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LAZARE, BEN

DemocraticDerived from contributionsZIP cluster 606472025–2026Exact name + ZIP5

Reported identity cluster · not a verified person-level entity.

Contribution summary

Latest amendment per committee transaction ID · memo rows excluded from net

Reported transaction total$20.5K

Number of transactions16

Recipient committees6

Transaction date rangeJun 9, 2025through Mar 27, 2026

Compliance review · No open linked indicators

Automated review indicators, not findings of a violation. Exact reported records are linked; identity is not independently verified. Reported lobbyist-bundling disclosures are not counted as issues.

Latest cycle-wide scan: Sep 12, 2026 · Index refreshed: Sep 12, 2026. Coverage is limited to loaded records and implemented checks.

Scan coverage and freshness

Receipt eligibility: last successful scan Sep 12, 2026 · latest scheduled check skipped (Sep 12, 2026).
Integrity: last successful scan Sep 7, 2026 · indexed scan status completed.
Fundraising patterns: last successful scan Sep 7, 2026 · indexed scan status completed.

No open indicators are linked in the published index. This is not a compliance clearance.

Across the cycle, some findings could not be linked safely to entities; ambiguous identities are withheld.

Reported identity evidence

Raw context retained from FEC Schedule A rows

Reported names linked: LAZARE, BEN
Reported ZIPs seen: 60647
Locations seen: CHICAGO IL
Occupation and employer: CONSULTANT SELFCategory: Self-Employed & FreelanceCONSULTANT SELF EMPLOYEDCategory: Self-Employed & FreelancePOLITICAL CONSULTANT BEN LAZARE CONSULTINGPRESIDENT BEN LAZARE CONSULTING
What is linked: Exact filed name + first five ZIP digits within this cycle

Category: Self-Employed & Freelance

Industry not yet classified for BEN LAZARE CONSULTING.

Reported employment categories, not company industries.

Reported occupation interpretations

Employment status, occupation family, and title describe historical reported occupation text, not current employment. Different values can come from different receipts or linked names. Employer industries remain separate.

Reported occupation: CONSULTANT
Employment status: Employed
Occupation family: Consulting
Seniority / title: Unknown
Interpreted label: Consulting

Reported occupation: POLITICAL CONSULTANT
Employment status: Blank / unknown
Occupation family: Consulting
Seniority / title: Unknown
Interpreted label: Unknown · Consulting

Reported occupation: PRESIDENT
Employment status: Employed
Occupation family: General management
Seniority / title: C-suite / president
Interpreted label: General management · C-suite / president

GovMoneyGraph occupation model v1 · Accepted interpretations only. These labels do not establish income, wealth, or a compliance finding.

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How these records are matched

A conservative grouping of federal contribution rows with this exact filed name and five-digit ZIP. ZIP+4 extensions are retained as evidence but ignored for matching. This is a reported identity cluster, not yet a verified person-level entity.

Contributions by recipient party and committee type

Recipient party from FEC registration, linked candidates, or affirmative support activity

Recipient party affiliation

Contributions grouped by each recipient’s reported party or inferred alignment

Democratic destinationsDerived from contributions$20,500100% of displayed positive totals16 transactions · 6 recipient committees

Recipient committee type

Type of political committee receiving the contribution

Candidate campaign$20,50016 transactions · 6 recipient committees

Party totals describe recipients, not the contributor’s party registration or beliefs. FEC-reported and linked-candidate parties take precedence over inferred activity. Opposition to a candidate does not count as support for another party. Open a recipient to inspect its classification evidence and separate support and opposition disclosures.

Money network

Contributor-to-committee connections sized by absolute reported transaction total

Connected entity party

Connections per side

Showing 0 of 0 loaded matching connections on the left and 6 of 6 on the right, up to 10 per side by absolute amount. This is not the full transaction history. Party filters include mixed-party contributions or activity. Full connection amounts are shown, not just the selected party’s share. Party labels use reported party information or inferred contributions/activity—not an individual’s party registration.

Democratic Republican Mixed-party contributions Other / independent Not classifiedLine width = absolute amountShown totals: $0 in · $20.5K out

Contributions by recipient committee

6 recipient committees · largest reported totals first · expand an arrow for transactions

Reported totals sum current non-memo transactions, including reported refund entries, and can include both a conduit’s and a recipient’s report of the same contribution. These are not verified net contributions after refunds. Expand a recipient to inspect transaction types, reporting sides and source records.

Full contribution ledger · 10 rows per pageAll contributions

Reported total$20,50016 reported transactions

C00910976 · Candidate campaignMIKE SIMMONS FOR CONGRESSDemocraticFEC reportedFEC registration · 2026 cycleRegistered location: WASHINGTONDCConnected organization: NONE

Principal candidate campaign
SIMMONS, MIKEDemocraticFEC reported
U.S. House · Illinois · District 9
Election 2026 · Open seat · Current candidate
Candidate details & sources
FEC candidate ID: H6IL09293 · 2025–2026 reporting cycle

Reported total$6,5005 reported transactions

C00909903 · Candidate campaignHOAN FOR 9DemocraticFEC reportedFEC registration · 2026 cycleRegistered location: CHICAGOILConnected organization: NONE

Principal candidate campaign
HUYNH, KHAI-HOANDemocraticFEC reported
U.S. House · Illinois · District 9
Election 2026 · Open seat · Current candidate
Candidate details & sources
FEC candidate ID: H6IL09285 · 2025–2026 reporting cycle

Reported total$4,0004 reported transactions

C00904326 · Candidate campaignLAURA FINE FOR CONGRESSDemocraticFEC reportedFEC registration · 2026 cycleRegistered location: NORTHBROOKILConnected organization: NONE

Principal candidate campaign
FINE, LAURADemocraticFEC reported
U.S. House · Illinois · District 9
Election 2026 · Open seat · Current candidate
Candidate details & sources
FEC candidate ID: H6IL09194 · 2025–2026 reporting cycle

Reported total$3,5002 reported transactions

C00905075 · Candidate campaignROBERT PETERS FOR CONGRESSDemocraticFEC reportedFEC registration · 2026 cycleRegistered location: CHICAGOILConnected organization: NONE

Principal candidate campaign
PETERS, ROBERT JAMESDemocraticFEC reported
U.S. House · Illinois · District 2
Election 2026 · Open seat · Current candidate
Candidate details & sources
FEC candidate ID: H6IL02298 · 2025–2026 reporting cycle

Reported total$3,5002 reported transactions

C00905893 · Candidate campaignLA SHAWN K FORD FOR CONGRESSDemocraticFEC reportedFEC registration · 2026 cycleRegistered location: OAK PARKILConnected organization: NONE

Principal candidate campaign
FORD, LA SHAWN KDemocraticFEC reported
U.S. House · Illinois · District 7
Election 2026 · Open seat · Current candidate
Candidate details & sources
FEC candidate ID: H6IL07354 · 2025–2026 reporting cycle

Reported total$2,0002 reported transactions

C00905307 · Candidate campaignBISS FOR CONGRESSDemocraticFEC reportedFEC registration · 2026 cycleRegistered location: EVANSTONILConnected organization: NONE

Principal candidate campaign
BISS, DANIELDemocraticFEC reported
U.S. House · Illinois · District 9
Election 2026 · Open seat · Current candidate
Candidate details & sources
FEC candidate ID: H6IL09228 · 2025–2026 reporting cycle

Reported total$1,0001 reported transactions

Source & identity status

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Source agencyFederal Election Commission

Grouping keyExact name + ZIP

Cycle2025–2026

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