Diane Oberhelman donates $5,000 to Jim Durkin's election campaign
Diane Oberhelman donated $5,000 to Republican Jim Durkin's election campaign committee, Citizens for Durkin, on June 30, 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 Diane Oberhelman has made 31 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Citizens for Rauner, Inc | Nov. 13, 2018 | $100,000 |
| Friends of Don Harmon for State Senate | March 13, 2020 | $15,000 |
| Chicago for Rahm Emanuel | Feb. 5, 2015 | $5,300 |
| Friends of Win Stoller | March 3, 2020 | $5,000 |
| Citizens for Durkin | Aug. 29, 2019 | $5,000 |
| Houlihan Campaign Fund | March 16, 2019 | $5,000 |
| Houlihan Campaign Fund | Oct. 22, 2018 | $5,000 |
| Houlihan Campaign Fund | Oct. 27, 2017 | $5,000 |
| Houlihan Campaign Fund | Nov. 10, 2015 | $5,000 |
| Houlihan Campaign Fund | March 6, 2015 | $5,000 |
| Committee to Elect Jennifer Bertino Tarrant | Dec. 30, 2019 | $3,800 |
| Citizens for Nick Palmer | Dec. 12, 2019 | $2,500 |
| Friends of Luis Arroyo | Sept. 24, 2019 | $2,500 |
| Friends of Ryan Spain | Aug. 13, 2019 | $2,500 |
| Citizens for Rauner, Inc | Aug. 22, 2018 | $2,500 |
| Friends of Ryan Spain | Oct. 20, 2016 | $2,500 |
| Houlihan Campaign Fund | April 11, 2016 | $2,500 |
| Citizens for Lisa Madigan | Sept. 29, 2017 | $2,100 |
| Friends of Chuck Weaver | June 6, 2019 | $1,250 |
| Friends of Chuck Weaver | Dec. 17, 2018 | $1,250 |
| Friends of Ryan Spain | Oct. 17, 2019 | $1,000 |
| Citizens for Andrew Rand | Sept. 18, 2018 | $1,000 |
| Friends of Chuck Weaver | June 22, 2018 | $1,000 |
| Committee to Elect Jennifer Bertino Tarrant | June 18, 2018 | $1,000 |
| McGuire for Senate | May 24, 2018 | $1,000 |
| McGuire for Senate | Jan. 16, 2018 | $1,000 |
| Committee to Elect Jennifer Bertino Tarrant | Dec. 19, 2017 | $1,000 |
| Citizens for Lisa Madigan | March 31, 2017 | $1,000 |
| Citizens for Lisa Madigan | June 27, 2016 | $1,000 |
| Friends of Chuck Weaver | April 1, 2016 | $1,000 |
| Citizens for Lisa Madigan | March 31, 2016 | $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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | July 22, 2019 | $1,500,000 |
| JB Pritzker | JB Pritzker | Democratic | Nov. 21, 2019 | $1,000,000 |
| William Conway | Bill Conway | Democratic | Dec. 5, 2019 | $800,000 |
| William Conway | Bill Conway | Democratic | Nov. 8, 2019 | $650,000 |
| William Conway | Bill Conway | Democratic | Nov. 22, 2019 | $550,000 |
| Kenneth Griffin | Bill Conway | Democratic | March 12, 2020 | $250,000 |
| Michael Sacks | Kim Foxx | Democratic | March 6, 2020 | $250,000 |