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2004 RACE: ILLINOIS SENATE
Barack Obama (D)
University of Chicago $109,500
Kirkland & Ellis $77,300
Henry Crown & Co $70,000
Exelon Corp $63,650
Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal $63,200
Soros Fund Management $62,000
Simmons Firm $56,500
Jenner & Block $56,110
Sidley, Austin et al $54,920
Northwestern University $53,380
Ariel Capital Management $51,800
Goldman Sachs $47,500
Mayer, Brown et al $46,200
Tejas Securities $46,000
Piper Rudnick LLP $45,250
Skadden, Arps et al $45,164
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Cmte $34,000
Holland Capital Management $32,250
Miner, Barnhill & Galland $31,625
University of Illinois $30,400
I would be really p.o.ed if my alma mater contributed to political candidates. They must be private universities, no? Wonder where you could find out...
University of Chicago $109,500,
Northwestern University $53,380
I can see these being that they're private schools, but...
University of Illinois $30,400 ??
Isn't the UofI a public university? Why are they making political donations?