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ROBIN KELLY · CANDIDATE CAMPAIGN

2026

Robin Kelly

FEC name:: KELLY, ROBIN
FEC ID:: S6IL00474
Party:: DEM
Office:: S
District:: IL-00

2026 Illinois Senate 2026-S-IL-00 · Open seat

Election year

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WHO THEY PAID FOR THE WORK

Campaign services

Roster answer: Campaign Roster

Robin Kelly paid SKD KNICKERBOCKER for tv / media, LBH CHICAGO, LLC for strategy, and AUTHENTIC BRANDS for digital ads.

Spend: $3,284,974; 2026
Campaign-service spend: $1,899,009; mail, media, polling, and related work
Recipients: 100; this cycle

Recipient: SILVERSMITH STRATEGIES LLC

Direct mailWILDFIRE MAIL$4,4563 payees TV / mediaSKD KNICKERBOCKER$1,099,0624 payees Digital adsAUTHENTIC BRANDS$361,0003 payees PollingALG POLLING INC$155,3332 payees Texting / phonesSWITCHBOARD$6,9421 payee ComplianceCFO COMPLIANCE LLC$36,2091 payee

Show 1 category without loaded payments

FundraisingNo loaded payments—Platform

More campaign work (2)

Lists / dataBATTLEAXE DIGITAL · $147,918 LegalHOLLAND & KNIGHT, LLP · $11,010

Operations and overhead (travel, payroll, processors, office) total $1,024,965 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

799 payments

Monthly spend by purpose

2025-05-11 → 2026-06-29 · peak Feb 2026

2025

2026

Media buyingPayroll/staffStrategy consultingDigital adsUnclear / otherRemaining categories

Select a month to filter the source-payment ledger. Total shown: $3,284,974.

Accessible monthly values

Month	Spend	Payments
Jan 2025	$0	0
Feb 2025	$0	0
Mar 2025	$0	0
Apr 2025	$0	0
May 2025	$134,021	16
Jun 2025	$114,739	44
Jul 2025	$212,677	48
Aug 2025	$121,273	59
Sep 2025	$157,011	67
Oct 2025	$200,165	84
Nov 2025	$242,217	85
Dec 2025	$144,071	64
Jan 2026	$460,826	82
Feb 2026	$1,011,772	94
Mar 2026	$433,299	98
Apr 2026	$24,523	18
May 2026	$14,450	21
Jun 2026	$13,931	19
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
2026-03-05	SKD KNICKERBOCKER	TELEVISION ADVERTISING	Media buying	$151,765
2026-03-11	LBH CHICAGO, LLC	FUNDRAISING CONSULTING SERVICES	Strategy consulting	$8,500
2026-03-03	AUTHENTIC BRANDS	DIGITAL ADVERTISING	Digital ads	$10,000
2026-02-26	SKD KNICKERBOCKER	TELEVISION ADVERTISING	Media buying	$203,157

CAMPAIGN SERVICE RECIPIENTS

SILVERSMITH STRATEGIES LLC

SKD KNICKERBOCKER

Media services provider · 10 tx

$1,073,106

54%

AUTHENTIC BRANDS

Media services provider · 9 tx

$291,825

15%

BATTLEAXE DIGITAL

Media services provider · 9 tx

$135,595

ALG POLLING INC

Polling/research firm · 2 tx

$125,333

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

ROBIN KELLY · CANDIDATE CAMPAIGN

2026

Robin Kelly

FEC name:: KELLY, ROBIN
FEC ID:: S6IL00474
Party:: DEM
Office:: S
District:: IL-00

2026 Illinois Senate 2026-S-IL-00 · Open seat

Election year

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ROBIN KELLY · CANDIDATE CAMPAIGN

2026

Robin Kelly

FEC name:: KELLY, ROBIN
FEC ID:: S6IL00474
Party:: DEM
Office:: S
District:: IL-00

2026 Illinois Senate 2026-S-IL-00 · Open seat

Election year

Historical cycles are visible but locked on the free plan. The latest loaded cycle remains available; Premium unlocks prior cycles and all loaded years.

WHO THEY PAID FOR THE WORK

Campaign services

Roster answer: Campaign Roster

Robin Kelly paid SKD KNICKERBOCKER for tv / media, LBH CHICAGO, LLC for strategy, and AUTHENTIC BRANDS for digital ads.

Spend: $3,284,974; 2026
Campaign-service spend: $1,899,009; mail, media, polling, and related work
Recipients: 100; this cycle

Recipient: SILVERSMITH STRATEGIES LLC

Show 1 category without loaded payments

FundraisingNo loaded payments—Platform

More campaign work (2)

Lists / dataBATTLEAXE DIGITAL · $147,918 LegalHOLLAND & KNIGHT, LLP · $11,010

Operations and overhead (travel, payroll, processors, office) total $1,024,965 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

799 payments

Monthly spend by purpose

2025-05-11 → 2026-06-29 · peak Feb 2026

2025

2026

Media buyingPayroll/staffStrategy consultingDigital adsUnclear / otherRemaining categories

Select a month to filter the source-payment ledger. Total shown: $3,284,974.

Accessible monthly values

Month	Spend	Payments
Jan 2025	$0	0
Feb 2025	$0	0
Mar 2025	$0	0
Apr 2025	$0	0
May 2025	$134,021	16
Jun 2025	$114,739	44
Jul 2025	$212,677	48
Aug 2025	$121,273	59
Sep 2025	$157,011	67
Oct 2025	$200,165	84
Nov 2025	$242,217	85
Dec 2025	$144,071	64
Jan 2026	$460,826	82
Feb 2026	$1,011,772	94
Mar 2026	$433,299	98
Apr 2026	$24,523	18
May 2026	$14,450	21
Jun 2026	$13,931	19
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
2026-03-05	SKD KNICKERBOCKER	TELEVISION ADVERTISING	Media buying	$151,765
2026-03-11	LBH CHICAGO, LLC	FUNDRAISING CONSULTING SERVICES	Strategy consulting	$8,500
2026-03-03	AUTHENTIC BRANDS	DIGITAL ADVERTISING	Digital ads	$10,000
2026-02-26	SKD KNICKERBOCKER	TELEVISION ADVERTISING	Media buying	$203,157

CAMPAIGN SERVICE RECIPIENTS

SILVERSMITH STRATEGIES LLC

SKD KNICKERBOCKER

Media services provider · 10 tx

$1,073,106

54%

AUTHENTIC BRANDS

Media services provider · 9 tx

$291,825

15%

BATTLEAXE DIGITAL

Media services provider · 9 tx

$135,595

ALG POLLING INC

Polling/research firm · 2 tx

$125,333

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

RECENT PAYMENTS

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Date	Recipient	Purpose	Category	Amount
2026-02-19	SILVERSMITH STRATEGIES LLC	DIGITAL ADVERTISING	Digital ads	$50,000
2026-02-06	SILVERSMITH STRATEGIES LLC	MEDIA PRODUCTION	Media production	$5,984
2026-02-05	SILVERSMITH STRATEGIES LLC	DIGITAL ADVERTISING	Digital ads	$50,000
2025-12-12	SILVERSMITH STRATEGIES LLC	TRAVEL	Travel	$1,109