House Speaker Michael Madigan
House Speaker Michael Madigan
Decatur state House candidate Sue Scherer received another $28,198 from Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) between Sept. 29 and Oct. 17, state filings show.
The Madigan funding was disclosed in reports filed with the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE) by Friends of Sue Scherer, the campaign committee that supports Scherer’s race against Republican Herman Senor in the 96th District.
The district covers all or part of Springfield and Decatur.
Madigan’s contributions to Scherer 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 $988,121 to the candidate’s campaign.
From Sept. 29 to Oct. 17, Madigan spent $4.37 million backing campaigns for 25 candidates.
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