Outside Money Flows Into Two State House Races
ICPR Executive Director Sarah Brune is quoted in this article
via CBS Chicago
“CHICAGO (CBS) — Early voting set records in Cook County and in key races, so did campaign spending.
CBS 2’s Derrick Blakley takes a look at the sky-high money that’s being spent on two races for low-level offices.
The state rep showdown between maverick Democrat Ken Dunkin and union-funded challenger Juliana Stratton is now the most expensive in Illinois history, with much of the cash flowing in from outside.
‘A lot of the donors to these super PACs are from outside the district and that means that the influence of what we would consider outside money in these local races has reached new heights,’ said Sarah Brune of the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform.”
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