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Kevin Schmidt R

Incumbent, Republican candidate for State Representative District 114

March 19, 2024 primary: won with 4,132 votes (100%) · November 5, 2024 general: won with 25,057 votes (100%)

Also ran for State Representative in 2026 ($389,497 raised), 2022 ($148,988 raised).

Worth a look

Context Context

75% of their itemized money came from party and caucus committees

$456,817.37 of $612,414.13 came from political party committees, which in the General Assembly mostly means the committees the four legislative leaders control. Party money has no limit in a general election; it's how the leaders fund the races they target.

What to check

Which committees: see the donors on their page.

Rule: Mostly party and caucus money

Context, not a rule. How findings work

Campaign money

$612,414raised, 204 itemized contributions, plus $12,829 in small ones

$0from the candidate (incl. loans)

$150,698spent

$7,598cash on hand on December 31, 2024; $7,000 in debts

Where their money comes from (besides their own)

75%

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

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How it was spent: $150,698

Other (as described)$85,270

Mail and literature$21,912

Contributions to other committees$10,725

Office, printing and supplies$7,168

Polling$6,213

Consultants and field$6,030

Postage and delivery$5,443

Donations and sponsorships$2,258

Fundraising and events$2,014

Digital and online$1,690

Largest payees: House Republican Organization $71,343 Polling · kevin schmidt $25,000 Other (as described) · FREEBURG PRINTING $11,203 Office, printing and supplies · victory enterprises $6,759 Mail and literature · Catalyst Partners $5,970 Digital and online · USPS $4,173 Postage and delivery · Gateway Grizzlies $3,252 Other (as described) · Monica Gard $2,021 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 contributors	Type	Total
House Republican Organization Naperville	Business or group	$348,587.70
Illinois Republican Party Springfield	Business or group	$72,998.86
Illinois Republican party Chicago	Business or group	$34,231.81
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor -Management Countryside	Committee	$24,000
downstate gop Alton	Committee	$12,000
Illinois Farm Bureau ACTIVATOR Bloomington	Business or group	$11,683.04
IPACE Springfield	Committee	$7,500
illinois chiropractic society springfield	Committee	$6,500
Fraternal Order of Police-Chicago Lodge No 7 Chicago	Committee	$6,000
citizens for charlie meier okawville	Committee	$5,740
Citizens for CD Davidsmeyer Jacksonville	Committee	$5,500
Citizens for Friess	Committee	$5,000
Realtor Political Action Committee Springfield	Committee	$5,000
Friends of Travis Weaver Edwards	Committee	$3,500
manufacturers political action committee springfield	Committee	$3,500

Committee: Schmidt for Illinois (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

$200spent supporting them

$0spent opposing them

Spender		Amount
Illinois Farm Bureau ACTIVATOR general · 2024-10-16	for	$200

Independent expenditures reported by other committees since January 1, 2023. The candidate doesn't control them.

Companies on the state register

Corporations and LLCs the Secretary of State lists Kevin Schmidt as an officer, manager or member of.

Company	Their role	Status	Gave to the campaign
DEAN HEALTHCARE LLC LLC, since 2022 · file 11287603	manager	Good standing · last annual report 2026	—
D & L DELI, INC. Corporation, since 2014 · file 69505023	president	Dissolved · last annual report 2015	—
DEAN HEATLHCARE, LLC LLC, since 2006 · file 01955799	member	Involuntarily dissolved · last annual report 2010	—

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
House Republican Organization Party or caucus committee · Naperville	$348,588	10
Illinois Republican Party Party or caucus committee · Springfield	$107,231	23
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor -Management Labor union · Countryside	$27,348	4
Downstate GOP Group or PAC · Alton	$12,000	17
Illinois Farm Bureau Activator Group or PAC · Bloomington	$11,683	18
IPACE Group or PAC · Springfield	$7,500	30
illinois chiropractic society Group or PAC · Springfield	$6,500	2
Fraternal Order of Police Chicago Lodge No. 7 Labor union · Chicago	$6,000	18
Citizens for Charlie Meier Candidate or officeholder committee · Okawville	$5,740	11
Citizens for CD Davidsmeyer Candidate or officeholder committee · Jacksonville	$5,500	2
Citizens for Friess Candidate or officeholder committee	$5,000	5
Realtor Political Action Committee Group or PAC · Springfield	$5,000	86
McCombie for Illinois Candidate or officeholder committee · Savanna	$3,500	34
Friends of Travis Weaver Candidate or officeholder committee · Edwards	$3,500	15
Manufacturers PAC Group or PAC · Springfield	$3,500	53