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Terra Costa Howard D
Incumbent, Democratic candidate for State Representative District 42
March 19, 2024 primary: won with 10,562 votes (100%) · November 5, 2024 general: won with 40,916 votes (100%)
Also ran for State Representative in 2022 ($2.4M raised).
Campaign money
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsParties and legislative caucusesOther candidates and officeholders
Plus $1,459 of their own money and from their other committees. Compare with all state candidates →
How it was spent: $109,525
Largest payees: Valor Public Strategies $48,300 Digital and online · Nelson Wurth Consulting, LLC $24,000 Consultants and field · Christina Granfield $7,500 Other (as described) · Constant Contact $4,807 Digital and online · AALC PAC $4,009 Contributions to other committees · Nathan Corbett $3,410 Other (as described) · Mathieu Plumlee $2,646 Other (as described) · Advance Offset Press $2,285 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 |
|---|---|
| IPACE Springfield | $60,000 |
| Constellation Energy Generation Baltimore | $9,000 |
| LIUNA Chicago Laborers District Council PAC Burr Ridge | $9,000 |
| IMHA PAC Springfield | $7,500 |
| Chicago Land Operators, Joint Labor Management PAC Countryside | $7,000 |
| Illinois Federation Of Teachers COPE Westmont | $7,000 |
| Chicagoland Operators Joint Labor Management PAC Countryside | $5,000 |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee Springfield | $5,000 |
| Personal Pac Chicago | $4,251.94 |
| Carpentry Advancement PAC Chicago | $4,000 |
| Chevron Policy Govt & Public Affairs San Ramon | $4,000 |
| Illinois State Medical Society PAC Chicago | $4,000 |
| Illinois Trial Lawyers Association PAC Springfield | $4,000 |
| Illinois Vendors PAC Aurora | $4,000 |
| Cook County College Teacher Union - COPE Chicago | $3,500 |
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 2024 state candidates.
| Donor | To them | Candidates funded | By party |
|---|---|---|---|
| IPACE Group or PAC · Springfield | $60,000 | 30 | |
| LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC Labor union · Burr Ridge | $9,000 | 71 | |
| Constellation Energy Generation Business · Baltimore | $9,000 | 20 | |
| IMHA PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | $7,500 | 40 | |
| Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Labor union · Countryside | $7,000 | 97 | |
| Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE Labor union · Westmont | $7,000 | 89 | |
| Chicagoland Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Labor union · Countryside | $6,284 | 19 | |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee Labor union · Springfield | $5,000 | 71 | |
| Personal PAC Group or PAC · Chicago | $4,252 | 32 | |
| Carpentry Advancement PAC Group or PAC · Chicago | $4,000 | 31 | |
| Illinois Trial Lawyers Association PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | $4,000 | 89 | |
| Illinois State Medical Society PAC Group or PAC · Chicago | $4,000 | 89 | |
| Chevron Policy Govt & Public Affairs Group or PAC · San Ramon | $4,000 | 8 | |
| Illinois Vendors PAC Group or PAC · Aurora | $4,000 | 7 | |
| Cook County College Teacher Union - COPE Labor union · Chicago | $3,500 | 2 |