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Tim Butler R

Republican candidate for State Representative District 95

June 28, 2022 primary: won with 7,407 votes (73.6%) · November 8, 2022 general: won with 36,173 votes (100%)

Worth a look

Context Late reports

1 quarterly report filed late (up to 3 days)

Quarterly reports are due by the 15th of the month after each quarter. The report for the quarter ending 2022-03-31 was due 2022-04-15 and filed 2022-04-18.

What to check

A paper report postmarked 3 days before the deadline is on time; the Board records when it arrived.
The Board assesses fines for late reports and may waive them.

The entries (1)

Quarter ending	Due	Filed	Days late
2022-03-31	2022-04-15	2022-04-18	3

Rule: Quarterly reports filed late

“A political committee shall file quarterly reports no later than the 15th day of the month following each period.”10 ILCS 5/9-10(b) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how findings work

Campaign money

$401,715raised, 404 itemized contributions, plus $18,667 in small ones

$500from the candidate (incl. loans)

$376,971spent

$86,784cash on hand on December 31, 2022

Where their money comes from (besides their own)

33%39%10%

IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsParties and legislative caucusesOther candidates and officeholders

Plus $500 of their own money and from their other committees. Compare with all state candidates →

How it was spent: $376,971

Contributions to other committees$150,620

Other (as described)$148,706

Fundraising and events$22,396

Travel and meals$15,189

Donations and sponsorships$13,105

Office, printing and supplies$10,882

Mail and literature$10,323

Digital and online$4,480

Polling$1,000

Staff pay$269

Largest payees: House Republican Majority $99,000 Contributions to other committees · Arena Mail & Digital $80,150 Digital and online · The Newberg Group $44,260 Mail and literature · Matt Butcher $24,266 Other (as described) · House Republican Organization $10,000 Contributions to other committees · Friends of Mary Burress $10,000 Contributions to other committees · Illini Country Club $7,289 Fundraising and events · Tryad Solutions $5,911 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	Type	Total
Realtor Political Action Committee Springfielld	Committee	$42,000
Illinois Republican Party Chicago	Business or group	$34,948
Downstate Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Springfield	Committee	$12,500
Rivers Casino Des Plaines	Business or group	$10,000
Friends of Mike Murphy Springfield	Committee	$9,500
Comcast Financial Agency Corp Philadelphia	Business or group	$9,000
J&J Ventures Gaming LLC. Effingham	Business or group	$9,000
Ameren Illinois Springfield	Business or group	$8,500
Accel Entertainment Gaming LLC. Bolingbrook	Business or group	$6,000
Manufacturers Political Action Committee Springfield	Committee	$6,000
Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 137 Springfield	Committee	$5,500
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labors Mngt PAC Countryside	Committee	$5,000
House Republican Majority Burr Ridge	Business or group	$5,000
Southern Wine and Spirits of America Miramar	Business or group	$5,000
Crawford Murphy & Tilly Inc. St. Louis	Business or group	$4,500

Committee: Friends of Tim Butler (every report they filed is on the State Board of Elections' site). Data current as of October 12, 2026.

Outside spending for and against them

$15,149spent supporting them

$0spent opposing them

Spender		Amount
Illinois Farm Bureau ACTIVATOR primary · 2022-06-09 – 2022-06-10	for	$15,011
Illinois Farm Bureau ACTIVATOR general · 2022-07-26 – 2022-10-26	for	$138

Independent expenditures reported by other committees since January 1, 2021. The candidate doesn't control them.

Companies on the state register

Registered agent for (the person who receives legal papers; often a lawyer or accountant for a client, not an owner): AMERICAN OUTLAWS LAND OF LINCOLN (dissolved).

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 2022 state candidates.

Donor	To them	Candidates funded
Realtor Political Action Committee Group or PAC · Springfield	$42,000	134
Illinois Republican Party Party or caucus committee · Chicago	$34,948	49
Downstate Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Labor union · Springfield	$12,500	20
Rivers Casino Business · Des Plaines	$10,000	41
Friends of Mike Murphy Candidate or officeholder committee · Springfield	$9,500	12
Comcast Financial Agency Corporation Business · Philadelphia	$9,000	63
J & J Ventures Gaming LLC Business · Effingham	$9,000	125
Ameren Illinois Business · St. Louis	$8,500	96
Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois PAC Group or PAC · Springfield	$7,000	97
Manufacturers PAC Group or PAC · Springfield	$6,000	89
Accel Entertainment Gaming, LLC Business · Bolingbrook	$6,000	126
Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 137 Labor union · Springfield	$5,500	3
Southern Wine & Spirits of America, Inc. Business · Miramar	$5,000	8
House Republican Majority Party or caucus committee · Burr Ridge	$5,000	33
Crawford, Murphy & Tilly, Inc. Business · Aurora	$4,500	15