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Stephanie Kifowit D

Incumbent, Democratic candidate for State Representative District 84

June 28, 2022 primary: won with 5,528 votes (100%) · November 8, 2022 general: won with 19,219 votes (100%)

Also ran for State Representative in 2024 ($271,621 raised).

Worth a look

Context Late reports

2 quarterly reports 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 (2)

Quarter ending	Due	Filed	Days late
2022-03-31	2022-04-15	2022-04-18	3
2022-12-31	2023-01-17	2023-01-18	1

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

$342,144raised, 275 itemized contributions, plus $19,946 in small ones

$0from the candidate (incl. loans)

$151,866spent

$86,164cash on hand on December 31, 2022

Where their money comes from (besides their own)

11%28%20%29%

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

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How it was spent: $151,866

Other (as described)$78,258

Office, printing and supplies$36,207

Contributions to other committees$15,590

Fundraising and events$7,536

Digital and online$7,180

Donations and sponsorships$5,872

Postage and delivery$667

Travel and meals$406

Staff pay$150

Largest payees: Aurora Fastprint $15,595 Postage and delivery · Sabrina Kifowit $13,720 Other (as described) · Alyssa Tatar $10,500 Other (as described) · Liz Nicholson and Associates, LLC $9,500 Other (as described) · Colin Price $8,173 Other (as described) · Austin Eby $7,120 Other (as described) · Office Max Office Depot $6,341 Office, printing and supplies · Illinois Veterans for Change PAC $5,000 Contributions to other committees

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
Democratic Party of Illinois Chicago	Business or group	$99,976.83
I.P.A.C.E. Springfield	Committee	$25,000
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor Management PAC Countryside	Committee	$21,000
Health Care Council of Illinois PAC Springfield	Committee	$10,000
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association PAC Springfield	Committee	$6,500
Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois PAC Springfield	Committee	$6,000
Cari Sacks Not Employed · Not Employed · Chicago	Person	$6,000
Michael J. Sacks Chairman · GCM Grosvenor · Chicago	Person	$6,000
Illinois Realtors Political Action Committee Springfield	Committee	$5,500
AFSCME Washington	Committee	$5,000
Illinois Hospital Association PAC Springfield	Committee	$5,000
Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee Springfield	Committee	$5,000
Penn National Gaming, Inc. Wyomissing	Business or group	$4,500
Committee to Elect Jay Hoffman Belleville	Committee	$4,000
Credit Union Political Action Council Naperville	Committee	$3,500

Committee: Friends of Stephanie Kifowit (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
Democratic Party of Illinois Party or caucus committee · Chicago	$99,977	73
I.P.A.C.E. Group or PAC · Springfield	$25,835	74
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Labor union · Countryside	$21,000	126
Health Care Council of Illinois PAC Group or PAC · Springfield	$10,000	85
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association PAC Group or PAC · Springfield	$6,500	105
Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois PAC Group or PAC · Springfield	$6,000	97
Michael J. Sacks CEO, Grosvenor Capital Management · Chicago	$6,000	14
Cari Sacks Not Employed, Not Employed · Chicago	$6,000	29
Illinois Realtors Political Action Committee Group or PAC · Springfield	$5,500	3
Illinois Hospital Association PAC Group or PAC · Springfield	$5,000	106
Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee Labor union · Springfield	$5,000	88
AFSCME Labor union · Washington	$5,000	74
Penn National Gaming, Inc. Business · Las Vegas	$4,500	22
Committee to Elect Jay Hoffman Candidate or officeholder committee · Belleville	$4,000	9
Administrative District Council 1 of Illinois Group or PAC · Elmhurst	$4,000	57