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Kevin Olickal D

Incumbent, Democratic candidate for State Representative District 16

March 17, 2026 primary: won with 11,496 votes (100%) · November 3, 2026 general

Also ran for State Representative in 2024 ($144,500 raised), 2022 ($421,131 raised).

Worth a look

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6 payments ($6,809.07) with no purpose given

Every itemized payment on a report must say what it was for. These leave it blank.

What to check

The committee may have amended the report to add the purposes.
Whether each payment is a reimbursement, pay for work, repayment of a loan the candidate made to the campaign, or something else.

The entries (6)

Name	Date	Amount
Briahna Batiste	2026-09-18	$5,500
Skokie Chamber of Commerce	2025-11-21	$375
Maine-Niles Association of Special Recreation	2026-08-18	$259
Kalapriya Organization	2026-07-03	$250
Crain's Chicago Business	2025-10-28	$225
Emerald Loop Bar and Grill	2026-07-08	$200

Rule: Payments with no purpose given

“the full name and mailing address of each person to whom expenditures have been made by the committee or candidate within the reporting period in an aggregate amount or value in excess of $150; the amount, date, and purpose of each of those expenditures”10 ILCS 5/9-11(a)(12) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how findings work

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3 of 3 donors giving over $500 listed with no employer or occupation

For anyone who gives more than $500 in a reporting period, a report must list their occupation and employer, or say the committee made a good-faith effort to find out. These list neither.

What to check

The committee may have filed an amendment adding them.
A retiree or someone not employed should still be listed as such.

The entries (3)

Name	Date	Amount
Leo Smith	2025-12-31	$5,000
Ameya Pawar	2025-12-31	$800
Sam Kukadia	2025-12-31	$750

Rule: Donors with no employer or occupation

“if the contributor is an individual who contributed more than $500, the occupation and employer of the contributor or, if the occupation and employer of the contributor are unknown, a statement that the committee has made a good faith effort to ascertain this information”10 ILCS 5/9-11(a)(4) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how findings work

Campaign money

$147,415raised, 61 itemized contributions, plus $3,919 in small ones

$0from the candidate (incl. loans)

$164,854spent

$15,737cash on hand on September 30, 2026

Where their money comes from (besides their own)

17%20%47%

IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsParties and legislative caucusesOther candidates and officeholders

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How it was spent: $164,854

Contributions to other committees$94,750

Consultants and field$22,160

Donations and sponsorships$15,770

Office, printing and supplies$15,006

Other (as described)$10,731

Fundraising and events$3,352

Staff pay$1,526

Legal, accounting and fees$1,275

Travel and meals$284

Largest payees: Friends of Elizabeth Granato $55,000 Contributions to other committees · Citizens for Karina Villa $25,000 Contributions to other committees · Briahna Batiste $13,500 Consultants and field · Abigayle Dompke $11,000 Consultants and field · Illinois Asian American Legislative Caucus PAC $5,000 Contributions to other committees · Promote Unions $3,947 Office, printing and supplies · Google $2,150 Office, printing and supplies · Friends of Litcy Kurisinkal $2,000 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	Type	Total
Friends of Ram Chicago	Committee	$70,000
Health Care Council of Illinois PAC Springfield	Committee	$10,000
SEIU Council PAC Fund Chicago	Committee	$9,000
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Countryside	Committee	$6,500
Leo Smith Chicago	Person	$5,000
LiUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council Political Action Committee Burr Ridge	Committee	$4,000
Illinois Political Action Committee for Education Springfield	Committee	$2,500
Ironworkers Local Union #1 Forest Park	Committee	$2,500
MedEx Ambulance Service Skokie	Business or group	$2,500
Ben Lazare Consulting Springfield	Business or group	$2,000
Carpentry Advancement Political Action Committee Fund Chicago	Committee	$2,000
Comcast Financial Agency Corporation Philadelphia	Business or group	$2,000
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Political Action Committee Springfield	Committee	$2,000
Teamsters Volunteers in Politics Willow Springs	Committee	$2,000
Administrative District Council 1 of Illinois Elmhurst	Committee	$1,000

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

Committees

Subcommittees: Criminal Administration · Domestic and International Commerce (sub-chairperson) · Sentencing, Penalties, and Criminal · Tourism Sub

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 Kevin Olickal as an officer, manager or member of.

Company	Their role	Status	Gave to the campaign
JKNVNG LLC LLC, since 2025 · file 16972908	manager	Good standing · last annual report 2026	—
OLICKAL CONSULTING CORP. Corporation, since 2020 · file 72804848	president, registered agent	Dissolved · last annual report 2021	—

Registered agent for (the person who receives legal papers; often a lawyer or accountant for a client, not an owner): INDO-AMERICAN DEMOCRATIC ORGANIZATION (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
Friends of Ram Candidate or officeholder committee · Chicago	$70,000	16
Health Care Council of Illinois PAC Group or PAC · Springfield	$10,000	65
SEIU Council PAC Fund Labor union · Chicago	$9,000	2
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Labor union · Countryside	$6,500	115
Leo Smith Policy Director, Chicago CRED · Chicago	$5,000	6
LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC Labor union · Burr Ridge	$4,000	72
Ironworkers Local Union #1 Labor union · Forest Park	$2,500	6
Medex Ambulance Service Business · Skokie	$2,500	2
Illinois Political Action Committee for Education Group or PAC · Springfield	$2,500	9
Carpentry Advancement PAC Fund Group or PAC · Chicago	$2,000	72
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association PAC Group or PAC · Springfield	$2,000	89
IHA PAC Group or PAC · Springfield	$2,000	61
Teamsters Volunteers in Politics Labor union · Willow Springs	$2,000	84
Ben Lazare Consulting Business · Chicago	$2,000	47
Comcast Financial Agency Corporation Business · Philadelphia	$2,000	48