Keep an eye on money in Illinois politics
Every Thursday, we recap the week’s political contributions, top earners, and highest grossing committees from across the state.
Contested Races updated daily
Contested races for the Illinois General Assembly and Illinois Comptroller with the highest available funds and most Super PAC spending. Click on a row to see individual races.
| District | Branch | Candidates | Total Money in Race | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 111 | House | Daniel V Beiser (D) *INCUMBENT | Michael Babcock (R) | $2,118,421.74 |
| 20 | House | Michael P McAuliffe (R) *INCUMBENT | Merry Marwig (D) | $2,098,166.11 |
| 114 | House | LaToya N Greenwood (D) | Bob Romanik (R) | $2,074,865.05 |
| 0 | Comptroller | Leslie Munger (R) *INCUMBENT | Susana Mendoza (D) | $2,013,330.04 |
| 31 | Senate | Melinda Bush (D) *INCUMBENT | Michael Amrozowicz (R) | $2,008,105.83 |
| 117 | House | John Bradley (D) *INCUMBENT | Dave Severin (R) | $1,953,540.30 |
| 23 | Senate | Thomas Cullerton (D) *INCUMBENT | Seth Lewis (R) | $1,702,065.64 |
| 59 | Senate | Gary F Forby (D) *INCUMBENT | Dale Fowler (R) | $1,670,882.01 |
| 79 | House | Katherine"Kate" Cloonen (D) *INCUMBENT | Lindsay Parkhurst (R) | $1,664,332.25 |
| 71 | House | Mike Smiddy (D) *INCUMBENT | Tony McCombie (R) | $1,586,544.61 |
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.
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 | Illinois Republican Party | +$4,062,500.00 |
| 2 | House Republican Organization | +$3,434,500.00 |
| 3 | Democratic Party of Illinois | +$2,765,950.00 |
| 4 | Senate Democratic Victory Fund | +$1,659,934.80 |
| 5 | Democratic Majority | +$1,306,600.00 |
| 6 | Citizens to Protect Transportation Funding | +$1,218,000.00 |
| 7 | SEIU Healthcare Illinois Indiana PAC | +$1,072,105.00 |
| 8 | AFSCME Illinois Council 31 PAC | +$1,000,000.00 |
| 9 | Republican State Senate Campaign Committee | +$979,796.00 |
| 10 | Friends of Michael J Madigan | +$902,300.00 |
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 | Illinois Republican Party | $17,140,536.26 |
| 2 | Citizens for Rauner, Inc | $15,291,774.95 |
| 3 | House Republican Organization | $11,274,675.41 |
| 4 | Democratic Party of Illinois | $5,594,883.04 |
| 5 | Liberty Principles PAC | $5,047,466.15 |
| 6 | Democratic Majority | $4,282,990.67 |
| 7 | Senate Democratic Victory Fund | $4,245,856.78 |
| 8 | Republican State Senate Campaign Committee | $3,234,332.28 |
| 9 | Chicagoland Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC | $2,894,258.13 |
| 10 | Citizens to Protect Transportation Funding | $2,625,501.00 |
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Illinois Sunshine is a tool by the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform 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.
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