Illinois Top Federal Political Campaign Donors in the 2017-2018 Election Cycle

Updated on January 26, 2025.

According to FEC data, in the 2017-2018 election cycle, among all individual political campaign donors in Illinois who donated to federal candidates, political parties, PACs and 527 organizations, UIHLEIN, RICHARD was the highest campaign donor, donating a total of $23.19M. GRIFFIN, KEN was the second highest political campaign donor, donating a total of $12.00M; and UIHLEIN, RICHARD E. was the third highest political campaign donor, donating a total of $11.36M.

The chart below shows the top 10 highest individual political campaign donors, and the table below shows the top 100.

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You can also see details of individual campaign donations made by all individuals in Illinois.

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Illinois Top Federal Political Campaign Donors in the 2017-2018 Election Cycle
UIHLEIN, RICHARD
GRIFFIN, KEN
UIHLEIN, RICHARD E.
EYCHANER, FRED
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTO, .
GRIFFIN, KENNETH C. MR.
TIERNEY, DANIEL
GRIFFIN, KENNETH C.
TIERNEY, DANIEL V.
TAYLOR, DALE
Illinois Top Federal Political Campaign Donors in the 2017-2018 Election Cycle
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Name Amount ($)
UIHLEIN, RICHARD 23190229
GRIFFIN, KEN 12000000
UIHLEIN, RICHARD E. 11360200
EYCHANER, FRED 11124900
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTO, . 10653308
GRIFFIN, KENNETH C. MR. 4986100
TIERNEY, DANIEL 2627064
GRIFFIN, KENNETH C. 2373200
TIERNEY, DANIEL V. 2285199
TAYLOR, DALE 1764201
UIHLEIN, RICHARD E MR. 1665600
REINSDORF, JERRY 1482500
DUCHOSSOIS, CRAIG J. 1380800
SCHULER, STEPHEN 1259433
SACKS, MICHAEL 798600
DUCHOSSOIS, CRAIG J. MR. 750400
HERRO, DAVID G. 688500
HOBSON, MELLODY L. 675400
SCHULER, STEPHEN G. 662100
SACKS, MICHAEL J 564400
ZELL, SAMUEL 542500
STONE, ROGER 539100
COLBURN, RICHARD W. MR. 537500
RICKETTS, LAURA 489439
PRITZKER, PENNY 469779
DUCHOSSOIS, CRAIG 445400
FRANK, JIM 441100
LUSTIG, ANGELA 428190
COLBURN, RICHARD W. 393700
KAUFMAN, KENNETH 361875
SATTER, MUNEER A. 361600
CROWN, LESTER S 339000
TAYLOR, DALE E 332735
PRITZKER, J.B. 324000
RYAN, PATRICK G. 323600
GROSS, DIETRICH M. MR. 323500
SAGAN, BRUCE 303600
SACKS, CARI 302800
PRITZKER, MATTHEW R 263500
DEAN, ANTHONY T 263163
UIHLEIN, ELIZABETH A. MS. 260400
FLORIAN, SONIA 258285
BERGMAN, JAY 256400
SCHULER, MARY JO 255497
PRITZKER, JAY R. 255400
DUCHOSSIOS, CRAIG J. MR. 250000
HARRIS, NAPOLEON 250000
MCLEES, JOHN 248681
TRAUBERT, BRYAN 227200
LEVIN, DANIEL 226400
RUDBECK, THOMAS III 221000
SATTER, MUNEER A MR 215900
COLBURN, RICHARD 213500
SEGAL, GORDON 201800
BINGEL, AUDREY 201400
STEPHENSON, RICHARD J 201000
SACKS, MICHAEL J. JD 200000
STEPHENSON, RICHARD 200000
UIHLEIN, ELIZABETH 199100
THOMA, CARL D MR 195800
GOTTLIEB, HOWARD L. 195600
SMITH, LEO 194330
PRITZKER, PENNY S 192940
CLIFFORD, ROBERT A 185050
ROSSI, ANTHONY R 182600
LEVIN, DANIEL E 181592
LAKONISHOK, JOSEF MR. 177700
RICE, MATTHEW 172800
HAMMES, JEFFREY 170200
CASTEN, THOMAS 168987
POWER, JOSEPH A JR 165325
SENSIBAR, DAVID 164900
LITTLE, TOM 164700
MINER, JUDSON 159504
ROGERS, JOHN W JR 154900
KEEFE, THOMAS 153900
CAMPIONI, CHRIS 153300
FABER, ANKE 152400
GEORGE, ALAN 150200
CASTEN, TOM 150000
UIHLEIN, DICK 150000
ROTHMAN, GREGORY 149800
ROSSI, ANTHONY 145900
COFFMAN, JULIE 143100
LEFKOFSKY, LIZ 142049
SHORE, DEBRA 138920
SUTER, GEORGE B. 137000
CROWN, JAMES 136900
SMITH, TODD 136556
POWER, JOSEPH 135900
RYAN, PATRICK 132450
ROSZAK, MATTHEW 131181
PAULSON, HENRY M JR 129700
CROWN, LESTER 128900
MCERLEAN, CAROL 128675
ZELCS, GEORGE A 127800
ZELL, SAMUEL MR. 127500
ZELDEN, KAREN 125575
GROSS, DIETRICH M. 124550
LITTLE, THOMAS J 122300