Follow the Money
Updated: Feb 15
Where are the shady anti-progressive forces putting their money this year? Here are some organizations and individuals of interest. Do you know of other organizations/individuals/donations I should include? Let me know in comments or chat!
Dirty Dozen: Top 12 recipients of cash from the donors below + the 2 significant mayor candidates (not counting Wilson's self-funding)
Silvana Tabares (23rd) - $111,900 (shown at right)
Carolynn Crump (16th) - $55,000
Anthony Napolitano (41st) - $36,525
Raymond Lopez (15th) - $31,000
Nicole Lee (11th) - $26,500
Brendan Reilly (42nd) - $24,000
Matt O'Shea (19th) - $21,500
Emma Mitts (37th) - $21,500
Debra Silverstein (50th) - $18,750
Anthony Beale (9th) - $17,000
Aida Flores (25th) - $17,000
Bill Conway (34th) - $16,000
Lori Lightfoot - $86,500
Kam Buckner - $51,000
A variety of wealthy anti-progressive individual donors have also given $100,000+ each to Paul Vallas (and a couple have given $100,000+ to Lori Lightfoot) while not systematically engaging across ward races. They are donors who have generally given in the past to a mix of Republicans and moderate Democrats.
Norfolk Southern (company behind derailment disaster in Ohio and pushing for expansion in Chicago)
Lori Lightfoot - $1,500
Derrick Curtis (18th) - $1,000
Raymond Lopez (15th) - $1,000
Pat Dowell (3rd)- $500
Walter Burnett (27th)- $500
Fraternal Order of Police
Silvana Tabares (23rd) - $109,900
Carolynn Crump (16th) - $55,000
Anthony Napolitano (41st) - $33,525
Michael Cummings (19th) - $10,460
Raymond Lopez (15th) - $10,000
Anthony Beale (9th) - $5,000
Willie Wilson
Willie Wilson - $6,000,000
Raymond Lopez (15th) - $11,000 (including $5,000 via 15th Ward Dems)
Jim Gardiner (45th) - $11,000
Bill Morton (49th) - $10,000
Chris Taliaferro (29th) - $5,000
Anthony Beale (9th) - $5,000
Nick Sposato (38th) - $2,500
REALTORS PAC, Chicago Association of Realtors PAC, National Association of Realtors
Brendan Reilly (42nd) - $21,000
Nicole Lee (11th) - $10,000
Jim Ascot (34th) - $10,000
Andre Peloquin (48th) - $10,000
Anabel Abarca (12th) - $10,000
Scott Waguespack (32nd) - $5,250
Samantha Nugent (39th) - $5,250
Matt O'Shea (19th) - $5,000
Debra Silverstein (50th) - $5,250
Monique Scott (24th) - $5,000
Raymond Lopez (15th) - $5,000
Nick Sposato (38th) - $2,750
Jessica Gutierrez (30th) - $2,500
Anthony Napolitano (41st) - $2,500
Felix Cardona (31st) - $2,500
Emma Mitts (37th) - $2,500
Pat Dowell (3rd) - $2,500
Anthony Beale (9th) - $1,000
Marty Quinn (13th) -$1,000
Gil Villegas (36th) - $500
Jason Ervin (28th) - $250
Doordash and GrubHub
Kam Buckner - $11,000
Kim Walz (46th) - $10,500
Bennett Lawson (44th) - $10,000
Emma Mitts (37th) - $11,000
Nicole Lee (11th) - $10,500
Bill Conway (34th) - $10,000
Brian Hopkins (2nd) - $5,500
Michelle Harris (8th) - $5,000 (via 8th Ward Dems)
Jason Ervin (28th) - $6,000 ($5,000 via 28th Ward Dems)
Samantha Nugent (39th) - $5,000
Matt O'Shea (19th) - $6,000
Brendan Reilly (42nd) - $500
Monique Scott (24th) - $500
Building Owners and Managers Association of Chicago PAC and Neighborhood Building Owners Alliance PAC
Emma Mitts (37th) - $3,000
Walter Burnett (27th) - $3,000
Michelle Harris (8th) - $2,500
Debra Silverstein (50th) - $2,500
Samantha Nugent (39th) - $2,500
Nick Sposato (38th) - $2,000
Silvana Tabares (23rd) - $2,000
Pat Dowell (3rd) - $1,500
Raymond Lopez (15th) - $1,500
Anabel Abarca (12th) - $1,500
Derrick Curtis (18th) - $1,000
Anthony Beale (9th) - $1,000
Belia Rodriguez (49th) - $1,000
Lamont Robinson (4th) - $1,000
Felix Cardona (31st) - $1,000
Jason Ervin (28th) - $1,000
Aida Flores (25th) - $1,000
Gil Villegas (36th) - $1,000
Timmy Knudsen (43rd) - $1,000
Nicole Lee (11th) - $1,000
Matt O'Shea (19th) - $500
LIUNA Trade Union
Kam Buckner - $40,000
Lori Lightfoot - $25,000
Roderick Sawyer - $1,000
Matt O'Shea (19th) - $10,000
Joe Dunne (48th) - $10,000
Eddie Guillen (23rd) - $10,000
Aida Flores (25th) - $10,000
Roushaunda Williams (46th) - $10,000
Paul Struebing (41st) - $10,000
Ruth Cruz (30th) - $10,000
Felix Cardona (31st) - $7,000
Emma Mitts (37th) - $5,000
Gil Villegas (36th) - $5,000
Nicole Lee (11th) - $5,000
Pat Dowell (3rd) - $5,000
Michelle Harris (8th) - $5,000
Derrick Curtis (18th) - $5,000
Debra Silverstein (50th) - $5,000
Michael Rodriguez (22nd) - $5,000
Anthony Beale (9th) - $5,000
Walter Burnett (27th) - $5,000
Jason Ervin (28th) - $5,000
Stephanie Coleman (16th) - $2,500
Anabel Abarca (12th) - $2,500
Brendan Reilly (42nd) - $2,500
Raymond Lopez (15th) - $2,500
Lamont Robinson (4th) - $2,500
Chris Taliaferro (29th) - $1,000
Timmy Knudsen (43rd) - $1,000
Ronnie Mosley (21st) - $1,000
Bennett Lawson (44th) - $1,000
Anthony Napolitano (41st) - $500
Michael Sacks - very wealthy CEO of Grosvenor Capital and backer of Rahm Emanuel
Lamont Robinson (4th) - $6,900
Debra Silverstein (50th) - $6,000
Bill Conway (34th) - $6,000
Marty Quinn (13th) - $5,000
Rodrigo d'Escoto of Reflection Window + Wall, brother of Miguel d'Escoto of d'Escoto, Inc. (former UNO Schools exec with multiple scandals and contractor on proposed Bally's Casino)
Lori Lightfoot - $60,000
Gil Villegas (36th) - $4,605
Aida Flores (25th) - $6,000
Walter Burnett (27th) - $6,000
Michael Rodriguez (22nd) - $1,000
Andre Vasquez (40th) - $1,000
Sources: Block Club Chicago, Illinois Sunshine , Donations from 1-1-22 to-date