Matt Brewer
Matt Brewer is running for Mayor on February 23, 2027. Here's what's on file so far: nominating papers, signatures and campaign money, from public records.
- 32,064 signatures on file (our count)
- 2.6× the 12,500-signature minimum
- $239,290 cash on hand, Sep 30
- Feb 23 Election Day
01 · Getting on the ballot
32,064 signatures on 2,298 petition pages
Counted from the petition copy the Board of Election Commissioners provided with the October 19 filing. Candidates for this office need at least 12,500 valid signatures.
Signatures · our count
32,064 (incomplete) 2.6× the minimum
- Petition pages
- 2,298The number on the last page of the petition, from the Board's receipt. It isn't a signature count: each page holds a limited number of lines, and not every line is filled.
- Signatures · our count
- 32,064 (incomplete)Every filled-in signature line we counted on all 2,290 sheets of the petition copy, leaving out lines that were crossed out. Our copy has 8 fewer readable sheets than the Board's receipt lists (blank or missing scans), so this undercounts.
- Valid signatures
- Not yet checkedThe Board checks for duplicates and voters outside the city only if someone objects. Objections can be filed Oct 27–Nov 2.
Source: The Board of Election Commissioners' receipt for their nominating papers
02 · Campaign money
$239,290 in the bank heading into the race
From the 2026 Q3 quarterly report the campaign committee filed with the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).
Q3 fundraising equals about 169% of the committee's cash on hand at the end of the quarter.
Campaign committee
Brewer for Chicago
The committee that raises and spends money for the campaign. Its filings are public on ISBE's site.
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