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Fred D'escoto donates $2,500 to Jay Hoffman's election campaign

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Fred D'escoto donated $2,500 to Democrat Jay Hoffman's election campaign committee, Committee to Elect Jay C Hoffman, on Oct. 10, 2019, according to records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

In addition to this contribution of $2,500 to Jay Hoffman, records show that Fred D'escoto has made seven other contributions of $1,000 or more in the past five years. Here are other large contributions they have made since Jan. 1, 2015.

Candidate CommitteeDateAmount
Toni For ChicagoNov. 16, 2018$2,000
Friends of George A CardenasJuly 11, 2019$1,000
Friends for Anna ValenciaJune 21, 2019$1,000
Citizens for Joe MooreFeb. 11, 2019$1,000
Gery Chico for MayorNov. 1, 2018$1,000
Friends of Michael NegronJune 12, 2018$1,000
Friends of Linda Chapa LaViaJune 18, 2015$1,000

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

DonorCandidatePartyDateAmount
JB PritzkerJB PritzkerDemocraticOct. 26, 2018$10,000,000
JB PritzkerJB PritzkerDemocraticJuly 22, 2019$1,500,000
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
Chancelor BennettAmara EnyiaNon PartisanJan. 15, 2019$400,000
Steve HarrickJerry JoyceNon PartisanFeb. 19, 2019$250,000
Fred EychanerToni PreckwinkleDemocraticJan. 31, 2019$200,000
Michael SacksMichael J. MadiganDemocraticOct. 19, 2018$200,000
Kanye WestAmara EnyiaNon PartisanOct. 31, 2018$126,460

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