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Richard Pepper donates $5,000 to Martin McLaughlin's election campaign

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Richard Pepper donated $5,000 to Republican Martin McLaughlin's election campaign committee, Martin McLaughlin for State Representative, on Feb. 22, according to records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

In addition to this contribution of $5,000 to Martin McLaughlin, records show that Richard Pepper has made 13 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
Citizens for Rauner, IncJune 14, 2018$25,000
David McSweeney for State RepresentativeFeb. 25, 2019$5,800
Citizens For Dan PatlakOct. 23, 2018$5,600
David McSweeney for State RepresentativeMay 3, 2018$5,600
David McSweeney for State RepresentativeFeb. 15, 2017$5,600
Citizens For Dan PatlakAug. 7, 2016$5,400
Friends of Jim OberweisJune 8, 2016$5,400
Friends of Jim OberweisSept. 11, 2015$5,400
Citizens for KaySept. 9, 2016$5,000
Committee to Elect Dan DuffyJuly 27, 2015$5,000
David McSweeney for State RepresentativeApril 28, 2015$5,000
David McSweeney for State RepresentativeMarch 31, 2016$2,500
Citizens For Dan PatlakMarch 3, 2015$2,500

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

DonorCandidatePartyDateAmount
William ConwayBill ConwayDemocraticJan. 30, 2020$2,650,000
William ConwayBill ConwayDemocraticJan. 2, 2020$2,350,000
JB PritzkerJB PritzkerDemocraticJuly 22, 2019$1,500,000
JB PritzkerJB PritzkerDemocraticNov. 21, 2019$1,000,000
William ConwayBill ConwayDemocraticDec. 5, 2019$800,000
William ConwayBill ConwayDemocraticNov. 8, 2019$650,000
William ConwayBill ConwayDemocraticNov. 22, 2019$550,000
Fred EychanerKim FoxxDemocraticJan. 9, 2020$200,000
Michael MadiganMichael J. MadiganDemocraticAug. 23, 2019$100,001
Fred EychanerKim FoxxDemocraticFeb. 20, 2020$100,000

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