Kelly, Robin
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Robin Lynne Kelly (born April 30, 1956) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Illinois's 2nd congressional district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Kelly served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 2003 to 2007. She then served as chief of staff for Illinois State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias until 2010. She was the 2010 Democratic nominee for state treasurer, but lost the general election. Before running for Congress, Kelly served as the Cook County chief administrative officer. After winning the Democratic primary, she won the 2013 special election to succeed Jesse Jackson Jr. in the U.S. House of Representatives. On May 6, 2025, Kelly announced she would be retiring to run for the United States Senate in 2026, being vacated by the retiring incumbent Dick Durbin. She placed third in the primary, losing to Juliana Stratton.
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Core attributes
- Current office
- Representative
- Office level
- federal
- Canonical name
- Kelly, Robin
- First name
- Robin
- Last name
- Kelly
- Occupation
- —
- Education
- —
- Year of birth
- —
Races
- Illinois 2nd Congressional District — 2026 General Election 2026-11-03 DEM C
- Illinois U.S. Senate — 2026 General Election 2026-11-03 DEM C
- Illinois 2nd Congressional District — 2024 General Election 2024-11-05 DEM C
- Illinois 2nd Congressional District — 2022 General Election 2022-11-08 DEM C
Campaign finance
Money at a glance
2024 cycle
- Coverage
- 2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31
- Source
- Derived from itemized transactions
- Outside spending
- Outside spending details
- Total receipts
- $1,923,741.97
- Total disbursements
- $1,355,795.73
- Cash on hand
- Not available
- Net self-funded
- Not available
- Debts owed by the committee
- Not available
Receipt components disclose $1,923,741.97 in total receipts for the 2024 cycle.
missing_committee_summary
Sources: FEC candidate and committee summaries
View chart data
| Label | Values |
|---|---|
| Individual contributions | Dollars: $666,154.78;Share: 34.6%;Denominator: $1,923,741.97 |
| PAC/other committee contributions | Dollars: $1,235,556.11;Share: 64.2%;Denominator: $1,923,741.97 |
| Party committee contributions | Dollars: $0.00;Share: 0%;Denominator: $1,923,741.97 |
| Candidate funding | Dollars: $716.45;Share: 0%;Denominator: $1,923,741.97 |
| Transfers from other authorized committees | Dollars: $0.00;Share: 0%;Denominator: $1,923,741.97 |
| Other receipts | Dollars: $21,314.63;Share: 1.1%;Denominator: $1,923,741.97 |
Fundraising detail
Itemized totals do not match committee summary totals, so this view uses itemized-only contribution facts.
- Small-dollar share
- Small-dollar share unavailable
- Small-dollar amount
- Committee summary totals are not available yet.
- Coverage
- 2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Individual contribution totals
- 2024 cycle
- $588,661.00
- Itemized
- $588,661.00
- Unitemized
- $0.00
- Itemized transactions
- 1001 transactions
Only itemized individual contributions are included; unitemized totals are unavailable for this view.
Itemized individual contributions total $588,661.00 in the 2024 cycle.
Monthly contribution columns
Sources: FEC Schedule A itemized individual contributions
View chart data
| Label | Values |
|---|---|
| January 2023 | Dollars: $19,400.00;Transactions: 30;Coverage: Covered |
| February 2023 | Dollars: $13,700.00;Transactions: 21;Coverage: Covered |
| March 2023 | Dollars: $26,097.00;Transactions: 39;Coverage: Covered |
| April 2023 | Dollars: $37,822.00;Transactions: 47;Coverage: Covered |
| May 2023 | Dollars: $12,825.00;Transactions: 17;Coverage: Covered |
| June 2023 | Dollars: $32,669.00;Transactions: 47;Coverage: Covered |
| July 2023 | Dollars: $11,349.00;Transactions: 21;Coverage: Covered |
| August 2023 | Dollars: $6,255.00;Transactions: 22;Coverage: Covered |
| September 2023 | Dollars: $47,745.00;Transactions: 67;Coverage: Covered |
| October 2023 | Dollars: $28,885.00;Transactions: 45;Coverage: Covered |
| November 2023 | Dollars: $25,352.00;Transactions: 43;Coverage: Covered |
| December 2023 | Dollars: $18,253.00;Transactions: 21;Coverage: Covered |
| January 2024 | Dollars: $21,265.00;Transactions: 47;Coverage: Covered |
| February 2024 | Dollars: $14,461.00;Transactions: 23;Coverage: Covered |
| March 2024 | Dollars: $68,371.00;Transactions: 119;Coverage: Covered |
| April 2024 | Dollars: $11,126.00;Transactions: 32;Coverage: Covered |
| May 2024 | Dollars: $10,287.00;Transactions: 28;Coverage: Covered |
| June 2024 | Dollars: $45,958.00;Transactions: 67;Coverage: Covered |
| July 2024 | Dollars: $17,673.00;Transactions: 38;Coverage: Covered |
| August 2024 | Dollars: $14,187.00;Transactions: 30;Coverage: Covered |
| September 2024 | Dollars: $32,237.00;Transactions: 70;Coverage: Covered |
| October 2024 | Dollars: $58,597.00;Transactions: 112;Coverage: Covered |
| November 2024 | Dollars: $8,747.00;Transactions: 9;Coverage: Covered |
| December 2024 | Dollars: $5,400.00;Transactions: 6;Coverage: Covered |
Unitemized contributions are excluded from count and geography charts.
Itemized contribution-size buckets discloses $588,661.00 across 1,001 reported transactions in the 2024 cycle.
Sources: FEC Schedule A itemized individual contributions
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| Label | Values |
|---|---|
| $200 and under | Dollars: $24,668.00;Transactions: 321 |
| $200.01-$499.99 | Dollars: $61,012.00;Transactions: 235 |
| $500-$999.99 | Dollars: $108,770.00;Transactions: 208 |
| $1,000-$1,999.99 | Dollars: $193,372.00;Transactions: 165 |
| $2,000 and over | Dollars: $200,839.00;Transactions: 72 |
Reported rows exclude unitemized counts and do not equal unique donors.
District geography uses a Census 119th-Congress / 2020-ZCTA approximation.
- District share
- 15% in district
- District share basis
- $88,480.00 in district and $490,033.00 out of district; $10,148.00 unknown district excluded from the share.
Unknown is included in the visible geography denominator. Unknown is $10,148.00 with 8 reported transactions; visible denominator is $588,661.00.
Geography dollar share
District geography uses a Census 119th-Congress / 2020-ZCTA approximation.
Sources: FEC Schedule A itemized individual contributions
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| Label | Values |
|---|---|
| In district | Dollars: $88,480.00;Transactions: 320;Denominator: $588,661.00 |
| Elsewhere in state | Dollars: $306,665.00;Transactions: 446;Denominator: $588,661.00 |
| Out of state | Dollars: $183,368.00;Transactions: 227;Denominator: $588,661.00 |
| Unknown | Dollars: $10,148.00;Transactions: 8;Denominator: $588,661.00 |
Top reported contributor names
| Reported contributor name | Total | Transactions |
|---|---|---|
| KELLY, MELINDA | $11,100.00 | 8 transactions |
| AUSTRIACO, AURORA | $9,200.00 | 3 transactions |
| OPPENHEIMER, ANNE | $9,076.00 | 13 transactions |
| SMITH, JIM P. | $8,352.00 | 7 transactions |
| COLLIER, DARREN | $8,150.00 | 3 transactions |
| SMITH, LEO | $7,900.00 | 3 transactions |
| JONES, BRETRAND F | $6,800.00 | 6 transactions |
| ROGERS, SUSAN | $6,674.00 | 4 transactions |
| RUCKER-WHITAKER, CHERYL | $6,600.00 | 3 transactions |
| SCHWARTZ, JOSHUA | $6,600.00 | 3 transactions |
Top reported employer names
Top employers aggregate raw employer names from itemized individual contributions only.
The raw ranking remains employer-name data; see Methodology for source-linking and evidence limitations.
| Employer | Total | Transactions |
|---|---|---|
| Unclassified / not provided | $137,496.00 | 309 transactions |
| CHATHAM BUSINESS ASSOCIATION | $11,100.00 | 8 transactions |
| SMITH DAWSON & ANDREWS | $9,952.00 | 9 transactions |
| VALENTINE AUSTRIACO AND BUESCHEL | $9,200.00 | 3 transactions |
| CHICAGO CRED | $7,900.00 | 3 transactions |
| STATE OF ILLINOIS | $7,366.00 | 6 transactions |
| SUPREME SOLUTIONS, INC. | $6,800.00 | 6 transactions |
| GUARDANT HEALTH | $6,750.00 | 7 transactions |
| RPA | $6,600.00 | 3 transactions |
| NEWSWEB CORP | $6,600.00 | 2 transactions |
Industries among top reported employer names
Industries are assigned from reported employer names by the server. This rollup covers only eligible returned top-employer rows for the selected cycle.
| Industry | Total | Transactions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown / unclassified | $72,268.00 | 47 transactions |
Classified: $0.00 and 0 transactions out of $72,268.00 and 47 transactions among eligible top-employer rows.
Finance data loading
Source and freshness
Last pulled: 5 days ago (2026-08-25)
Data is current.
FEC Bulk Data (campaign_finance/federal/fec)
Source record ID: cn:2024:H2IL02172
View source recordFEC Bulk Data (campaign_finance/federal/fec)
Source record ID: cn:2022:H2IL02172
View source recordFEC Bulk Data (campaign_finance/federal/fec)
Source record ID: cn:2026:H2IL02172
View source recordFEC Bulk Data (campaign_finance/federal/fec)
Source record ID: cn:2026:S6IL00474
View source recordUS Congress Legislators (unitedstates/congress-legislators) (campaign_finance/federal/congress)
Source record ID: house:K000385
View source recordFEC Federal Races (civics/federal/fec)
Source record ID: fec_races:H2IL02172:2024
View source recordFEC Federal Races (civics/federal/fec)
Source record ID: fec_races:S6IL00474:2026
View source recordFEC Federal Races (civics/federal/fec)
Source record ID: fec_races:H2IL02172:2022
View source recordFEC Federal Races (civics/federal/fec)
Source record ID: fec_races:H2IL02172:2026
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Key metrics
- Identifiers
- 5
Identifiers
- bioguide_id
- K000385
- fec_candidate_id
- H2IL02172
- fec_candidate_ids
- H2IL02172,S6IL00474
- govtrack_id
- 412595
- wikidata_id
- Q3437091