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Giving in Springfield and Washington
People who gave to 2024 state candidates and, in 2023–24, to Illinois's U.S. House or Senate candidates (the FEC's itemized contributions), matched by name and ZIP code. Two people with the same name in one ZIP code would be added together.
| Donor | To state candidates | To federal candidates |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Uihlein Uline, Lake Bluff | $211,195 9 candidates | $22,300 3 candidates |
| Richard Uihlein Uline, Lake Forest | $225,400 8 candidates | $7,400 2 candidates |
| Cari Sacks Not Employed, Chicago | $158,700 23 candidates | $23,100 3 candidates |
| Michael Sacks GCM Grosvenor, Chicago | $153,787 23 candidates | $23,100 3 candidates |
| Leo Smith Chicago CRED, Chicago | $96,975 18 candidates | $45,900 8 candidates |
| Donald Wilson DRW, Chicago | $55,000 4 candidates | $26,700 5 candidates |
| Jack Wuest Chicago | $36,350 20 candidates | $31,600 9 candidates |
| Elizabeth Uihlein Uline, Lake Forest | $54,900 5 candidates | $9,900 3 candidates |
| Keith A Hebeisen Clifford Law Offices, Chicago | $5,000 2 candidates | $52,800 9 candidates |
| Antonio Romanucci Romanucci & Blandin, Chicago | $3,000 2 candidates | $47,500 10 candidates |
| Jack Bishop Self, Lake Bluff | $20,500 5 candidates | $29,700 2 candidates |
| Fred Eychaner Newsweb, Chicago | $6,900 1 candidate | $40,000 7 candidates |
| Don Tracy Springfield | $23,211 13 candidates | $23,350 8 candidates |
| Mary Stowell Stowell & Friedman, Winnetka | $5,000 1 candidate | $41,300 6 candidates |
| Prudence R Beidler Self, Lake Forest | $2,000 1 candidate | $40,500 9 candidates |
| Heather Steans State of Illinois, Chicago | $21,400 5 candidates | $18,500 5 candidates |
| John Lowder Sherman | $34,300 29 candidates | $5,300 1 candidate |
| Benjamin Crane Coplan + Crane, Oak Park | $5,000 1 candidate | $34,000 6 candidates |
| Kevin Conway Cooney & Conway, River Forest | $6,000 3 candidates | $29,700 6 candidates |
| Marcena Love Winnetka | $3,250 4 candidates | $31,400 6 candidates |
| Robert Clifford Clifford Law Offices, Chicago | $1,000 1 candidate | $33,000 7 candidates |
| Richard Price Mesirow Financial, Highland Park | $1,000 1 candidate | $32,600 7 candidates |
| Charles Lewis Not Employed, Evanston | $2,500 1 candidate | $30,200 6 candidates |
| Peter Kadens Katalyst Management Collective LLC, Winnetka | $22,600 7 candidates | $6,600 1 candidate |
| Michael Cassidy Evanston | $24,499 22 candidates | $4,500 2 candidates |
| Bader Almoshelli CP, Glen Ellyn | $28,100 3 candidates | $250 1 candidate |
| Clark Pellett Chicago | $3,500 3 candidates | $24,500 7 candidates |
| John Driscoll The Driscoll Firm, San Juan | $25,800 1 candidate | $800 1 candidate |
| Vincent Kolber Chicago | $8,250 6 candidates | $18,201 5 candidates |
| John Daley Daley Strategy, Chicago | $23,449 20 candidates | $2,750 2 candidates |
| Patrick Salvi Salvi Schostock & Pritchard P.C., Winnetka | $2,000 2 candidates | $23,300 6 candidates |
| John Driscoll The Driscoll Law Firm, LLC, St Louis | $13,500 2 candidates | $11,100 2 candidates |
| Bettylu Saltzman Chicago | $5,000 3 candidates | $19,000 9 candidates |
| John Atkinson Marsh, Burr Ridge | $11,000 3 candidates | $12,800 2 candidates |
| Dean White Peerless Fence, St Charles | $12,021 7 candidates | $11,751 6 candidates |
| Julia Stasch Not Employed, Chicago | $1,000 1 candidate | $22,400 7 candidates |
| Sami Bader Nationwide Real Estate, Orland Park | $22,400 3 candidates | $1,000 1 candidate |
| Thomas Keefe Swansea | $500 1 candidate | $22,800 5 candidates |
| Kevin Conlon Wilmette | $3,050 7 candidates | $19,850 9 candidates |
| William E. Wolf BW Capital Partners, Chicago | $14,400 2 candidates | $7,600 2 candidates |
| Howard Swibel Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP, Skokie | $2,500 3 candidates | $19,200 5 candidates |
| John Wuest Alternative Schools Network, Chicago | $21,100 7 candidates | $500 1 candidate |
| Mary Jo Schuler Business Owner, Oak Park | $8,000 4 candidates | $13,300 4 candidates |
| Lawrence Disparti Self, Chicago | $11,000 3 candidates | $9,900 2 candidates |
| Kevin Durkin Clifford Law Offices, Chicago | $1,000 1 candidate | $19,800 4 candidates |
| vijay prabhakar Admin, bloomingdale | $1,443 1 candidate | $19,000 3 candidates |
| James Nowacki Winnetka | $500 1 candidate | $19,800 3 candidates |
| Patrick Salvi Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard, Waukegan | $3,500 2 candidates | $16,500 3 candidates |
| Daniel Caulkins Decatur | $10,000 5 candidates | $9,900 1 candidate |
| Richard Porter Retired, Northfield | $6,853 7 candidates | $12,969 9 candidates |
Where donors work
Employers whose people (two or more) gave the most to 2024 state candidates, as the contributors reported them. Retirees, the self-employed and the like are left out, as is a candidate's own money.
| Employer | People | Given | By party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uline | 5 | $540,995 | |
| GCM Grosvenor | 6 | $106,500 | |
| DRW Holdings | 2 | $52,000 | |
| JMB Realty | 2 | $40,000 | |
| The Driscoll Firm | 2 | $36,800 | |
| Kapitan Gomaa Law | 3 | $35,600 | |
| Alternative Schools Network | 2 | $34,238 | |
| State of Illinois | 16 | $25,871 | |
| A & R Katz Management | 3 | $21,700 | |
| Ben Lazare Consulting | 2 | $20,758 | |
| MRHFM | 6 | $20,625 | |
| Phillips Law | 2 | $18,750 | |
| Cook County | 6 | $17,650 | |
| Sulaiman Law Group | 2 | $16,200 | |
| Attorney At Law | 2 | $16,000 | |
| SIM Inc. | 2 | $13,800 | |
| Maune Raichle Hartley French & Mudd, LLC | 5 | $13,500 | |
| KBauer Consulting Inc. | 3 | $13,200 | |
| DRW | 2 | $12,400 | |
| Owner | 4 | $11,900 | |
| PLRB | 2 | $11,550 | |
| ChiTiva | 2 | $11,500 | |
| Vella and Lund, PC. | 2 | $11,500 | |
| Admin | 5 | $10,943 | |
| Business Owner | 2 | $10,900 | |
| GROSVENOR CAPITAL | 2 | $10,400 | |
| Fox, Swibel, Levin & Carroll | 3 | $10,300 | |
| Levinson & Stefani | 2 | $10,000 | |
| Heather Wier Vaught P.C. | 3 | $9,750 | |
| Village of Rosemont | 7 | $9,750 | |
| CEO | 2 | $9,400 | |
| GMC Grosvenor | 2 | $8,887 | |
| OSF HealthCare | 6 | $8,600 | |
| R4 Services | 2 | $8,500 | |
| Troxell | 2 | $8,500 | |
| Clifford Law Offices | 4 | $8,000 | |
| United Contractors Midwest | 4 | $8,000 | |
| Sterling Bay | 3 | $8,000 | |
| Isham Law | 2 | $7,900 | |
| Thomson Weir, LLC | 2 | $7,500 |
Officeholders funding other candidates
Candidates' and officeholders' own campaign committees giving to other 2024 state candidates (two or more). Money between one person's own committees isn't counted.
| Committee | Candidates funded | Given | By party |
|---|---|---|---|
| McCombie for Illinois | 34 | $49,183 | |
| JB for Governor | 33 | $1,650,000 | |
| Committee to Elect Jay C. Hoffman | 31 | $212,104 | |
| Citizens for Lou Lang | 31 | $36,900 | |
| Citizens for Matt Murphy | 29 | $32,300 | |
| Friends of Omar Aquino | 16 | $36,200 | |
| Friends of Nicholas Smith | 15 | $106,850 | |
| Brad Stephens for State Representative | 15 | $88,139 | |
| Friends of Natalie Manley | 15 | $34,668 | |
| Friends of Travis Weaver | 15 | $26,211 | |
| Friends of Ram | 14 | $37,600 | |
| People for Emanuel Chris Welch | 11 | $560,082 | |
| Friends of Janet Yang Rohr | 11 | $138,780 | |
| Friends of Bill Cunningham | 11 | $127,000 | |
| Citizens for Charlie Meier | 11 | $25,555 | |
| Houlihan Campaign Fund | 11 | $12,500 | |
| Friends of Sean McDermott | 11 | $6,250 | |
| Friends of Lance Yednock | 10 | $54,250 | |
| Zalewski for State Representative | 10 | $26,255 | |
| Citizens for Gregory Harris | 10 | $19,500 | |
| Chesney For Illinois | 10 | $11,250 | |
| Citizens for Marcus C Evans Jr | 9 | $133,000 | |
| Friends of LaPointe | 9 | $20,909 | |
| Citizens for John M Cabello | 9 | $8,250 | |
| Friends of Dan Swanson | 9 | $6,415 | |
| Friends of Jeff Keicher | 8 | $23,268 | |
| Citizens for Patrick Windhorst | 8 | $17,000 | |
| Citizens for Castro | 8 | $15,670 | |
| Friends of Bob Morgan | 8 | $13,500 | |
| Friends of Adriane Johnson | 8 | $4,231 | |
| Rashid for Illinois | 7 | $85,344 | |
| Friends of Robyn Gabel | 7 | $73,580 | |
| Friends of Robert "Bob" Rita | 7 | $67,000 | |
| Citizens for Saviano | 7 | $17,868 | |
| Friends of Dave Koehler | 7 | $12,008 | |
| Jil Tracy for State Senate | 7 | $10,765 | |
| Regan for Illinois | 7 | $8,050 | |
| Daniel Didech Campaign Committee | 7 | $7,576 | |
| Joy for Justice | 7 | $5,250 | |
| Citizens for Linda Holmes | 6 | $82,091 |