Paul Friedman

IL-09

House of Representatives IL-09

• 2025-09-08
  • started collecting signatures
• 2025-09-09
  • 10 signatures (+10)
• 2025-09-10
  • 21 signatures (+11)
• 2025-09-11
  • day off because reasons
• 2025-09-12
  • created EIN in order to file with FEC [1]
• 2025-09-13
  • 33 signatures (+12); printed FEC Form 2 Statement of Candidacy [2]
• 2025-09-14
  • 51 signatures (+18)
• 2025-09-15
  • mailing FEC Form 2 Statement of Candidacy via USPS to Federal Election Commission 1050 First Street, NE Washington, DC 20463
  • 80 signatures (+29)
• 2025-09-17
  • Notarized 77 signatures (3 were on another paper)
  • Attempted to open bank account for campaign - bank accountant needed to do research
• 2025-09-18
  • 50th Ward Job Fair
  • 89 notarized signatures
  • 101 signatures (+21)
• 2025-09-19
  • FEC received my Form 2 Statement of Candidacy [2] at 09:56a ET
• 2025-09-20
  • Evanston Busker Fest
  • 155 signatures (+54)
• 2025-09-21
  • 180 signatures (+25)
• 2025-09-22
  • this is starting to get a bit more interesting - https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6IL09384/
  • 179 notarized signatures
  • 195 signatures (+16)
• 2025-09-24
  • 222 signatures (+27)
• 2025-09-27
  • received Financial Disclosure Requirements from the Committee on Ethics
• 2025-09-29
  • 281 signatures (+59) all notarized
• 2025-10-06
  • 396 notarized signatures (+115)
• 2025-10-17
  • 505 notarized signatures (+109)
• 2025-10-24
  • 550 notarized signatures (+45) [3]
• 2025-11-03
  • 655 notarized signatures (+105)
  • Submitted Statement of Candidacy, Nominating Petitions, and Waiver of Service Filed to State of Illinois State Board of Elections [4]
• 2025-11-10
  • No objections filed
  • Waiting until Jan 8 for the certification, but afaict I am on the ballot!!!!

Contact Information

• email
  • psf-il-09 at pm dot me
• phone
  • +1 (312) 772-2107

[1] EIN: 39-4319221 (a.k.a. FEC Candidate Identification Number)

[2] FEC Filing software is Windows only ;-> I only have access to *NIX based Operating Systems

[3] 540 Signatures are needed - I have that many and a few more + a week to go

[4] https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/CandidateDetailEO.aspx?CandidateID=IgcDkP%2fDQqzK7FOiG%2bJ63Q%3d%3d&ElectionID=Z2J%2fvYpKX8w%3d