Chicago City Wire

University of Illinois at Chicago employee Dick Simpson has contributed a total of $500 to Democratic candidate Daniel La Spata, according to the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

There have been 31 total contributions made to political candidates and committees by University of Illinois at Chicago employees, 58 percent of which have gone to Democratic causes and candidates.

Donations made to political groups or candidates must be disclosed under state law for greater transparency in elections. While Congress created the Federal Election Commission to oversee federal elections in 1974, each state is left to regulate its local elections. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, eleven states have no limits on how much can be contributed to a candidate by individual donors, while the other 39 states often limit the amount someone can contribute based on the office the candidate is running for.

Dick Simpson's contributions

Candidate	Party	Amount
Lori E. Lightfoot	Non Partisan	$10,000
Ameya Pawar	Democratic	$1,000
Daniel La Spata	Democratic	$500
Matt Martin	Non Partisan	$500

Table here that shows total donations by employees of University of Illinois at Chicago

Employee	Candidate	Party	Amount
Dick Simpson	Lori E. Lightfoot	Non Partisan	$10,000
Ashish Sen	Ameya Pawar	Democratic	$2,300
Kathleen Yang Clayton	Lori E. Lightfoot	Non Partisan	$2,000
Barbara Ransby	Kim Foxx	Democratic	$1,500
Theresa Mintle	William M. Daley	Democratic	$1,500
Dick Simpson	Ameya Pawar	Democratic	$1,000
Michael Scott	Robert Peters	Democratic	$1,000
Sarah Dennis	Lindsey La Pointe	Democratic	$1,000
Vishnu Chundi	Iris Martinez	Democratic	$1,000
Michael Scott	Jeanette Taylor		$900
Miguel Bautista	Miguel Bautista	Non Partisan	$881
Rico Gutstein	Rossana Rodriguez		$530
Barbara Jung	Derek Lindblom	Non Partisan	$500
Dick Simpson	Daniel La Spata	Democratic	$500
Dick Simpson	Matt Martin	Non Partisan	$500
Tanya Cabrera	Aida Flores	Democratic	$401
Zorica Nedovic Budic	Daniel La Spata	Democratic	$250