🔓 Contribution limits are off in their race (limits off for race).
Campaign money
$508,258raised, 850 itemized contributions, plus $64,011 in small ones
$23,163from the candidate (incl. loans)
$552,596spent
$1,205cash on hand on June 30, 2026; $2,000 in debts
$9,000 of it in 6 large contributions reported on A-1s since their last quarterly report (through June 30, 2026): $1,000 or more from one source must be reported within days, ahead of the next quarterly.
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor - Management PAC $2,500 2026-09-24 · James Vasselli $2,500 2026-09-29 · Chicago Galbi House $1,000 2026-09-29 · Old National Bank PAC $1,000 2026-09-30 · Schneider for Congress $1,000 2026-09-24 · Tony Yun $1,000 2026-09-24
Where their money comes from (besides their own)
44%22%21%
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsParties and legislative caucusesOther candidates and officeholders
Plus $23,163 of their own money and from their other committees. Compare with all state candidates →
How it was spent: $552,596
Other (as described)$195,649
Consultants and field$135,950
Office, printing and supplies$72,339
Staff pay$45,050
Digital and online$42,597
Fundraising and events$18,465
Contributions to other committees$14,376
Polling$11,900
Legal, accounting and fees$8,545
Donations and sponsorships$3,676
Largest payees: Rising Tide Interactive $150,000 Other (as described) · Maggie O'Keefe $61,050 Staff pay · Stomping Ground Strategies LLC $39,000 Consultants and field · Scale to Win $38,918 Digital and online · Langenfeld Associates $28,500 Consultants and field · Minuteman Press - Chicago $27,742 Office, printing and supplies · Patrick Watson $26,250 Consultants and field · Union Creative LLC $15,059 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 contributors | Type | Total |
|---|
Teamsters Local 705 PAC Account
Chicago | Committee | $73,000 |
Holly Kim
Treasurer · Lake County · Mundelein | Person | $22,162.60 |
Tracy Katz Muhl for State Central Committeeperson
Northbrook | Business or group | $14,525.29 |
James Vasselli
self-employed · Self · Hinsdale | Person | $11,500 |
Friends of Sharon Chung
Bloomington | Committee | $10,000 |
Kim's Beauty Supply
Quincy | Business or group | $10,000 |
Vasselli Law
Oak Brook | Business or group | $9,103.48 |
Dillard & King, LLC
Oak Park | Business or group | $8,999 |
Ashland Dental
Chicago | Business or group | $7,300 |
Leonard Law Group
Chicago | Business or group | $7,300 |
Teamsters Local Union no. 727 Political Action Committee
Park Ridge | Committee | $7,300 |
Teamsters Local Union no. 731 PAC Fund
Burr Ridge | Committee | $7,300 |
Esiah Campos for Lake County
Round Lake Beach | Committee | $7,000 |
Hankook Funeral Services, Inc.
Northbrook | Business or group | $7,000 |
Troy Mertz
Owner · Moda Homes · Algonquin | Person | $6,000 |
Committee: Friends of Holly Kim (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): VILLAGE HOMESTEADING MUNDELEIN (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.