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Aja Kearney D

Democratic candidate for State Representative District 34

March 17, 2026 primary: lost with 6,588 votes (41.1%)

🔓 Contribution limits are off in their race (board determination).

Worth a look

Context Late reports

1 large contribution ($2,500) reported on an A-1 after the deadline

A contribution of $1,000 or more must be reported to the State Board of Elections within 5 business days (2 in the last 30 days before an election the candidate is on the ballot for). The latest: $2,500 from Rashid for Illinois, received 2026-02-17, reported 2026-02-21: 3 business days, 1 past the deadline.

What to check
  • The receipt date is what the committee reported; a correction or a typo there changes the count.
  • A contribution received and returned within the same quarterly period needn't be reported on an A-1.
  • The Board decides on fines and can waive them (inadvertence, clerical error, days late).
The entries (1)
NameDateA-1 filedBusiness daysAllowedAmount
Rashid for Illinois2026-02-172026-02-2132$2,500
Rule: Large contributions reported late
“A political committee shall file a report of any contribution of $1,000 or more electronically with the Board within 5 business days after receipt of the contribution, except that the report shall be filed within 2 business days after receipt if (i) the contribution is received 30 or fewer days before the date of an election”10 ILCS 5/9-10(c) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how findings work

Context Late reports

1 quarterly report filed late (up to 26 days)

Quarterly reports are due by the 15th of the month after each quarter. The report for the quarter ending 2025-09-30 was due 2025-10-15 and filed 2025-11-10.

What to check
  • A paper report postmarked 3 days before the deadline is on time; the Board records when it arrived.
  • The Board assesses fines for late reports and may waive them.
The entries (1)
Quarter endingDueFiledDays late
2025-09-302025-10-152025-11-1026
Rule: Quarterly reports filed late
“A political committee shall file quarterly reports no later than the 15th day of the month following each period.”10 ILCS 5/9-10(b) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how findings work

Campaign money

$190,498raised, 21 itemized contributions, plus $2,183 in small ones
$0from the candidate (incl. loans)
$189,529spent
$0cash on hand on March 31, 2026
Where their money comes from (besides their own)

IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsParties and legislative caucusesOther candidates and officeholders

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How it was spent: $189,529

Office, printing and supplies$71,543
Other (as described)$61,857
Mail and literature$40,675
Staff pay$11,200
Fundraising and events$2,753
Donations and sponsorships$1,500

Largest payees: Breaker Press Company $98,350 Office, printing and supplies · Stars & Stripes Silk Screening Inc. $9,914 Office, printing and supplies · Gerald Johnson $5,720 Other (as described) · John Keating $5,400 Staff pay · Tristan Banks $5,000 Staff pay · Javhontae Williams $4,575 Other (as described) · Jeremiah Mack $4,305 Other (as described) · Jabardre Williams $4,175 Other (as described)

Grouped by the purpose each payment lists (“direct mail”, “consulting”), so the groups are approximate; a consultant's payments to others (ads, mail) show under the consultant.

Top contributorsTypeTotal
Chicago Teachers Union
Chicago
Business or group$72,500
Citizens for Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
Chicago
Business or group$30,000
Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE
Westmont
Business or group$30,000
SEIU IL Council PAC Fund
Chicago
Business or group$30,000
S.E.I.U. LOCAL 73 B-PAC ACCOUNT
CHICAGO
Business or group$15,000
Friends of Fritz
Chicago
Business or group$2,500
Rashid for Illinois
Summit
Business or group$2,500
Cook County College Teachers Union - COPE
Chicago
Business or group$2,000
Carpentry Advancement Political Action Committee Fund
Chicago
Business or group$1,500
Bobby Edmond
Sr. Systems Engineer · ManTech · Pasadena
Person$1,000
Heat & Frost Insulators & Allied Workers Local 17 - PAC
Tinley Park
Business or group$1,000
IL Federation of Teachers C.O.P.E.
Springfield
Business or group$866.16
Sierra Club Illinois Chapter PAC
Chicago
Business or group$832.13
Anthony Bass
Chicago
Person$300
Pamela Floyd
Hazel Crest
Person$250

Committee: Friends of Aja Kearney (every report they filed is on the State Board of Elections' site). Data current as of October 12, 2026.

Their home

$100,000 – $200,000estimated market value, 2026 assessment
$335,800median home value in Cook County (Illinois: $280,700)

The Cook County assessor's estimate of the market value of the home at the address Aja Kearney filed with the State Board of Elections, shown as a range; the address isn't published here. Assessments trail the market and can be appealed, so treat it as a rough figure. How this works. Medians: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024.

Companies on the state register

Corporations and LLCs the Secretary of State lists Aja Kearney as an officer, manager or member of.

CompanyTheir roleStatusGave to the campaign
ELITE STRATEGIES CONSULTING LLC
LLC, since 2021 · file 10605423
managerInvoluntarily dissolved · last annual report 2023—

Registered agent for (the person who receives legal papers; often a lawyer or accountant for a client, not an owner): ELITE SERVICES, INC. (dissolved).

From the Secretary of State's business records of October 13, 2026, matched by name and ZIP code against the address the State Board of Elections has for the candidate (or by name when the company itself gave to their campaign). Someone listed only at another address isn't found; search the Secretary of State's business entity search by file number for the full record.

Their donors also gave to

Their largest donors who also funded other 2026 state candidates.

DonorTo themCandidates fundedBy party
Chicago Teachers Union
Labor union · Chicago
$72,5007
SEIU Illinois Council PAC Fund
Labor union · Chicago
$30,00019
Citizens for Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
Candidate or officeholder committee · Chicago
$30,0006
Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE
Labor union · Westmont
$30,00088
S.E.I.U. Local 73 B-PAC Account
Labor union · Chicago
$15,0003
Friends of Fritz
Candidate or officeholder committee · Chicago
$2,5002
Rashid for Illinois
Candidate or officeholder committee · Summit
$2,50014
Cook County College Teachers Union - COPE
Labor union · Chicago
$2,00047
Carpentry Advancement PAC Fund
Group or PAC · Chicago
$1,50072
Heat & Frost Insulators & Allied Workers Local 17 PAC
Labor union · Tinley Park
$1,00018
Sierra Club Illinois Chapter PAC
Group or PAC · Chicago
$8327