Top Donors to Date
The General Election is a contest among candidates, but candidates
aren’t the only ones with something at stake in the outcome.
Many deep-pocketed contributors give to candidates in the hopes that,
if victorious, those candidates might remember who helped them out
when they needed help. Looking across all candidates, here’s
a list of the top donors since the last Semi-Annual reports were filed
as of 1 am last night. (For a list of top donors through the last
Semi-Annual reports, click
here)
The top donor is a new player in Illinois. The Institute for Legal
Reform has made two contributions in Illinois; the first was a $575,000
check to the Illinois Republican Party and, within a week of receiving
that check, the Party spent $567,125 on TV ads for 5th District
Appellate Court candidate Stephen McGlynn. The second was an $800,000
check to the Illinois Republican Party which came in yesterday;
bonus points if you can guess if the Party will spend that on ads
for their gubernatorial candidate or on the 5th District Appellate
Court seat. Likewise, the American Justice Partnership is a DC-based
business group which gave directly to McGlynn. The others will likely
be familiar to people familiar with Illinois politics. (and yes,
the two teachers unions have given $2.4 million since July 1)
This list excludes the two main parties, the three main legislative
caucus PACs, and the four legislative leaders. They’ve given
a lot, but as legislators themselves, their presence doesn’t
say much about what they might want from giving, aside from winning
and retaining their leadership posts.
Top10
$1,375,000 Institute for Legal Reform (US Chamber of Commerce)
$1,308,000 IL Federation of Teachers/Chicago Teachers Union
$1,093,000 IL Education Assn IPACE
$597,000 IL State Medical Society
$490,000 SEIU IL Council PAC
$434,000 IL Hospital Assn PAC
$433,000 IUOE Local 150/Statesman of the Year PAC
$330,000 Associated Beer Distributors of IL ABDI
$305,000 American Justice Partnership (Nat Assn of Manufactures)
$300,000 Laborers Political League - Education Fund
Next 11
$267,000 AFSCME IL Council 31
$243,000 IL Chamber PAC
$224,000 IL Pipe Trades PAC
$223,000 IL Trial Lawyers Assn
$223,000 Duchossois Co & Family
$191,000 RPAC Realtors
$182,000 Penn National Gaming Inc
$182,000 AT&T IL
$179,000 IL Laborers Legislative Committee
$168,000 Associated Fire Fighters of IL
Top Individual Contributors July 1 – Oct 29, 2006 (Non-Leader/Party)
$1,482,150 Giannoulias, Anna (consists of loans to the Giannoulias
campaign)
$655,000 Pritzker, James N/ James N Pritzker Political Participation
Fund
$79,000 Eychaner, Fred
$50,000 Forsythe, Gerald R
$50,000 Lozins, Robert
$45,000 Zweig, Arie
$37,500 Port, Sidney
$35,000 Krehbiel, Fred
$30,500 Morrow, Richard
$30,000 Canning, Rita
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