Kwame Raoul D

Incumbent, Democratic candidate for Attorney General

June 28, 2022 primary: won with 830,578 votes (100%) · November 8, 2022 general: won with 2,219,420 votes (100%)

🔓 Contribution limits are off in their race (limits off for race).

Also ran for Attorney General in 2026 ($1.8M raised).

Worth a look

Context Late reports

27 large contributions ($119,000) reported on an A-1 after the deadline

A contribution of $1,000 or more must be reported to the State Board of Elections within 5 business days (2 in the last 30 days before an election the candidate is on the ballot for). The latest: $2,000 from American Family Insurance IL PAC, received 2022-06-28, reported 2022-07-07: 6 business days, 4 past the deadline.

What to check

The receipt date is what the committee reported; a correction or a typo there changes the count.
A contribution received and returned within the same quarterly period needn't be reported on an A-1.
The Board decides on fines and can waive them (inadvertence, clerical error, days late).

The entries (25 of 27)

Name	Date	A-1 filed	Business days	Allowed	Amount
American Family Insurance IL PAC	2022-06-28	2022-07-07	6	2	$2,000
Anheuser-Busch Companies	2022-06-28	2022-07-07	6	2	$5,000
ARDA Resort Owners Coalition	2022-06-28	2022-07-07	6	2	$2,500
Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois PAC	2022-06-28	2022-07-07	6	2	$5,000
Associated Fire Fighters of IL PAC	2022-06-28	2022-07-07	6	2	$1,500
Thurbert Baker	2022-06-28	2022-07-07	6	2	$2,500
Jason Blust	2022-06-28	2022-07-07	6	2	$2,500
Bruning Law Group	2022-06-28	2022-07-07	6	2	$1,000
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC	2022-06-28	2022-07-07	6	2	$10,000
Clayborne & Wagner LLP	2022-06-28	2022-07-07	6	2	$5,000
James Clayborne	2022-06-28	2022-07-07	6	2	$5,000
CUPAC - Credit Union Political Action Council	2022-06-28	2022-07-07	6	2	$1,000
Dentons US LLP	2022-06-28	2022-07-07	6	2	$1,000
DeVry University	2022-06-28	2022-07-07	6	2	$1,000
Doordash Inc.	2022-06-28	2022-07-07	6	2	$1,000
Peter Harvey	2022-06-28	2022-07-07	6	2	$1,000
Illinois AFL-CIO COPE	2022-06-28	2022-07-07	6	2	$5,000
Illinois Hospital Association PAC	2022-06-28	2022-07-07	6	2	$2,500
Illinois Optometric Association, P.A.C.	2022-06-28	2022-07-07	6	2	$1,000
Richard Kerr Gustafson	2022-06-28	2022-07-07	6	2	$2,500
Donald Levin	2022-06-28	2022-07-07	6	2	$25,000
Planned Parenthood Illinois Action PAC	2022-06-28	2022-07-07	6	2	$1,000
Reed Smith	2022-06-28	2022-07-07	6	2	$1,000
Michele Richardson	2022-06-28	2022-07-07	6	2	$1,000
Sarah Sheehan	2022-06-28	2022-07-07	6	2	$1,000

Rule: Large contributions reported late

“A political committee shall file a report of any contribution of $1,000 or more electronically with the Board within 5 business days after receipt of the contribution, except that the report shall be filed within 2 business days after receipt if (i) the contribution is received 30 or fewer days before the date of an election”10 ILCS 5/9-10(c) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how findings work

Context Late reports

2 contributions of $1,000 or more ($4,000) with no A-1 found

Each contribution of $1,000 or more must be reported on an A-1 within days of receipt, ahead of the quarterly report. These appear on a quarterly report, but no A-1 entry from the same contributor for the same amount within a week of the date was found. The largest: $3,000 from Anne Abramson on 2022-08-24.

What to check

The A-1 may list the contributor under another spelling or a different amount (a split check).
A contribution received and returned within the same period needn't be reported on an A-1.
Search the committee's A-1 filings on the State Board of Elections' site to confirm.

The entries (2)

Name	Reported on	Date	Amount
Anne Abramson	Quarterly	2022-08-24	$3,000
Thomas Verticchio	Quarterly	2022-07-21	$1,000

Rule: Large contributions with no A-1 found

“A political committee shall file a report of any contribution of $1,000 or more electronically with the Board within 5 business days after receipt of the contribution”10 ILCS 5/9-10(c) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how findings work

Context Late reports

1 quarterly report 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 (1)

Quarter ending	Due	Filed	Days late
2022-03-31	2022-04-15	2022-04-18	3

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

$4,038,011raised, 604 itemized contributions, plus $14,424 in small ones

$564from the candidate (incl. loans)

$2,956,676spent

$834,111cash on hand on December 31, 2022

Where their money comes from (besides their own)

11%16%32%11%25%

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

Plus $564 of their own money and from their other committees. Compare with all state candidates →

How it was spent: $2,956,676

TV and streaming ads$2,388,155

Consultants and field$233,187

Other (as described)$96,038

Polling$73,249

Contributions to other committees$54,808

Office, printing and supplies$42,916

Fundraising and events$17,219

Travel and meals$16,071

Legal, accounting and fees$12,490

Refunds$10,000

Largest payees: Adelstein & Associates $2,388,155 TV and streaming ads · P2 Consulting $106,048 Consultants and field · Boyce Possley Communications $90,419 Consultants and field · Lake Research Partners $73,249 Polling · ACE Strategies, LLC $49,000 Consultants and field · Cook County Democratic Party $40,000 Contributions to other committees · GR Consulting $19,373 Consultants and field · ABCompuprint $18,884 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
JB for Governor Chicago	Committee	$1,000,000
Democratic Party of Illinois Springfield	Business or group	$449,720.04
Carpentry Advancement PAC Chicago	Committee	$144,800
LiUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC Burr Ridge	Committee	$124,900
Laborers' Political League Great Lakes Region Chicago	Committee	$119,900
Illinois Pipe Trades PAC Springfield	Committee	$119,800
SEIU Illinois Council PAC Fund Chicago	Committee	$119,800
UFCW Local 881 PAC Des Plaines	Committee	$119,800
Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee Springfield	Committee	$114,800
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Countryside	Committee	$75,000
I.P.A.C.E Springfield	Committee	$59,900
Illinois Federation of Teachers Westmont	Committee	$59,900
Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE Westmont	Committee	$59,900
Laborers' Political League Washington	Committee	$59,900
SEIU Healthcare IL/IN Chicago	Committee	$59,900

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

Their home

$600,000 – $700,000estimated market value, 2025 assessment

$335,800median home value in Cook County (Illinois: $280,700)

The Cook County assessor's estimate of the market value of the home at the address Kwame Raoul 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.

Their donors also gave to

Their largest donors who also funded other 2022 state candidates.

Donor	To them	Candidates funded
JB for Governor Candidate or officeholder committee · Chicago	$1,000,000	18
Democratic Party of Illinois Party or caucus committee · Chicago	$449,720	73
LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC Labor union · Burr Ridge	$174,800	91
Carpentry Advancement PAC Group or PAC · Chicago	$144,800	39
Laborers' Political League Great Lakes Region Labor union · Chicago	$119,900	5
Illinois Pipe Trades PAC Group or PAC · Springfield	$119,800	28
UFCW Local 881 PAC Labor union · Des Plaines	$119,800	43
SEIU Illinois Council PAC Fund Labor union · Chicago	$119,800	29
Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee Labor union · Springfield	$114,800	88
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Labor union · Countryside	$75,000	126
Illinois Federation of Teachers Labor union · Westmont	$59,900	10
Laborers Political League Labor union · Washington	$59,900	5
I.P.A.C.E. Group or PAC · Springfield	$59,900	74
Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE Labor union · Westmont	$59,900	119
SEIU Healthcare IL/IN Labor union · Chicago	$59,900	2