Data Status

Local receipts: 2026-10-21 (6 days old)

Federal last sync: 2026-10-25 03:00:02.804134 (2 days old)

Federal latest report coverage: 2026-08-27T00:00:00

Federal latest receipt date (row-level): 2026-07-01 (118 days old)

Federal latest Schedule B date (row-level): 2026-09-30 (27 days old)

Federal latest Schedule E date (row-level): 2026-10-16 (11 days old)

CQ STRATEGIES & CONSULTING, LLC

Lobbying Entity ID: 9611 | Registration Year: 2022

Showing Last 12 months Oct 27, 2025 – Oct 27, 2026 by receipt date

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: 40 High confidence: 40 Medium confidence: 0 Low confidence: 0

Money Destinations Last 12 months

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: $81,000.00 | This cycle: $171,964.67 | Contributions: 28 | First donation: 2025-11-24 | Last donation: 2026-10-15

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Top Committees

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

Committee Dollars Contrib.
Friends of Don Harmon for State Senate $32,500.00 5
People for Emanuel Chris Welch $15,000.00 3
Friends of Ann M Williams $5,000.00 1
Friends of Elgie Sims $5,000.00 1
Friends of John Curran $5,000.00 1
Committee to Elect Jay C Hoffman $2,500.00 1
Friends of Stephanie Coleman $1,000.00 1
The New 37th Ward Democratic Org $1,000.00 1
Committee to Elect Margaret DeLaRosa $1,000.00 1
Friends for Katie Stuart $1,000.00 1

Top Candidates

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

Candidate Dollars Contrib.
Don Harmon $16,250.00 2
Don Harmon $16,250.00 2
Emanuel "Chris" Welch $15,000.00 3
Ann Williams $5,000.00 1
Elgie R Sims, Jr $1,666.67 0
Elgie R Sims Jr $1,666.67 0
Elgie R Sims, Jr $1,666.67 0
John Curran $1,666.67 0
John Curran $1,666.67 0
John Curran $1,666.67 0

Clients (17) All time

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 2023
100 BLACK MEN OF CHICAGO, INC 2022
ADVOCATES FOR INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS & EMBALMERS 2022
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC 2022
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC 2023
ASSOCIATION OF ILLINOIS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES 2022
GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS GROUP 2022
GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS GROUP 2023
ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE 2022
MAC STRATEGIES GROUP, INC. 2022
MAC STRATEGIES GROUP, INC. 2023
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PROMOTIONAL RETAILERS, INC. 2022
WINE AND SPIRITS DISTRIBUTORS OF ILLINOIS 2026
WINE AND SPIRITS DISTRIBUTORS OF ILLINOIS 2025
WINE AND SPIRITS DISTRIBUTORS OF ILLINOIS 2024
WINE AND SPIRITS DISTRIBUTORS OF ILLINOIS 2023
ZING HEALTH HOLDINGS, INC. 2022

Matched Campaign Donors Across Clients All time

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 - -
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, 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 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 - -

Matched Expenditure Payees All time

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