Jennifer Gong-Gershowicz / Michael Madigan
Jennifer Gong-Gershowicz / Michael Madigan
Glenview State House candidate Jennifer Gong-Gershowicz received another $120,521 from Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) between Sept. 6 and Sept. 30, state filings show.
The Madigan funding was disclosed in reports filed with the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE) by Friends for Jennifer, the campaign committee that supports Gong-Gershowicz’ race against Republican Peter Lee in the 17th district.
The district covers all or part of Northbrook, Glenview, Golf, Wilmette, Evanston, Morton Grove and Skokie.
Madigan’s contributions to Gong-Gershowicz came from the campaign funds he controls, including his own committee, Friends of Michael J. Madigan, the Illinois Democratic Party and the Democratic County Chairman’s Association of Illinois. In all, Madigan has contributed $151,271 to the candidate’s campaign.
From Sept. 6 to Sept. 30, Madigan spent $2.67 million backing campaigns for 31 candidates. He's spent more than $100,000 on 11 candidates and more than $40,000 on 19.
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