In Most Competitive Southern Illinois Legislative Races, Winners were Outspent
ICPR Executive Director Sarah Brune was quoted in this article
via The Southern
“Rank-and-file Illinois legislators make $67,836 a year, plus per diem.
But the job application process can costs millions.
Between just three legislative races in Southern Illinois, six candidates raised roughly $10 million between March 16 and Nov. 8, the general election cycle.
These figures are according to the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform, which published a breakdown of the most 10 most expensive House races and five most expensive Senate races this cycle.”
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