CHICAGO MAYOR CAMPAIGN CASH? JOHNSON NEARLY ALL UNION. VALLAS MAINLY FROM INDIVIDUALS.

Chicago voters are learning about two very different mayoral candidates through campaigns with very different funding sources.

Illinois State Board of Elections data shows over 95% of Brandon Johnson’s funding is from 15 unions, with the majority coming from teachers unions.

Nearly 83% of Paul Vallas’ funding comes from 721 individual donors.

The median aggregate amount given by the teachers unions and their political action committees to the Johnson campaign is more than $940,000. Johnson has just over 140 individual donors to date, with the median donation at $1,000.

Vallas has no donations from teachers unions and just one donation from a union – IBEW Illinois PAC – which is for $100,000. The median aggregate amount contributed by the more than 720 individual donors to the Vallas campaign is $1,500.



https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-mayor-campaign-cash-johnson-nearly-all-union-vallas-mainly-from-individuals/