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Jared Ploger for State Senate

This page ran 15 paid political ads on Facebook and Instagram between 28 September 2026 and 26 October 2026. Meta reports $26.4–32K of spend, which makes it the 1,960th largest advertiser of the 24,034 pages in our data. Advertiser type: Candidate. Most of its spend took no side. Race: State. Paid for by Friends of Jared Ploger.

Data from the Meta Ad Library, pulled 4 November 2026. Election on 3 November 2026. · Every ad of this page in Meta’s Ad Library ↗

15

ads

$29.2K

reported spend, range $26.4–32K

0.0%

of spend on federal races

$1.2K

median spend per ad

Spend by week the ad started

5 Oct
 Spend still counting
2 Nov

Tone

Promotional
100%

Share of the 15 ads with text that our model classified. Attack ads name an opponent.

Topics

Education
87%
Candidate profile
67%
Jobs & youth
60%
Economy & cost of living
27%
Electoral process & turnout
13%
Health
6.7%
Social protection
6.7%
Infrastructure & energy
6.7%

Spend by race: State 100%.

Spend by ad language: English 100%.

The costliest ads

The highest-spend ad of each distinct text, as it ran.

  • Jared Ploger is a longtime educator, coach, and union leader running for State Senate in Illinois' 42nd District. He's spent his career fighting for public schools and working families, and he's ready to bring that same fight to Springfield.

    28 September 2026 · Jared Ploger for State Senate · $7–8K · 300K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library

  • Early voting is open. Jared Ploger is ready to keep fighting for our schools, lower costs, and affordable health care, and he needs your vote. Find your early voting site and vote today.

    19 October 2026 · Jared Ploger for State Senate · $4.5–5K · 175K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library

  • Jared Ploger has seen firsthand how healthcare costs can eat away at a family's savings. He's running for State Senate to protect coverage for pre-existing conditions and bring down healthcare costs for families in the 42nd District.

    19 October 2026 · Jared Ploger for State Senate · $2.5–3K · 150K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library

  • A livable wage today doesn't go as far as it used to. Jared Ploger knows families across the 42nd District are working hard and still falling behind on groceries, childcare and everyday costs, and he's ready to fight for real relief.

    19 October 2026 · Jared Ploger for State Senate · $2.5–3K · 150K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library

  • Illinois has some of the best public schools in the country. As a teacher and union leader, Jared Ploger has fought to protect and grow programs for our kids, and he'll do the same in Springfield.

    5 October 2026 · Jared Ploger for State Senate · $2.5–3K · 175K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library

  • Jared Ploger will fight for real tax relief, and for making sure every tax dollar actually goes toward our schools, roads and communities.

    5 October 2026 · Jared Ploger for State Senate · $2.5–3K · 175K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library

Figures cover domestic political ads paid in dollars, from 4 May 2026. Spend is the sum of Meta’s range midpoints; impressions above one million are reported as “1M+”, so impression figures are floors. Each ad counts in the week its delivery started, with its lifetime spend at our last pull; ads still running before the vote are counted as of 31 October 2026.

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