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Tom Schlenhardt R

Republican candidate for State Senator District 27

November 5, 2024 general: lost with 39,769 votes (100%)

Worth a look

Context Late reports

1 quarterly report filed late (up to 13 days)

Quarterly reports are due by the 15th of the month after each quarter. The report for the quarter ending 2024-12-31 was due 2025-01-15 and filed 2025-01-28.

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 endingDueFiledDays late
2024-12-312025-01-152025-01-2813
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

$14,737raised, 19 itemized contributions, plus $1,850 in small ones
$0from the candidate (incl. loans)
$5,828spent
$737cash on hand on December 31, 2024
Where their money comes from (besides their own)

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

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How it was spent: $5,828

Office, printing and supplies$3,532
Other (as described)$1,600
Fundraising and events$696

Largest payees: Senate Republican Victory Fund $4,100 Office, printing and supplies · Station 34 $696 Fundraising and events · Sticker Mule $562 Office, printing and supplies · Awesome Campaigns Inc. $470 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 contributorsTypeTotal
Senate Republican Victory Fund
Springfield		Business or group$9,511.62
Helene Schlenhardt
Retired · Retired · Chicago, IL		Person$1,025
Richard Hogan
Retired · Retired · Chicago		Person$1,000
Kevin Montijo
President · AutoFX · Prospect Heights		Person$1,000
David Lowry
Mount Prospect		Person$400
Tom Cha
Mount Prospect		Person$300
Celine Hughes
Arlington Heights		Person$250
Laura Kotelman
Chicago		Person$250
Rachel Berkhof
Arlington Heights		Person$200
Elizabeth DiPrima
Mount Prospect		Person$200
Richard Irvin
Aurora		Person$200
Dave Lowry
Mount Prospect		Person$200
Paul & Jan Simkus
Rolling Meadows		Person$200

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

Their home

$400,000 – $500,000estimated market value, 2026 assessment
$335,800median home value in Cook County (Illinois: $280,700)

The Cook County assessor's estimate of the market value of the home at the address Tom Schlenhardt 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.

Companies on the state register

Corporations and LLCs the Secretary of State lists Tom Schlenhardt as an officer, manager or member of.

CompanyTheir roleStatusGave to the campaign
ARBT CONSULTING LLC
LLC, since 2022 · file 12085214		manager, registered agentNot in good standing · last annual report 2025—

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 2024 state candidates.

DonorTo themCandidates fundedBy party
Senate Republican Victory Fund
Party or caucus committee · Springfield		$9,51211
Richard Irvin
Aurora		$2003