Ken Griffin donates $5,800 to Seth Lewis' election campaign
Ken Griffin donated $5,800 to Republican Seth Lewis' election campaign committee, Citizens for Seth Lewis, on Oct. 21, according to records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).
In addition to this contribution of $5,800 to Seth Lewis, records show that Ken Griffin 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, 2016.
| Candidate Committee | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Citizens for Seth Lewis | March 25, 2016 | $5,400 |
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 | June 26, 2020 | $1,200,000 |
| JB Pritzker | JB Pritzker | Democratic | Nov. 21, 2019 | $1,000,000 |
| JB Pritzker | JB Pritzker | Democratic | June 1, 2020 | $850,000 |
| 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 |