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Kambium E Buckner D
Incumbent, Democratic candidate for State Representative District 26
March 17, 2026 primary: won with 10,508 votes (74.5%) · November 3, 2026 general
🔓 Contribution limits are off in their race (board determination).
Also ran for State Representative in 2024 ($775,480 raised), 2022 ($607,896 raised).
Campaign money
$137,493 of it in 55 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.
Carpentry Advancement PAC Fund $14,300 2026-09-11 · Warren Park Health & Living Center $10,000 2026-09-16 · Health Care Council of Illinois PAC $7,500 2026-09-16 · Waymo, LLC $6,500 2026-09-16 · Ameren Illinois $6,000 2026-09-16 · Comcast Financial Agency Corporation $5,000 2026-09-01 · J & J Ventures Gaming, LLC $5,000 2026-09-01 · One Future Illinois PAC $5,000 2026-09-16 · Google Client Services, LLC $4,000 2026-09-16 · Illinois Hospital Association PAC $4,000 2026-09-16
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsParties and legislative caucusesOther candidates and officeholders
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How it was spent: $484,775
Largest payees: Democratic Party of Illinois $66,000 Contributions to other committees · Canal Partners Media $46,133 Digital and online · Acree Company, LLC $30,700 Other (as described) · KLA Schools $20,101 Other (as described) · Illinios Association of Realtors $20,000 Refunds · American Airlines $17,562 Travel and meals · Tulchin Research $16,515 Polling · Goshen Impact Services $15,060 Consultants and field
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 | Total |
|---|---|
| Democratic Party of Illinois Chicago | $92,041.50 |
| Carpentry Advancement PAC Fund Chicago | $72,800 |
| IPACE Springfield | $50,000 |
| AFSCME Illinois Council 31 PAC Springfield | $43,600 |
| Realtor PAC Springfield | $30,000 |
| People for Emanuel Chris Welch Westchester | $28,000 |
| SEIU HealthCare IL IN PAC Chicago | $26,400 |
| Illinios Association of Realtors Springfield | $20,000 |
| Jewish Caucus PAC Deerfield | $20,000 |
| SEIU IL Council PAC Fund Chicago | $20,000 |
| Democrats for the Illinois House Westchester | $19,023.34 |
| Ameren Illinois Saint Louis | $12,000 |
| Comcast Financial Agency Corporation Philadelphia | $10,000 |
| Save Our Local Businesses Illinois PAC Chicago | $10,000 |
| Warren Park Health & Living Center Lincolnwood | $10,000 |
Committee: Friends of Kam Buckner (every report they filed is on the State Board of Elections' site). Data current as of October 12, 2026.
Outside spending for and against them
| Spender | Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| INCS Action Independent Committee primary · 2026-02-25 – 2026-03-02 | for | $27,178 |
| Illinois REALTORS Fund primary · 2026-02-17 | for | $10,100 |
| Common Ground Collective IEC primary · 2026-03-06 | for | $5,250 |
Independent expenditures reported by other committees since January 1, 2025. The candidate doesn't control them.
Their home
The Cook County assessor's estimate of the market value of the home at the address Kambium E Buckner 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.
Committees
- Consumer Protection
- Ethics & Elections
- Judiciary - Civil
- Prescription Drug Affordability
- Revenue & Finance
- Rules * Reports
Subcommittees: Property Tax Subcommittee · Tax Policy: Finance Subcommittee · Tax Policy: Other Taxes Subcommitte (sub-chairperson) · Tax Policy: Sales Tax Subcommittee (sub-chairperson)
Their seats in the current General Assembly, from ilga.gov. Compare with who funds them: their donors.
Companies on the state register
Corporations and LLCs the Secretary of State lists Kambium E Buckner as an officer, manager or member of.
| Company | Their role | Gave to the campaign |
|---|---|---|
| MOTOR ROW STREET FEST L.L.C. LLC, since 2018 · file 06930603 | manager | — |
Registered agent for (the person who receives legal papers; often a lawyer or accountant for a client, not an owner): ILLINOIS HOUSE LEGISLATIVE BLACK CAUCUS (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.
| Donor | To them | Candidates funded | By party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party of Illinois Party or caucus committee · Chicago | $92,042 | 31 | |
| Carpentry Advancement PAC Fund Group or PAC · Chicago | $72,800 | 72 | |
| IPACE Group or PAC · Springfield | $50,000 | 28 | |
| AFSCME Illinois Council 31 PAC Labor union · Springfield | $43,600 | 22 | |
| Realtor Political Action Committee Group or PAC · Springfield | $30,000 | 101 | |
| People for Emanuel Chris Welch Candidate or officeholder committee · Westchester | $28,000 | 3 | |
| SEIU HealthCare IL IN PAC Labor union · Chicago | $26,400 | 68 | |
| Jewish Caucus PAC Group or PAC · Deerfield | $20,000 | 5 | |
| SEIU Illinois Council PAC Fund Labor union · Chicago | $20,000 | 19 | |
| Democrats for the Illinois House Candidate or officeholder committee · Westchester | $19,023 | 33 | |
| Ameren Illinois Business · St. Louis | $12,000 | 89 | |
| Comcast Financial Agency Corporation Business · Philadelphia | $10,000 | 48 | |
| Save Our Local Businesses Illinois PAC Group or PAC · Chicago | $10,000 | 17 | |
| Warren Park Health and Living Center Business · Lincolnwood | $10,000 | 5 | |
| Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Labor union · Countryside | $9,500 | 115 |