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Madigan gives $15,441 more to Scherer

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House Speaker Michael Madigan | Wikimedia

House Speaker Michael Madigan | Wikimedia

With less than a week left before voters go to the polls, Decatur state House candidate Sue Scherer received another $15,441 from Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) between Oct. 18 and Oct. 26, 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.


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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 $68,952 to the candidate’s campaign this election cycle.

Madigan spent $6.5 million on 24 candidates between Oct 18 and Oct 30, according to the Illinois State Board of Elections. He has spent $15.84 million backing campaigns for 25 candidates this election cycle, thus far.

 

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