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Who funds Robin Kelly?

Illinois U.S. SenateDemocratFiled for an open seatFEC S6IL00474
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What they did in office.

Sitting member of Congress · Robin L. Kelly

In the U.S. House (IL-2) since 2013 · current term ends Jan 3, 2027

  • Recorded yea or nay on 24 of the 24 key House floor votes captured in Hugin's snapshot
  • 1 committee: Energy and Commerce · 3 subcommittees
  • 181 committees reported contributions to them this cycle · 3 committees reported outside spending for or against them

Linked to this filing by its exact FEC candidate ID (S6IL00474) in the congress-legislators roster of Oct 21, 2026. Votes are one key floor vote per bill on bills named in contractor lobbying reports (Oct 29, 2026); committee seats are the roster as of Oct 24, 2026; money counts are FEC reports for 2026 as of Oct 24, 2026. These are what Hugin's snapshots captured, not complete records, and none of them is a score or evidence of motive.

The money.

Robin KellyFEC filing: Robin Kelly · S6IL00474 ↗
Raised
$1.4M
Spent
$3.5M
Cash on hand
$4,194
  • Individuals 80% $1.1M
  • PACs & other committees 17% $229K
  • Other receipts 3% $47K

Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026. Excludes $2.2M moved between the candidate's own committees.

Outside groups: $1.3M supporting · $0 opposing

Biggest spenders supporting

  1. THE IMPACT FUNDHybrid PAC (super PAC account)Spent mainly in primaries $795K
  2. PROTECT PROGRESSSuper PACSpent mainly in primaries $285K
  3. PROGRESSIVE VALUES ILLINOISSuper PACSpent mainly in primaries $198K

Largest direct PAC contributions

  1. TOGETHER EVERYONE REALIZES REAL IMPACTLeadership PAC of Terri A. Sewell $10K
  2. ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMENPAC with no sponsoring organization $7,000
  3. PEOPLE IN RURAL AREAS TRANSFORM ELECTIONS (PIRATE) PACLeadership PAC of Don Davis $7,000
  4. INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEUnion PAC · International Brotherhood Of Electrical Workers $5,000
  5. AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEECooperative PAC · American Crystal Sugar Compay $5,000

Who gave.

Who gives $1.1M from individuals

26% in small-dollar gifts

$276K of $1.1M came unitemized: from donors whose gifts to the campaign this cycle total $200 or less, whom the campaign does not have to name.

Adding itemized gifts from donors whose itemized total is $200 or less, about 27%. Many small gifts sent through ActBlue or WinRed are itemized anyway, so the first figure runs low; this estimate groups donors by name and ZIP code as filed and counts only itemized gifts already in the FEC bulk file.

The itemized gifts below add up to $665K of the $799K the campaign reported itemizing through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Apr 17, 2026 for this campaign.

67% from Illinois · 33% from elsewhere

Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address; $2,500 had no usable state. Giving from other states is lawful and common.

100% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.

Top states

  1. Illinois $446K
  2. District of Columbia $73K
  3. Maryland $23K
  4. California $19K
  5. New York $18K
  6. Virginia $14K
  7. Indiana $8,215
  8. Texas $7,822

Top employers named by donors

  1. STATE OF ILLINOIS $6,542
  2. ARIEL INVESTMENTS $6,000
  3. WALGREENS $3,000
  4. MINDSET $2,500
  5. CITY OF CHICAGO $2,425
  6. ALPINE GROUP $2,000
  7. COOK COUNTY $1,931
  8. CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS $1,561
  9. STATE FARM $1,472
  10. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT $800

Employers as donors wrote them on the form. A company listed here did not give this money; people who work there did.

Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $161K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $476K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.

Summary through Sep 30, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Apr 30, 2025 to Apr 17, 2026, net of refunds (1,847 entries). Every itemized contribution on FEC.gov ↗

From the principal campaign committee's FEC reports; joint-fundraising transfers and later reports are not included, and no donor is named here. A contribution is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing.

Outside money in the final weeks.

Outside spending including late reports: $1.3M for / $0 against · $0 in the final two weeks

Source: FEC regular reports. The final two weeks run Oct 21, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026, by the date each ad or mailing went out.

What it bought, per the late reports

  • Ads, medium not stated 83% $1.1M
  • Mail, print & signs 16% $198K
  • Phones & texts 1% $13K
  • Ad production 0.7% $9,521

Largest late spenders for

  1. THE IMPACT FUND $795K
  2. PROTECT PROGRESS $285K
  3. PROGRESSIVE VALUES ILLINOIS $198K

Latest dissemination on these reports: March 14, 2026. FEC 24- and 48-hour independent-expenditure reports read November 4, 2026, with amended and re-filed reports counted once (14 entries). These reports on FEC.gov ↗

Outside spending is, by law, made without coordinating with the candidate and is not the candidate's money. Purposes are grouped from each spender's own description, so the groups are approximate. A dollar figure is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing.

Where it went.

Where the money went $3.3M in itemized spending

  • Advertising & outreach 49% $1.6M
  • Consultants & strategy 6% $213K
  • Staff & payroll 20% $665K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 11% $348K
  • Polling, research & data 7% $240K
  • Travel, meals & events 4% $127K
  • Office, technology & overhead 1% $39K
  • Legal & compliance 1% $47K
  • Other or unclassified 0.1% $3,280

Largest payees

  1. SKDKNICKERBOCKER $1.1M
  2. AUTHENTIC BRANDS $292K
  3. PAYCHEX $185K
  4. BATTLEAXE DIGITAL $136K
  5. ALG POLLING $125K

Paid to individuals: $563K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

Payments dated May 11, 2025 to Sep 25, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (821 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗

Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.

Others who filed for this seat.

Questions worth asking.

Money shows who backed a campaign, not how a person will act. Compare it with what they did and said: their votes or official actions if they have held office, their own statements, and their answers to a finding. Use the same questions for every candidate.

FEC bulk data read November 4, 2026. Campaign totals come from each filing's own FEC summary through its latest processed report. Outside spending is independent expenditures itemized in committee reports in the FEC bulk files, primaries included; late 24- and 48-hour reports, party coordinated spending, communication costs and groups that do not report to the FEC are not included. Outside spending is, by law, made without coordinating with the candidate, and it is not the candidate's money. A contribution or expenditure is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing. This page identifies the filing by its FEC candidate ID; a person can hold more than one filing.