Dupage Policy Journal

Michael Cullinan donated $10,000 to Republican Jim Durkin's election campaign committee, Citizens for Durkin, on Sept. 29, according to records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

In addition to this contribution of $10,000 to Jim Durkin, records show that Michael Cullinan has made 17 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
Brady for Senate Inc	Oct. 12, 2018	$5,000
Citizens for Unes	June 30, 2018	$3,000
Friends of Ryan Spain	Oct. 21, 2019	$2,500
Friends of Dave Koehler	Aug. 30, 2019	$2,500
Friends of Ryan Spain	Aug. 15, 2019	$2,500
Citizens for Unes	June 29, 2019	$2,500
Friends of Ryan Spain	Oct. 16, 2018	$2,500
Friends of Ryan Spain	June 8, 2017	$2,500
Citizens for Unes	May 31, 2016	$2,500
Citizens for Unes	Dec. 31, 2015	$2,500
Friends of Ryan Spain	Oct. 29, 2015	$2,500
Friends of Ryan Spain	Oct. 20, 2017	$1,300
Friends of Ryan Spain	Aug. 2, 2019	$1,000
Citizens For Erika Harold	July 3, 2018	$1,000
Friends of Ryan Spain	March 16, 2018	$1,000
Friends of Ryan Spain	April 5, 2017	$1,000
Friends of Ryan Spain	March 23, 2015	$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	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
JB Pritzker	JB Pritzker	Democratic	Sept. 21, 2020	$500,000