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Yael Ratner Silverman donates $6,000 to Alexander Giannoulias' election campaign

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Yael Ratner Silverman donated $6,000 to Democrat Alexander Giannoulias' election campaign committee, Citizens for Giannoulias, on Jan. 15, according to records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Records indicate that this contribution of $6,000 to Alexander Giannoulias is the only candidate contribution of $1,000 or more that they have made in the past five years.

The ISBE reports the following ten largest contributions to candidates for political office in Illinois in the past 12 months:

DonorCandidatePartyDateAmount
William ConwayBill ConwayDemocraticFeb. 26, 2020$3,000,000
William ConwayBill ConwayDemocraticJan. 30, 2020$2,650,000
JB PritzkerJB PritzkerDemocraticJune 26, 2020$1,200,000
JB PritzkerJB PritzkerDemocraticJune 1, 2020$850,000
JB PritzkerJB PritzkerDemocraticSept. 21, 2020$500,000
JB PritzkerJB PritzkerDemocraticAug. 3, 2020$500,000
Fred EychanerMichael J. MadiganDemocraticSept. 21, 2020$400,000
Kenneth GriffinBill ConwayDemocraticMarch 12, 2020$250,000
Michael SacksKim FoxxDemocraticMarch 6, 2020$250,000
Kenneth GriffinTom MorrisonRepublicanOct. 16, 2020$200,000

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