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Brian Skala R

Republican candidate for State Senator District 14

March 17, 2026 primary: won with 4,022 votes (100%) · November 3, 2026 general

🔓 Contribution limits are off in their race (limits off for race).

Campaign money

$30,113raised, 21 itemized contributions, plus $3,906 in small ones
$700from the candidate (incl. loans)
$6,176spent
$21,246cash on hand on September 30, 2026; $700 in debts

$12,004 of it in 4 large contributions reported on A-1s since their last quarterly report (through September 30, 2026): $1,000 or more from one source must be reported within days, ahead of the next quarterly.

Bretrand Jones $6,000 2026-10-03 · IPACE $5,000 2026-08-29 · Illinois Senate Republican Campaign Committee $1,004 2026-09-22

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: $6,176

Consultants and field$2,000
Office, printing and supplies$1,890
Other (as described)$1,382
Contributions to other committees$500
Fundraising and events$253
Digital and online$151

Largest payees: Sam Young $2,000 Consultants and field · Discount Printers $1,484 Office, printing and supplies · The Messenger Newspaper $700 Other (as described) · Google Ads $682 Other (as described) · Bailey for Illinois $500 Contributions to other committees · Barraco's Pizza & Restaurant $253 Fundraising and events · One Up Signs $226 Office, printing and supplies · Amazon.com $180 Office, printing and supplies

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
John Kelly
President · Kelly Financial Services · Palos Park
Person$9,500
Bretrand Jones
Executive · Supreme Solutions · Burke
Person$6,000
IPACE
Springfield
Committee$5,000
Special Graphics & Maintenance Inc.
Crestwood
Business or group$2,000
Senate Republican Victory Fund
Springfield
Business or group$1,011.82
Illinois Senate Republican Campaign Committee
Springfield
Business or group$1,003.69
Kelly Financial Services
Hickory Hills
Business or group$1,000
Daniel Bundschuh
President · DRB Consulting Group · Elwood
Person$520.51
Anthony Migacz
President · Cheesewich · La Grange
Person$520.51
Dykstra, LLC
Orland Park
Business or group$500
Friends of Ken Klein
Crestwood
Business or group$500
Robert Smith
Chicago
Person$500
Tamir Enterprises, INC
Oak Forest
Business or group$500
WC Professional Baseball,LLC
Crestwood
Business or group$500
Friends of Ken Klein
Crestwood
Committee$300

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

Companies on the state register

Registered agent for (the person who receives legal papers; often a lawyer or accountant for a client, not an owner): FOX CREEK CONSULTING INC. · NAMELESS FEW MA CORP.

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
IPACE
Group or PAC · Springfield
$5,00028
Senate Republican Victory Fund
Party or caucus committee · Springfield
$1,01210
Illinois Senate Republican Campaign Committee
Party or caucus committee · Springfield
$1,00410
Friends of Ken Klein
Candidate or officeholder committee · Crestwood
$8002