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Michael Rooney donates $1,500 to Patrick Thompson's election campaign

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Michael Rooney donated $1,500 to Democrat Patrick Thompson's election campaign committee, Friends of Patrick D Thompson for Alderman, on Dec. 19, 2019, according to records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

In addition to this contribution of $1,500 to Patrick Thompson, records show that Michael Rooney has made 10 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 CommitteeDateAmount
Chicago for Rahm EmanuelMarch 16, 2015$10,000
Chicago for Rahm EmanuelMarch 16, 2017$5,600
Bill Daley For MayorJan. 18, 2019$1,500
Friends of Patrick D Thompson for AldermanJune 28, 2018$1,500
Lightfoot for ChicagoMarch 22, 2019$1,000
Citizens for Bob BerlinJuly 19, 2017$1,000
Citizens for Bob BerlinAug. 25, 2016$1,000
Citizens for Bob BerlinAug. 20, 2015$1,000
Friends of Patrick D Thompson for AldermanDec. 18, 2014$1,000
Cross for TreasurerJune 30, 2014$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 PritzkerDemocraticJuly 22, 2019$1,500,000
JB PritzkerJB PritzkerDemocraticNov. 21, 2019$1,000,000
Kenneth GriffinWilliam M. DaleyDemocraticFeb. 19, 2019$1,000,000
JB PritzkerJB PritzkerDemocraticFeb. 12, 2019$1,000,000
Kenneth GriffinWilliam M. DaleyDemocraticFeb. 11, 2019$1,000,000
William ConwayBill ConwayDemocraticDec. 5, 2019$800,000
William ConwayBill ConwayDemocraticNov. 8, 2019$650,000
William ConwayBill ConwayDemocraticNov. 22, 2019$550,000
Chancelor BennettAmara EnyiaNon PartisanJan. 15, 2019$400,000
Steve HarrickJerry JoyceNon PartisanFeb. 19, 2019$250,000

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