Joseph Parente donates $2,000 to Gary Grasso's election campaign
Joseph Parente donated $2,000 to Republican Gary Grasso's election campaign committee, Grasso4BurrRidge, on March 11, 2019, according to records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).
Records indicate that this contribution of $2,000 to Gary Grasso is the only candidate contribution of $1,000 or more that they have made in the past five years.
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 | May 31, 2018 | $25,000,000 |
| JB Pritzker | JB Pritzker | Democratic | Sept. 25, 2018 | $20,000,000 |
| JB Pritzker | JB Pritzker | Democratic | Aug. 14, 2018 | $20,000,000 |
| JB Pritzker | JB Pritzker | Democratic | Oct. 18, 2018 | $15,000,000 |
| JB Pritzker | JB Pritzker | Democratic | Oct. 26, 2018 | $10,000,000 |
| JB Pritzker | JB Pritzker | Democratic | March 27, 2018 | $7,000,000 |
| Kenneth Griffin | Jim Durkin | Republican | Oct. 16, 2018 | $5,000,000 |
| JB Pritzker | JB Pritzker | Democratic | May 21, 2018 | $5,000,000 |
| Kenneth Griffin | Erika Harold | Republican | Oct. 16, 2018 | $1,500,000 |
| Kenneth Griffin | William M. Daley | Democratic | Feb. 19, 2019 | $1,000,000 |