Campaign money
$153,327raised, 159 itemized contributions, plus $9,993 in small ones
$0from the candidate (incl. loans)
$93,643spent
$118,943cash on hand on June 30, 2026
$30,500 of it in 12 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.
Downstate Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC $12,500 2026-09-25 · Friends of Sue Rezin $5,000 2026-09-25 · Ameren Illinois $4,000 2026-07-17 · Abbott Laboratories Employee Political Action Committee $1,000 2026-08-17 · Accel Entertainment Gaming LLC $1,000 2026-08-17 · Caesars Enterprise Services LLC $1,000 2026-08-17 · ChicagoLand Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC $1,000 2026-09-25 · Fowler for Senate $1,000 2026-09-25 · Google Client Services LLC $1,000 2026-09-25 · Illinois Landscape Contractors DBA ILCA PAC $1,000 2026-08-17
Where their money comes from (besides their own)
10%22%40%23%
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsParties and legislative caucusesOther candidates and officeholders
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How it was spent: $93,643
Contributions to other committees$39,436
Consultants and field$28,050
Travel and meals$13,961
Fundraising and events$5,213
Donations and sponsorships$2,510
Mail and literature$1,874
Office, printing and supplies$1,358
Postage and delivery$707
Other (as described)$325
Legal, accounting and fees$211
Largest payees: Madella Strategies, LLC $28,050 Consultants and field · Senate Republican Victory Fund $25,000 Contributions to other committees · Steve McClure $13,632 Travel and meals · Friends of Frank Lesko $4,000 Contributions to other committees · Sangamon County Republican Central Committee $3,800 Contributions to other committees · Modern Mailing $2,425 Postage and delivery · Home Plate $2,366 Fundraising and events · Hand of Fate Brewing $1,206 Fundraising and events
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 LLC PAC
Springfield | Committee | $12,500 |
Downstate Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC
Peoria | Committee | $12,500 |
IPACE
Springfield | Committee | $12,500 |
ChicagoLand Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC
Countryside | Committee | $7,000 |
Realtor Political Action Committee
Springfield | Committee | $6,500 |
Friends of Sue Rezin
Morris | Committee | $5,000 |
Sports Betting Alliance
Lubbock | Committee | $5,000 |
Ameren Illinois
St. Louis | Business or group | $4,000 |
DENT-IL PAC
Springfield | Committee | $3,500 |
James Bruner
Director · United Contractors Midwest · Palmetto | Person | $3,000 |
Illinois State Medical Society PAC
Chicago | Committee | $3,000 |
Joe Anthony Rupnick
Restaurateur · Self-employed · Springfield | Person | $2,823.35 |
Accel Entertainment Gaming LLC
Bolingbrook | Business or group | $2,500 |
Illinois CPAs for Political Action
Chicago | Committee | $2,400 |
Koerner Distributor, Inc.
Effingham | Business or group | $2,200 |
Committee: Friends of Steve McClure (every report they filed is on the State Board of Elections' site). Data current as of October 12, 2026.
Companies on the state register
Corporations and LLCs the Secretary of State lists Steve McClure as an officer, manager or member of.
| Company | Their role | Status | Gave to the campaign |
|---|
OPPORTUNITY ALLIANCE, LLC
LLC, since 2003 · file 00867829 | manager | Good standing · last annual report 2026 | — |
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.