Keep an Eye on Money in Illinois Politics
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Top Contested Races for Illinois General Assembly
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| Chamber | District | Total Candidates | Total Funds in Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | 82nd | 2 | $5,474,067.67 |
| House | 20th | 2 | $4,135,846.13 |
| Senate | 46th | 2 | $3,974,438.80 |
| House | 111th | 2 | $3,931,891.44 |
| House | 45th | 2 | $3,252,163.23 |
| House | 41st | 2 | $3,115,734.36 |
| House | 97th | 2 | $3,087,890.45 |
| Senate | 25th | 2 | $2,983,708.10 |
| House | 65th | 2 | $2,899,244.75 |
| House | 66th | 2 | $2,738,083.65 |
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Party Funds in Illinois
Funds available for top Democratic and Republican political parties in Illinois, updated daily
| Democratic State Party Committees | |
|---|---|
| Committee Name | Cash on Hand |
| JB for Governor | $32,867,806.42 |
| Friends of Don Harmon for State Senate | $6,132,479.32 |
| Democratic Party of Illinois | $2,437,990.78 |
| The People for Emanuel "Chris" Welch | $1,671,960.58 |
| Democrats for the Illinois House | $1,434,708.02 |
| ISDF | $825,059.87 |
| Republican State Party Committees | |
|---|---|
| Committee Name | Cash on Hand |
| Elect Dan McConchie | $511,619.33 |
| Citizens for Durkin | $295,612.10 |
| House Republican Organization | $171,355.88 |
| Illinois Republican Party | $167,759.45 |
| Republican State Senate Campaign Committee | $46,540.66 |
Recent Political Donations
Top donations to Illinois political committees in the last 7 days, updated daily
Top Earners last 30 days, updated daily
Political committees operate by receiving donations, transfers and loans from people, organizations, and other committees. Here's who's raised the most money in the last month.
| Rank | Committee | New funds |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois | +$543,723.36 |
| 2 | Chicagoland Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC | +$472,618.19 |
| 3 | Citizens for Giannoulias | +$447,658.52 |
| 4 | The People for Emanuel "Chris" Welch | +$350,350.00 |
| 5 | Democrats for the Illinois House | +$309,637.30 |
| 6 | Friends of Frerichs | +$297,450.00 |
| 7 | DiCianni for DuPage | +$284,294.87 |
| 8 | Friends for Anna Valencia | +$213,910.00 |
| 9 | Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE | +$193,361.00 |
| 10 | Ron Ellis for State Representative | +$150,000.00 |
Top Political Committees highest current funds, updated daily
Political committees must report their current funds, along with donations and expenditures every quarter. Here's the committees that have the most investments and cash on hand.
| Rank | Committee | Current funds |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JB for Governor | $32,867,806.42 |
| 2 | Friends of Michael J Madigan | $10,612,654.68 |
| 3 | LiUNA Chicago Laborers District Council | $8,027,285.18 |
| 4 | Friends of Don Harmon for State Senate | $6,132,479.32 |
| 5 | Illinois PAC for Education (IPACE) | $4,607,098.83 |
| 6 | Citizens for Giannoulias | $3,007,661.69 |
| 7 | Laborers' Political League - Great Lakes Region | $2,743,221.24 |
| 8 | Democratic Party of Illinois | $2,437,990.78 |
| 9 | 13th Ward Democratic Org | $2,273,838.08 |
| 10 | Citizens for Lisa Madigan | $2,060,767.82 |
Tracking Political Donations by month and year
The chart below shows political donations since 1994. Hover over a month to see total donations and transfers during that time period. To see total donations and transfers by year, decrease the size of your browser window until you see dark green bars.
About
Illinois Sunshine is a tool by Reform for Illinois for browsing political contributions in the state of Illinois.
The data comes from the Illinois State Board of Elections, which has been collecting this data electronically since 1994. We built Illinois Sunshine to give journalists, activists and citizens better access to and documentation for this data.