William Merchantz donates $1,000 to Laura Hois' election campaign
William Merchantz donated $1,000 to Independent Laura Hois' election campaign committee, Friends of Laura Hois for State Rep, on March 2, according to records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).
Records indicate that this contribution of $1,000 to Laura Hois 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | July 22, 2019 | $1,500,000 |
| JB Pritzker | JB Pritzker | Democratic | Nov. 21, 2019 | $1,000,000 |
| 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 |
| Fred Eychaner | Kim Foxx | Democratic | Jan. 9, 2020 | $200,000 |
| Michael Madigan | Michael J. Madigan | Democratic | Aug. 23, 2019 | $100,001 |