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Total political contributions in Illinois, 1994 to present

Weekly Update | March 10th

  
Total Contributions in 2016:
$34,681,161
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Total March Contributions: $5,916,528


Total Contributions this Week:  $4,122,435
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Number of Contributions this Week: 835

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

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Connecting the Cash: 
Absence of Local Donors in Top Races

In two of Illinois' most expensive and contentious Primary races, only $9,000 of contributions collected in 2016 have been sourced from donors within the Districts themselves. This is contrasted with over $2.3 Million that has been collectively raised in 2016 by candidates for the 5th and 22nd Illinois House Districts.

In the 22nd District race between House Speaker Michael Madigan and Jason Gonzales, no donations from local donors have been collected in 2016. Gonzales has received 67% of his 2016 donations from Individual Donors who reported a profession of business, but live outside the District. Madigan received 16% of his 2016 donations from Political Party Committees, 24% from businesses, and 46% from Unions.

It's hard to say exactly where the expenditures supporting Madigan have come from, because campaigns don't have to report money they spend on their own candidate until their quarterly reports on April 15th. However, neither the Democratic Majority or the Democratic Party of Illinois have filed Independent Expenditures supporting Madigan. This could mean that most of his expenditures are coming from his own committee, Friends of Michael J Madigan. Although he hasn't raised much since things started heating up in January (just $304,968), he started off with $2.1 Million in the bank, which gave him a considerable financial lead.

In the race for the House's 5th District, Ken Dunkin has raised 99% of his 2016 funds from the Illinois Opportunity Project, a 501(c)4 organization run by Dan Proft. 83% of challenger Juliana Stratton's contributions have come from unions in 2016 - although she does have $9,000 worth of contributions from donors inside the 5th District. She is the only candidate to receive any contributions from inside the District this year.
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22nd District State Representative Race

Funds Supporting Michael Madigan

Funds available as of 12/31/15
$2,157,364
Contributions since 1/16
$180,197
Supporting Ind. Expenditures
$0
Opposing Ind. Expenditures
$304,968
Total
$2,642,529

Breakdown of contributions since 1/1/16
Donor Type Amount Percent
Businesses $43,300 24%
Local Donors $0 0%
Law Firms $13,300 7%
Political Action Committees $11,000 6%
Unions $83,400 46%
Party Committees $29,197 16%
Total
$180,197
100%


Funds Supporting Jason Gonzales

Funds available as of 12/31/15 $39,381
Contributions since 1/1/16 $182,540
Supporting Ind. Expenditures $380,285
Opposing Ind. Expenditures $0
Total
$602,207

Breakdown of contributions since 1/1/16
Donor Type Amount Percent
Businesses $15,541 9%
Local Donors $0 0%
Individual Donors Outside the District $44,450 24%
Individual Donors working in Business $122,550 67%
Total
$182,541
100%

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5th District State Representative Race

Funds Supporting Ken Dunkin

Funds available as of 12/31/15 $225,829
Contributions since 1/1/16 $809,500
Supporting Ind. Expenditures $1,559,107
Opposing Ind. Expenditures $0
Total
$2,594,436

Breakdown of contributions since 1/1/16
Donor Type Amount Percent
Businesses $5,500 1%
Individual Donors Outside the District $2,000 0.25%
Local Donors $0 0%
Law Firms $2,000 0.25%
The Illinois Opportunity Project
 $800,000 99%
Total
$809,500
100%


Funds Supporting Juliana Stratton

Funds available as of 12/31/15 $70,587
Contributions since 1/1/16 $1,131,392
Supporting Ind. Expenditures $0
Opposing Ind. Expenditures $716,887
Total
$1,918,866

Breakdown of contributions since 1/1/16
Donor Type Amount Percent
Businesses $38,000 3%
Individual Donors Outside the District $6,500 1%
Local Donors $9,000 1%
Law Firms $95,000 8%
Political Action Committees $21,708 2%
Party Committees $24,618 2%
Unions $936,567 83%
Total
$1,131,392
100%

For more information, contact Sarah Brune, ICPR Executive Director, at 312-436-1274 or sarah@ilcampaign.org.
March 4 - March 10

March 4 - March 10

Illinois Oppurtunity Project transferred $300,000 to Friends of Ken Dunkin 3/04
Chicago Teachers Union-PAC
 transferred $100,000 to Chicagoans United for Economic Security PAC
 3/04
Decatur Ed Assoc D.P.A.C.E. Fund
 transferred $53,900 to Citizens for Scobbie 3/03
SEIU Illinois Council PAC Fund transferred $50,000 to Friends for Foxx
 3/04
Illinois Republican Party
 transferred $45,000 to House Republican Organization
 3/04
American Federation of Teachers COPE
 transferred $30,000 to Friends of Omar Aquino 3/03
Chicago Journeymen Plumbers' L.U. 130 U.A. Political Fund
 transferred $25,000 to 13th Ward Democratic Org
 3/09
Taxpayers For Quinn Incorporated
 transferred $25,000 to Friends for Foxx
 3/07
Taxpayers For Quinn Incorporated
 transferred $25,000 to Friends for Foxx
 3/04
DLCC Illinois transferred $25,000 to Senate Democratic Victory Fund
 3/04
March 4 - March 10

#
Committee
Type New funds Current funds
1 Candidate
$390,079
$1,925,499
2 Friends of Ken Dunkin
 Candidate
$301,000
$987,312
3 Illinois United for Change Super PAC
$275,000
$0
4 Chicagoans United for Economic Security PAC
 Super PAC
$160,000
$408,898
5 Candidate
$145,052
$464,717
6 Friends of Anita Alvarez
Candidate
$109,500
$1,419,875
7 Political Party
$106,000
$504,916
8 SEIU Illinois Council PAC
 Political Action
$100,000
$210,255
9 St Clair County Democratic Central Comm
 Political Party
$85,350
$184,904
10 Friends of Patricia Van Pelt Watkins
 Candidate
$68,800
$205,193
March 4 - March 10

# Committee Type Current funds
1 Candidate
$21,506,343
2 Super PAC
$8,999,970
3 Candidate
$8,664,180
4 Super PAC
$4,614,295
5 Super PAC
$4,584,772
6 Political Party
$3,008,830
7 Political Party
$2,796,563
8 Political Party
$2,472,198
9 Candidate
$2,367,061
10 Laborers' Political League - Great Lakes Region Political Action
$2,345,342
All data is sourced daily from the Illinois State Board of Elections
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