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Simon Katz donates $1,000 to Judy Cates' election campaign

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Simon Katz donated $1,000 to Democrat Judy Cates' election campaign committee, Judge Judy for Supreme Court, on Dec. 21, 2019, according to records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Records indicate that this contribution of $1,000 to Judy Cates is the only candidate contribution of $1,000 or more that they have made in the past five years.

The ISBE reports the following ten largest contributions to candidates for political office in Illinois in the past 12 months:

DonorCandidatePartyDateAmount
JB PritzkerJB PritzkerDemocraticJuly 22, 2019$1,500,000
JB PritzkerJB PritzkerDemocraticNov. 21, 2019$1,000,000
Kenneth GriffinWilliam M. DaleyDemocraticFeb. 19, 2019$1,000,000
JB PritzkerJB PritzkerDemocraticFeb. 12, 2019$1,000,000
Kenneth GriffinWilliam M. DaleyDemocraticFeb. 11, 2019$1,000,000
William ConwayBill ConwayDemocraticDec. 5, 2019$800,000
William ConwayBill ConwayDemocraticNov. 8, 2019$650,000
William ConwayBill ConwayDemocraticNov. 22, 2019$550,000
Chancelor BennettAmara EnyiaNon PartisanJan. 15, 2019$400,000
Steve HarrickJerry JoyceNon PartisanFeb. 19, 2019$250,000

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