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William Kunkler donates $1,500 to Michele Smith's election campaign

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William Kunkler donated $1,500 to Democrat Michele Smith's election campaign committee, Friends of Michele Smith, on Dec. 27, 2018, according to records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

In addition to this contribution of $1,500 to Michele Smith, records show that William Kunkler has made 17 other contributions of $1,000 or more in the past five years. Here are other large contributions they have made since Jan. 1, 2014.

Candidate CommitteeDateAmount
Citizens for Rauner, IncFeb. 6, 2018$100,000
Citizens for Rauner, IncJan. 29, 2014$50,000
Citizens for Rauner, IncDec. 2, 2013$50,000
Citizens for Rauner, IncJune 27, 2013$5,300
Dan Rutherford Campaign CommitteeJune 20, 2013$5,300
Cross for TreasurerSept. 30, 2014$5,000
Cross for TreasurerMarch 17, 2014$5,000
David McSweeney for State RepresentativeJune 28, 2013$3,000
David McSweeney for State RepresentativeJune 29, 2016$2,000
David McSweeney for State RepresentativeApril 16, 2014$2,000
David McSweeney for State RepresentativeApril 24, 2013$2,000
Preckwinkle for PresidentSept. 21, 2016$1,500
Friends of Bill ConwayFeb. 21, 2020$1,000
Friends of Bill ConwayOct. 23, 2019$1,000
David McSweeney for State RepresentativeMarch 30, 2019$1,000
Friends of Michele SmithMarch 26, 2019$1,000
Friends of Michele SmithFeb. 9, 2015$1,000

The ISBE reports the following ten largest contributions to candidates for political office in Illinois in the past 12 months:

DonorCandidatePartyDateAmount
JB PritzkerJB PritzkerDemocraticMay 31, 2018$25,000,000
JB PritzkerJB PritzkerDemocraticSept. 25, 2018$20,000,000
JB PritzkerJB PritzkerDemocraticAug. 14, 2018$20,000,000
JB PritzkerJB PritzkerDemocraticOct. 18, 2018$15,000,000
JB PritzkerJB PritzkerDemocraticOct. 26, 2018$10,000,000
JB PritzkerJB PritzkerDemocraticMarch 27, 2018$7,000,000
JB PritzkerJB PritzkerDemocraticMarch 1, 2018$7,000,000
JB PritzkerJB PritzkerDemocraticFeb. 14, 2018$7,000,000
JB PritzkerJB PritzkerDemocraticJan. 25, 2018$7,000,000
JB PritzkerJB PritzkerDemocraticMarch 14, 2018$6,300,000

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