Madigan uses quirk in law to stockpile 2016 campaign cash against Rauner
via the Chicago Tribune on 1/1/15
Trying to offset well-heeled Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner‘s threat to bankroll legislative candidates, Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan has been on a fundraising tear, courtesy of a quirk in state campaign finance law that allows him to amass multiple five-figure contributions from the same donor into four funds he controls.
As a result, Madigan raised more than $7.1 million in 2015, including $2.8 million that arrived in December alone, State Board of Elections reports showed. That 2015 total is about $2.3 million more than what Madigan collected during the same pre-election period two years ago.
The haul is an indication of the high-stakes game expected to play out between the two political titans in 2016 over control of the General Assembly and the House in particular.
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