Chicago City Wire

Robert Smith donated $2,500 to Democrat Samantha Nugent's election campaign committee, Friends of Samantha Nugent, on Sept. 30, 2019, according to records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

In addition to this contribution of $2,500 to Samantha Nugent, records show that Robert Smith has made 15 other contributions of $1,000 or more in the past five years. Here are other large contributions they have made since Jan. 1, 2015.

Candidate Committee	Date	Amount
Gery Chico for Mayor	Jan. 16, 2019	$5,000
Friends of Samantha Nugent	Dec. 17, 2019	$2,500
Friends of Samantha Nugent	March 11, 2019	$2,500
Citizens for Bridget Gainer	April 16, 2018	$2,500
Friends of Margaret Laurino	May 9, 2017	$2,500
Friends of Margaret Laurino	May 10, 2016	$2,500
Friends of Samantha Nugent	Jan. 8, 2019	$2,000
Friends of Samantha Nugent	July 2, 2019	$1,500
Friends of Robyn Gabel	June 21, 2019	$1,000
Friends of Samantha Nugent	March 25, 2019	$1,000
Friends of Samantha Nugent	Dec. 24, 2018	$1,000
Friends for Marty Durkan	Jan. 12, 2016	$1,000
Friends of Robyn Gabel	Oct. 26, 2015	$1,000
Friends of Margaret Laurino	Jan. 16, 2015	$1,000
Friends of Margaret Laurino	Dec. 31, 2014	$1,000

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

Donor	Candidate	Party	Date	Amount
JB Pritzker	JB Pritzker	Democratic	Oct. 18, 2018	$15,000,000
JB Pritzker	JB Pritzker	Democratic	Oct. 26, 2018	$10,000,000
Kenneth Griffin	Jim Durkin	Republican	Oct. 16, 2018	$5,000,000
JB Pritzker	JB Pritzker	Democratic	July 22, 2019	$1,500,000
Kenneth Griffin	Erika Harold	Republican	Oct. 16, 2018	$1,500,000
Kenneth Griffin	William M. Daley	Democratic	Feb. 19, 2019	$1,000,000
JB Pritzker	JB Pritzker	Democratic	Feb. 12, 2019	$1,000,000
Kenneth Griffin	William M. Daley	Democratic	Feb. 11, 2019	$1,000,000
Kenneth Griffin	William E Brady	Republican	Oct. 17, 2018	$1,000,000
Chancelor Bennett	Amara Enyia	Non Partisan	Jan. 15, 2019	$400,000