Tamiko T.C. Mueller
Democratic · IL · Jackson County Board Member, District 3
Tamiko 'T.C.' Mueller is a Democratic nominee for Illinois Senate District 59 and a Jackson County Board member. She is a U.S. Army Reserve lieutenant colonel with more than 25 years of military service, a real-estate broker and business owner, and a nonprofit founder focused on community support, disabled homeless veterans, and returning citizens.
Campaign Finance Information — Illinois State Senator, 59th Legislative District
Campaign Finance Information · Illinois State Senator, 59th Legislative District · November 3, 2026
Data last updated July 27, 2026
- Raised
- $10,000
- Spent
- $0
- Cash on hand
- $12,330
- Debts
- $0
Direct contributions by size
- $1,000-$4,999$2,000
- $250-$499$1,100
- $100-$249$800
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections · 2026 cycle · elections.il.gov
Track record
Environment and Public Health
· 1 record
Mueller identifies tax reform and environmental policy as campaign priorities.
July 18, 2026For
Source: tcmueller.com · researched July 18, 2026
Reduce Wealth Gap
· 3 records
Mueller identifies jobs and education as central campaign policy areas, drawing on her workforce-education and economic-development background.
July 18, 2026For
Source: tcmueller.com · researched July 18, 2026
Mueller's campaign prioritizes economic development and building a stronger Southern Illinois economy.
July 18, 2026For
Source: tcmueller.com · researched July 18, 2026
Mueller serves on the Jackson Growth Alliance board and has worked on economic development and homeownership initiatives in Southern Illinois.
October 1, 2025For
Source: tcmueller.com · researched July 18, 2026
Healthcare Affordability
· 1 record
Mueller identifies health care as a central campaign policy area for District 59.
July 18, 2026For
Source: tcmueller.com · researched July 18, 2026
Housing Affordability
· 1 record
Mueller serves on the Jackson Growth Alliance board and has worked on economic development and homeownership initiatives in Southern Illinois.
October 1, 2025For
Source: tcmueller.com · researched July 18, 2026
Social Programs and Welfare
· 1 record
Mueller founded Amazing Sun Rise, a nonprofit supporting community engagement, disabled homeless veterans, and returning citizens.
November 1, 2025For
Source: tcmueller.com · researched July 18, 2026
Public Education Quality
· 2 records
Mueller identifies jobs and education as central campaign policy areas, drawing on her workforce-education and economic-development background.
July 18, 2026For
Source: tcmueller.com · researched July 18, 2026
Mueller earned master's degrees in workforce education and public administration.
May 1, 2006For
Source: jacksoncounty-il.gov · researched July 18, 2026
General
· 6 records
Mueller has more than 25 years of U.S. Army service and serves as a lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserve.
July 18, 2026
Source: tcmueller.com · researched July 18, 2026
Mueller became the active Democratic nominee for Illinois Senate District 59 after advancing unopposed from the 2026 primary.
March 17, 2026
Source: elections.il.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Mueller completed two Middle East military tours, serving in Kuwait and Egypt, and also served more than ten years in the Illinois National Guard.
November 1, 2025
Source: tcmueller.com · researched July 18, 2026
Tamiko T.C. Mueller serves as the elected Jackson County Board member for District 3, with a term running through 2028.
December 1, 2024
Source: jacksoncounty-il.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Mueller is a licensed real-estate broker and owner of Exit Realty New BeginningZ in the Carbondale and Murphysboro area.
January 1, 2008
Source: tcmueller.com · researched July 18, 2026
Mueller earned a bachelor's degree in political science with a military-science minor from Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
May 1, 2000
Source: jacksoncounty-il.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Elections
- Illinois State Senator, 59th Legislative District · November 3, 2026 · State Senate District 59; Illinois
Profile last researched July 18, 2026.