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Terra Costa Howard D
Democratic candidate for State Representative District 42
June 28, 2022 primary: won with 10,918 votes (100%) · November 8, 2022 general: won with 25,822 votes (100%)
🔓 Contribution limits are off in their race (board determination).
Also ran for State Representative in 2024 ($293,427 raised).
Campaign money
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsParties and legislative caucusesOther candidates and officeholders
Plus $15,000 of their own money and from their other committees. Compare with all state candidates →
How it was spent: $1,824,578
Largest payees: Buying Time LLC $1,452,810 TV and streaming ads · Valor Public Strategies $68,500 Consultants and field · Petel & Co $60,242 Mail and literature · Devine Mulvey Longabaugh, Inc. $35,750 Other (as described) · ALG Polling Inc $30,400 Polling · Nelson Wurth Consulting, LLC $23,500 Other (as described) · SB Digital $20,000 Digital and online · Square Strategies $19,540 Consultants and field
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 |
|---|---|
| Democrats for the Illinois House Westchester | $1,096,000 |
| Democrats for the Illinois House Westchester | $343,902.04 |
| Democratic Party of Illinois Chicago | $207,760.42 |
| I.P.A.C.E Springfield | $84,900 |
| Chicago Land Operators, Joint Labor Management PAC Countryside | $68,900 |
| Illinois Federation Of Teachers COPE Westmont | $60,900 |
| Carpentry Advancement PAC Chicago | $59,900 |
| Friends Of Michelle Mussman Schaumburg | $59,900 |
| Friends of LaToya Greenwood Belleville | $21,000 |
| IPACE Springfield | $20,000 |
| SEIU IL Council PAC Fund Chicago | $20,000 |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee Springfield | $16,000 |
| Terra Costa Howard Lawyer · Terra Costa Howard | $15,000 |
| Associated Fire Fighters Of IL PAC Fund Springfield | $11,500 |
| Personal Pac Chicago | $10,409.30 |
Committee: Friends to Elect Terra Costa Howard (every report they filed is on the State Board of Elections' site). Data current as of October 12, 2026.
Their donors also gave to
Their largest donors who also funded other 2022 state candidates.
| Donor | To them | Candidates funded | By party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats for the Illinois House Candidate or officeholder committee · Westchester | $1,439,902 | 58 | |
| Democratic Party of Illinois Party or caucus committee · Chicago | $207,760 | 73 | |
| I.P.A.C.E. Group or PAC · Springfield | $84,900 | 74 | |
| Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Labor union · Countryside | $69,584 | 126 | |
| Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE Labor union · Westmont | $60,900 | 119 | |
| Friends of Michelle Mussman Candidate or officeholder committee · Schaumburg | $59,900 | 9 | |
| Carpentry Advancement PAC Group or PAC · Chicago | $59,900 | 39 | |
| Friends of LaToya Greenwood Candidate or officeholder committee · Belleville | $21,000 | 2 | |
| IPACE Group or PAC · Springfield | $20,000 | 38 | |
| SEIU Illinois Council PAC Fund Labor union · Chicago | $20,000 | 29 | |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee Labor union · Springfield | $16,000 | 88 | |
| Terra Costa Howard Lawyer, Terra Costa Howard | $15,000 | 3 | |
| Chicagoland Operators Joint Labor Management PAC Labor union · Countryside | $13,126 | 26 | |
| Associated Fire Fighters of IL PAC Fund Labor union · Springfield | $11,500 | 69 | |
| Personal PAC Group or PAC · Chicago | $10,659 | 62 |