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Tim Yager R
Republican candidate for State Senator District 37
March 19, 2024 primary: lost with 7,078 votes (36.5%)
Campaign money
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsParties and legislative caucusesOther candidates and officeholders
Plus $10,268 of their own money and from their other committees. Compare with all state candidates →
How it was spent: $137,777
Largest payees: Claymore Strategic Solutions $101,482 Office, printing and supplies · The Rosales Agency $35,102 Digital and online · Sugar Maple Golf Club $1,008 Office, printing and supplies · Central Bank of Illinois $185 Legal, accounting and fees
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 |
|---|---|
| LaHood for Congress Peoria | $15,000 |
| Illinois Farm Bureau Activator Political Involvement Fund Bloomington | $12,997.38 |
| Tim and Kelly Yager Farmer · Self-Employed · Geneseo | $10,267.95 |
| McCombie for Illinois Savanna | $10,000 |
| Anthony Crissie Insurance · Crissie Insurance · Barrington | $5,000 |
| Stanley Pajerski Self Employed · Self · South Barrington | $5,000 |
| Springfield Armory Geneseo | $5,000 |
| William Schey Retired · Retired · Sarasota | $2,500 |
| John Touhy Attorney · Baker Hostetler · Chicago | $2,500 |
| Paul Theiss Attorney · Mayer Brown LLP · Wilmette | $2,401.50 |
| Alan Anderson Retired · Retired · Bettendorf | $2,000 |
| Anderson for Illinois Moline | $2,000 |
| William Wyffels Retired · Retired · Geneseo | $2,000 |
| Michael Chirillo Retired · Retired · Naples | $1,921.20 |
| Friends of Ryan Spain Peoria | $1,500 |
Committee: Friends of Yager (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
| Spender | Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| Illinois Farm Bureau ACTIVATOR primary · 2024-02-28 – 2024-03-04 | for | $1,751 |
Independent expenditures reported by other committees since January 1, 2023. The candidate doesn't control them.
Their donors also gave to
Their largest donors who also funded other 2024 state candidates.
| Donor | To them | Candidates funded | By party |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaHood for Congress Candidate or officeholder committee · Peoria | $15,000 | 16 | |
| Illinois Farm Bureau Activator Political Involvement Fund Group or PAC · Bloomington | $12,997 | 5 | |
| McCombie for Illinois Candidate or officeholder committee · Savanna | $10,000 | 34 | |
| Springfield Armory Business · Geneseo | $5,000 | 3 | |
| Anderson for Illinois Candidate or officeholder committee · Moline | $2,000 | 3 | |
| Friends of Ryan Spain Candidate or officeholder committee · Peoria | $1,500 | 6 | |
| Elizabeth Uihlein Self Employed, Uline · Lake Forest | $1,000 | 3 | |
| Todd Sieben Retired · Geneseo | $550 | 3 | |
| Marquis Energy - Illinois LLC Business · Hennepin | $500 | 11 | |
| Gary Asay Osco | $500 | 2 | |
| Friends of Dan Swanson Candidate or officeholder committee · Alpha | $500 | 9 |