Biggest Republican Gubernatorial Contributors

Biggest Republican Gubernatorial Contributors

Since you will be able to read which Republican gubernatorial candidates have spent and have in the bank elsewhere, this article attempts to identify the largest contributors outside of the candidate himself.

This could be important, based on who Jim Ryan’s largest contributor in 2002.

Remember who that was?

It was Jim Ryan’s law school study buddy Stuart Levine. You remember, the guy who has been indicted multiple times by U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald because of alleged kickbacks for the approval of Mercy’s Crystal Lake hospital and for getting Downstate Teachers Retirement Pension System investments.

And, that was as a result of appointments made by Democrat Governor Rod Blagojevich.

So, here are the heaviest unrelated hitters for this year’s GOP candidates:
Bill Brady - Kimball Hill Homes - $100,000
Ron Gidwitz – None over $5,000 found without the last name of Gidwitz [Opps- My eyes must have been glazing over last night. Today a reader pointed out the $50,000 contribution from Molex CEO Federick Krehbiel.]
Andy Martin – Not reported electronically.
Jim Oberweis – $175,100 from Jack Roeser’s Family Taxpayers Network
Judy Topinka – $25,000 from the PACs of Jim Edgar and Ray LaHood

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