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Leslie Bluhm donates $5,000 to Jim Durkin's election campaign

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Leslie Bluhm donated $5,000 to Republican Jim Durkin's election campaign committee, Citizens for Durkin, on Nov. 17, 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 Leslie Bluhm has made nine 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 CommitteeDateAmount
Friends for FoxxFeb. 25, 2020$12,500
Friends of Robert "Bob" RitaDec. 30, 2019$5,800
Friends of Michael NegronDec. 27, 2018$5,600
FoxFor43Feb. 23, 2019$5,400
Friends for FoxxOct. 21, 2016$5,400
Citizens for Laura M MurphyOct. 20, 2016$5,400
Friends of Heather SteansNov. 20, 2018$5,000
Citizens for DurkinMarch 15, 2018$5,000
Friends of Michael AlvarezJan. 23, 2015$2,500

The ISBE reports the following ten largest contributions to candidates for political office in Illinois in the past 12 months:

DonorCandidatePartyDateAmount
Joe IosbakerCelina VillanuevaDemocraticNov. 2, 2020$400,164,048
William ConwayBill ConwayDemocraticFeb. 26, 2020$3,000,000
William ConwayBill ConwayDemocraticJan. 30, 2020$2,650,000
William ConwayBill ConwayDemocraticJan. 2, 2020$2,350,000
JB PritzkerJB PritzkerDemocraticJune 26, 2020$1,200,000
JB PritzkerJB PritzkerDemocraticJune 1, 2020$850,000
William ConwayBill ConwayDemocraticDec. 5, 2019$800,000
JB PritzkerJB PritzkerDemocraticOct. 21, 2020$500,000
JB PritzkerJB PritzkerDemocraticSept. 21, 2020$500,000
JB PritzkerJB PritzkerDemocraticAug. 3, 2020$500,000

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