David Helfand donates $5,000 to Jim Durkin's election campaign
David Helfand donated $5,000 to Republican Jim Durkin's election campaign committee, Citizens for Durkin, on Nov. 17, according to records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).
In addition to this contribution of $5,000 to Jim Durkin, records show that David Helfand has made five other contributions of $1,000 or more in the past five years. Here are other large contributions they have made since Jan. 1, 2016.
| Candidate Committee | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago for Rahm Emanuel | March 18, 2015 | $35,000 |
| Bill Daley For Mayor | Dec. 10, 2018 | $25,000 |
| FoxFor43 | Sept. 30, 2018 | $5,600 |
| Friends for Foxx | Oct. 21, 2016 | $5,400 |
| Friends for Susana Mendoza For Comptroller | June 12, 2015 | $1,000 |
The ISBE reports the following ten largest contributions to candidates for political office in Illinois in the past 12 months:
| Donor | Candidate | Party | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Iosbaker | Celina Villanueva | Democratic | Nov. 2, 2020 | $400,164,048 |
| William Conway | Bill Conway | Democratic | Feb. 26, 2020 | $3,000,000 |
| William Conway | Bill Conway | Democratic | Jan. 30, 2020 | $2,650,000 |
| William Conway | Bill Conway | Democratic | Jan. 2, 2020 | $2,350,000 |
| JB Pritzker | JB Pritzker | Democratic | June 26, 2020 | $1,200,000 |
| JB Pritzker | JB Pritzker | Democratic | June 1, 2020 | $850,000 |
| William Conway | Bill Conway | Democratic | Dec. 5, 2019 | $800,000 |
| JB Pritzker | JB Pritzker | Democratic | Oct. 21, 2020 | $500,000 |
| JB Pritzker | JB Pritzker | Democratic | Sept. 21, 2020 | $500,000 |
| JB Pritzker | JB Pritzker | Democratic | Aug. 3, 2020 | $500,000 |