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Despite a huge contribution and two big loans, Pritzker and Bailey did not bust the contribution caps

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* You undoubtedly saw that Gov. JB Pritzker contributed $35 million to his campaign committee. He filed the report last Friday, but reported the contribution date as March 12th.

The timing is important because state law would require Pritzker to file a Notification of Self-Funding with the Illinois State Board of Elections if that disclosed contribution date was after March 15th. The reason? The 2022 primary is on March 15th and State Board of Elections spokesperson Matt Dietrich confirmed today that the state’s contribution caps are only blown if contributions of more than $250,000 are received within 12 months of the candidate’s next election. If those contributions were dated after March 15th, the caps would’ve been blown.

And the amount in the law is important because gubernatorial candidate Sen. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) reported loans from himself and his mother totaling exactly $250,000 on March 22nd. But Dietrich pointed out today that the caps are only blown for anything above $250K. So far, Bailey is right at the limit.

Clear? Good.

posted by Rich Miller
Tuesday, Mar 23, 21 @ 11:44 am

Comments

I’m a parent and I love my daughter more than anything in the world, but to loan her money to tilt at windmills against a billionaire in a Gubernatorial race? I think the money would be better spent on an intervention.

Comment by Gruntled University Employee Tuesday, Mar 23, 21 @ 11:50 am
Glad to see everything is on the up-and-up here.

Comment by NIU Grad Tuesday, Mar 23, 21 @ 11:53 am
At least his mom will vote for him.

Probably.

Comment by TheInvisibleMan Tuesday, Mar 23, 21 @ 11:55 am
Darren Bailey has that kind of money to spend on his vanity campaign. And he tells the rubes he’s just like them.

If you can’t tell who the sucker at the poker table is, mostly likely it’s you.

Comment by 47th Ward Tuesday, Mar 23, 21 @ 12:00 pm
it is always nice when CapFax clears the air for all of us

Comment by NotRich Tuesday, Mar 23, 21 @ 12:05 pm
I see Yoder’s Kitchen is supporting Bailey with cash…but not mine…ever again.

Comment by Dotnonymous Tuesday, Mar 23, 21 @ 12:06 pm
=pritzker 51%
bailey 49%

if the election were held today.=

And it was held in Indiana

Comment by JS Mill Tuesday, Mar 23, 21 @ 12:07 pm
- Gruntled University Employee - Tuesday, Mar 23, 21 @ 11:50 am:

Have to hit rock bottom first

Comment by Precinct Captain Tuesday, Mar 23, 21 @ 12:21 pm
It’s always about the calendar and totals.

Also, this.

Bailey at $250K ~ $685.00 a day, every day until the primary.

Pritzker at $35 mil ~ $96,000… a day… every day… until the primary.

That’s just the cash they both had with those transactions.

If Bailey wins, and wants to be famous, I’m thinking the Pritzker Crew will oblige… if Bailey gets out of the primary… his mom’s money notwithstanding.

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Mar 23, 21 @ 12:25 pm
Odd that Bailey didn’t give that extra dollar to break the caps like Chris Kennedy 4 years ago. You have to assume that Rabine will break them or some independent expenditure will do it for everyone so why not just go ahead and do it.

Comment by uialum Tuesday, Mar 23, 21 @ 12:46 pm
I wish the Governor would have just put in $150 million and been done with this farce. Sigh - he spent $50+ million and got beat badly in November. Coming out strong would have been key this time to keep the Uline/Griffin money out of the race..

Comment by MakePoliticsCoolAgain Tuesday, Mar 23, 21 @ 1:20 pm
Perhaps Darren Bailey’s mother took advantage of a reverse mortgage to fund her son’s campaign.

Comment by Rudy’s teeth Tuesday, Mar 23, 21 @ 1:23 pm
Darren and the family spending their CFAP, PPP, MFP-1, MFP-2 money well.

Comment by Cool Papa Bell Tuesday, Mar 23, 21 @ 1:28 pm
===I’m a parent and I love my daughter more than anything in the world, but to loan her money to tilt at windmills against a billionaire in a Gubernatorial race?===

Meh, it’s not her money. It’s government welfare…er, ‘farm subsidies’

Comment by Joe Bidenopolous Tuesday, Mar 23, 21 @ 1:51 pm
Just checking out that donation list that rich linked. What’s up with Carmi, Illinois? I’ve never heard of it but I assume like a quarter of the people there have a grand to burn on Bailey’s doomed campaign.

Comment by dan l Tuesday, Mar 23, 21 @ 2:57 pm
===I’ve never heard of it===

My maternal grandparents grew up near there. Nice town.

Comment by Rich Miller Tuesday, Mar 23, 21 @ 2:58 pm
Where did Bailey get that much money?

Comment by M Tuesday, Mar 23, 21 @ 5:13 pm
What interest rate can a candidate charge their campaign when they loan them money? Is it a better rate than he could make on a CD?

Comment by Still Waiting Tuesday, Mar 23, 21 @ 6:15 pm
** Where did Bailey get that much money?**

Those darn socialist farm subsidies.

Comment by SaulGoodman Tuesday, Mar 23, 21 @ 8:57 pm
All for an office that pays $200,000 a year. Here is the thing, though. In a climate post covid-19, does the money work, or does the hard work, work.

Comment by WhiteHat51 Thursday, Mar 25, 21 @ 12:12 pm