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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





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