Prairie State Wire

Illinois House Speaker and Democratic Party Chief Michael Madigan gave $2.08 million to 25 state House candidates between Sept. 6 and Sept. 30, state filings show.

The Madigan funding was disclosed in reports filed with the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE) by candidate campaign committees, including $133,949 reported by Citizens for Maggie Trevor, a Rolling Meadows candidate.

Madigan also contributed $123,829 to Richard Johnson in Elgin, $103,672 to Karina Villa in West Chicago, $96,468 to Lance Yednock in Ottawa, $113,600 to Mica Freeman in Plainfield, $144,063 to Mark Walker in Arlington Heights, $140,056 to Kathleen V. Carrier in Carol Stream, $131,553 to Joyce Mason in Gurnee and $124,361 to Lisa Dugan in Bradley.

Madigan’s contributions came from 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.

Madigan contributions Sept. 6 through Sept. 30

The incumbent in each race appears in bold.

District	Candidate-Democrat	Hometown	Candidate - GOP	Madigan Spending Sept. 6-30
65	Richard Johnson	Elgin	Dan Ugaste	$123,829
54	Maggie Trevor	Rolling Meadows	Tom Morrison	$88,342
49	Karina Villa	West Chicago	Tonia Khouri	$103,672
76	Lance Yednock	Ottawa	Jerry Lee Long	$96,468
42	Kathleen V. Carrier	Carol Stream	Amy L. Grant	$140,056
97	Mica Freeman	Plainfield	Mark Batinick	$113,600
53	Mark Walker	Arlington Heights	Eddie Corrigan	$144,063
61	Joyce Mason	Gurnee	Sheri Jesiel	$131,553
79	Lisa Dugan	Bradley	Lindsay Parkhurst	$124,361
48	Terra Costa Howard	Glen Ellyn	Peter Breen	$173,121
45	Diane Pappas	Itasca	Christine Winger	$79,648
111	Monica Bristow	Godfrey	Michael Babcock	$49,003
59	Daniel Didech	Buffalo Grove	Karen Feldman	$125,444
112	Katie Stuart	Edwardsville	Dwight Kay	$44,299
118	Natalie Finnie	Elizabethtown	Patrick Windhorst	$25,825
116	Jerry Costello II	Smithton	David Friess	$66,467
57	Jonathan Carroll	Northbrook	Mary Battinus	$300
46	Deborah Conroy	Villa Park	Jay Kinzler	$26,645
115	Marsha Griffin	Jonesboro	Terri Bryant	$69,363
117	Jason Woolard	Carterville	Dave Severin	$28,804
62	Sam Yingling	Grayslake	Ken Idstein	$39,936
17	Jennifer Gong-Gershowicz	Glenview	Peter Lee	$120,521
56	Michelle Mussman	Schaumburg	Jillian Bernas	$149,167
96	Sue Scherer	Decatur	Herman Senor	$10,313
85	John Connor	Lockport	Lisa Bickus	$1,958
			TOTAL	$2,076,758