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James Ayers donates $1,000 to Tim Butler's election campaign

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James Ayers donated $1,000 to Republican Tim Butler's election campaign committee, Friends of Tim Butler, on May 6, according to records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

In addition to this contribution of $1,000 to Tim Butler, records show that James Ayers has made eight other contributions of $1,000 or more in the past five years. Here are other large contributions they have made since Jan. 1, 2017.

Candidate CommitteeDateAmount
Friends of FrerichsDec. 15, 2020$2,500
Friends of FrerichsDec. 16, 2018$2,500
Friends of FrerichsMay 14, 2018$2,000
Friends of Tim ButlerJan. 14, 2021$1,000
Friends of Jason BarickmanSept. 8, 2020$1,000
Friends of FrerichsAug. 12, 2019$1,000
Friends of FrerichsDec. 7, 2017$1,000
Friends of Jason BarickmanNov. 22, 2017$1,000

The ISBE reports the following ten largest contributions to candidates for political office in Illinois in the past 12 months:

DonorCandidatePartyDateAmount
JB PritzkerJB PritzkerDemocraticMarch 12, 2021$35,000,000
JB PritzkerJB PritzkerDemocraticJune 26, 2020$1,200,000
JB PritzkerJB PritzkerDemocraticJune 1, 2020$850,000
JB PritzkerJB PritzkerDemocraticOct. 21, 2020$500,000
JB PritzkerJB PritzkerDemocraticSept. 21, 2020$500,000
JB PritzkerJB PritzkerDemocraticAug. 3, 2020$500,000
Fred EychanerMichael J. MadiganDemocraticSept. 21, 2020$400,000
Paul OzingaTim OzingaRepublicanDec. 23, 2020$250,000
Annette OzingaTim OzingaRepublicanDec. 23, 2020$250,000
Aaron OzingaTim OzingaRepublicanDec. 22, 2020$250,000

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