Records indicate that this contribution of $5,000 to William M. Daley is the only candidate contribution of $1,000 or more that Samson has made in the past five years.
The ISBE reports that the following contributions are the ten largest contributions to candidates for political office in Illinois in the past 12 months:
Donor
Candidate
Party
Date
Amount
Chancelor Bennett
Amara Enyia
Non Partisan
Jan. 15, 2019
$400,000
Fred Eychaner
Preckwinkle Toni
Democratic
Jan. 31, 2019
$200,000
Fred Eychaner
Toni Preckwinkle
Democratic
Jan. 31, 2019
$200,000
Kanye West
Amara Enyia
Non Partisan
Oct. 31, 2018
$126,460
Richard Uihlein
Jason Plummer
Republican
Oct. 30, 2018
$120,000
Richard Uihlein
William E. Brady
Republican
Oct. 30, 2018
$120,000
Howard Labkon
Susana Mendoza
Democratic
Jan. 31, 2019
$100,000
Paul Finnegan
Daley M
Democratic
Jan. 29, 2019
$100,000
Paul Finnegan
William M. Daley
Democratic
Jan. 29, 2019
$100,000
Ilan Shalit
Daley M
Democratic
Jan. 29, 2019
$100,000
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