* Tribune…
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker contributed more than $10 million to help his two-time running mate, Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton, win last month’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary, nearly all of it funneled through an ostensibly independent political action committee whose spending on the race more than tripled that of Stratton’s own campaign.
While Pritzker’s backing was no secret, the full extent of his financial support was only revealed in new federal campaign disclosures filed this week and covering the weeks immediately before and after the March 17 primary, in which Stratton topped a field that included two veteran members of Congress.
You have to read to the sixth paragraph before the rest of the spending is discussed in any detail. And no grand totals were included, so I totaled up the Trib’s spending numbers for you…
Robin Kelly spent about $4.1 million and benefited from some independent expenditure ads that promoted both her and Krishnamoorthi.
* Meanwhile…
Buoyed by the name recognition he gained in his losing bid to Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker four years ago, Darren Bailey raised less than half a million dollars to win the GOP primary for governor and spent only about $2.30 per vote to handily defeat better-funded rivals, recently filed state campaign finance reports show.
Bailey spent $557,141.85 during the first quarter. His largest expenditure was “Direct Mail Fundraising,” for which he spent $279,110.70. That’s just a tad over half his total spent. Hat-tip: This parody account.
- Yellow Dog Democrat - Friday, Apr 17, 26 @ 2:30 pm:
Raja might have set a record for the most money spent in a losing Illinois primary.
I believe Blair Hull was the previous record holder.
I would love to understand how ten years of work went in and they decided to leave his left flank exposed.