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James Smith donates $1,000 to Samantha Nugent's election campaign

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James Smith donated $1,000 to Democrat Samantha Nugent's election campaign committee, Friends of Samantha Nugent, on Dec. 31, 2018, according to records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

In addition to this contribution of $1,000 to Samantha Nugent, records show that James Smith has made four 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
Friends of Samantha NugentMarch 9, 2019$2,500
Citizens for Patrick O'ConnorFeb. 16, 2019$2,500
Friends of Samantha NugentJune 11, 2018$2,500
Senator Patrick Joyce Election CommitteeFeb. 4, 2020$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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