September 30th marked the end of the 3rd Quarter Fundraising period. While full reports aren’t due until October 15, Illinois requires candidates to disclose all contributions of $1000 or more within five business days of deposit. So, you can get a good sense of each candidate’s fundraising by looking at what’s already been publicly filed.
In Kirk Dillard’s case, the fundraising figures are startling.
Kirk Dillard raised just $235,300 into his gubernatorial account which includes a $50,000 transfer from his state Senate account.
A whopping $157,800 – or two-thirds – of his gubernatorial campaign funding this quarter came from labor unions that almost exclusively support Democrats like Mike Madigan and Pat Quinn.
These same unions are linked to union bosses made infamous for some of the most egregious pension abuses in Illinois. For example, union boss Dennis Gannon, who was tapped by Local 150 to be a ‘business agent’ in 1990, spiked himself into the pension system and began receiving a $150,000 per year pension on top of his $200,0000 union salary, even though he had left a $56,000 per year city job 13 years beforehand. His lifetime pension payout is expected to be $5 million.
Similarly, the Chicago Tribune also reported that
“James McNally, vice president of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150. He receives nearly $115,000 a year even though at the time he retired, in 2008, he had not worked for the city in more than 13 years. He was only 51 when he started collecting a city pension. By the time he turns 78, he will have received roughly $4 million from the city laborers’ fund.”
These are the same folks now bankrolling Kirk Dillard’s campaign.
A History of Union Funded Bankrolling for Dillard
Worse yet, this isn’t the first time Kirk Dillard has turned to big labor to bankroll his campaign. In his failed 2010 campaign for governor, the Illinois Education Association contributed $250,000 to his campaign. Altogether Dillard’s taken nearly half a million dollars from government unions through the years.
Makes you wonder what Kirk Dillard is promising the government union bosses in return.
| Cycle | Amount | Date | Contributor_name |
|
2012 |
15000 |
03/16/2012 |
ILLINOIS EDUCATION ASSOCIATION |
|
2012 |
10000 |
03/03/2012 |
ILLINOIS FEDERATION OF TEACHERS |
|
2012 |
6350 |
08/30/2011 |
FEDERATION OF TEACHERS LOCAL 604 |
|
2012 |
4050 |
08/28/2012 |
FEDERATION OF TEACHERS LOCAL 604 |
|
2012 |
1500 |
02/27/2012 |
WEST SUBURBAN TEACHERS LOCAL 571 |
|
2012 |
1000 |
09/24/2012 |
STATE UNIVERSITIES ANNUITANTS ASSOCIATION |
|
2012 |
1000 |
07/21/2012 |
FEDERATION OF TEACHERS LOCAL 604 |
|
2012 |
1000 |
09/06/2011 |
ILLINOIS FEDERATION OF TEACHERS |
|
2012 |
1000 |
07/24/2012 |
WEST SUBURBAN TEACHERS LOCAL 571 |
|
2012 |
750 |
02/21/2012 |
STATE UNIVERSITIES ANNUITANTS ASSOCIATION |
|
2012 |
600 |
09/21/2011 |
STATE UNIVERSITIES ANNUITANTS ASSOCIATION |
|
2012 |
250 |
09/13/2012 |
WEST SUBURBAN TEACHERS LOCAL 571 |
|
2012 |
200 |
09/27/2012 |
STATE UNIVERSITIES ANNUITANTS ASSOCIATION |
|
2012 |
150 |
12/13/2011 |
STATE UNIVERSITIES ANNUITANTS ASSOCIATION |
|
2012 |
150 |
10/04/2011 |
STATE UNIVERSITIES ANNUITANTS ASSOCIATION |
|
2012 |
150 |
01/10/2012 |
WEST SUBURBAN TEACHERS LOCAL 571 |
|
2010 |
250000 |
01/20/2010 |
ILLINOIS EDUCATION ASSOCIATION |
|
2010 |
2950 |
09/01/2010 |
FEDERATION OF TEACHERS LOCAL 604 |
|
2010 |
2500 |
05/05/2009 |
ILLINOIS EDUCATION ASSOCIATION |
|
2010 |
2000 |
10/01/2009 |
FEDERATION OF TEACHERS LOCAL 604 |
|
2010 |
2000 |
10/20/2009 |
ILLINOIS EDUCATION ASSOCIATION |
|
2010 |
1900 |
04/30/2009 |
FEDERATION OF TEACHERS LOCAL 604 |
|
2010 |
1300 |
04/09/2010 |
FEDERATION OF TEACHERS LOCAL 604 |
|
2010 |
1000 |
05/05/2009 |
ILLINOIS FEDERATION OF TEACHERS |
|
2010 |
1000 |
04/09/2010 |
ILLINOIS FEDERATION OF TEACHERS |
|
2010 |
1000 |
08/24/2010 |
ILLINOIS FEDERATION OF TEACHERS |
|
2010 |
1000 |
10/15/2009 |
ILLINOIS FEDERATION OF TEACHERS |
|
2010 |
350 |
10/01/2010 |
STATE UNIVERSITIES ANNUITANTS ASSOCIATION |
|
2010 |
150 |
10/01/2010 |
STATE UNIVERSITIES ANNUITANTS ASSOCIATION |
|
2008 |
20000 |
10/21/2008 |
ILLINOIS EDUCATION ASSOCIATION |
|
2008 |
10000 |
09/30/2008 |
ILLINOIS EDUCATION ASSOCIATION |
|
2008 |
5000 |
09/19/2007 |
ILLINOIS EDUCATION ASSOCIATION |
|
2008 |
1500 |
03/14/2007 |
FEDERATION OF TEACHERS LOCAL 604 |
|
2008 |
1150 |
09/11/2008 |
FEDERATION OF TEACHERS LOCAL 604 |
|
2008 |
1000 |
10/02/2008 |
WEST SUBURBAN TEACHERS LOCAL 571 |
|
2008 |
1000 |
09/28/2008 |
ILLINOIS FEDERATION OF TEACHERS |
|
2008 |
500 |
03/28/2007 |
ILLINOIS FEDERATION OF TEACHERS |
|
2008 |
300 |
04/25/2008 |
STATE UNIVERSITIES ANNUITANTS ASSOCIATION |
|
2006 |
10000 |
11/01/2006 |
ILLINOIS EDUCATION ASSOCIATION |
|
2006 |
8000 |
05/17/2006 |
ILLINOIS EDUCATION ASSOCIATION |
|
2006 |
3100 |
08/29/2006 |
FEDERATION OF TEACHERS LOCAL 604 |
|
2006 |
1800 |
08/19/2005 |
FEDERATION OF TEACHERS LOCAL 604 |
|
2006 |
1500 |
09/11/2006 |
WEST SUBURBAN TEACHERS LOCAL 571 |
|
2006 |
1000 |
07/22/2005 |
ILLINOIS EDUCATION ASSOCIATION |
|
2006 |
1000 |
02/02/2006 |
ILLINOIS EDUCATION ASSOCIATION |
|
2006 |
1000 |
07/21/2005 |
FEDERATION OF TEACHERS LOCAL 604 |
|
2006 |
700 |
08/30/2006 |
ILLINOIS FEDERATION OF TEACHERS |
|
2006 |
500 |
07/21/2005 |
ILLINOIS FEDERATION OF TEACHERS |
|
2004 |
6200 |
08/25/2004 |
FEDERATION OF TEACHERS LOCAL 604 |
|
2004 |
1400 |
09/29/2003 |
ILLINOIS EDUCATION ASSOCIATION |
|
2004 |
1150 |
08/29/2003 |
FEDERATION OF TEACHERS LOCAL 604 |
|
2004 |
1000 |
10/16/2003 |
FEDERATION OF TEACHERS LOCAL 604 |
|
2004 |
1000 |
05/28/2004 |
FEDERATION OF TEACHERS LOCAL 604 |
|
2004 |
1000 |
09/29/2003 |
ILLINOIS FEDERATION OF TEACHERS |
|
2004 |
500 |
06/02/2004 |
ILLINOIS FEDERATION OF TEACHERS |
|
2002 |
10000 |
07/18/2001 |
ILLINOIS EDUCATION ASSOCIATION |
|
2002 |
10000 |
09/24/2002 |
ILLINOIS EDUCATION ASSOCIATION |
|
2002 |
5000 |
03/05/2002 |
ILLINOIS EDUCATION ASSOCIATION |
|
2002 |
1000 |
09/09/2002 |
ILLINOIS FEDERATION OF TEACHERS |
|
2002 |
700 |
09/07/2001 |
FEDERATION OF TEACHERS LOCAL 604 |
|
2002 |
500 |
04/25/2001 |
ILLINOIS FEDERATION OF TEACHERS |
|
2002 |
500 |
06/21/2002 |
FEDERATION OF TEACHERS LOCAL 604 |
|
2002 |
250 |
04/25/2001 |
FEDERATION OF TEACHERS LOCAL 604 |
|
2000 |
10000 |
09/22/2000 |
ILLINOIS EDUCATION ASSOCIATION |
|
2000 |
1000 |
11/30/1999 |
ILLINOIS EDUCATION ASSOCIATION |
|
1998 |
15000 |
10/27/1998 |
ILLINOIS EDUCATION ASSOCIATION/I-PACE |
|
1998 |
3500 |
10/01/1998 |
ILLINOIS EDUCATION ASSOCIATION/I-PACE |
|
1998 |
500 |
10/27/1998 |
FEDERATION OF TEACHERS LOCAL 604 |
|
1998 |
500 |
08/27/1998 |
FEDERATION OF TEACHERS LOCAL 604 |
|
1998 |
400 |
01/13/1998 |
FEDERATION OF TEACHERS LOCAL 604 |
|
1998 |
250 |
04/25/1997 |
FEDERATION OF TEACHERS LOCAL 604 |
|
1996 |
6300 |
10/25/1996 |
ILLINOIS EDUCATION ASSOCIATION/I-PACE |
|
1996 |
2000 |
02/02/1996 |
ILLINOIS EDUCATION ASSOCIATION/I-PACE |
|
1996 |
1000 |
09/27/1996 |
ILLINOIS EDUCATION ASSOCIATION/I-PACE |
|
1996 |
750 |
05/01/1996 |
ILLINOIS EDUCATION ASSOCIATION/I-PACE |
|
1996 |
500 |
09/27/1996 |
ILLINOIS EDUCATION ASSOCIATION/I-PACE |
|
1996 |
500 |
05/12/1995 |
ILLINOIS EDUCATION ASSOCIATION/I-PACE |
|
1996 |
250 |
09/10/1996 |
FEDERATION OF TEACHERS LOCAL 604 |
| Total |
462000 |
