ScopeFederal FEC · 2026 · Spend-counted

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MELISSA BEAN · CANDIDATE CAMPAIGN

2026

Melissa Bean

FEC name:: BEAN, MELISSA LUBURICH
FEC ID:: H6IL08329
Party:: DEM
Office:: H
District:: IL-08

2026 Illinois 08 House 2026-H-IL-08 · Open seat

Election year

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WHO THEY PAID FOR THE WORK

Strategy

Roster answer: Strategy

Melissa Bean split strategy payments between MAGNIFY STRATEGIES LLC and NEW BLUE INTERACTIVE.

Spend: $1,853,402; 2026
Strategy: $115,040; selected work
Recipients: 4; Strategy

Work: StrategyCategory: Strategy consulting

Mostly MAGNIFY STRATEGIES LLC

Strategy consulting firm · 6 payments · 2025-10-22 – 2026-03-27

$49,750

43% of strategy

Also NEW BLUE INTERACTIVE

Unclassified recipient · 10 payments · 2025-10-14 – 2026-03-24

$42,206

37% of strategy

Also THE FROST GROUP

Strategy consulting firm · 3 payments · 2026-01-26 – 2026-04-06

$18,084

16% of strategy

Split across payees. This is descriptive spending evidence, not proof they hired a consultant.

Direct mailMISSION CONTROL, INC.$432,0062 payees TV / mediaAL MEDIA, LLC$45,6171 payee Digital adsAL MEDIA, LLC$376,2252 payees PollingNORMINGTON PETTS$76,0002 payees Texting / phonesTHE SEXTON GROUP$37,2573 payees ComplianceHEARTLAND COMPLIANCE INC$23,2501 payee

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FundraisingNo loaded payments—Platform

More campaign work (2)

Lists / dataDEMOCRATIC PARTY OF ILLINOIS · $5,020 LegalKASPER, MICHAEL · $1,200

Operations and overhead (travel, payroll, processors, office) total $738,552 and stay out of this roster.

Shared national-party recipients

Purpose labels come from the reported payment line. Vendor type is a separate identity label.

WHEN THE MONEY MOVED

20 payments

Monthly spend by purpose

2025-10-14 → 2026-04-06 · peak Jan 2026

2025

2026

Strategy consulting

Select a month to filter the source-payment ledger. Total shown: $115,040.

Accessible monthly values

Month	Spend	Payments
Jan 2025	$0	0
Feb 2025	$0	0
Mar 2025	$0	0
Apr 2025	$0	0
May 2025	$0	0
Jun 2025	$0	0
Jul 2025	$0	0
Aug 2025	$0	0
Sep 2025	$0	0
Oct 2025	$15,500	3
Nov 2025	$5,500	1
Dec 2025	$20,050	4
Jan 2026	$31,000	5
Feb 2026	$12,000	1
Mar 2026	$30,906	5
Apr 2026	$84	1
May 2026	$0	0
Jun 2026	$0	0
Jul 2026	$0	0
Aug 2026	$0	0
Sep 2026	$0	0
Oct 2026	$0	0
Nov 2026	$0	0
Dec 2026	$0	0

Monthly totals use current, spend-counted disbursements in the selected FEC cycle, grouped by source transaction date and conservative purpose category. Loaded subset limits apply.

PAYMENTS

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Date	Recipient	Purpose	Category	Amount
2026-03-27	MAGNIFY STRATEGIES LLC	COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING	Strategy consulting	$14,250
2026-03-24	NEW BLUE INTERACTIVE	DIGITAL CONSULTING	Strategy consulting	$178
2026-04-06	THE FROST GROUP	FUNDRAISING CONSULTING	Strategy consulting	$84
2026-01-29	JSH PARTNERS LLC	FUNDRAISING CONSULTING	Strategy consulting	$5,000

STRATEGY RECIPIENTS

2026

MAGNIFY STRATEGIES LLC

Strategy consulting firm · 6 tx

$49,750

43%

NEW BLUE INTERACTIVE

Unclassified recipient · 10 tx

$42,206

37%

THE FROST GROUP

Strategy consulting firm · 3 tx

$18,084

16%

JSH PARTNERS LLC

Strategy consulting firm · 1 tx

$5,000

Totals use current, spend-counted FEC disbursements for the selected cycle.

MELISSA BEAN · CANDIDATE CAMPAIGN

2026

Melissa Bean

FEC name:: BEAN, MELISSA LUBURICH
FEC ID:: H6IL08329
Party:: DEM
Office:: H
District:: IL-08

2026 Illinois 08 House 2026-H-IL-08 · Open seat

Election year

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RECENT PAYMENTS

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Date	Recipient	Purpose	Category	Amount
2026-04-06	THE FROST GROUP	FUNDRAISING CONSULTING	Strategy consulting	$84
2026-03-27	MAGNIFY STRATEGIES LLC	COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING	Strategy consulting	$14,250
2026-03-24	NEW BLUE INTERACTIVE	DIGITAL CONSULTING	Strategy consulting	$978
2026-03-24	NEW BLUE INTERACTIVE	DIGITAL CONSULTING	Strategy consulting	$178
2026-03-11	NEW BLUE INTERACTIVE	DIGITAL CONSULTING	Strategy consulting	$6,000
2026-03-10	MAGNIFY STRATEGIES LLC	COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING	Strategy consulting	$9,500
2026-02-04	THE FROST GROUP	FUNDRASING CONSULTING	Strategy consulting	$12,000
2026-01-29	JSH PARTNERS LLC	FUNDRAISING CONSULTING	Strategy consulting	$5,000

Showing 8 of 20 loaded rows in the compact ledger.

TRANSACTION EVIDENCE AND SOURCE DETAILS

Strategy