Following the Money in Illinois
ICPR Executive Director Sarah Brune was quoted in this article
via Public News Service
“SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Exactly how much money did candidates spend during the November general election? Recent data from the National Institute on Money in State Politics shows candidates for state House and Senate seats in Illinois alone raised more than $95 million this election cycle.
Illinois ranks second in the nation for money raised to support state legislative races. Sarah Brune, executive director for the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform, said her group plans to discuss Illinois campaign spending and possible limits from a local and national perspective at a forum next month, because, she said, the spending has grown out of control.
‘It’s really mind blowing, I think, for somebody who is working hard just to make ends meet,’ Brune said. ‘I think it’s hard for people to reconcile the fact that almost $100 million was raised on politics, when there are issues that are affecting people’s daily lives that didn’t get talked about in this election.'”
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