Campaign spending: Top Q2 political donation recipients in Illinois

By Sangamon Sun

Jul 1, 2021

These Illinois political organizations received the most money from campaign donations from April 1 to June 30, according to the Federal Election Commission.

Donations made to political groups or candidates must be disclosed under state law for greater transparency in elections. While Congress created the Federal Election Commission to oversee federal elections in 1974, each state is left to regulate its local elections. The Government Accountability Office reviews current campaign finance law and makes recommendations for keeping the laws relevant.

Top second-quarter campaign contribution recipients

Campaign Committee	Candidate	Amount	City
Tammy for Illinois	Tammy L. Duckworth	$852,112	Chicago, IL
Friends of Raja for Congress	Raja S. Krishnamoorthi	$809,628	Schaumburg, IL
Lauren Underwood for Congress	Lauren A. Underwood	$507,906	Oswego, IL
Esther for Congress	Esther Joy King	$383,466	East Moline, IL
Casten for Congress	Sean Casten	$326,566	Downers Grove, IL
Kinzinger for Congress	Adam Kinzinger	$321,216	Ottawa, IL
Schneider for Congress	Bradley Scott Schneider	$255,613	Deerfield, IL
Schakowsky for Congress	Janice D. Schakowsky	$175,504	Evanston, IL
Marie Newman for Congress	Marie Newman	$134,330	La Grange, IL
Rodney for Congress	Rodney L. Davis	$111,889	Taylorville, IL
Mary Miller for Congress	Mary Miller	$110,235	Oakland, IL
Robin Kelly for Congress	Robin L. Kelly	$109,589	Chicago, IL
Mike Bost for Congress Committee	Michael J. Bost	$91,540	Murphysboro, IL
Bill Foster for Congress Committee	William G. Foster	$86,780	Aurora, IL
Quigley for Congress	Mike Quigley	$84,200	Chicago, IL
Chuy Garcia for Congress	Jesus Garcia	$76,688	Chicago, IL
Junaid for Congress	Junaid Congress	$74,525	Oak Brook, IL
Kina Collins for Congress	Kina Isis Collins	$72,248	Oak Park, IL
Catalina for Congress	Catalina Lauf	$70,936	Woodstock, IL
Lahood for Congress	Darin Mckay Lahood	$63,580	Peoria, IL
Cruz for a Cause	Robert Rob Cruz	$42,500	Crest Hill, IL
Citizens for Hoan	Khai-Hoan Dac Huynh	$34,289	Chicago, IL
Palmer for Illinois	David Palmer	$33,110	Champaign, IL
Friends of Lombardi	Jack Lombardi II	$28,250	Manhattan, IL
Friends of Jahmal Cole	Jahmal Cole	$23,500	Chicago, IL
People to Elect Chris Butler	Christopher Butler	$19,950	Glenwood, IL
Citizens for Rush	Bobby Lee Rush	$15,250	Chicago, IL
Davis for Congress/Friends of Danny K Davis	Danny K. Davis	$5,250	Chicago, IL
Marter for Congress	James Thomas Marter	$3,700	Oswego, IL
Peggy Hubbard for US Senate, Inc.	Peggy Hubbard	$2,000	Belleville, IL
Raleigh Bowman for Congress	Raleigh Bowman	$1,261	Chicago, IL
Justin Burau for Congress	Justin Burau	$960	Rolling Meadows, IL
Arview for Senate	Timothy C. Arview	$380	West Frankfort, IL
Kristine Schanbacher for Congress	Kristine Schanbacher	$327	Chicago, IL
Dan Lipinski for Congress	Daniel William Lipinski	$250	Western Springs, IL