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Thomas Olson donated $1,750 to Mark Stephens' election campaign committee, Friends of Mark Stephens, on Sept. 1, according to records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

In addition to this contribution of $1,750 to Mark Stephens, records show that Thomas Olson 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 Committee	Date	Amount
Citizens to Elect Ronald M Serpico Sr. Inc	Feb. 13, 2020	$1,750
Friends of Mark Stephens	April 25, 2019	$1,750
Citizens to Elect Ronald M Serpico Sr. Inc	Jan. 24, 2019	$1,750
Citizens to Elect Ronald M Serpico Sr. Inc	Feb. 22, 2018	$1,750
Friends of Mark Stephens	Feb. 15, 2018	$1,750
Friends of Mark Stephens	April 19, 2017	$1,750
Citizens to Elect Ronald M Serpico Sr. Inc	Jan. 23, 2017	$1,750
Friends of Mark Stephens	Aug. 22, 2016	$1,750
Citizens to Elect Ronald M Serpico Sr. Inc	March 7, 2016	$1,750
Friends of Mark Stephens	Aug. 7, 2015	$1,750
Citizens to Elect Ronald M Serpico Sr. Inc	Jan. 25, 2015	$1,500
Brad Stephens for State Representative	Sept. 1, 2020	$1,000
Bradley A Stephens Committeeman Fund	Aug. 8, 2019	$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	Aug. 3, 2020	$500,000