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| Total political contributions in Illinois, 1994 to present |
Weekly Update | February 4th
Total Contributions in 2016: $11,058,993
x
Total February Contributions:
$1,221,556
Total Contributions this Week:
$2,689,557
x
Number of Contributions this Week: 440
Total contribution figures include donations, transfers, inkind contributions, loans,
and other types of monetary exchanges between donors and PACs.
Scroll down for remaining Illinois Sunshine Weekly Update data
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Connecting the Cash:
Cook County State's Attorney's Race
Last week, we took a look at
recent fundraising numbers in the race for Cook County State's Attorney.
This week, we went a step further by categorizing all contributions from July 1, 2015 to present for each candidate. We also sorted each candidate's Individual Donors into seven subcategories. Our methodology is explained below.
Anita Alvarez and Kim Foxx appear to show similar fundraising patterns so far, with around 50% of donations coming from individual donors.
Upon further examination, we found that nearly $24,000 (or 7%) of Alvarez's Individual Donations came from employees in the Cook County State's Attorney's office, and 36% of her Individual Donations came from local legal professionals. This contrasts with Foxx's 21% support from individual donors in the legal profession.
Foxx received 13% of her overall funds so far from other Political Committees, while Alvarez and candidate Donna More have received only 1% each from this source.
Alvarez and Foxx have received 23% of their overall contributions from union sources, and Donna More has received no union money so far in the race.
In 2008, Alvarez financed the early part of her primary campaign with a $600,000 loan from her husband, James Gomez. So far in the 2016 race, neither Alvarez nor Foxx have relied on loans from themselves or their family members. Conversely,
Donna More has loaned her campaign $250,000, or 54% of her overall funds, and Christopher Pfannkuche has loaned himself 100% of his current balance of $28,000.
All contributions by sector from July 1, 2015 to present:
| Category |
Amount |
% |
| Business |
$111,342 |
16%
|
| Individual Donors* |
$345,158 |
51% |
| Law Firms |
$60,478 |
9% |
| Loans |
$0 |
0% |
| Political |
$6,250 |
1% |
| Union |
$158,450 |
23% |
| TOTAL |
$681,679 |
100% |
| Category |
Amount |
% |
| Business |
$66,400 |
10%
|
| Individual Donors* |
$337,381 |
52% |
| Law Firms |
$10,450 |
2% |
| Loans |
$0 |
0% |
| Political |
$85,841 |
13% |
| Union |
$152,589 |
23% |
| TOTAL |
$652,662 |
100% |
| Category |
Amount |
% |
| Business |
$80,871 |
17%
|
| Individual Donors* |
$113,349 |
24% |
| Law Firms |
$18,550 |
4% |
| Loans |
$250,000 |
54% |
| Political |
$2,750 |
1% |
| Union |
$0 |
0% |
| TOTAL |
$465,520 |
100% |
| Category |
Amount |
% |
| Business |
$0 |
0%
|
| Individual Donors* |
$0 |
0% |
| Law Firms |
$0 |
0% |
| Loans |
$28,000 |
100% |
| Political |
$0 |
0% |
| Union |
$0 |
0% |
| TOTAL |
$28,000 |
100% |
*Individual Donor Breakdown from July 1, 2015 to present:
| Category |
$ |
% |
| Business |
$105,185 |
30%
|
Cook County State's
Attorney's Office |
$23,856 |
7% |
| Education |
$750 |
0% |
| Government |
$1,850 |
1% |
| Attorneys |
$123,267 |
36% |
| Nonprofit |
$5,150 |
1% |
| Misc/Unreported |
$85,100 |
25% |
| TOTAL |
$345,158 |
100% |
| Category |
$ |
% |
| Business |
$104,750 |
31%
|
| Cook County State's Attorney's Office |
$0 |
0%
|
| Education |
$15,900 |
5%
|
| Government |
$14,450 |
4%
|
| Attorneys |
$71,701 |
21%
|
| Nonprofit |
$23,400 |
7%
|
| Misc/Unreported |
$107,180 |
32%
|
| TOTAL |
$337,381 |
100% |
| Category |
$ |
% |
| Business |
$59,050 |
52%
|
| Cook County State's Attorney's Office |
$0 |
0% |
| Education |
$0 |
0% |
| Government |
$0 |
0% |
| Attorneys |
$19,491 |
17% |
| Nonprofit |
$0 |
0% |
| Misc/Unreported |
$34,807 |
31% |
| TOTAL |
$113,348 |
100% |
Methodology
Using data from Illinois Sunshine and the Illinois State Board of Elections, we classified all donations in the State's Attorney's race from July 1, 2015 to present using six categories: Business, Individual Donors, Law Firms, Loans, Political, and Union. The "Business" category includes businesses across many sectors, and the "Political" category includes only registered political committees.
After sorting all contributions, we parsed the "Individual Donors" into six categories, determined by donors' self-reported occupations: Business, Cook County State's Attorney's Office, Education, Government, Attorneys, Nonprofit, and Miscellaneous/Unreported. Donors who did not report their professions or reported that they were "retired" were included in the final category. Further details are available upon request.
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Jan 28 - Feb 4
|
|
loaned $100,000 to |
Citizens to Elect Pat Spratt |
1/29 |
Midwest Operating Engineers Construction Industry Research and Service
|
donated $76,546 to |
Chicagoland Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC
|
2/01 |
116 Windsor Drive LLC
|
loaned $50,000 to |
Illinois United for Change |
1/29 |
| Hull Investments LLC |
donated $50,000 to |
Illinois United for Change
|
1/28 |
IBEW Local Union 134 (Dues Check-off)
|
donated $25,000 to |
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers PAC |
1/28 |
| Exelon Generation Company |
donated $21,600 to |
Senate Democratic Victory Fund
|
1/29 |
| ComEd |
donated $21,600 to |
Senate Democratic Victory Fund
|
1/29 |
Illinois Opportunity Project
|
donated $21,600 to |
Illinois Liberty PAC- Matthew Besler
|
1/29 |
Stand for Children, Inc.
|
donated $21,600 to |
Stand for Children IL PAC |
1/28
|
ComEd
|
donated $10,800 to |
Committee to Support John Cullerton for State Central Committeeman |
1/29 |
|
| Illinois Oppurtunity Project |
transferred $500,000 to |
Friends of Ken Dunkin |
2/01 |
AFSCME Illinois Political Account (membership dues)
|
transferred $200,000 to |
AFSCME Illinois Council 31 PAC
|
2/02 |
SEIU Healthcare IL/IN PAC
|
transferred $75,000 to |
Friends for Foxx |
1/29 |
| SEIU Healthcare IL IN PAC |
transferred $53,900 to |
Committee to Support John Cullerton for State Central Committeeman
|
1/29 |
Working Forward PAC
|
transferred $53,900 to |
Senate Democratic Victory Fund
|
1/29 |
SEIU Health Care IL IN PAC
|
transferred $53,900 to |
Senate Democratic Victory Fund |
1/29 |
| AFSCME Illinois Council No. 31 PAC |
transferred $53,900 to |
Friends of Juliana Stratton |
1/28 |
AFSCME Council 31
|
transferred $48,900 to |
Senate Democratic Victory Fund
|
1/29 |
SEIU Health Care IL IN PAC
|
transferred $48,900 to |
Citizens for John Cullerton for State Senate
|
1/29 |
| AFSCME Illinois Council #31 PAC |
transferred $35,000 to |
Friends of Kate Cloonen
|
2/03 |
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Jan 28 - Feb 4
| # |
Committee |
Type |
New funds |
Current funds |
| 1 |
|
Candidate
|
$502,500
|
$684,312 |
| 2 |
Senate Democratic Victory Fund
|
Political Party |
$259,400
|
$2,826,415 |
| 3 |
AFSCME Illinois Council 31 PAC |
Political Action
|
$200,000
|
$817,206 |
| 4 |
Friends for Foxx
|
Candidate
|
$124,891
|
$520,320 |
| 5 |
Citizens to Elect Pat Spratt |
Candidate |
$102,500
|
$104,379 |
| 6 |
Illinois United for Change
|
Super PAC
|
$100,000
|
$0 |
| 7 |
Citizens for John Cullerton for State Senate |
Candidate
|
$88,400
|
$1,602,782 |
| 8 |
Friends of Juliana Stratton
|
Candidate
|
$78,700
|
$154,287 |
| 9 |
Chicagoland Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC
|
Political Action
|
$76,546
|
$1,305,000 |
| 10 |
Committee to Support John Cullerton for State Central Committeeman
|
Candidate
|
$75,200
|
$771,017 |
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As of Feb 4
| # |
Committee |
Type |
Current funds |
| 1 |
|
Candidate |
$19,498,843
|
| 2 |
|
Super PAC |
$8,999,970
|
| 3 |
|
Candidate |
$8,650,680
|
| 4 |
|
Super PAC |
$4,564,295
|
| 5 |
|
Political Party |
$2,826,415
|
| 6 |
|
Political Party
|
$2,766,163
|
| 7 |
|
Super PAC
|
$2,584,772
|
| 8 |
|
Political Party |
$2,433,898
|
| 9 |
|
Political Action |
$2,345,342
|
| 10 |
Friends of Michael J Madigan |
Candidate
|
$2,217,664
|
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All data is sourced daily from the Illinois State Board of Elections
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