Report: Large Donors Dominated Funding In IL 2014 Congressional Races
Via Progress Illinois
Candidates running in the 2014 congressional races in Illinois saw much of their financial support from large donors, according to new analysis of campaign finance data by Illinois PIRG and Demos.
Eighty-four percent of the candidates’ campaign donations from individuals came from donors giving $200 or more during the 2013-2014 election cycle, the report showed.
After factoring in additional contributions that larger donors made to PACs, Super PACs, and party committees, “seven out of every ten dollars in individual contributions came from donors giving $200 or more” in the Illinois congressional races, according to the study
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