* Hannah Meisel…
House Republican Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) raked in more than $731,000 this quarter.
Senate Republican Leader Bill Brady (R-Bloomington) raised more than $203,000 during the same time period. The personal campaign committees of both leaders are currently the strongest they’ve ever been. […]
House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) has also been fundraising during the pandemic. The four campaign accounts he controls have raised more than $857,000 collectively in the last quarter, according to state campaign finance records. The combined current cash on hand for the four committees is over $23 million.
The House Speaker’s personal committee has the most cash on hand it’s ever had at nearly $14 million. Madigan in August donated $100,001 from his personal bank account to his campaign committee, triggering a campaign fundraising loophole allowing him to raise unlimited funds for the 2020 election cycle.
According to Hannah, Durkin had $2.25 million in his personal account and Brady had $1.1 million. Senate President Don Harmon had $4.26 million in his personal account and $1.3 million in the ISDF account.
- Hamlet's Ghost - Thursday, Jul 9, 20 @ 9:40 am:
Durkin may have $2.25 million in his personal account but he also has Grant Wehrli, Peter Breen and Darren Bailey on his line-up card.
- QuincyPundit - Thursday, Jul 9, 20 @ 9:42 am:
That should be enough to keep them all in power and continue Illinois on its current path.
- Oswego Willy - Thursday, Jul 9, 20 @ 9:44 am:
“I’m frustrated too but taking steps to reform Illinois is more important than a short term budget stalemate”
Once the Owl typed that tweet, Madigan and Dems knew, Raunerites are but an abandonment away from irrelevance.
We are now seeing that with Madigan at $23 million… and the Raunerite caucuses at… well, far less
A real time result of phonies selling out to Bruce Rauner… and Dems making sure the Raunerites stay DOWN… and out.
- Nagidam - Thursday, Jul 9, 20 @ 9:47 am:
At this rate next session the House Republicans can caucus in room 115 in the Capitol. The Senate Republican’s can caucus in the attached bathroom in Room 115.
- efudd - Thursday, Jul 9, 20 @ 9:47 am:
Man, all those federal investigations that some always believe are leading straight to Madigan has really cut off the funding, hasn’t it?
- City Zen - Thursday, Jul 9, 20 @ 10:15 am:
Busted caps are a convenient way to launder money between candidates. Hit your contribution limit to candidate X? Just contribute to Madigan, who can then forward “your” extra contribution to Candidate X. Minus commission, of course.
- Give Me A Break - Thursday, Jul 9, 20 @ 10:43 am:
“The Senate Republican’s can caucus in the attached bathroom in Room 115.”
That might even be too big a room for them. Maybe they can ask Harmon to use the Antiroom when the Committee on Assignments is done.
- Donnie Elgin - Thursday, Jul 9, 20 @ 10:48 am:
Labor makes up the top 10 2020 donations to MJM. A tidy sum of $14,523,115.05
Engineers Political Education Committee
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC
LiUNA Chicago Laborers District Council
IBEW Illinois PAC
UA Political Education Committee
Laborers Political League Education Fund
Illinois Laborers’ Legislative Committee
Illinois Pipe Trades PAC
Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE
Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters PAC
https://illinoissunshine.org/committees/friends-of-michael-j-madigan-665/
- Oswego Willy - Thursday, Jul 9, 20 @ 10:52 am:
=== Labor makes up the top 10 2020 donations to MJM. A tidy sum of $14,523,115.05===
Not surprising since Raunerites were wholly against collective bargaining and prevailing wage.
Before Rauner? Many GOP members were friendly with Labor. Rauner despised those type of legislators
Good on Labor to realize that together they can keep Raunerites at bay… like this.
- City Zen - Thursday, Jul 9, 20 @ 11:15 am:
Donnie - EPEC and Chicagoland Operators basically the same org. LPLEF and ILLC are LiUNA.
- Back to the Future - Thursday, Jul 9, 20 @ 11:17 am:
Hopefully all that money will influence the Speaker to push for Ethics Reform.
- levivotedforjudy - Thursday, Jul 9, 20 @ 11:52 am:
And the guv just dropped $51.5 million to Vote Yes for Fairness. It’s sort of like the guv is in The Show and the others are playing American Legion ball. How times have changed.
- efudd - Thursday, Jul 9, 20 @ 11:54 am:
“Labor makes up”
Ain’t Democracy great.
- Dotnonymous - Thursday, Jul 9, 20 @ 12:03 pm:
Rumors of Madigan’s demise were premature…eh Bruce?
- Feeder - Thursday, Jul 9, 20 @ 7:07 pm:
At this point aren’t they more legal defense funds more than they are campaign funds.
- Lake Effect - Friday, Jul 10, 20 @ 7:58 am:
Efudd if the Illinois Republicans were viable and competent they’d have rich donors giving them money to compete with labor