Data Status

Local receipts: 2026-02-06 00:00:00 (8 days old)

Federal last sync: 2026-02-13 17:14:37 (1 days old)

Federal latest report coverage: 2025-12-31T00:00:00

Federal latest receipt date (row-level): 2025-12-31 (45 days old)

Federal latest Schedule B date (row-level): 2025-12-31 (45 days old)

Federal latest Schedule E date (row-level): 2026-02-10 (4 days old)

CQ STRATEGIES & CONSULTING, LLC

Lobbying Entity ID: 9611 | Registration Year: 2026

This is a registered lobbying entity (firm or individual lobbyist) filed with the Illinois Secretary of State. The financial connections shown below are derived by fuzzy name-matching this entity's clients against campaign contribution donor records.

Matched donors: 56 High confidence: 56 Medium confidence: 0 Low confidence: 0

Money Destinations

These are campaign contributions made by donors whose names match this entity's clients. The amounts shown are contributions from those matched donors, not direct payments from the lobbying entity itself.

Matched donor dollars: $267,000.00 | Contributions: 47 | First donation: - | Last donation: -

No monthly donation timeline available for current matched donors.

Top Committees

Committees that received the most contributions from name-matched donors associated with this entity's clients.

Committee	Dollars	Contrib.
People for Emanuel Chris Welch	$41,000.00	5
ISDF, NFP	$40,000.00	4
Friends of Don Harmon for State Senate	$36,000.00	4
Friends of Bill Cunningham	$27,000.00	6
McCombie for Illinois	$26,000.00	4
Friends of Elgie Sims	$24,000.00	10
Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce PAC	$20,000.00	4
Citizens for Castro	$19,500.00	6
Friends of John Curran	$17,500.00	2
Democratic Party of Illinois	$16,000.00	2

Top Candidates

Candidates supported by the committees above, with contribution amounts allocated proportionally based on committee-candidate linkage.

Candidate	Dollars	Contrib.
Emanuel "Chris" Welch	$41,000.00	5
Don Harmon	$18,000.00	1
Don Harmon	$18,000.00	1
Napoleon Harris	$15,500.00	7
Linda Holmes	$13,500.00	6
Bill Cunningham	$13,500.00	3
Bill Cunningham	$13,500.00	3
Tony McCombie	$13,000.00	2
Tony M McCombie	$13,000.00	2
Robert "Bob" Rita	$12,000.00	7

Clients (14)

These are the companies and organizations that hired this lobbying entity to represent them, sourced from Illinois Secretary of State lobbying registration records. Financial connections are established by fuzzy name-matching clients against campaign contribution donor records.

Client Name	Reg Year
100 BLACK MEN OF CHICAGO, INC	2022
100 BLACK MEN OF CHICAGO, INC	2023
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC	2022
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC	2023
GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS GROUP	2022
GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS GROUP	2023
ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE	2022
MAC STRATEGIES GROUP, INC.	2022
MAC STRATEGIES GROUP, INC.	2023
WINE AND SPIRITS DISTRIBUTORS OF ILLINOIS	2023
WINE AND SPIRITS DISTRIBUTORS OF ILLINOIS	2024
WINE AND SPIRITS DISTRIBUTORS OF ILLINOIS	2025
WINE AND SPIRITS DISTRIBUTORS OF ILLINOIS	2026
ZING HEALTH HOLDINGS, INC.	2022

Matched Campaign Donors Across Clients

Client	Donor Name	Confidence	Band	Method	Local Profile	Federal Profile	Bridge Profile
WINE AND SPIRITS DISTRIBUTORS OF ILLINOIS	Wine and Spirits Distributors of Illinois PAC	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-
WINE AND SPIRITS DISTRIBUTORS OF ILLINOIS	Wine and Spirits Distributors of Illinois PAC	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-
WINE AND SPIRITS DISTRIBUTORS OF ILLINOIS	Wine and Spirits Distributors of Illinois PAC	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-
WINE AND SPIRITS DISTRIBUTORS OF ILLINOIS	Wine and Spirits Distributors of Illinois PAC	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-
WINE AND SPIRITS DISTRIBUTORS OF ILLINOIS	Wine and Spirits Distributors of Illinois PAC	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-
WINE AND SPIRITS DISTRIBUTORS OF ILLINOIS	Wine and Spirits Distributors of Illinois PAC	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-
WINE AND SPIRITS DISTRIBUTORS OF ILLINOIS	Wine and Spirits Distributors of Illinois PAC	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-
WINE AND SPIRITS DISTRIBUTORS OF ILLINOIS	Wine and Spirits Distributors of Illinois PAC	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-
GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS GROUP	Government Solutions Group, LLC	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-
GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS GROUP	Government Solutions Group, LLC	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC	Amazon.com Services, LLC	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC	Amazon.com Services, LLC	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC	Amazon.com Services, LLC	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC	Amazon.com Services, LLC	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC	Amazon.com Services, LLC	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC	Amazon.com Services, LLC	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC	Amazon.com Services, Inc.	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC	Amazon.com Services, Inc.	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC	Amazon.com Services, Inc.	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC	Amazon.com Services, Inc.	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC	Amazon.com Services, Inc.	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC	Amazon.com Services, Inc.	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC	Amazon.com Services, Inc	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC	Amazon.com Services, Inc	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC	Amazon.com Services LLC	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC	Amazon.com Services LLC	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC	Amazon.com Services LLC	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC	Amazon.com Services LLC	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC	Amazon.com Services LLC	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC	Amazon.com Services LLC	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC	Amazon.com Services LLC	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC	Amazon.com Services LLC	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC	Amazon.com Services LLC	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC	Amazon.com Services LLC	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC	Amazon.com Services LLC	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC	Amazon.com Services LLC	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC	Amazon.com Services LLC	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC	Amazon.com Services LLC	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC	Amazon.com Services LLC	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC	Amazon.com Services LLC	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC	Amazon.com Services LLC	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC	Amazon.com Services LLC	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC	Amazon.com Services LLC	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC	Amazon.com Services LLC	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC	Amazon.com Services Inc.	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC	Amazon.com Services Inc.	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC	Amazon.com Services Inc.	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC	Amazon.com Services Inc.	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC	Amazon.com Services Inc	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC	Amazon.com Services Inc	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC	Amazon.com Services Inc	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC	Amazon.com Services Inc	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC	Amazon.com Services Inc	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC	Amazon.com Services Inc	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC	Amazon.com Services	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC	Amazon.com Services	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-

Matched Expenditure Payees

Payee Name	Committee SBE ID	Score
CQ Strategies & Consulting LLC	19328	1.00
CQ Strategies and Consulting LLC	38916	1.00