Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner Accuses Unions Of Manipulating Elections
Via the International Business Times
CHICAGO — Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner Saturday accused lawmakers who accept campaign contributions from public employee unions of engaging in a “conflict of interest,” railing against the influence of organized labor in determining state workers’ salaries and benefits. But Rauner dismissed questions about his own potential conflicts of interest: his acceptance of campaign contributions from executives at financial firms that manage state pension money.
“They are just taxpayers. They don’t do business [with the state],” Rauner told International Business Times.
In November, International Business Times reported Rauner accepted more than $140,000 worth of campaign contributions from executives at firms contracted to invest Illinois pension money. He has also accepted millions more from executives at other financial firms, which face state regulation and oversight.
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