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Weekly Update | August 4th
 
  
Total Contributions in 2016:
$103,679,503
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Total August Contributions: $397,878
 

Total Contributions this Week:  $1,931,006
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Number of Contributions this Week: 403

Total contribution figures include donations, transfers, inkind contributions, loans, 
and other types of monetary exchanges between donors and PACs.
What Happened this Week?

TV Advertising drove the top transfers and donations this week.  The largest transfer occurred Thursday, July 28th when the  Illinois Republican Party transferred  $500,000 to the  House Republican Organization . That group then transferred $133,000  to
Rep. Michael McAuliffe's committee on Friday, July 29th, making that the second largest transfer of the week. McAuliffe began running ads in Chicago markets  on Monday , including  10 spots on WGN for over $1,300 each .

The House Republican Organization also spent just over $20,000 on TV Advertising for Dale Severin, making this the largest donation received by a General Assembly Candidate this week. Severin is challenging Rep. John Bradley, who started a two-week cable ad campaign in the 117th District  on Monday, August 1st.   
 
The honor of highest-earning County Board Chairman for this week goes to Mark Kern. Kern, the incumbent in St. Clair County, spent nearly $100,000 on in-kind donations for TV ads in the St. Louis area . Kern is running for reelection in November against Rodger Cook , but his most outspoken political rival in recent years has been radio personality Bob Romanik. 

Romanik, a Republican candidate for State Representative in the 114th District, paid for controversial billboards last year that showed Kern's head on a bikini model's body.  Romanik's candidate committee currently shows over $2 million in cash on hand, and is completely self-funded.  This rather unique political rivalry has continued into this election cycle. Kern told the Belleville News-Democrat     he needs to spend on ads to combat the airtime Cook has received on Romanik's show ,  in which he describes himself  as  "The Grim Reaper of Radio."
 
For more information, contact Sarah Brune at 312-436-1274 or sarah@ilcampaign.org.
ICPR Data Analyst Jack Lockhart contributed to this research.
July 28 - August 4

July 28 - August 4

Illinois Republican Party
 transferred $500,000 to House Republican Organization
 7/28
House Republican Organization
 transferred $133,543 to  Citizens for Michael P McAuliffe
 7/29
Local 399 Building Corp transferred $44,000 to Friends for Marty Durkan
 8/03
House Republican Organization
 transferred $43,690 to McCombie for Illinois
 7/28
House Republican Organization
 transferred $43,690 to McCombie for Illinois
 8/03
International Union of Operating Engineers
 transferred $41,000 to Intl Union of Operating Engineers/Engineers
 8/02
Citizens for Luechtefeld
 transferred $25,000 to Republican State Senate Campaign Committee
 7/29
Illinois Republican Party
 transferred $21,000 to Republican State Senate Campaign Committee
 7/28
Illinois Republican Party
 transferred $21,000 to Republican State Senate Campaign Committee 8/03
Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE
 transferred $15,837 to American Federation of Teachers Local 604 COPE
 7/28
July 28 - August 4

#
Committee
Type New funds Current funds
1 House Republican Organization
 Political Party
$500,000
$1,198,175
2 Citizens for Michael P McAuliffe
 Candidate
$143,543
$247,936
3 Republican State Senate Campaign Committee
 Political Party
$70,500
$567,436
4 McCombie for Illinois
 Candidate
$45,878
$77,675
5 Intl Union of Operating Engineers/Engineers
 Political Action
$41,000
$118,451
6 Personal PAC Inc
Political Action
$30,830
$460,384
7 Citizens For Dan Patlak
 Candidate
$22,000
$430,733
8 INCS Action PAC
 Political Action
$21,600
$144,347
9 Democratic Majority
 Political Party
$21,600
$2,796,190
10 Friends of Michael J Madigan
 Candidate
$21,600
$1,339,228
As of August 4

# Committee Type Current funds
1 Candidate
$15,231,260
2 Candidate
$8,350,886
3 Super PAC
$3,972,466
4 Political Party
$3,062,327
5 Political Party
$2,880,596
6 Political Party
$2,796,190
7 Political Party
$2,499,508
8 Political Action
$2,229,666
9 Super PAC
$2,207,174
10  House Republican Organization
 Political Party
$2,198,175
All data is sourced daily from the Illinois State Board of Elections
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