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Kevin Olickal D

Democratic candidate for State Representative District 16

June 28, 2022 primary: won with 5,450 votes (53.0%) · November 8, 2022 general: won with 17,648 votes (100%)

Also ran for State Representative in 2026 ($147,415 raised), 2024 ($144,500 raised).

Worth a look

Context Late reports

2 quarterly reports filed late (up to 3 days)

Quarterly reports are due by the 15th of the month after each quarter. The report for the quarter ending 2022-03-31 was due 2022-04-15 and filed 2022-04-18.

What to check

A paper report postmarked 3 days before the deadline is on time; the Board records when it arrived.
The Board assesses fines for late reports and may waive them.

The entries (2)

Quarter ending	Due	Filed	Days late
2022-03-31	2022-04-15	2022-04-18	3
2022-06-30	2022-07-15	2022-07-16	1

Rule: Quarterly reports filed late

“A political committee shall file quarterly reports no later than the 15th day of the month following each period.”10 ILCS 5/9-10(b) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how findings work

Campaign money

$421,131raised, 147 itemized contributions, plus $6,851 in small ones

$5,800from the candidate (incl. loans)

$274,227spent

$7,558cash on hand on December 31, 2022

Where their money comes from (besides their own)

13%20%18%14%32%

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

Plus $5,800 of their own money and from their other committees. Compare with all state candidates →

How it was spent: $274,227

Mail and literature$134,723

Other (as described)$39,908

Office, printing and supplies$31,799

Staff pay$30,282

Consultants and field$27,934

Donations and sponsorships$2,813

Legal, accounting and fees$1,553

Postage and delivery$1,442

Contributions to other committees$1,250

Digital and online$1,150

Largest payees: Printers Row Media & Mailing $128,273 Postage and delivery · Briahna Batiste $40,400 Staff pay · Printer's Row Media & Mailing $24,957 Office, printing and supplies · Timothy Ryan Hurley $14,700 Consultants and field · Grace Printing & Mailing $8,765 Office, printing and supplies · Breaker Press Company $4,925 Office, printing and supplies · Joey Slater $4,234 Consultants and field · Matthew Hunt $4,230 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
LiUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council Political Action Committee Burr Ridge	Committee	$62,900
Democratic Party of Illinois Chicago	Business or group	$59,997.66
Friends of Ram Chicago	Committee	$55,000
16th District Citizens for Ethical Leadership Chicago	Business or group	$53,445.66
Health Care Council of Illinois Political Action Committee Springfield	Committee	$29,700
Gun Violence Prevention PAC Arlington Heights	Business or group	$21,645
Gun Violence Prevention PAC Arlington Heights	Committee	$15,000
Democrats for the Illinois House Westchester	Business or group	$13,609.98
Citizens for Karina Villa West Chicago	Committee	$10,000
Jennifer Ortiz Advocate - Pediatric Development Center · Behavioral Therapist · Chicago	Person	$6,000
Kevin Olickal Self · Self Employed · Skokie	Person	$5,800
Indo American Democratic Organization Chicago	Committee	$5,000
Chinnamma Olickal Retired Nurse · Not Applicable · Morton Grove	Person	$5,000
Philip Zachariah Emergency Medicine Doctor · Houston Methodist St John Hospital · Houston	Person	$5,000
Jenny Olickal Application Analyst · Swedish Covenant Hospital · Arlington Heights	Person	$3,500

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

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 2022 state candidates.

Donor	To them	Candidates funded
LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC Labor union · Burr Ridge	$62,900	91
Democratic Party of Illinois Party or caucus committee · Chicago	$59,998	73
Friends of Ram Candidate or officeholder committee · Chicago	$55,000	19
Gun Violence Prevention PAC Group or PAC · Arlington Heights	$36,645	26
Health Care Council of Illinois PAC Group or PAC · Springfield	$29,700	85
Democrats for the Illinois House Candidate or officeholder committee · Westchester	$13,610	58
Citizens for Karina Villa Candidate or officeholder committee · West Chicago	$10,000	10
Jennifer Ortiz Advocate - Pediatric Development Center, Behavioral Therapist · Chicago	$6,000	2
Indo American Democratic Organization Business · Chicago	$5,000	4
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association PAC Group or PAC · Springfield	$3,000	105
Teamsters Volunteers in Politics Labor union · Willow Springs	$2,500	79
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 134 Labor union · Chicago	$2,500	2
Illinois Pipe Trades PAC Account Group or PAC · Springfield	$2,500	28
AFSCME Council 31 Labor union · Springfield	$2,000	8
Chicago Teachers Union PAC Labor union · Chicago	$1,500	24