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Michael Ruemmler donates $1,000 to Emanuel Welch's election campaign

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Michael Ruemmler donated $1,000 to Democrat Emanuel Welch's election campaign committee, The People for Emanuel "Chris" Welch, on Aug. 28, 2019, according to records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Records indicate that this contribution of $1,000 to Emanuel Welch is the only candidate contribution of $1,000 or more that they have made in the past five years.

The ISBE reports the following ten largest contributions to candidates for political office in Illinois in the past 12 months:

DonorCandidatePartyDateAmount
JB PritzkerJB PritzkerDemocraticSept. 25, 2018$20,000,000
JB PritzkerJB PritzkerDemocraticOct. 18, 2018$15,000,000
JB PritzkerJB PritzkerDemocraticOct. 26, 2018$10,000,000
Kenneth GriffinJim DurkinRepublicanOct. 16, 2018$5,000,000
JB PritzkerJB PritzkerDemocraticJuly 22, 2019$1,500,000
Kenneth GriffinErika HaroldRepublicanOct. 16, 2018$1,500,000
Kenneth GriffinWilliam M. DaleyDemocraticFeb. 19, 2019$1,000,000
JB PritzkerJB PritzkerDemocraticFeb. 12, 2019$1,000,000
Kenneth GriffinWilliam M. DaleyDemocraticFeb. 11, 2019$1,000,000
Kenneth GriffinWilliam E BradyRepublicanOct. 17, 2018$1,000,000

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