Lake County Gazette

Chicago Public Schools employee Tara Gallagher has contributed a total of $1,000 to Democratic candidate Gery J. Chico, according to the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

There have been 36 total contributions made to political candidates and committees by Chicago Public Schools employees, 56 percent of which have gone to Democratic causes and candidates.

Donations made to political groups or candidates must be disclosed under state law for greater transparency in elections. While Congress created the Federal Election Commission to oversee federal elections in 1974, each state is left to regulate its local elections. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, eleven states have no limits on how much can be contributed to a candidate by individual donors, while the other 39 states often limit the amount someone can contribute based on the office the candidate is running for.

Table here that shows total donations by employees of Chicago Public Schools

Employee	Candidate	Party	Amount
Brian Mc Cormick	Lori E. Lightfoot	Non Partisan	$2,900
Ishmael Jaquez	Essie Hall		$2,000
Alexis Schmitz	Lori E. Lightfoot	Non Partisan	$1,000
Amina Sayeed	Azam Nizamuddin	Democratic	$1,000
Arthur Sutton	Sr, Sutton	Democratic	$1,000
Rebecca Daly	Heather Kent	Democratic	$1,000
Steve Loftis	Jill Quinn	Democratic	$1,000
Tara Gallagher	Gery J. Chico	Democratic	$1,000
Froylan Jimenez	Froy Jimenez	Democratic	$900
Betty Georgia Sellas	Thomas Benigno		$750
Shawanda Gaines Jones	Sr, Sutton	Democratic	$675
Holly Sutker	Matt O'shea	Democratic	$650
Stuart Abram	Miguel Bautista	Non Partisan	$640
Kevin Carney	Lori E. Lightfoot	Non Partisan	$600
Terry Mc Guffage	Matt O'shea	Democratic	$600
Susan Lightfoot	Lori E. Lightfoot	Non Partisan	$550
Susan Martin	Maria Hadden	Democratic	$530
Molly Miner	Daniel La Spata	Democratic	$385
Dana Midura	Daniel La Spata	Democratic	$350
Claire Maloney	Daniel Maloney	Democratic	$200
Susan Cox	Patrick J. O'connor	Non Partisan	$120