439

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

Companies on the state register

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

CompanyTheir roleStatusGave to the campaign
709 COLLEGE LLC
LLC, since 2019 · file 07499078
manager, registered agentGood standing · last annual report 2026—
TOMORROW ENTERPRISES, LLC
LLC, since 2011 · file 03427242
manager, registered agentGood standing · last annual report 2026—
101 LINCOLN LLC
LLC, since 2024 · file 15159324
managerVoluntarily dissolved—
ADMIRAL'S CLUB INVESTORS, LLC
LLC, since 2014 · file 04972902
manager, registered agentInvoluntarily dissolved · last annual report 2021—
VOTEVATION, LLC
LLC, since 2013 · file 04487443
member, registered agentInvoluntarily dissolved—

Registered agent for (the person who receives legal papers; often a lawyer or accountant for a client, not an owner): 103 LINCOLN LLC.

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 2022 state candidates.

DonorTo themCandidates fundedBy party
House Republican Majority
Party or caucus committee · Burr Ridge
$209,06433
Illinois Republican Party
Party or caucus committee · Chicago
$205,14649
Realtor Political Action Committee
Group or PAC · Springfield
$32,000134
Ozinga for Illinois
Candidate or officeholder committee · Mokena
$15,00039
Jonathan Callaway
Consultant, Recall Strategies · Plainfield
$13,0002
Citizens for Durkin
Candidate or officeholder committee · Burr Ridge
$12,50069
LaHood for Congress
Candidate or officeholder committee · Peoria
$6,50015
McCombie for Illinois
Candidate or officeholder committee · Savanna
$5,50021
Friends of Jason Barickman
Candidate or officeholder committee · Bloomington
$4,0006
Joy PAC
Group or PAC · Athens
$3,5004
Committee to Elect Dan Caulkins
Candidate or officeholder committee · Decatur
$3,4009
Connie Beard
Realtor, self employed · Bloomington
$3,0008
Caterpillar Inc. (CATPAC)
Group or PAC · Deerfield
$2,5005
Robert Parsons
Owner, Self Employed · Congerville
$2,5004
Brady for Senate Inc.
Candidate or officeholder committee · Bloomington
$2,5005