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MICHAEL PIERCE · CANDIDATE CAMPAIGN

2026

Michael Pierce

FEC name:: PIERCE, MICHAEL DAVID
FEC ID:: H2IL14086
Party:: REP
Office:: H
District:: IL-11

2026 Illinois 11 House 2026-H-IL-11 · Challenger

Election year

WHO THEY PAID FOR THE WORK

Printing

Roster answer: Printing

Payments labeled printing went to AWESOME SIGNS. That is not enough to call them the printing consultant.

Spend: $68,798; 2026
Printing: $14,627; selected work
Recipients: 28; Printing

Work: PrintingRecipient: ZAHM, JON

Mostly AWESOME SIGNS

Direct mail provider · 4 payments · 2025-09-11 – 2026-04-07

$8,272

57% of printing

Also QUAD CITY PRESS

Direct mail provider · 2 payments · 2026-01-21 – 2026-02-09

$5,880

40% of printing

Also NELSON, BECKY

Direct mail provider · 2 payments · 2025-09-18 – 2026-02-20

$475

3% of printing

Labeled payments only. This is descriptive spending evidence, not proof they hired a consultant.

TV / mediaDUPAGE COUNTY GOP$2,3113 payees ComplianceWILLIAMS ACCOUNTING SERVICES$2001 payee PrintingAWESOME SIGNS$14,6273 payees StrategyRMC$12,1802 payees

Show 5 categories without loaded payments

Direct mailNo loaded payments—Campaign service Digital adsNo loaded payments—Platform PollingNo loaded payments—Campaign service Texting / phonesNo loaded payments—Campaign service FundraisingNo loaded payments—Platform

Operations and overhead (travel, payroll, processors, office) total $39,481 and stay out of this roster.

Shared national-party recipients

Purpose labels come from the reported payment line. Vendor type is a separate identity label.

WHEN THE MONEY MOVED

53 payments

Monthly spend by purpose

2025-06-01 → 2026-04-13 · peak Sep 2025

2025

2026

Payroll/staffPrintingUnclear / otherStrategy consultingMedia buyingRemaining categories

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Payment filters: ZAHM, JON. The explanation includes all recipients.

Accessible monthly values

Month	Spend	Payments
Jan 2025	$0	0
Feb 2025	$0	0
Mar 2025	$0	0
Apr 2025	$0	0
May 2025	$0	0
Jun 2025	$6,000	2
Jul 2025	$4,180	4
Aug 2025	$3,267	2
Sep 2025	$14,867	6
Oct 2025	$2,850	1
Nov 2025	$4,135	3
Dec 2025	$4,309	3
Jan 2026	$6,253.78	5
Feb 2026	$14,598.63	12
Mar 2026	$7,823	13
Apr 2026	$515	2
May 2026	$0	0
Jun 2026	$0	0
Jul 2026	$0	0
Aug 2026	$0	0
Sep 2026	$0	0
Oct 2026	$0	0
Nov 2026	$0	0
Dec 2026	$0	0

Monthly totals use current, spend-counted disbursements in the selected FEC cycle, grouped by source transaction date and conservative purpose category. Loaded subset limits apply.

PAYMENTS BEHIND THIS ANSWER

8 selected payments

Payments to the recipients named in the answer above.

Date	Recipient	Purpose	Category	Amount
2026-04-07	AWESOME SIGNS	PRINTING	Printing	$315
2026-02-09	QUAD CITY PRESS	PRINTING	Printing	$5,426
2026-02-20	NELSON, BECKY	PRINTING	Printing	$100
2026-03-16	AWESOME SIGNS	SIGNS	Printing	$1,020

PRINTING RECIPIENTS

ZAHM, JON

Unclassified recipient · 6 tx

$18,135

31%

RMC

Unclassified recipient · 3 tx

$10,180

17%

AWESOME SIGNS

Direct mail provider · 4 tx

$8,272

14%

COLASANTE, CHRISTA

Unclassified recipient · 9 tx

$7,625

13%

Totals use current, spend-counted FEC disbursements for the selected cycle.

MICHAEL PIERCE · CANDIDATE CAMPAIGN

2026

Michael Pierce

FEC name:: PIERCE, MICHAEL DAVID
FEC ID:: H2IL14086
Party:: REP
Office:: H
District:: IL-11

2026 Illinois 11 House 2026-H-IL-11 · Challenger

Election year

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MICHAEL PIERCE · CANDIDATE CAMPAIGN

2026

Michael Pierce

FEC name:: PIERCE, MICHAEL DAVID
FEC ID:: H2IL14086
Party:: REP
Office:: H
District:: IL-11

2026 Illinois 11 House 2026-H-IL-11 · Challenger

Election year

WHO THEY PAID FOR THE WORK

Printing

Roster answer: Printing

Payments labeled printing went to AWESOME SIGNS. That is not enough to call them the printing consultant.

Spend: $68,798; 2026
Printing: $14,627; selected work
Recipients: 28; Printing

Work: PrintingRecipient: ZAHM, JON

Mostly AWESOME SIGNS

Direct mail provider · 4 payments · 2025-09-11 – 2026-04-07

$8,272

57% of printing

Also QUAD CITY PRESS

Direct mail provider · 2 payments · 2026-01-21 – 2026-02-09

$5,880

40% of printing

Also NELSON, BECKY

Direct mail provider · 2 payments · 2025-09-18 – 2026-02-20

$475

3% of printing

Labeled payments only. This is descriptive spending evidence, not proof they hired a consultant.

TV / mediaDUPAGE COUNTY GOP$2,3113 payees ComplianceWILLIAMS ACCOUNTING SERVICES$2001 payee PrintingAWESOME SIGNS$14,6273 payees StrategyRMC$12,1802 payees

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Operations and overhead (travel, payroll, processors, office) total $39,481 and stay out of this roster.

Shared national-party recipients

Purpose labels come from the reported payment line. Vendor type is a separate identity label.

WHEN THE MONEY MOVED

53 payments

Monthly spend by purpose

2025-06-01 → 2026-04-13 · peak Sep 2025

2025

2026

Payroll/staffPrintingUnclear / otherStrategy consultingMedia buyingRemaining categories

Explain month

Select a month to see which recipients account for the spending change.

Payment filters: ZAHM, JON. The explanation includes all recipients.

Accessible monthly values

Month	Spend	Payments
Jan 2025	$0	0
Feb 2025	$0	0
Mar 2025	$0	0
Apr 2025	$0	0
May 2025	$0	0
Jun 2025	$6,000	2
Jul 2025	$4,180	4
Aug 2025	$3,267	2
Sep 2025	$14,867	6
Oct 2025	$2,850	1
Nov 2025	$4,135	3
Dec 2025	$4,309	3
Jan 2026	$6,253.78	5
Feb 2026	$14,598.63	12
Mar 2026	$7,823	13
Apr 2026	$515	2
May 2026	$0	0
Jun 2026	$0	0
Jul 2026	$0	0
Aug 2026	$0	0
Sep 2026	$0	0
Oct 2026	$0	0
Nov 2026	$0	0
Dec 2026	$0	0

Monthly totals use current, spend-counted disbursements in the selected FEC cycle, grouped by source transaction date and conservative purpose category. Loaded subset limits apply.

PAYMENTS BEHIND THIS ANSWER

8 selected payments

Payments to the recipients named in the answer above.

Date	Recipient	Purpose	Category	Amount
2026-04-07	AWESOME SIGNS	PRINTING	Printing	$315
2026-02-09	QUAD CITY PRESS	PRINTING	Printing	$5,426
2026-02-20	NELSON, BECKY	PRINTING	Printing	$100
2026-03-16	AWESOME SIGNS	SIGNS	Printing	$1,020

PRINTING RECIPIENTS

ZAHM, JON

Unclassified recipient · 6 tx

$18,135

31%

RMC

Unclassified recipient · 3 tx

$10,180

17%

AWESOME SIGNS

Direct mail provider · 4 tx

$8,272

14%

COLASANTE, CHRISTA

Unclassified recipient · 9 tx

$7,625

13%

Totals use current, spend-counted FEC disbursements for the selected cycle.

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MICHAEL PIERCE · CANDIDATE CAMPAIGN

Michael Pierce

WHO THEY PAID FOR THE WORK

WHEN THE MONEY MOVED

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PRINTING RECIPIENTS

MICHAEL PIERCE · CANDIDATE CAMPAIGN

Michael Pierce

MICHAEL PIERCE · CANDIDATE CAMPAIGN

Michael Pierce

WHO THEY PAID FOR THE WORK

WHEN THE MONEY MOVED

PAYMENTS BEHIND THIS ANSWER

PRINTING RECIPIENTS

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