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IL — 2008 Election Cycle
Campaign finance in IL during 2008
Total Raised
$67,515,124
Total Donated
$6,437,960
Candidates
66
Individual Donors
1,044
Party Receipts in 2008
DEM $38,738,797
REP $28,684,992
Top Candidates in IL (2008)
| Name | Party | Office | Total Raised |
|---|---|---|---|
| DURBIN, RICHARD J | DEM | Senate | $8,116,764 |
| KIRK, MARK STEVEN | REP | House | $5,456,609 |
| OBERWEIS, JAMES D | REP | House | $5,091,515 |
| FOSTER, G. WILLIAM (BIL | DEM | House | $5,061,269 |
| SEALS, DANIEL JOSEPH | DEM | House | $3,532,532 |
| BEAN, MELISSA LUBURICH | DEM | House | $3,107,771 |
| EMANUEL, RAHM | DEM | House | $2,878,257 |
| ROSKAM, PETER | REP | House | $2,659,885 |
| SCHOCK, AARON JON MR. | REP | House | $2,608,685 |
| HALVORSON, DEBORAH 'DEBBIE' | DEM | House | $2,317,193 |
| SAUERBERG, STEVEN KENNETH | REP | Senate | $2,025,437 |
| OZINGA, MARTIN III | REP | House | $1,969,365 |
| COSTELLO, JERRY F | DEM | House | $1,475,772 |
| BIGGERT, JUDY | REP | House | $1,424,182 |
| SCHAKOWSKY, JANICE D | DEM | House | $1,408,947 |
| MANZULLO, DONALD A. | REP | House | $1,352,581 |
| SHIMKUS, JOHN M | REP | House | $1,333,115 |
| LAUZEN, CHRIS | REP | House | $1,228,840 |
| JACKSON, JESSE L JR | DEM | House | $1,189,931 |
| HARPER, SCOTT | DEM | House | $1,086,108 |
| GREENBERG, STEVEN MATHEW | REP | House | $991,548 |
| HARE, PHILIP G | DEM | House | $896,351 |
| MORGENTHALER, JILL | DEM | House | $833,596 |
| PERA, MARK | DEM | House | $770,706 |
| LIPINSKI, DANIEL WILLIAM | DEM | House | $707,826 |
Top Donors in IL (2008)
| # | Name | Total | Employer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HARRIS, ROBERT | $86,531 | GOULD INC |
| 2 | MCCORMACK, ROBERT C MR | $73,250 | DALTON READ AND CO |
| 3 | MEYER, CHARLES | $70,958 | SEARS ROEBUCK & CO |
| 4 | FASSEAS, PETER A MR | $70,100 | BANKER |
| 5 | LEVIN, DANIEL E | $67,700 | — |
| 6 | MAZER, ROBERT | $67,500 | MAZER CHEMICAL |
| 7 | DUCHOSSOIS, CRAIG J MR | $66,400 | THRALL CAR MANUF CO |
| 8 | MONTGOMERY, HARLE | $62,600 | HOUSE WIFE |
| 9 | ASHER, ROBERT | $62,575 | CHICAGO BOARD OPTIONS EXCHANGE |
| 10 | CARROLL, DANIEL | $60,900 | GOULD INC |
| 11 | COOPER, RICHARD H | $59,800 | COOPER FUND |
| 12 | ASHER, DANIEL | $59,500 | OPTIONS EXCH BOARD |
| 13 | HELLER, DAVID B | $58,000 | — |
| 14 | KOLDYKE, MARTIN J | $58,000 | INVESTMENT BANKER |
| 15 | MACLEAN, BARRY L MR | $56,900 | MACLEAN FOGG CO |
| 16 | GIDWITZ, RONALD | $56,900 | HELENE CURTIS |
| 17 | ALEXANDER, JOHN | $56,135 | RETIRED |
| 18 | MANILOW, LEWIS | $54,800 | DEVOE SHADUR & KRUPP |
| 19 | GRAHAM, WILLIAM | $53,750 | BAXTER-TRAVENOL LABS |
| 20 | MONTGOMERY, HARLE G | $52,900 | HOUE WIFE |
| 21 | DUCHOSSOIS, CRAIG | $52,625 | CONSTRUCTION CO |
| 22 | HUIZENGA, PETER H | $51,600 | WASTE MANAGEMENT |
| 23 | MCCARTHY, ROBERT | $50,580 | INT'L ASSOC OF MACHINISTS |
| 24 | MURPHY, SUSAN | $47,508 | EXECUTIVE SECRETARY |
| 25 | ASHER, ROBERT H | $47,350 | CHILO MANUFACTURING & PLATING CO |