Meredith Bluhm donates $5,000 to Jim Durkin's election campaign
Meredith Bluhm donated $5,000 to Republican Jim Durkin's election campaign committee, Citizens for Durkin, on Oct. 14, 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 Meredith Bluhm has made three 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bill Daley For Mayor | Feb. 12, 2019 | $50,000 |
| FoxFor43 | Feb. 2, 2019 | $5,600 |
| Committee to Elect Dan Burke | May 7, 2018 | $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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |