Departing Lawmakers Lament Loss of Independence, Spike in Money in Illinois Politics
The Illinois Campaign for Political Reform was mentioned in this article
via Daily Herald
“A record amount of money was spent on key races in Illinois this year.
Fifteen legislative races crossed the $2.5 million threshold this fall in total funds raised, according to tallies by the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform, with much of the funding coming from Democratic and Republican leadership. Among those races:
• More than $4.9 million was raised in the 20th House race where Republican state Rep. Michael McAuliffe of Chicago defeated Chicago Democrat Merry Marwig. That worked out to $108 a vote for McAuliffe and $111 per vote for Marwig, the organization said.
• A total of $4.85 million was raised In the 62nd House District, where Democratic Rep. Sam Yingling of Grayslake narrowly defeated Republican Rod Drobinski of Wauconda. It broke down into $124 per vote for Yingling and $109 per vote for Drobinski.
• A total of $2.5 million was raised in the 45th House District race, where Wood Dale Republican Christine Winger’s campaign spent $57 per vote to defeat Democratic challenger Cynthia Borbas of Carol Stream, with $47 per vote.
• Democratic Sen. Tom Cullerton of Villa Park won re-election over Republican Seth Lewis of Bartlett in the 23rd Senate District, where $4.85 million was raised, or $57 per vote for Cullerton and $56 for Lewis.”
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