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Suzanne M Ness D
Incumbent, Democratic candidate for State Representative District 66
March 19, 2024 primary: won with 5,028 votes (100%) · November 5, 2024 general: won with 27,757 votes (100%)
Also ran for State Representative in 2026 ($291,036 raised), 2022 ($2.1M raised).
Campaign money
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How it was spent: $262,113
Largest payees: Tulchin Research $53,530 Polling · Roxie Spate $32,793 Staff pay · Chloe Troub $20,963 Staff pay · USPS $14,533 Postage and delivery · Collective Campaigns $12,510 Staff pay · Devine Mulvey Longabaugh, Inc. $11,001 TV and streaming ads · John Lim $9,943 Staff pay · Monarch Home Oruga Social Venue $9,032 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 contributors | Total |
|---|---|
| Democratic Party Of Illinois Chicago | $288,576.57 |
| Democrats for Illinois House Westchester | $266,689.41 |
| I.P.A.C.E. Springfield | $65,000 |
| JB For Governor Chicago | $50,000 |
| Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor Management PAC Countryside | $11,500 |
| Planned Parenthood IL Action PAC Springfield | $9,366.76 |
| Democratic Party of Illinois Springfield | $6,950.33 |
| Donald Metivier Retired · Retired · Woodstock | $6,900 |
| AFSCME Washington | $5,000 |
| Illinois AFL-CIO Springfield | $5,000 |
| Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Political Action Committee Springfield | $5,000 |
| Realtor Political Action Committee Springfield | $5,000 |
| Liuna Chicago Laborers' District Council Political Action Committee Burr Ridge | $4,000 |
| McHenry County Democratic Women Crystal Lake | $4,000 |
| Sierra Club IL Chapter PAC Chicago | $3,485 |
Committee: Citizens For Suzanne Ness (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 Suzanne M Ness as an officer, manager or member of.
| Company | Their role | Gave to the campaign |
|---|---|---|
| LIVING FORWARD, LLC LLC, since 2006 · file 01939319 | manager | — |
| TRUSTED CAPITOL PROPERTIES LLC LLC, since 2023 · file 13691142 | manager | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party of Illinois Party or caucus committee · Chicago | $295,527 | 52 | |
| Democrats for the Illinois House Candidate or officeholder committee · Westchester | $266,689 | 59 | |
| I.P.A.C.E. Group or PAC · Springfield | $65,000 | 54 | |
| JB for Governor Candidate or officeholder committee · Chicago | $50,000 | 33 | |
| Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Labor union · Countryside | $13,500 | 97 | |
| Planned Parenthood Illinois Action PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | $9,367 | 17 | |
| Illinois AFL-CIO Labor union · Springfield | $7,000 | 42 | |
| Realtor Political Action Committee Group or PAC · Springfield | $5,000 | 86 | |
| Illinois Trial Lawyers Association PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | $5,000 | 89 | |
| AFSCME Labor union · Washington | $5,000 | 74 | |
| McHenry County Democratic Women Group or PAC · Crystal Lake | $4,000 | 4 | |
| LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC Labor union · Burr Ridge | $4,000 | 71 | |
| Sierra Club Illinois Chapter PAC Group or PAC · Chicago | $3,485 | 28 | |
| Cook County College Teachers Union COPE Labor union · Chicago | $3,000 | 53 | |
| IBEW Illinois PAC Labor union · Washington | $3,000 | 66 |