Less than one year into a new administration, speculation is already in full swing for the 2024 presidential election. While no politician seems to have escaped the rumor mill, political spectators have honed in on two prominent state leaders who may be positioning themselves for a spot on the Republican ticket. Governors Greg Abbott (R-Texas) …
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Governor: J.B. (Jay Robert) Pritzker (D)
Lieutenant Governor: Juliana Stratton (D)
Attorney General: Kwame Raoul (D)
Secretary of State: Alexi Giannoulias (D)
Comptroller: Susana Mendoza (D)
Director of the Department of Agriculture: Jerry Costello II
State Treasurer: Michael Frerichs (D)
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Candidate | Total Contributions |
---|---|
Paul Vallas | $19,921,518.84 |
Brandon Johnson | $12,347,343.47 |
JB Pritzker | $12,307,842.79 |
Don Harmon | $8,841,125.64 |
Emanuel Chris Welch | $8,324,031.63 |
Eileen O'Neill Burke | $3,597,354.68 |
Chuy Garcia | $2,671,729.87 |
Natalie Toro | $2,608,927.80 |
Lori E Lightfoot | $2,360,689.60 |
Michael Crawford | $1,722,041.31 |
Committee | Total Contributions |
---|---|
Chicagoland Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC | $10,555,520.83 |
Laborers' Political League - Great Lakes Region | $6,681,562.21 |
Isdf | $5,631,638.27 |
Liuna Chicago Laborers District Council | $5,539,378.09 |
Illinois PAC for Education (Ipace) | $5,076,259.27 |
Illinois Federation of Teachers Cope | $4,831,706.60 |
Carpentry Advancement Political Action | $4,248,621.38 |
Intl Union of Operating Engineers/engineers | $4,025,923.66 |
Democratic Party of Illinois | $4,011,309.50 |
Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee | $3,441,931.72 |
Contributor | Contributions |
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Aggregated Unitemized Contributions | $33,538,797.46 |
JB Pritzker | $12,000,000.00 |
Midwest Operating Engineers Construction Industry Research and Service | $10,162,248.13 |
Great Lakes Region Organizing Committee | $6,605,468.15 |
Labor Management Union Carpentry Cooperation Promotion Fund | $4,229,121.38 |
International Union of Operating Engineers Federal | $4,162,899.00 |
American Federation of Teachers Cope - Federal | $3,050,070.34 |
Service Employees International Union Federal (SEIU) | $2,008,412.66 |
Electrical Insurance Trustees | $1,743,539.38 |
Engineers Political Education Committee Federal | $1,647,700.00 |
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