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George Obernagel donates $1,000 to Chris Hitzemann's election campaign

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George Obernagel donated $1,000 to Republican Chris Hitzemann's election campaign committee, Citizens for Chris Hitzemann, on Nov. 22, 2019, according to records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

In addition to this contribution of $1,000 to Chris Hitzemann, records show that George Obernagel has made eight 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
Citizens for SchimpfOct. 2, 2018$1,150
Citizens for SchimpfSept. 22, 2017$1,000
Citizens for Neal RohlfingFeb. 9, 2017$1,000
Citizens for SchimpfFeb. 4, 2016$1,000
Citizens for SchimpfAug. 24, 2015$1,000
Illinoisans for KarmeierOct. 2, 2014$1,000
Citizens for Rauner, IncMay 30, 2014$1,000
Brady for Governor IncMarch 20, 2014$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 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 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
Fred EychanerToni PreckwinkleDemocraticJan. 31, 2019$200,000

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