David Helfand donates $5,800 to Jim Durkin's election campaign
David Helfand donated $5,800 to Republican Jim Durkin's election campaign committee, Citizens for Durkin, on Oct. 28, 2019, according to records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).
In addition to this contribution of $5,800 to Jim Durkin, records show that David Helfand has made one other contribution of $1,000 or more in the past five years. Here is this large contribution that they have made since Jan. 1, 2015.
| Candidate Committee | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Cross for Treasurer | June 30, 2014 | $5,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JB Pritzker | JB Pritzker | Democratic | July 22, 2019 | $1,500,000 |
| Kenneth Griffin | William M. Daley | Democratic | Feb. 19, 2019 | $1,000,000 |
| JB Pritzker | JB Pritzker | Democratic | Feb. 12, 2019 | $1,000,000 |
| Kenneth Griffin | William M. Daley | Democratic | Feb. 11, 2019 | $1,000,000 |
| Chancelor Bennett | Amara Enyia | Non Partisan | Jan. 15, 2019 | $400,000 |
| Steve Harrick | Jerry Joyce | Non Partisan | Feb. 19, 2019 | $250,000 |
| Fred Eychaner | Toni Preckwinkle | Democratic | Jan. 31, 2019 | $200,000 |
| Michael Madigan | Michael J. Madigan | Democratic | Aug. 23, 2019 | $100,001 |
| Fred Eychaner | Kim Foxx | Democratic | Sept. 30, 2019 | $100,000 |
| Michael Sacks | Kim Foxx | Democratic | Sept. 27, 2019 | $100,000 |