Data from the Illinois State Board of Elections

 

Senate candidates Seth Lewis (R-Bartlett) and Mike Amrozowicz (R-Gurnee) were transferred $75,000 each from the Republican State Senate Campaign Committee  on Monday. House candidate Rod Drobinski (R-Wauconda) received $47,000 from the House Republican Organization  on Tuesday and made the top transfers list for the second consecutive week.

 

The lone Democratic candidate to make the top 10 transfers list was Rep. Gary Forby (D-Benton). Forby received $170,000 from the Senate Democratic Victory Fund last Thursday in the third largest transfer of the week. Forby is running against Dale Fowler (R-Harrisburg) in the state legislative race with the second highest reported spending and funds available.

 

The Democratic Majority party committee, which supports Democratic candidates for the Illinois House, also spent money on ads this week. They made $18,500 in independent expenditures opposing Jerry Long (R-Streator). Although independent expenditures have been sparse in August, they have played a significant role in the race between Long and Rep. Andy Skoog (D-LaSalle). Earlier this month, Long expressed his "vehement disapproval" of independent expenditures made by the Illinois Republican Party on his behalf. 

 

The fifth largest donation this week may have been the most intriguing. Palatine Republican Committeeman Aaron del Mar loaned his campaign committee $50,000 yesterday. Del Mar's committee had just $600 on its last quarterly report, and this loan is ten times larger than any previous contribution Del Mar has received. As a committeeman in an area that includes the 27th Senate District, Del Mar will be among the individuals selecting Sen. Matt Murphy's (R-Palatine) replacement. Murphy announced his resignation last Thursday, which goes into effect September 15th. A replacement has not yet been chosen. Based on Del Mar's sudden influx of cash, some

have already speculated that he may be a leading candidate for the appointed position.