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Robin L. Kelly

Illinois U.S. Senate

Democratic Party

Robin L. Kelly is included in the 2026 FEC filing records for Illinois U.S. Senate. Explore the available source records below. A federal filing does not establish ballot qualification.

Not on the reviewed printed November ballot. This FEC filing does not appear in the reviewed official printed November field for this exact contest. Registered write-ins are tracked separately where an official list is available. Absence does not establish a primary loss or withdrawal. Official primary/runoff archive ↗ · Separate November certification ↗. Earlier federal filings remain available below.

Direct answer · 2025–2026 cycle

How much has Robin L. Kelly raised?

$3,509,919.00 in total campaign receipts.

$1,075,148.98 is reported as individual contributions. Total receipts can also include transfers, offsets, loans, and other FEC receipt categories, so it is broader than donations alone.

Total receipts
$3,509,919
Total spending
$3,505,725
Cash on hand
$4,194

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PERMANENT PERSON IDENTITY

This campaign record connects to Robin L. Kelly's public CV.

The connection uses exact FEC candidate ID S6IL00474, not a name match. Office history, votes, election results, disclosures, and campaign finance remain separate source lanes.

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Robin L. Kelly · public office

Office mailing address 2329 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-1302

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Activity timeline
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Robin L. Kelly 2026 timeline

REAL DATES

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Latest included independent expenditure

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Scheduled primary election

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Latest included campaign summary

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Federal general election

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Campaign finance details
Campaign money

Robin L. Kelly campaign finance details

FEC BULK DATA
2025–2026 federal-cycle totals through September 30, 2026.
MetricReported amountWhat it means
Total receipts$3,509,919.00All campaign receipts reported in the FEC summary, not only individual donations.
Individual contributions$1,075,148.98Contributions reported in the FEC individual-contribution category.
Candidate contributions$0.00Contributions from the candidate in the summary record.
Total disbursements$3,505,725.02Campaign spending and other disbursements reported for the cycle.
Cash on hand$4,193.98Reported campaign cash remaining at the end of the covered period.
Debts owed by campaign$0.00Outstanding debts the campaign reported owing.
Net cash after reported debt$4,193.98Election.org calculation: cash on hand minus debts owed by the campaign.

Dollar amounts preserve the cents in the FEC record. These figures are campaign-finance totals, not personal wealth, polling, odds, endorsements, or Election.org scores.

PAC contributions and outside spending
Who gave · who spent · what the filing says

PAC contributions and outside spending involving Robin L. Kelly

FEC ITEMIZED DATA

Direct campaign support and independent spending are not combined. Support and opposition below are the positions reported by the spender to the Federal Election Commission.

Direct committee contributions$202,900.00101 transactions
Coordinated party spending$0.000 transactions
Independent spending to support$1,277,991.1814 transactions
Independent spending to oppose$0.000 transactions
Direct contribution

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Coordinated party expenditure

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Independent expenditure

Outside spending expressly supporting or opposing a candidate. By definition, it is not made in coordination with the candidate or party.

Federal committees reporting direct contributions

TOGETHER EVERYONE REALIZES REAL IMPACT2 itemized transactions · latest Aug 14, 2025
$10,000.00FEC filing ↗
ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMEN5 itemized transactions · latest Dec 10, 2025
PEOPLE IN RURAL AREAS TRANSFORM ELECTIONS (PIRATE) PAC2 itemized transactions · latest Mar 17, 2026
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE7 itemized transactions · latest Jul 7, 2026
AMERICAN MOBILIZATION PAC1 itemized transaction · latest Sep 30, 2025

Showing 5 of 69 groups, ordered by absolute reported amount. Totals include all accepted source rows.

Outside spenders reporting support or opposition

supportTHE IMPACT FUND6 itemized transactions · latest Mar 15, 2026
$795,256.40FEC filing ↗
supportPROTECT PROGRESS5 itemized transactions · latest Mar 12, 2026
$285,008.94FEC filing ↗
supportPROGRESSIVE VALUES ILLINOIS3 itemized transactions · latest Mar 12, 2026
$197,725.84FEC filing ↗
SPONSOR-LEVEL SOURCE ROWS14 reported communication-spending records

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Source: FEC contributions-from-committees-to-candidates and independent-expenditure bulk files, checked Oct 16, 2026. Committee transactions retain only the latest filing version for stable transaction IDs. Independent-expenditure rows from superseded filings are removed through the FEC previous-filing chain. Memo entries remain included because the FEC bulk-file documentation instructs analysts to include them.

Campaign money graph
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How money moved through Robin L. Kelly

FEC ITEMIZED FILES

These panels show privacy-thresholded itemized individual-receipt activity and amendment-normalized operating expenditures. They are descriptive slices of filings—not a complete substitute for the official financial summary.

Itemized individual receipt activity over time

Monthly transaction activity from the FEC individual-contributions file. Current-cycle files can contain earlier-dated transactions; signed amendments, refunds, reattributions, and memo entries remain in the source-defined analysis.

12 calendar months · 12 published cells

Only committee/month cells with at least 5 distinct reported contributors are published. A missing cell can reflect source absence or the privacy threshold; it does not mean zero activity. Published amounts are unchanged.

Source: FEC individual-contributions bulk file ↗, imported . This panel does not include PAC receipts.

Where itemized contributor addresses were reported

State is taken from the contributor address on the FEC row. It does not prove residence, citizenship, employer location, or the ultimate economic source of funds.

26.2% of published positive state-cell amounts outside Illinois
Illinois596 distinct reported contributors · 1,451 rows$635,118.0073.8%
District of Columbia66 distinct reported contributors · 99 rows$92,470.0010.7%
California32 distinct reported contributors · 65 rows$31,958.003.7%
Virginia16 distinct reported contributors · 25 rows$24,725.002.9%
Maryland24 distinct reported contributors · 34 rows$23,954.002.8%
New York20 distinct reported contributors · 38 rows$18,475.002.1%
Indiana8 distinct reported contributors · 16 rows$8,215.001.0%
Texas8 distinct reported contributors · 11 rows$7,822.000.9%
Florida7 distinct reported contributors · 10 rows$7,270.000.8%
Georgia6 distinct reported contributors · 6 rows$6,700.000.8%
North Carolina5 distinct reported contributors · 21 rows$3,860.000.4%

Only committee/state groups with at least 5 distinct reported contributors are published. Percentages divide by the sum of all positive published, privacy-thresholded committee/state cells, including cells beyond the top 12 shown. Zero and negative state cells are excluded from this denominator; these shares do not describe all contributions or all campaign receipts.

Source: FEC individual-contributions bulk file ↗, imported .

Reported operating-expenditure categories

FEC filer-selected categories from Schedule B operating expenditures. Memo-code X rows are excluded because the FEC says they are not included in the itemization total.

1 published categories
Category not reported547 current organization-payment rows$2,749,798.68

Top organization payees in operating expenditures

Organization payees only. Election.org excludes individual payees and conservatively normalizes names; similar names are not asserted to be one legal entity.

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Skdknickerbocker10 current itemized payments · latest 2026-03-13
$1,073,105.77
Authentic Brands9 current itemized payments · latest 2026-03-13
$291,825.00
Paychex62 current itemized payments · latest 2026-09-08
$185,007.86
Battleaxe Digital9 current itemized payments · latest 2025-11-14
$135,595.03
Alg Polling2 current itemized payments · latest 2025-10-22
$125,332.62
Silversmith Strategies4 current itemized payments · latest 2026-02-19
$107,092.25
Lbh Chicago LLC9 current itemized payments · latest 2026-03-11
$84,360.00
Boyce Possley10 current itemized payments · latest 2026-03-11
$80,736.00
Advanced Network Strategies14 current itemized payments · latest 2026-07-08
$78,679.51
Ngp Van16 current itemized payments · latest 2026-08-03
$64,819.85
Sands Genova Strategic3 current itemized payments · latest 2025-07-02
$43,951.62
Actblue Technical Services51 current itemized payments · latest 2026-03-17
$38,140.81
Cfo Compliance12 current itemized payments · latest 2026-04-08
$36,208.99
Agency16 current itemized payments · latest 2026-03-11
$33,037.18
Gragert Research2 current itemized payments · latest 2026-02-05
$30,000.00

Source: FEC operating expenditures bulk file, checked 2026-10-16. These totals cover published current organization-payment rows after amendment normalization and are not equivalent to the committee’s total disbursements.

Reported employers
Aggregated individual giving · privacy threshold applied

Reported employers among contributors to Robin L. Kelly

FEC SCHEDULE A
This is not company money.

These totals combine itemized contributions from individuals who reported the same employer. They do not show that the employer directed, funded, or endorsed any contribution.

State Of Illinois10 distinct reported contributors · 36 current itemized transactions
$6,542.00
Ariel Investments5 distinct reported contributors · 6 current itemized transactions
$6,000.00
City Of Chicago5 distinct reported contributors · 10 current itemized transactions
$2,425.00
Cook County9 distinct reported contributors · 16 current itemized transactions
$1,931.00
Chicago Public Schools6 distinct reported contributors · 24 current itemized transactions
$1,561.00

Only employer/recipient groups with at least 5 distinct reported contributors are published, with at most 50 groups per recipient committee. Individual names and addresses are not included. Totals are net current-file amounts after amendment normalization and may include refunds, reattributions, or memo entries.

Calculated financial context
Transparent calculations

What the reported totals show

30.6%Individual-contribution shareIndividual contributions ÷ total receipts
99.9%Spending-to-receipts ratioTotal disbursements ÷ total receipts
$4,193.98Net cash after debtCash on hand − debts owed by campaign

These are Election.org calculations from the displayed FEC totals, included to make the filing easier to understand. They are descriptive, not a score or comparison.

Official filing details
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Candidate filing details

2026 CYCLE
Candidate
Robin L. Kelly
Office sought
U.S. Senate — Illinois
Party affiliation
Democratic Party
Incumbency
Challenger
Candidate status
Current candidate
Principal committee
ROBIN KELLY FOR SENATE →
FEC candidate ID
S6IL00474
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