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Austin Baidas donates $1,000 to Gregory Harris' election campaign

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Austin Baidas donated $1,000 to Democrat Gregory Harris' election campaign committee, Citizens for Gregory Harris, on Aug. 16, 2019, according to records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

In addition to this contribution of $1,000 to Gregory Harris, records show that Austin Baidas 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, 2015.

Candidate CommitteeDateAmount
Taxpayers for QuinnFeb. 2, 2018$1,000
Citizens for Gregory HarrisNov. 10, 2017$1,000
Citizens for Gregory HarrisOct. 23, 2015$1,000
Citizens for Gregory HarrisSept. 16, 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 PritzkerDemocraticSept. 25, 2018$20,000,000
JB PritzkerJB PritzkerDemocraticOct. 18, 2018$15,000,000
JB PritzkerJB PritzkerDemocraticOct. 26, 2018$10,000,000
Kenneth GriffinJim DurkinRepublicanOct. 16, 2018$5,000,000
JB PritzkerJB PritzkerDemocraticJuly 22, 2019$1,500,000
Kenneth GriffinErika HaroldRepublicanOct. 16, 2018$1,500,000
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
Kenneth GriffinWilliam E BradyRepublicanOct. 17, 2018$1,000,000

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