Big Money Playing an Outsized Role in Illinois Elections
Via Illinois PIRG
In this year’s campaigns, bigger wallets give a small set of mega-donors an outsized voice, according to new information released today by Illinois PIRG Education Fund and Demos. In the congressional primaries, just 426 donors who gave $1,000 or more to candidates outspent the at least 13,315 small donors who gave less than $200, and 64% percent of all contributions came from donors giving chunks of $1,000 or more. In the last quarter of Illinois Governor’s race, where campaign contribution limits have been lifted, the numbers are even more stark: one individual donor has outspent the at least 3,208 small donors who gave less than $200, and 85% of all contributions came from donors giving $1,000 or more.
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