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Robin L. Kelly

Robin L. Kelly

Democratic · IL U.S. RepresentativeCandidate 2026

14 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2013

  • role U.S. representative for Illinois's 2nd congressional district since 2013
  • role Won a 2013 special election to succeed Jesse Jackson Jr. in the U.S. House
  • role Served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 2003 to 2007
  • role Served as Cook County chief administrative officer before entering Congress
  • role Was the 2010 Democratic nominee for Illinois state treasurer
  • background Born April 30, 1956

Issue positions (3)

Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills

Campaign finance

2026 cycle

Candidate for U.S. Senate IL · 2026 General Election

  • $3,507,919 raised
  • $3,477,782 spent
  • $30,137 cash on hand
$3.51M
$1.30M
$1.08M
Itemized (≥ $200)$799.11K
Unitemized (< $200)$276.04K
Other committees (PACs)$229.00K
Transfers from other committees$2.16M
Offsets to expenditures$43.96K
Other receipts$1.25K
$3.48M
Operating expenditures$3.29M
Contribution refunds$162.59K
Other disbursements$22.49K
Cash on hand$30.14K
Debts owed by committee$0.00

Through June 30, 2026 · FEC

Data from FEC (through Jun 30, 2026)

Finance updated: not yet pulled

Over time

Data from FEC per-cycle campaign finance

Money raised, spent, and cash on hand across every election cycle on record — toggle a series in the legend.

Robin L. Kelly campaign finance by election cycle
Cycle RaisedSpentCash on hand
2012$200,008$1,540$198,468
2014$1,345,414$1,421,097$122,067
2016$1,110,806$838,788$394,085
2018$1,008,275$914,593$487,767
2020$1,639,545$1,112,900$1,014,413
2022$1,746,109$1,313,358$1,447,165
2024$1,923,742$1,355,796$2,015,111
2026$3,507,919$3,477,782$30,137

Top contributors (FEC)

Data from FEC, itemized campaign receipts

Top contributors — 2024 cycle

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor's reported employer (FEC Schedule A).

  • Employer not reported $11,365
  • CHATHAM BUSINESS ASSOCIATION $11,100
  • SMITH DAWSON & ANDREWS $9,953
  • VALENTINE AUSTRIACO AND BUESCHEL $9,200
  • CHICAGO CRED $7,900
  • STATE OF ILLINOIS $7,368
  • SUPREME SOLUTIONS, INC. $6,800
  • GUARDANT HEALTH $6,750
  • NEWSWEB CORP $6,600
  • RPA $6,600

Outside spending on this race

Data from FEC, Schedule E independent expenditures

Independent expenditures are money outside groups (PACs / super-PACs) spend to support or oppose a candidate without coordinating with their campaign. What's this? →

  • 2024 cycle $2,939 supporting · $0 opposing · 2 outside groups

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Documented relationships

Documented facts about Kelly, aggregated from public records. A documented relationship is not evidence of wrongdoing — it is context, not a conclusion.

No documented relationships of this kind on record — absence is not a finding.

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Committee activity

Committee votes cast

Proceedings attended

Congress.gov publishes no attendance list, so this reflects the proceedings whose own record names this member — in an opening statement, an attendance roster or a vote sheet. It is not a complete attendance history.

Congressional testimony

  • Member DayAppropriations CommitteeApr 1, 2025Member of Congress