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Kambium E Buckner D
Incumbent, Democratic candidate for State Representative District 26
March 19, 2024 primary: won with 10,724 votes (100%) · November 5, 2024 general: won with 30,735 votes (100%)
Also ran for State Representative in 2026 ($964,579 raised), 2022 ($607,896 raised).
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How it was spent: $670,061
Largest payees: Democratic Party of Illinois $126,000 Contributions to other committees · Democrats for the Illinois House $125,000 Contributions to other committees · Joy for Justice, Inc. $68,500 Contributions to other committees · Friends of Michael Crawford $68,500 Contributions to other committees · KLA Schools $29,919 Other (as described) · Goodman Campaigns $17,046 Consultants and field · Stomping Ground Strategies $14,500 Consultants and field · Kam for Chicago $12,000 Contributions to other committees
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 |
|---|---|
| Carpentry Advancement PAC Fund Chicago | $68,500 |
| IBEW Illinois PAC Washington | $68,500 |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee Springfield | $52,000 |
| LiUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC Burr Ridge | $39,000 |
| IPACE Springfield | $35,000 |
| United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Washington | $30,000 |
| AFSCME Washington | $20,000 |
| Democratic Party of Illinois Chicago | $16,391.58 |
| Associated Fire Fighters of IL PAC Springfield | $15,500 |
| SEIU HealthCare IL IN PAC Chicago | $13,000 |
| Comcast Financial Agency Corporation Philadelphia | $10,000 |
| Davita Federal Way | $10,000 |
| Health Care Council of Illinois PAC Springfield | $10,000 |
| McDonald's Chicago | $10,000 |
| Cook County College Teachers Union COPE Chicago | $9,500 |
Committee: Friends of Kam Buckner (every report they filed is on the State Board of Elections' site). Data current as of October 12, 2026.
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.
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 2024 state candidates.
| Donor | To them | Candidates funded | By party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carpentry Advancement Political Action Committee Fund Group or PAC · Chicago | $68,500 | 65 | |
| IBEW Illinois PAC Labor union · Washington | $68,500 | 66 | |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee Labor union · Springfield | $52,000 | 71 | |
| LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC Labor union · Burr Ridge | $39,000 | 71 | |
| IPACE Group or PAC · Springfield | $35,000 | 30 | |
| United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Labor union · Washington | $30,000 | 4 | |
| AFSCME Labor union · Washington | $20,000 | 74 | |
| Democratic Party of Illinois Party or caucus committee · Chicago | $16,392 | 52 | |
| Associated Fire Fighters of IL PAC Labor union · Springfield | $15,500 | 22 | |
| SEIU Healthcare IL IN PAC Labor union · Chicago | $13,000 | 70 | |
| Health Care Council of Illinois PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | $10,000 | 62 | |
| Comcast Financial Agency Corporation Business · Philadelphia | $10,000 | 39 | |
| Davita Business · Federal Way | $10,000 | 12 | |
| McDonald's Business · Chicago | $10,000 | 11 | |
| Cook County College Teachers Union COPE Labor union · Chicago | $9,500 | 53 |