Berning for Illinois
SBE Committee ID: 40690
Committee Information
Status: Active (as of 2025-06-03) | Type: Candidate | Party: Democratic
Founded: 2025-06-24 | Re-activated: 2025-06-03
Purpose: To help elect Joe Berning toIllinois Senate Seat/District 45 throughout the March 2026 Primary and the November 2026 Midterm Elections by usual means of campaign methods.
Location: Galena, IL 61036
Receipts Summary 2026 Cycle
Contributions: 16 | Total receipts: $4,900.00 | Date range: 2025-07-31 to 2026-10-13
Expenditures Summary 2026 Cycle
Transactions: 19 | Total expenditures: $7,933.16 | Date range: 2025-07-14 to 2026-06-29
Linked Candidates
| Candidate ID | Candidate |
|---|---|
| 53594 | Joseph H Berning |
Current Officers
| Name | Title | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph H. Berning | Chair | Galena, IL |
| Curtis J. McCarthy | Treasurer | Galena, IL |
Filing History
| Document | Filed | Reporting Period |
|---|---|---|
| A-1 | 2026-10-01 to 2026-12-31 | |
| A-1 | 2026-07-01 to 2026-09-30 | |
| A-1 | 2025-10-01 to 2025-12-31 | |
| A-1 | 2025-06-03 to 2025-06-30 | |
| Quarterly | 2026-10-01 | 2026-07-01 to 2026-09-30 |
| Letter/Correspondence | 2026-08-19 | — |
| Quarterly | 2026-08-13 | 2026-04-01 to 2026-06-30 |
| Quarterly | 2026-07-15 | 2026-04-01 to 2026-06-30 |
| Quarterly | 2026-04-13 | 2026-01-01 to 2026-03-31 |
| Quarterly | 2026-01-15 | 2025-10-01 to 2025-12-31 |
| Quarterly | 2025-10-14 | 2025-07-01 to 2025-09-30 |
| Quarterly | 2025-07-10 | 2025-06-03 to 2025-06-30 |
| Letter/Correspondence | 2025-06-24 | — |
| Statement of Organization | 2025-06-24 | — |
Top Donors
| Donor | Total | Contributions |
|---|---|---|
| Jason Berning | $1,000.00 | 1 |
| Alan Wenzel | $750.00 | 2 |
| Christina Valdez | $500.00 | 1 |
| Mark Horner | $450.00 | 2 |
| Dennis Siegel | $400.00 | 3 |
| Pat Nack | $350.00 | 1 |
| Rich Hofmaster | $300.00 | 1 |
| Corey Kaiser | $250.00 | 1 |
| Jenny Kaiser | $250.00 | 1 |
| Michele Horner | $250.00 | 1 |
| Kitti Yount | $200.00 | 1 |
| Sandra Heller | $200.00 | 1 |
Top Payees
| Payee | Total | Transactions |
|---|---|---|
| Minuteman Press | $4,163.36 | 11 |
| Belstar Media | $2,590.00 | 3 |
| Curtis McCarthy | $600.00 | 3 |
| Signs To Go | $379.80 | 1 |
| ClickCraft Studios | $200.00 | 1 |