Connecting the Cash

Top Earners since the Illinois Primary

As we wait with bated breath for Illinois' political committees to release their quarterly reports this week, we decided to tally up who has received the most donations since the March 15th Illinois Primary Election.

In the past 30 days, Independent Maps has been active in advance of their April 21st petition deadline, with a total of $336,000 raised. Bob Romanik made news after donating another $1 Million to his campaign fund, adding to previous January and February self-funding contributions totaling $1.12 Million. Friends for Susana Mendoza has brought in $238,600 since March 15th as Mendoza gears up for the race for the Comptroller's office against incumbent Leslie Munger.

Unions have been especially active since the primary, with the Chicagoland Operators bringing in $245,272, and the Laborers' Political Action raising a total of $415,361 between two different committees. The Illinois Federation of Teachers also raised $145,363 in the same time span.

Political party committees have also done well, with the Senate Democratic Victory Fund bringing in $101,400

, and the Democratic Majority taking in $79,500.

The Illinois Republican Party has seen $82,000 in donations since March 15th. John Cullerton has also raised $112,200 through his own committee during the same time. A full list of committees with the most money raised since March 15th is included below.

Top Earners from March 15, 2016 to Present

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#	Committee Name	Type	New Funds	Current Funds
1	Committee to Elect Bob Romanik - State Representative	Candidate	+$1,000,000	$2,073,745
2	Support Independent Maps	Ballot Initiative	+$336,000	$913,870
3	Chicagoland Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC	Political Action	+$245,272	$1,128,549
4	Friends for Susana Mendoza	Candidate	+$238,600	$1,198,689
5	Laborers' Political Action and Education League	Political Action	+$225,504	$1,443,781
6	Laborers' Political League - Great Lakes Region	Political Action	+$189,857	$3,023,155
7	Friends for Foxx	Candidate	+$168,905	$2,135,567
8	Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE	Political Action	+$145,363	$1,203,552
9	Sam McCann for Senate	Candidate	+$136,197	$880,342
10	Friends of Christian Mitchell	Candidate	+$125,656	$668,773
11	Citizens for John Cullerton for State Senate	Candidate	+$112,200	$1,895,382
12	Senate Democratic Victory Fund	Political Party	+$101,400	$3,110,230
13	Intl Union of Operating Engineers/Engineers	Political Action	+$95,000	$118,556
14	Illinois Republican Party	Political Party	+$82,000	$1,655,698
15	Democratic Majority	Political Party	+$79,500	$2,897,063
16	Liberty Principles PAC	Super PAC	+$75,000	$5,362,155
17	Illinois Safety & Justice	Super PAC	+$75,000	$0
18	Intl Union of Operating Eng Local 150 State County & Local Area PAC	Political Action	+$69,823	$112,773
19	Friends of Jeffrey Tobolski	Candidate	+$63,350	$307,975
20	Friends of Angelica Alfaro	Candidate	+$61,873	$261,654

Data sourced from Illinois Sunshine and the Illinois State Board of Elections. Contact Sarah Brune at 312-436-1274 or sarah@ilcampaign.org for more information.

Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters PAC	transferred $25,000 to	Friends for Anna Moeller	4/13
Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters PAC	transferred $25,000 to	Brandon Phelps for State Representative	4/13
Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters	transferred $25,000 to	Friends of Michelle Mussman	4/11
Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters Political Action Comm.	transferred $25,000 to	Citizens for Beiser	4/09
SEIU Local 73 B-PAC Account	transferred $25,000 to	Friends of Michael J Madigan	4/08
Citizens for Pamela J. Althoff	transferred $10,000 to	Republican State Senate Campaign Committee	4/07
Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters Political Action Committee	transferred $7,000 to	Ballot Access Illinois	4/08
Citizens for Judge John Fitzgerald Lyke Election Committee Camp. Acct.	transferred $5,000 to	Cook County Democratic Party	4/13
Friends of Jeanne Ives	transferred $5,000 to	Illinois Liberty PAC- Matthew Besler	4/12
Friends for Verschoore	transferred $5,000 to	Brandon Phelps for State Representative	4/11