A campaign's contributions during the final week are crucial to the candidate's strategy in the final hours. Illinois law requires candidates to report donations over $500 electronically within 48 hours during a campaign's last 30 days.
Earlier today IR reported McKenna filing A1s showing about $1.5 million in contributions this past week. A quick scan of Kirk Dillard, Jim Ryan, Bill Brady, Dan Proft and Adam Andrzejewski's A1s in the Illinois GOP gubernatorial race show the following:
Dillard -- $491,000
State Senator Kirk Dillard's campaign has pulled in nearly $500,000 over the past week leading to Tuesday's primary election day. Individual donors who've written checks for over $20,000 include Timothy Rand, Fred Krehbiel and Richard Portillo. Individuals who've loaned Dillard $50,000 each in the past week are Ron Gidwitz and Thomas Patrick.
Political action committees and unions such as IPAC ($25,000), IBEW Local 150 ($25,000) and the Illinois Hospital Association ($20,000) have contributed this week, along with the Illinois Education Association, whose $250,000 investment matches Family Taxpayer Network's Jack Roeser's $250,000 contribution earlier in the month.
Ryan -- $319,000
Former Attorney General Jim Ryan has raised over $300,000 in the last seven days, including $25,000 donations from the Richard S. Pepper Trust, Jerry Forsythe and a $25,000 loan from Bonnie Atkinson. Thomas Grusecki and Charles Carey wrote checks for $20,000 and Mike Uremovich and Michael Wolfe for $10,000 each. IPAC gave $10,000.
Brady -- $170,000
State Senator Bill Brady's campaign has tapped in $170,000, including $25,000 contributions from Eric Burwell of Burwell Oil and Midwest Financial Holdings.
Proft -- $105,000
Political commentator Dan Proft has pulled in $105,500 in the past week, including two $25,000 contributions from billionaire James Pritzker and one $50,000 from Richard Uihlein.
Andrzejewski -- $20,028
Businessman Adam Andrzejewski filed with the ISBE that he received two donations summing $20,028 this week -- including a check for $19,028 from Chicagoan Noel Moore.
