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Laura Fine Claims She “Doesn’t Know” Her Own Trump Donors.
Let’s Meet Some of Them.
EVANSTON, IL — Tonight, Illinois 9th Congressional candidates met for a forum where state Sen. Laura Fine was questioned about the nearly $60,000 she has taken from 42 different donors who have also contributed to Donald Trump. In response, Fine claimed, “I don't know who a Trump donor is who's donating,” even though she said last month, “Anytime somebody donates to my campaign, it makes me feel very proud...”
Perhaps it’s unsurprising Laura Fine doesn’t know her own donors, as AIPAC has been funneling out-of-state money into her campaign for months. If Laura Fine doesn’t know who is actually supporting her campaign, maybe we can help.
Neil Kadisha - $2,000 to Laura Fine, $5,800 to Donald Trump, $141,000 in disclosed donations to AIPAC. Kadisha is a billionaire who got rich because he "looted the trust funds of a young widow and her children and then parlayed the ill-gotten gains into a sizable chunk of his wealth,” according to a judge. The judge also found that Kadisha’s actions were sufficient to warrant criminal charges.
Joe Lubeck - $2,000 to Laura Fine , $4,645 to Donald Trump, $78,400 in disclosed donations to AIPAC. Nicknamed the "Eviction King," Lubeck’s rental company American Landmark files evictions at nine times the national average. According to The Nation, American Landmark’s business model "inevitably leads to the frequent displacement of tenants."
Anne Mounsey - $2,500 to Laura Fine, $15,153 to Trump committees, $17,000 in disclosed donations to AIPAC. Mounsey served on the board of directors for the Colorado-based oil company MarkWest Hydrocarbon. Since 2005, MarkWest and its affiliates have racked up $26 million in environmental penalties. So much for the “no fossil fuel” pledge Fine previously signed.
James Fogelman - $3,500 to Laura Fine, $47,750 to Trump committees, $25,300 in disclosed donations to AIPAC. Fogelman is a Beverly Hills attorney who represented DoorDash in litigation brought by drivers who argued they were misclassified as independent contractors instead of employees. When the drivers tried to move the case to arbitration - per DoorDash’s own policy - Fogelman objected. A California judge criticized Fogelman for trying to force workers out of arbitration after his firm spent years forcing them into arbitration.
“How long can Laura Fine go before telling the truth about her own right wing funders?” said Biss for Congress Campaign Manager George Lundgren. “Fine took $60,000 from 42 different Trump donors, more than $1 million from AIPAC donors nationwide, and is now getting dark money support from a super PAC backed by AIPAC. If she can’t be honest about her donors, how can we trust her in Congress?”
For more information about Daniel Biss, visit www.DanielBiss.com.
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