PAC · IL · C00135541

To Protect Our Heritage PAC

A traditional political action committee. It raises limited contributions and can give directly to candidates.

First filed Sept. 16, 1980. Treasurer: Alan E. Molotsky. Connected organization: None. View on FEC.gov (opens in a new tab)

  • Raised (2025-26)
    $105,982
  • Spent
    $99,322
  • Cash on hand
    $154,683
  • Outside spending
    $0

Raised, spent and cash on hand through reports covering Sept. 30, 2026.

Where its money went

  • Given: the group’s own contributions to the campaign
  • Bundled: donors’ contributions the group collected and forwarded
  • For: outside spending supporting
  • Against: outside spending opposing
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Bundled contributions (money donors route through a PAC to specific candidates) are broken out only for groups on our issue pages.

Who funds it

Largest single contributions this cycle. Committees and organizations link to their own pages when they file with the FEC; an organization that doesn’t file won’t show its own donors here.

Largest contributions received this cycle
ContributorTypeFromDateAmount
Jacob KupietzkyPresident, Hci Executive Interim MGMTPersonSkokie, ILMay 21, 2026$5,000 (opens in a new tab)
Steven LavinAttorney, Lavin and WaldonPersonHighland Park, ILJune 30, 2025$5,000 (opens in a new tab)
Dawn LavinHomemaker, HomemakerPersonHighland Park, ILJune 30, 2025$5,000 (opens in a new tab)
Jacob KupietzkyPresident, Hci Executive Interim MGMTPersonSkokie, ILJune 24, 2025$5,000 (opens in a new tab)
Steven LavinAttorney, Lavin and WaldonPersonHighland Park, ILFeb. 5, 2026$5,000 (opens in a new tab)
Raquel K. ShechtelHousewife, SelfPersonPrinceton, NJNov. 10, 2025$5,000 (opens in a new tab)
Andrew J. ShechtelInvestor, Self EmployedPersonPrinceton, NJNov. 9, 2025$5,000 (opens in a new tab)
Elyse LitwackPresident, Wayfarer PathwaysPersonChicago, ILDec. 14, 2025$2,700 (opens in a new tab)
Miriam FriedmanHomemaker, HomemakerPersonSkokie, ILJune 7, 2026$2,500 (opens in a new tab)
Lawrence M FriedmanAttorney, Locke LordPersonSkokie, ILApril 27, 2026$2,500 (opens in a new tab)
Steven RothkeNeuropsychologist, Neurobehavior & Rehab NetworkPersonMorton Grove, ILJune 27, 2025$2,500 (opens in a new tab)
Alan E. MolotskyAttorney, North Square Investments, LLCPersonSkokie, ILJune 24, 2025$2,500 (opens in a new tab)
Nathan LichtensteinAttorney, Aronberg Goldgehn Davis & GarmPersonSkokie, ILJune 30, 2025$2,500 (opens in a new tab)
Steven RothkeNeuropsychologist, Neurobehavior & Rehab NetworkPersonMorton Grove, ILMarch 2, 2026$2,500 (opens in a new tab)
Nathan LichtensteinAttorney, Aronberg Goldgehn Davis & GarmPersonSkokie, ILMarch 25, 2026$2,500 (opens in a new tab)
Alan E. MolotskyAttorney, North Square Investments, LLCPersonSkokie, ILFeb. 18, 2026$2,500 (opens in a new tab)
Linda FormanCpa, PC Linda Forman CpaPersonEvanston, ILFeb. 17, 2026$2,500 (opens in a new tab)
Yigal YahavDentist, Jonathan Yahav and AssociatesPersonSkokie, ILDec. 31, 2025$2,500 (opens in a new tab)
Alison Pure SlovinDirector Midwest Region, Simon Weisenthal CenterPersonSkokie, ILAug. 19, 2025$2,500 (opens in a new tab)
Deborah SirtDesign, Self-EmployedPersonSkokie, ILOct. 28, 2025$2,500 (opens in a new tab)
Edward RubinAttorney, Machado & Rosenblum LTD RubinPersonChicago, ILJuly 5, 2025$2,500 (opens in a new tab)
Kenneth RipsteinReal Estate Developer, Various Real Estate VenturesPersonLincolnwood, ILNov. 20, 2025$2,500 (opens in a new tab)
Hanan JavetzSchool District Elgin Il, Plant OperatorPersonEvanston, ILAug. 21, 2025$2,500 (opens in a new tab)
Burton HerbstmanPhysician, Northwest Heart SpecialistsPersonDeerfield, ILAug. 23, 2025$2,500 (opens in a new tab)
Miriam FriedmanHomemaker, HomemakerPersonSkokie, ILNov. 10, 2025$2,500 (opens in a new tab)

See every contribution to To Protect Our Heritage PAC on FEC.gov (opens in a new tab). Contributions of $200 or less aren’t listed by name.