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Tracy Katz Muhl D
Incumbent, Democratic candidate for State Representative District 57
March 19, 2024 primary: won with 8,125 votes (100%) · November 5, 2024 general: won with 28,812 votes (100%)
Also ran for State Representative in 2026 ($214,637 raised).
Campaign money
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsParties and legislative caucusesOther candidates and officeholders
Plus $6,900 of their own money and from their other committees. Compare with all state candidates →
How it was spent: $147,234
Largest payees: The Dover Group $44,585 Mail and literature · Langenfeld & Associates LLC $21,000 Consultants and field · Digital4Dems.com $18,500 Digital and online · Friends for Clayton Harris III $11,000 Contributions to other committees · ActBlue Illinois $6,856 Legal, accounting and fees · Blue Collar Communications $5,950 Office, printing and supplies · Eli Stone $5,050 Consultants and field · NGP Van Inc $4,802 Digital and online
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 |
|---|---|
| Democratic Party of Illinois Chicago | $64,226.72 |
| Abraham Katz Real estate broker · A & R Katz Management · Northbrook | $13,800 |
| Katherine Katz Retired · None · Northbrook | $13,800 |
| Stephanie McCann Attorney · McDermott, Will & Emery · Chicago, IL | $7,900 |
| Karen Dixon Attorney · Self · Washington | $6,900 |
| Joshua Goldman Social worker · Mountain View Mental Health, LLC · Boulder | $6,900 |
| Lori Goldman Therapeutic recreation specialist mg'r · Boulder Parks & Recreation · Boulder | $6,900 |
| Marie Kant Retired · Retired · Chicago | $6,900 |
| Stephen Kant Robin Realty & Management · Realtor · Chicago | $6,900 |
| Alyse Katz Teacher · Tamarak Country School · Deerfield | $6,900 |
| Brett J. Katz Real estate broker · Aries Real Estate · Northbrook | $6,900 |
| David Katz Manager · A & R Katz Management, Inc · Northbrook | $6,900 |
| Jill Katz Solomon Schecter Day School · Teacher · Riverwoods | $6,900 |
| Leslie A. Katz Ass't Director, Residence Life · Providence Farm · Northbrook | $6,900 |
| Ralph Katz Real Estate broker · Katz & Katz Real Estate, Inc · Bannockburn | $6,900 |
Committee: Friends of Tracy Katz Muhl for State Representative (every report they filed is on the State Board of Elections' site). Data current as of October 12, 2026.
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): DEMOCRATS OF NORTHFIELD TOWNSHIP.
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.
| Donor | To them | Candidates funded | By party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party of Illinois Party or caucus committee · Chicago | $64,227 | 52 | |
| Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Labor union · Countryside | $6,000 | 97 | |
| Illinois Trial Lawyers Association PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | $3,500 | 89 | |
| AFSCME Labor union · Washington | $3,000 | 74 | |
| LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC Labor union · Burr Ridge | $3,000 | 71 | |
| Illinois Venture Capital Association IVCA PAC Group or PAC · Chicago | $2,500 | 7 | |
| Realtor Political Action Committee Group or PAC · Springfield | $2,500 | 86 | |
| Committee to Elect Jay C. Hoffman Candidate or officeholder committee · Belleville | $2,500 | 31 | |
| Carpentry Advancement Political Action Committee Fund Group or PAC · Chicago | $2,000 | 65 | |
| I.U.O.E. Local 399 Labor union · Chicago | $2,000 | 10 | |
| Christian Sorensen Owner, Patronage Meats · Evanston | $1,500 | 2 | |
| Leo Smith Director of Policy, Chicago CRED · Chicago | $1,500 | 17 | |
| Schneider for Congress Candidate or officeholder committee · Deerfield | $1,500 | 6 | |
| Citizens for Judge Neil Cohen Candidate or officeholder committee · Chicago | $1,500 | 5 | |
| Accel Entertainment Gaming, LLC Business · Bolingbrook | $1,500 | 116 |