Spending in Suburban Races Shattering Records
The Illinois Campaign for Political Reform was mentioned in this article
via The Daily Herald
“Two years ago, a state Senate race in western Illinois shattered spending records when it crossed the $4 million mark, with the next closest being the $2 million 55th House contest between Democratic state Rep. Marty Moylan of Des Plaines and Republican Mel Thillens of Park Ridge.
Fast forward to 2016, and multimillion-dollar races in swing suburban districts are now the rule, not the exception, as Republicans led by a billionaire governor willing to write personal checks are pushing to make inroads among long-standing Democrats majorities in the state House and Senate.
Just before Tuesday’s election, it’s impossible to turn on a television or radio without being inundated with ads in which each party assigns blame to the other for the state’s woeful financial condition.”