Chicago City Wire

David Schaffer donated $10,000 to Democrat William M. Daley's election campaign committee, Bill Daley for Mayor, on Dec. 31, 2018, according to records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

In addition to this contribution of $10,000 to William M. Daley, records show that David Schaffer 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 Committee	Date	Amount
Garcia for Chicago	March 19, 2015	$15,000
Kennedy for Illinois	March 31, 2017	$10,000
Garcia for Chicago	Dec. 31, 2014	$10,000
Bill Daley For Mayor	Jan. 31, 2019	$8,000
Friends of Tanya Patino	Feb. 14, 2019	$5,000
Garcia for Chicago	Dec. 30, 2014	$3,900
Bill Daley For Mayor	Jan. 28, 2019	$2,000
Kennedy for Illinois	Feb. 2, 2018	$1,500
Friends of Dart	July 22, 2019	$1,000
Bill Daley For Mayor	Feb. 8, 2019	$1,000
FoxFor43	Dec. 31, 2018	$1,000
Friends of Dart	Feb. 21, 2018	$1,000
Friends of Chuy Garcia	Oct. 13, 2015	$1,000
Garcia for Chicago	Dec. 26, 2014	$1,000
Preckwinkle for President	Oct. 17, 2014	$1,000
Preckwinkle for President	April 29, 2014	$1,000
Friends of Dart	June 19, 2013	$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	May 31, 2018	$25,000,000
JB Pritzker	JB Pritzker	Democratic	Sept. 25, 2018	$20,000,000
JB Pritzker	JB Pritzker	Democratic	Aug. 14, 2018	$20,000,000
JB Pritzker	JB Pritzker	Democratic	Oct. 18, 2018	$15,000,000
JB Pritzker	JB Pritzker	Democratic	Oct. 26, 2018	$10,000,000
JB Pritzker	JB Pritzker	Democratic	March 27, 2018	$7,000,000
JB Pritzker	JB Pritzker	Democratic	March 1, 2018	$7,000,000
JB Pritzker	JB Pritzker	Democratic	Feb. 14, 2018	$7,000,000
JB Pritzker	JB Pritzker	Democratic	Jan. 25, 2018	$7,000,000
JB Pritzker	JB Pritzker	Democratic	March 14, 2018	$6,300,000