Madigan Says His Primary Opponent’s Campaign Funded with More than $1 million from Rauner Allies
ICPR Executive Director Sarah Brune was mentioned in this article
via Politifact
“Is Jason Gonzales a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gov. Bruce Rauner and his associates as Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan claims?
Madigan, who has served as speaker for all but two years since 1983, was challenged in the 2016 Democratic primary election for the 22nd District by Jason Gonzales, an entrepreneur and high school dropout who went on to receive degrees from Duke, MIT and Harvard. Despite labeling himself as a progressive, Gonzales had the backing of Republicans and supporters of Gov. Bruce Rauner.
Nearly six months after being defeated in the primary by more than 38 percentage points, Gonzales filed a lawsuit on Aug. 8 accusing Madigan — who also is chairman of the Illinois Democratic Party — of dozens of illegal and fraudulent acts during the election season.”
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