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)

TROPICAL OPTICAL COMPANY

Lobbying Client ID: 5384

This is a lobbying client — a company or organization that hired a lobbying firm to represent its interests before Illinois state government. Financial connections below are identified by fuzzy name-matching this client against campaign contribution donor records.

Matched donors: 20 High confidence: 20 Medium confidence: 0 Low confidence: 0

Money Destinations

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

Matched donor dollars: $325,440.72 | Contributions: 266 | First donation: - | Last donation: -

No monthly donation timeline available for current matched donors.

Top Committees

Committee	Dollars	Contrib.
Citizens for Elizabeth Hernandez	$55,100.00	40
Mexican American PAC	$51,615.72	26
Citizens for Antonio Tony Munoz	$46,200.00	38
Citizens for Edward Acevedo	$42,075.00	36
Friends of George A. Cardenas	$37,700.00	48
Friends of Edward M Burke	$27,500.00	18
Democratic Party of Illinois	$17,000.00	11
Citizens For Moreno	$16,700.00	17
Preckwinkle for President	$16,500.00	18
Joseph Berrios, 31st Ward Committeeman	$15,050.00	14

Top Candidates

Candidate	Dollars	Contrib.
Edward Acevedo	$42,075.00	36
Elizabeth Hernandez	$27,550.00	19
Elizabeth Hernandez	$27,550.00	19
Antonio "Tony" Munoz	$23,400.00	16
Joseph Berrios	$21,250.00	19
George A Cardenas	$18,850.00	24
George A. Cardenas	$18,850.00	24
Toni Preckwinkle	$16,500.00	18
Antonio "Tony" Munoz	$15,400.00	12
Antonio "Tony" Munoz	$15,400.00	12

Represented By (2)

These are the lobbying firms and individual lobbyists registered with the IL Secretary of State to represent this client.

Entity Name	Reg Year
TAFT STETTINIUS & HOLLISTER LLP	2023
TAFT STETTINIUS & HOLLISTER LLP	2022

Matched Campaign Donors

Donors found via fuzzy name matching against this client's name. Confidence scores range from 0 to 1, with bands: High (≥0.85), Medium (0.70–0.84), Low (<0.70). Higher scores indicate stronger name similarity.

Donor Name	Confidence	Band	Method	Local Profile	Federal Profile	Bridge Profile
Tropical Optical Corporation	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-
Tropical Optical Corp.	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-
Tropical Optical Corp.	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-
Tropical Optical Corp.	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-
Tropical Optical Corp.	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-
Tropical Optical Corp	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-
Tropical Optical Corp	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-
Tropical Optical Corp	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-
Tropical Optical Corp	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-
Tropical Optical Corp	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-
Tropical Optical Corp	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-
Tropical Optical Corp	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-
Tropical Optical	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-
Tropical Optical	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-
Tropical Optical	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-
Tropical Optical	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-
Tropical Optical	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-
Tropical Optical	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-
Tropical Optical	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-
Tropical Optical	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-

Matched Expenditure Payees

Payee Name	Committee SBE ID	Score
Tropical Optical	9487	1.00
Tropical Optical	14968	1.00
Tropical Optical	26023	1.00
Tropical Optical Corp	17290	1.00
Tropical Optical Corp	16776	1.00
Tropical Optical Corp	21644	1.00
Tropical Optical Corp.	11383	1.00