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Kelly Cassidy D

Incumbent, Democratic candidate for State Representative District 14

June 28, 2022 primary: won with 14,227 votes (100%) · November 8, 2022 general: won with 29,635 votes (100%)

Also ran for State Representative in 2026 ($191,869 raised), 2024 ($230,958 raised).

Campaign money

$186,235raised, 290 itemized contributions, plus $29,342 in small ones
$0from the candidate (incl. loans)
$208,662spent
$17,809cash on hand on December 31, 2022
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: $208,662

Other (as described)$54,528
Consultants and field$39,092
Fundraising and events$36,682
Office, printing and supplies$26,426
Contributions to other committees$11,495
Legal, accounting and fees$11,400
Donations and sponsorships$7,625
Mail and literature$4,856
Staff pay$4,757
Postage and delivery$4,615

Largest payees: Blueprint Campaign Consulting $36,000 Consultants and field · Wayne Frazier $16,254 Office, printing and supplies · Thompson Coburn LLP $12,492 Legal, accounting and fees · R Public House $10,490 Staff pay · Hensley Company $7,497 Postage and delivery · ABC Compuprint $6,461 Office, printing and supplies · Maralea Negron $6,417 Other (as described) · Verizon Communications $5,874 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
Illinois PAC for Education (IPACE)
Springfield
Committee$17,500
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC
Countryside
Committee$15,000
Superior Ambulance Service, Inc.
Elmhurst
Business or group$9,362.89
SEIU HealthCare IL IN PAC
Chicago
Committee$6,000
AFSCME Council 31 PAC
Springfield
Committee$5,000
Heather Steans
N/A · None · Chicago
Person$5,000
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association PAC
Springfield
Committee$4,000
Verano Holdings
Chicago
Business or group$3,000
John Appel
Retired · Retired · Chicago
Person$2,750
Elizabeth Austin
Speechwriter · Argonne National Laboratory · Oak Park
Person$2,500
Amy Derick
CEO · Derick Dermatology · Miami Beach
Person$2,500
Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee
Springfield
Committee$2,500
Illinois Restaurant Association
Chicago
Committee$2,500
Ben Lazare Consulting
Springfield
Business or group$2,000
Comcast Financial Agency Corporation
Philadelphia
Business or group$2,000

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

Their donors also gave to

Their largest donors who also funded other 2022 state candidates.

DonorTo themCandidates fundedBy party
Illinois PAC for Education (IPACE)
Group or PAC · Springfield
$17,50015
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC
Labor union · Countryside
$15,000126
Superior Ambulance Service, Inc.
Business · Elmhurst
$9,36345
SEIU Healthcare IL IN PAC
Labor union · Chicago
$6,00087
AFSCME Council 31 PAC
Labor union · Springfield
$5,0005
Heather Steans
Not Employed, Not Employed · Chicago
$5,0006
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association PAC
Group or PAC · Springfield
$4,000105
Verano Holdings LLC
Business · Chicago
$3,00047
Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee
Labor union · Springfield
$2,50088
Elizabeth Austin
Principal, Valor Public Strategies · Oak Park
$2,5003
Illinois Restaurant Association
Group or PAC · Chicago
$2,50030
Credit Union PAC
Group or PAC · Naperville
$2,06531
Ben Lazare Consulting
Business · Springfield
$2,00070
J & J Ventures Gaming LLC
Business · Effingham
$2,000125
Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits, LLC
Business · Miramar
$2,00089