Chicago Federation of Labor
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2025-2026 cycle
Chicago Federation of Labor is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Chicago Federation of Labor was paid — across 21 client committees.
Part I Identity
Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.
- Activity span ALL TIME
- —
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 55
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 21
- distinct payers
Part II Activity in selected window
One timeframe control governs all three panels below. Change it once and the trajectory, top buyers, and party breakdown all update together.
Spend trajectory
Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.
Jul 2025
Jun 2026
$8K
across 12 months
Top buyers
Two views of the same data — diagram and table share the time-window control and the same top-buyers slice. Click "View all buyers in research" to drill in with the matching date range.
No buyer activity in this window.
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| PERSIST PAC C00943951 |
$2,500 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| PERSIST PAC C00943951 |
$2,500 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 6
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| PERSIST PAC C00943951 |
$2,500 | 1 |
| GARCIA, JESUS IL · House DEM |
$1,000 | 1 |
| FRIEDMAN, JASON IL · House DEM |
$500 | 1 |
| TULLY, DAN IL · House DEM |
$500 | 1 |
| STRATTON, JULIANA IL · Senate DEM |
$250 | 1 |
| PRESTON, WILLIE JUNIOR MR IL · House DEM |
$250 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| PERSIST PAC C00943951 |
$2,500 | 1 |
| DUCKWORTH, L. TAMMY IL · Senate DEM |
$1,000 | 1 |
| CASTEN, SEAN IL · House DEM |
$1,000 | 1 |
| GARCIA, JESUS IL · House DEM |
$1,000 | 1 |
| FOSTER, G. WILLIAM (BILL) IL · House DEM |
$1,000 | 1 |
| MORRISON, KEVIN B. IL · House DEM |
$1,000 | 1 |
| FRIEDMAN, JASON IL · House DEM |
$500 | 1 |
| TULLY, DAN IL · House DEM |
$500 | 1 |
| PRESTON, WILLIE JUNIOR MR IL · House DEM |
$250 | 1 |
| STRATTON, JULIANA IL · Senate DEM |
$250 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| PERSIST PAC C00943951 |
$2,500 | 1 |
| DUCKWORTH, L. TAMMY IL · Senate DEM |
$1,000 | 1 |
| CASTEN, SEAN IL · House DEM |
$1,000 | 1 |
| GARCIA, JESUS IL · House DEM |
$1,000 | 1 |
| FOSTER, G. WILLIAM (BILL) IL · House DEM |
$1,000 | 1 |
| MORRISON, KEVIN B. IL · House DEM |
$1,000 | 1 |
| FRIEDMAN, JASON IL · House DEM |
$500 | 1 |
| TULLY, DAN IL · House DEM |
$500 | 1 |
| PRESTON, WILLIE JUNIOR MR IL · House DEM |
$250 | 1 |
| STRATTON, JULIANA IL · Senate DEM |
$250 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 100%
R · 0%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 85.49% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $0 | 14.51% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 10 years
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q3 | 2018 | $950 | 3 | CASTEN, SEAN 53% | Other / Unclassified 53% | $950 | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $500 | 3 | SCHNEIDER, BRADLEY S. 50% | Travel & Events 90% | $1K | — |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2020 | $1K | 2 | SCHNEIDER, BRADLEY S. 75% | Travel & Events 100% | $1K | — |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2020 | $2K | 3 | KRISHNAMOORTHI, S. RAJA 45% | Media 76% | $3K | +74% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $2K | 4 | MARIE NEWMAN FOR CONGRESS 44% | Media 56% | $5K | +350% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $250 | 1 | SCHAKOWSKY, JANICE D 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $5K | — |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2022 | $3K | 4 | SCHNEIDER, BRADLEY S. 39% | Media 80% | $3K | +155% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2022 | $3K | 3 | DUCKWORTH, L. TAMMY 33% | Print & Mail 67% | $6K | +82% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $3K | 3 | DUCKWORTH, L. TAMMY 40% | Travel & Events 100% | $8K | — |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $4K | 5 | 780657 47% | Other / Unclassified 47% | $12K | +89% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $450 | 1 | CASTEN, SEAN 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $13K | +80% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $3K | 3 | DUCKWORTH, L. TAMMY 33% | Travel & Events 67% | $3K | +0% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $2K | 2 | FOSTER, G. WILLIAM (BILL) 50% | Media 50% | $5K | — |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $5K | 5 | CASTEN, SEAN 30% | Travel & Events 100% | $10K | +100% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $3K | 3 | DUCKWORTH, L. TAMMY 33% | Print & Mail 67% | $13K | -29% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $1K | 1 | DUCKWORTH, L. TAMMY 100% | Media 100% | $1K | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $6K | 8 | CASTEN, SEAN 18% | Travel & Events 82% | $7K | +83% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $3K | 1 | PERSIST PAC 100% | — | $9K | -50% |
Revenue by service category
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Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel & Events | $17,850 | 26 | $687 | 45.9% | FOSTER, G. WILLIAM (BILL) 17% | 11mo ago |
| Media | $10,850 | 15 | $723 | 27.9% | GARCIA, JESUS 46% | 10mo ago |
| Print & Mail | $6,400 | 9 | $711 | 16.5% | DUCKWORTH, L. TAMMY 39% | 2y ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $2,500 | 2 | $1K | 6.4% | 780657 80% | 4y ago |
| Fundraising | $1,250 | 2 | $625 | 3.2% | CASTEN, SEAN 100% | 3y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
6
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$24,450 · 59% of revenue
4
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$6,950 · 17% of revenue
11
One-time clients 1 cycle
$9,950 · 24% of revenue
Top 6 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUCKWORTH, L. TAMMY | 4 | $5,500 | 6 | 2020-07-28 | 2025-05-02 |
| GARCIA, JESUS | 3 | $5,000 | 5 | 2021-07-01 | 2025-09-23 |
| CASTEN, SEAN | 4 | $4,700 | 6 | 2017-08-04 | 2025-07-22 |
| FOSTER, G. WILLIAM (BILL) | 3 | $4,000 | 4 | 2021-08-30 | 2025-07-09 |
| SCHNEIDER, BRADLEY S. | 3 | $3,000 | 4 | 2018-07-26 | 2022-06-22 |
| SCHAKOWSKY, JANICE D | 3 | $2,250 | 8 | 2017-08-22 | 2022-06-22 |
Geographic concentration
Where this vendor's clients are based — federal committees by state, plus implicit jurisdiction for CA and TX state filers.
| State | Total spend | % of revenue | Clients | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IL | $33,450 | 80.9% | 16 | |
| DC | $5,900 | 14.3% | 4 | |
| CA | $2,000 | 4.8% | 1 |
Notable disbursements
5 largest all-time · 5 largest in the current cycle · 5 most recent. Each row earns its place.
| Reason | Date | Filer | Category | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Largest all-time | 2026-06-16 | PERSIST PAC | — | EVENT FEE | $2,500 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-07-26 | 780657 | Other / Unclassified | — | $2,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-05-22 | CASTEN, SEAN | Travel & Events | EVENT TICKETS | $1,500 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-07-21 | MORRISON, KEVIN B. | Travel & Events | EVENT TABLE | $1,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-07-09 | FOSTER, G. WILLIAM (BILL) | Travel & Events | EVENT SPONSORSHIP | $1,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-07-22 | CASTEN, SEAN | Travel & Events | EVENT TICKETS | $1,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-05-02 | DUCKWORTH, L. TAMMY | Media | PRINT ADVERTISING | $1,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-09-23 | GARCIA, JESUS | Media | ADVERTISING EXPENSE | $1,000 |
| Recent | 2025-08-27 | FRIEDMAN, JASON | Travel & Events | EVENT TICKETS | $500 |
| Recent | 2025-08-27 | STRATTON, JULIANA | Travel & Events | EVENT REGISTRATION FEE | $250 |
| Recent | 2025-09-08 | PRESTON, WILLIE JUNIOR MR | Travel & Events | EVENT TICKET | $250 |