House Speaker Michael Madigan | Wikimedia
House Speaker Michael Madigan | Wikimedia
With less than a week left before voters go to the polls, Northbrook state House candidate Jonathan Carroll received another $9,019 from Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) between Oct. 18 and Oct. 26, state filings show.
The Madigan funding was disclosed in reports filed with the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE) by Friends of Jonathan Carroll, the campaign committee that supports Carroll’s race against Republican Mary Battinus in the 57th District.
The district covers all or part of Arlington Heights, Buffalo Grove, Des Plaines, Mount Prospect, Northbrook, Prospect Heights and Wheeling.
Jonathan Carroll
Madigan’s contributions to Carroll came from the campaign funds he controls, including his own committee, Friends of Michael J. Madigan, the Illinois Democratic Party and the Democratic County Chairman’s Association of Illinois. In all, Madigan has contributed $96,605 to the candidate’s campaign this election cycle.
Madigan spent $6.5 million on 24 candidates between Oct 18 and Oct 30, according to the Illinois State Board of Elections. He has spent $15.84 million backing campaigns for 25 candidates this election cycle, thus far.
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