Plainfield state House candidate Mica Freeman has received a total of $646,544 from House Speaker Michael Madigan.
Plainfield state House candidate Mica Freeman has received a total of $646,544 from House Speaker Michael Madigan.
With less than a week left before voters go to the polls, Plainfield state House candidate Mica Freeman received another $77,322 from Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) between Oct. 18 and Oct. 26, state filings show.
The Madigan funding was disclosed in reports filed with the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE) by Friends of Mica Carnahan-Freeman, the campaign committee that supports Freeman’s race against Republican Mark Batinick in the 97th House District.
The district covers all or part of Oswego, Aurora, Naperville, Bolingbrook, Plainfield and Joliet.
Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield)
Madigan’s contributions to Freeman came from the 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. In all, Madigan has contributed $646,544 to the candidate’s campaign this election cycle.
Madigan spent $6.5 million on 24 candidates between Oct 18 and Oct 30, according to the Illinois State Board of Elections. He has spent $15.84 million backing campaigns for 25 candidates this election cycle, thus far.
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