{"id":206312,"date":"2010-01-21T00:18:25","date_gmt":"2010-01-21T05:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chicagopressrelease.com\/?p=11741"},"modified":"2010-01-21T00:18:25","modified_gmt":"2010-01-21T05:18:25","slug":"quinn-raises-3-1-million-in-last-half-of-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/206312","title":{"rendered":"Quinn raises $3.1 million in last half of 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Gov. Pat Quinn reported raising $3.1 million the last half of last year and entered the home stretch of the Democratic governor primary $1.5 million in the bank.<\/p>\n

More than $1 million came from one union — the Service Employees\u2019 International Union — which has chipped in additional money since Jan. 1.<\/p>\n

Another notable contribution of $5,000 came from Ald. Richard Mell, 33rd. He’s the father in law of Quinn\u2019s ousted predecessor and two-time running mate, Gov. Rod Blagojevich. <\/span><\/p>\n

From July through December, Quinn paid his media firm, which formerly had as a partner White House political guru David Axelrod, more than $1.2 million for TV advertising.<\/p>\n

Quinn’s report is one of hundreds due tonight to the Illinois State Board of Elections. The snapshots give voters an idea of where candidates are getting their money and how much they had left on Jan. 1, a month before the Feb. 2 primary election.<\/p>\n

Candidates also have been filing reports when they get contributions of $500 or more since Jan. 1. Those amounts are not reflected in tonight’s filings.<\/p>\n

Among other campaign finance report highlights:<\/p>\n

*Republican governor candidate Sen. Kirk Dillard of Hinsdale reported raising nearly $1.4 million over the time period \u2014 nearly half from loans \u2014 and began the year with nearly $370,000 in the bank.<\/p>\n

Dillard reported more than $600,000 in loans, including $250,000 each from Thomas Patrick, a board member of an insurance and brokerage firm, and controversial conservative activist Jack Roeser.<\/p>\n

Dillard also reported $134,000 in loans from unsuccessful 2006 GOP governor candidate Ron Gidwitz, who also pumped in at least another $131,000 in cash and a paid mailing. Donating $150,000 was Barry Maclean, president & CEO of Maclean-Fogg, and his firm.<\/p>\n

*Republican governor candidate Jim Ryan, who has been running a low-key campaign, had about $190,000 left as of Jan. 1 after raising $313,000.<\/p>\n

*Republican governor candidate Sen. Bill Brady of Bloomington reported raising $443,000 in the final six months of last year and began 2010 with $192,000 in the bank. The donations included a $101,000 loan from the candidate.<\/p>\n

*Retired Illinois Senate President Emil Jones Jr. loaned $100,000 to the campaign of Democratic Cook County Board President Todd Stroger.<\/p>\n

Read the original article from Tribune News Services<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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