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Theresa Mah D
Incumbent, Democratic candidate for State Representative District 24
March 17, 2026 primary: won with 8,309 votes (100%) · November 3, 2026 general
Also ran for State Representative in 2024 ($585,189 raised), 2022 ($334,327 raised).
Campaign money
$11,500 of it in 6 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.
SEIU Healthcare IL IN PAC $3,000 2026-08-20 · DoorDash Inc $2,500 2026-09-30 · Vision Management Services $2,500 2026-09-30 · Illinois CRNA PAC $1,500 2026-08-20 · Illinois Corn Growers Assoc $1,000 2026-09-16 · Waymo LLC $1,000 2026-08-20
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsParties and legislative caucusesOther candidates and officeholders
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How it was spent: $115,818
Largest payees: Ricky Drew $10,500 Other (as described) · Illinois Asian American Legislative Caucus PAC $10,000 Contributions to other committees · 12th Ward Democrats United $10,000 Contributions to other committees · VHR Properties $6,275 Office, printing and supplies · Friends of Litcy Kurisinkal $5,000 Contributions to other committees · NGP VAN $4,032 Other (as described) · R2 Message & Media Inc $4,000 Other (as described) · Active Copier $3,969 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 |
|---|---|
| CTU Local 1 PAC Chicago | $12,000 |
| Bridge Structural and Reinforcing Local #1 PAC Forest Park | $7,500 |
| Chicago Land Operators PAC Countryside | $7,500 |
| SEIU Healthcare IL IN PAC Chicago | $7,000 |
| DoorDash Inc San Francisco | $5,000 |
| Friends for Fritz Chicago | $5,000 |
| Liuna Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC Burr Ridge | $3,000 |
| Accel Entertainment Gaming LLC Bolingbrook | $2,500 |
| Chuy Garcia for Congress Chicago | $2,500 |
| IHA PAC Chicago | $2,500 |
| Realtor PAC Springfield | $2,500 |
| Sports Betting Alliance Lubbock | $2,500 |
| Vision Management Services Chicago | $2,500 |
| WuDi Wu Consultant · Boston Consulting · Chicago | $2,500 |
| Bo Zhang President · AW Group · Woodridge | $2,100 |
Committee: Friends of Theresa Mah (every report they filed is on the State Board of Elections' site). Data current as of October 12, 2026.
Their home
The Cook County assessor's estimate of the market value of the home at the address Theresa Mah filed with the State Board of Elections, shown as a range; the address isn't published here. Assessments trail the market and can be appealed, so treat it as a rough figure. How this works. Medians: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024.
Committees
- Health Care LicensesVice-Chairperson
- Approp-Higher Education
- Consumer Protection
- Executive
- Health Care Availability & Access
- Immigration & Human Rights
- Museum, Arts, Culture, & Entertain
- Public Health
Subcommittees: Cannabis & Intoxicating Products
Their seats in the current General Assembly, from ilga.gov. Compare with who funds them: their donors.
Their donors also gave to
Their largest donors who also funded other 2026 state candidates.
| Donor | To them | Candidates funded | By party |
|---|---|---|---|
| CTU Local 1 PAC Labor union · Chicago | $12,000 | 2 | |
| Chicago Land Operators PAC Group or PAC · Countryside | $7,500 | 2 | |
| SEIU HealthCare IL IN PAC Labor union · Chicago | $7,000 | 68 | |
| DoorDash Inc. Business · San Francisco | $5,000 | 33 | |
| LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC Labor union · Burr Ridge | $3,000 | 72 | |
| Chuy Garcia for Congress Candidate or officeholder committee · Chicago | $2,500 | 2 | |
| IHA PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | $2,500 | 61 | |
| Accel Entertainment Gaming, LLC Business · Bolingbrook | $2,500 | 117 | |
| Sports Betting Alliance Group or PAC · Lubbock | $2,500 | 103 | |
| Realtor Political Action Committee Group or PAC · Springfield | $2,500 | 101 | |
| Vision Management Services Business · Chicago | $2,500 | 17 | |
| INA-PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | $2,000 | 11 | |
| Holistic Alternative Recovery Trust Inc Business · Lexington | $2,000 | 8 | |
| Illinois Trial Lawyers Association PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | $2,000 | 89 | |
| Illinois State Medical Society PAC Group or PAC · Chicago | $2,000 | 96 |