Chicago City Wire

John Lowder donated $1,000 to Democrat Justin Slaughter's election campaign committee, Friends of Justin Slaughter, on Sept. 30, 2019, according to records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

In addition to this contribution of $1,000 to Justin Slaughter, records show that John Lowder has made 13 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
Friends for Susana Mendoza For Comptroller	July 13, 2016	$2,000
Citizens for John Cullerton for State Senate	May 20, 2016	$2,000
Friends for Arthur Turner II	Sept. 21, 2019	$1,000
Friends of Nicholas Smith	Aug. 5, 2019	$1,000
Friends of Robert "Bob" Rita	Jan. 9, 2018	$1,000
Friends of Robert "Bob" Rita	Oct. 12, 2016	$1,000
Citizens for Sara Feigenholtz	July 12, 2016	$1,000
Friends for Susana Mendoza For Comptroller	Dec. 28, 2015	$1,000
Citizens for Sara Feigenholtz	July 23, 2015	$1,000
Committee to Elect Jay C Hoffman	July 17, 2015	$1,000
Committee for Frank J Mautino	Feb. 4, 2015	$1,000
Friends of Loren Karner	Sept. 18, 2014	$1,000
Citizens for Sara Feigenholtz	June 17, 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