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Ernest Brown donates $2,000 to Sophia King's election campaign

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Ernest Brown donated $2,000 to Sophia King's election campaign committee, Friends of Sophia King, on June 27, according to records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

In addition to this contribution of $2,000 to Sophia King, records show that Ernest Brown has made five other contributions of $1,000 or more in the past five years. Here are other large contributions they have made since Jan. 1, 2017.

Candidate CommitteeDateAmount
Friends of Sophia KingApril 2, 2021$2,500
Friends of Sophia KingOct. 2, 2020$2,500
Preckwinkle for PresidentMarch 24, 2021$1,500
Friends of Sophia KingJune 27, 2021$1,000
Friends of Sophia KingDec. 20, 2019$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 PritzkerDemocraticMarch 12, 2021$35,000,000
JB PritzkerJB PritzkerDemocraticOct. 21, 2020$500,000
JB PritzkerJB PritzkerDemocraticSept. 21, 2020$500,000
JB PritzkerJB PritzkerDemocraticAug. 3, 2020$500,000
Fred EychanerMichael J. MadiganDemocraticSept. 21, 2020$400,000
Paul OzingaTim OzingaRepublicanDec. 23, 2020$250,000
Annette OzingaTim OzingaRepublicanDec. 23, 2020$250,000
Aaron OzingaTim OzingaRepublicanDec. 22, 2020$250,000
Fred EychanerKim FoxxDemocraticOct. 27, 2020$200,000
Kenneth GriffinTom MorrisonRepublicanOct. 16, 2020$200,000

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