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1 The anatomy of influence: Government unions in Illinois David Giuliani Government reform analyst Chris Andriesen Project manager Illinois Policy I

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3 TABLE OF CONTENTS Overall union membership Employment and union membership in Illinois Overall employment, public sector vs. private sector 6 8 Union profiles Illinois Education Association Illinois Federation of Teachers American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 31 Service Employees International Union Union spending Partisan breakdown Largest beneficiaries 99th General Assembly ILLINOISPOLICY.ORG 3

4 INTRODUCTION In 24 states, employees of a unionized workplace can decide for themselves whether they want to join and financially support a union. In Wisconsin, this choice is extended to employees of state government. But not in Illinois; almost all government workers including teachers, police officers and those who serve in state government are required to pay money to a union to keep their jobs. Because of this, government unions in Illinois have long been powerful in state politics, with the major government unions donating tens of millions of dollars to political campaigns. Since 2002, Illinois five major government unions have spent more than $46 million on direct political contributions alone. The anatomy of influence: Government unions in Illinois takes a close look at unions political spending and the influence afforded to government unions as a result. This analysis offers an unprecedented review of the political donations to the current Illinois General Assembly, as well as top recipients of union political giving since It also highlights how profitable the business of forced unionization can be for those who run the unions by listing a sampling of the highest-compensated employees for the state s major government unions: the Illinois Education Association; Illinois Federation of Teachers; American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 31; and Service Employees International Union. This book also reports how unions spend the money collected from mandatory dues, according to the unions own filings with the federal government. In the state s largest teachers union, the Illinois Education Association or IEA, only 26 cents out of every $1 in union dues is actually spent on the union s stated reason for existence: representation of workers. The rest of the union s dues and fees revenue went mainly toward overhead, administration and political activities. Other unions also fail to spend the majority of dues money on actual representation which is supposed to be unions key function. At both the IEA and the Illinois Federation of Teachers or IFT, the top 20 highest-paid employees all are paid salaries of more than $100,000 annually. Cinda Klickna, head of the IEA, pulls in $235,404 annually. In addition to salaries, money spent on politics makes up another big chunk of union spending. The Illinois Policy Institute reviewed campaign-finance reports from 2002 to 2014 and found the five major government unions in Illinois spent a combined $46 million in political campaigns in that time. That number offers just a glimpse of union political spending, as it does not include donations by local chapters of government unions. 4 The anatomy of influence

5 While the vast majority of government-union political spending goes to Democrats, the review of campaign spending since 2002 showed that Republicans received nearly 17 percent of the unions campaign spending during that time. Former Gov. Pat Quinn, a Democrat, sat atop the heap, with $11.1 million in union donations, including nearly $8 million from the Service Employees International Union. This book illustrates how the five main government unions in the state really spend their money, based on their own self-reporting to the state and federal government. It should serve as a tool not only to help public employees understand whether they are getting their money s worth, but also for the public at large to better understand how some of the strongest forces in Illinois politics get their power. ILLINOISPOLICY.ORG 5

6 EMPLOYMENT AND UNION MEMBERSHIP IN ILLINOIS Over the past three decades, union membership within the private sector has decreased significantly. Meanwhile, government-union membership in Illinois has boomed since the 1980s. In 1983, membership in private-sector unions in Illinois totaled 795,770. By 2014, membership in private unions had fallen to 434,908. Conversely, while government-union membership in Illinois was just 267,984 in 1983, by 2014 government unions saw their ranks grow to 394, The anatomy of influence

7 Graph 1: Illinois private, public union membership: , , , , , ,000 Private Public 200, Source: Union Membership and Coverage Database, Graph 2: Total union membership, public and private, ,200,000 1,000, , Source: Union Membership and Coverage Database, ILLINOISPOLICY.ORG 7

8 OVERALL EMPLOYMENT, PUBLIC SECTOR VS. PRIVATE SECTOR The trend of total employment in Illinois largely mirrors the private sector, which drives the economy. In the past several years, total employment has started leveling off. Graph 3: Illinois employment, public and private: ,000,000 7,000,000 6,000,000 5,000,000 4,000, Source: Union Membership and Coverage Database, Private-sector employment in Illinois has increased by about 30 percent since Illinois has seen rapid expansions in private-sector employment, followed by declines since the 1990s. Before 1999, every time Illinois suffered through a recession the state ultimately worked its way back to net jobs creation. The same isn t true any longer Illinois never fully recovered from the dot-com and 2008 recessions. 8 The anatomy of influence

9 Graph 4: Illinois private employment: ,000,000 5,000,000 4,000,000 3,000, Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Public sector employment in Illinois has risen by 18 percent since It has dropped by 3 percent since the economy crashed in Graph 5: Illinois public employment: ,000, , , Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics ILLINOISPOLICY.ORG 9

10 ILLINOIS EDUCATION ASSOCIATION What is it? The Illinois Education Association, or IEA is the union to which many of the state s K-12 educators, and other public-school educators, belong. It is a state branch of a national union that caters to education professionals. The parent union to the IEA is the National Education Association, which provides national guidance for the union s affiliates and is primarily responsible for lobbying the federal government. Beneath the IEA are multiple local unions, which are responsible for representing teachers and other staff at the district level. Who does the IEA represent? Its more than 133,000 members include teachers, college faculty and staff, and school support staff at public schools in Illinois. How does IEA spend dues money? Only 26 cents out of every $1 in union dues is used to represent members. Meanwhile, the IEA spent 44 cents out of every $1 on overhead costs, 26 cents on administration and 3 cents on political activities. In 2014, the IEA spent $692,203 on hotels and $213,118 on consultants. FUNCTIONAL SPENDING Representation 26.4 Political 2.9 Contributions, gifts and grants 1.2 Overhead 43.9 Administrative 25.6 STAFF WAGES Representation 36.0% Employees 249 Avg. wage $85,120 Political 3.5% Contributions, gifts and grants 0.0% Overhead 46.8% Administrative 13.7% 10 The anatomy of influence

11 TOP COMPENSATED IEA OFFICIALS: Cinda Klickna, president $235,404 Audrey Soglin, executive director $213,980 Timothy Crawford, director-program development $197,448 Brian Booth, coordinator $193,321 Anthony Jeffries, director-field services $187,873 James Reed, director-government relations $187,579 Kathleen Griffin, vice president $184,924 Michael Lamb, coordinator $183,287 Albert Llorens, secretary-treasurer $181,747 Hugh McBarron, director-communications $180,987 Mary Morris, director-educational innovation $180,345 Mitchell Roth, director-legal services $178,704 Paul Klenck, attorney $174,892 Oliver Jones, coordinator $169,667 James Dykehouse, UniServ director $158,471 Lawrence Frank, research specialist $156,688 Amy Kunz, UniServ director $156,177 Donna Masterson, UniServ director $155,778 David Vitoff, organizer $152,782 Michael Tuchmann, computer specialist $152,156 Source: 2014 LM-2 report filed with the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Labor Management Standards ILLINOISPOLICY.ORG 11

12 ILLINOIS FEDERATION OF TEACHERS What is it? The Illinois Federation of Teachers, or IFT, is an affiliate of the national American Federation of Teachers. It is the second-most prominent union for educators at public schools in Illinois. It has multiple local affiliates, including the powerful Chicago Teachers Union. Who does the IFT represent? Its more than 81,000 members include teachers, college faculty and staff, and school support staff at public schools in Illinois. How does IFT spend dues money? Representation takes up about 60 cents of every $1 of IFT union dues, with 22 cents spent on administration, 12 cents spent on overhead and 6 cents spent on political activities. In 2013, the union spent $348,958 on hotels, $104,886 on consultants and $195,854 on attorneys. FUNCTIONAL SPENDING Representation 59.6 Political 6.0 Contributions, gifts and grants 0.2 Overhead 12.2 Administrative 22.1 STAFF WAGES Representation 49.6% Employees 92 Avg. wage $90,244 Political 8.9% Contributions, gifts and grants 0.2% Overhead 22.9% Administrative 18.4% 12 The anatomy of influence

13 TOP COMPENSATED IFT OFFICIALS: Dan Montgomery, president / ceo Lee R. Wilson Jr., administrator-field David W. Richmond, administrator-operations Robert A. Shaevel, research Ava C. Harston, ed issues Marietta L. Miller, field service Terry M. Reed, field service Sharon Teefey, ed issues Toby Trimmer, administrator-legislative Aviva Bowen, administrator-communications Jonathon Nadler, field service Amy L. Excell, communications David C. Comerford, legislative director Thomas E. Smith Jr., field service Keith Griffith, field service Kathy Shaevel, ed issues Arnavaz Mistry-Mujthaba, field service Nicholas Yelverton, legislative director Michelle S. Federici, legislative director Lorenzo McDonald, organizer Deneen Pajeau, field service Laura Aerne, field service John C. Little, field service Lisa Uphoff, field service Todd M. Stachowiak, field service $212,513 $199,547 $191,998 $191,659 $188,392 $184,288 $179,803 $179,367 $168,625 $160,817 $158,590 $157,208 $157,083 $156,425 $153,126 $152,674 $151,596 $149,983 $149,023 $148,431 $148,391 $148,241 $147,470 $145,911 $145,297 Source: 2013 LM-2 report filed with the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Labor Management Standards ILLINOISPOLICY.ORG 13

14 AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES COUNCIL 31 What is it? The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 31 is the dominant public employee union for employees of state workers. It represents several bargaining groups of state-government employees. Who does AFSCME Council 31 represent? The union has more than 75,000 members, according to its website. The union is the main labor organization for state employees. How does AFSCME Council 31 spend dues money? AFSCME spent 51 cents of every $1 in union dues on representation, 28 cents on overhead, 13 cents on administration and 5 cents on political activities. In 2013, the union spent $463,943 on hotels, $107,059 on consultants and $654,295 on attorneys. In 2013, AFSCME reported spending $31,972 at its holiday party for staff and directors. The spending included hotels rooms and other party expenses. FUNCTIONAL SPENDING Representation 51.1 Political 5.3 Contributions, gifts and grants 2.9 Overhead 27.8 Administrative 12.8 STAFF WAGES Representation 62.3% Employees 136 Avg. wage $67,111 Political 7.4% Contributions, gifts and grants 0.1% Overhead 15.6% Administrative 14.5% 14 The anatomy of influence

15 TOP COMPENSATED AFSCME OFFICIALS: Henry Bayer, executive director Roberta Lynch, deputy director Eddie Caumiant, regional director Mike Newman, associate director Claudia Roberson, associate director Tracey Abman, director of organizing Tom Edstrom, supervising counsel Larry Spivack, regional director Joe Bella, regional director John Cameron, director-political and community relations Billy Brown, regional director Nefertiti Smith, regional director Cathy Struzynski, legal counsel Kent Beauchamp, regional director Anders Lindall, public affairs director Jeff Bigelow, regional director Abigail Davis, senior organizer Sue Osthus, legal counsel Joseph Pluger, staff representative Douglas Woodson, campaign coordinator $166,017 $140,834 $135,230 $128,313 $124,122 $118,688 $118,157 $117,240 $114,895 $112,314 $111,505 $109,536 $109,337 $109,200 $106,686 $106,600 $103,846 $103,261 $101,487 $100,934 Source: 2013 LM-2 report filed with the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Labor Management Standards ILLINOISPOLICY.ORG 15

16 SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION What is it? The Service Employees Internationl Union, or SEIU, Illinois Leadership Council has a number of affiliates in Illinois. The biggest are SEIU Healthcare (more than 57,000 members), Local 1 (about 46,000) and Local 73 (about 22,000). Who does SEIU represent? The union represents state workers such as janitors, security officers, doormen and window washers; employees working for the city of Chicago, Cook County, downstate offices of the secretary of state, higher education, cities and schools; and hospital, nursing-home and child care aides, as well as at-home caregivers. How does SEIU spend dues money? The main SEIU locals combined spent 60 cents of every $1 on representation, 23 cents on overhead, 9 cents on political activities and 6 cents on administration. In 2013, SEIU Healthcare spent $533,218 on hotels, $330,637 on restaurants and catering, $345,030 on airlines, $312,687 on rental cars and $838,417 on consultants. SEIU Healthcare spent $49,619 on its membership Christmas party in December Among other Christmas party expenses, catering cost $34,556 and the tab at Binny s Beverage, a liquor store, amounted to $6,063, lower than the $6,859 tab for its party the year before. SEIU Healthcare spent $7,523 for floral arrangers at an event in The year before, it spent $6,859 on Christmas decorations for the office. 16 The anatomy of influence

17 SEIU LEADERSHIP STATE COUNCIL FUNCTIONAL SPENDING Representation 22.9 Political 44.2 Contributions, gifts and grants 27.4 Overhead 4.8 Administrative 0.7 STAFF WAGES Representation 0.0% Employees 3 Avg. wage $69,827 Political 86.6% Contributions, gifts and grants 0.0% Overhead 6.5% Administrative 6.7% SEIU HEALTHCARE FUNCTIONAL SPENDING Representation 62.6 Political 8.3 Contributions, gifts and grants 1.2 Overhead 20.5 Administrative 7.4 STAFF WAGES Representation 80.3% Employees 170 Avg. wage $45,703 Political 4.2% Contributions, gifts and grants 0.0% Overhead 8.7% Administrative 6.7% ILLINOISPOLICY.ORG 17

18 SEIU LOCAL 1 FUNCTIONAL SPENDING Representation 58.0 Political 4.9 Contributions, gifts and grants 2.0 Overhead 32.1 Administrative 3.0 STAFF WAGES Representation 77% Employees 155 Avg. wage $47,033 Political 6.7% Contributions, gifts and grants 0.0% Overhead 11.6% Administrative 6.7% SEIU LOCAL 73 FUNCTIONAL SPENDING Representation 69.4 Political 5.4 Contributions, gifts and grants 1.2 Overhead 14.6 Administrative 9.4 STAFF WAGES Representation 72.5% Employees 65 Avg. wage $45,493 Political 4.7% Contributions, gifts and grants 0.0% Overhead 14.2% Administrative 8.6% 18 The anatomy of influence

19 TOP COMPENSATED SEIU OFFICIALS: Keith Kelleher, president, SEIU Healthcare $176,469 Christine Boardman, president, SEIU 73 $172,949 William Perkins, legislative director, SEIU 73 $144,847 Matthew Brandon, secretary-treasurer, SEIU State Council $128,610 Myra Glassman, secretary-treasurer, SEIU Healthcare $122,728 April Verrett, executive vice president, SEIU Healthcare $121,980 Elaine Janus, chief of operations, SEIU Healthcare $109,449 Dale Hillier, vice president, SEIU 73 $108,569 Betty Boles, vice president, SEIU 73 $107,150 Taalib-Din Ziyad, vice president, SEIU 73 $103,337 Stephanie Haynes, division director, SEIU Healthcare $100,460 Timothy McDonald, vice president, SEIU 73 $100,307 Maggie Laslo, vice president, SEIU Healthcare $98,292 Phillip Martini, vice president, SEIU 73 $97,792 Tyson Roan, counsel, SEIU 73 $97,063 Dale Hemberger, downstate political coordinator, SEIU Healthcare $96,912 Michael Truppa, communications director, SEIU Healthcare $94,840 Susan Matta, general counsel, SEIU 73 $94,179 Greg Kelley, vice president, SEIU Healthcare $92,798 Denise Gaines, Illinois legislative director, SEIU Healthcare $91,868 Source: 2013 LM-2 reports filed with the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Labor Management Standards ILLINOISPOLICY.ORG 19

20 GOVERNMENT UNION POLITICAL SPENDING Since 2002, Democrats have received 82 percent of donations from the five major government unions in Illinois. The Service Employees International Union, or SEIU, gave the biggest proportion of its political money, 97 percent, to Democrats. Former Gov. Pat Quinn was the leader in union donations in this period, receiving $11.1 million, including nearly $8 million from the SEIU. The Chicago Teachers Union, or CTU, showered 96 percent of its contributions on Democrats, which isn t surprising given that Chicago is overwhelmingly Democratic. Republicans, who received 17 percent of unions contributions, took more than a third of all political donations from the Illinois Education Association, or IEA. The other major teachers union, the Illinois Federation of Teachers, or IFT, gave 14 percent of its political money to Republicans. Union political contributions to candidates, partisan breakdown AFSCME Republican $879,785 15% Democrat $4,947,204 85% Independent $5,000 >1% IEA Republican $6,077,375 38% Democrat $9,868,013 62% 20 The anatomy of influence

21 Union political contributions to candidates, partisan breakdown IFT Republican $1,197,787 14% Democrat $7,496,977 86% CTU Republican $69,050 4% Democrat $1,870,376 96% Independent $21,139 >1% SEIU Republican $423,136 3% Democrat $14,660,664 97% Independent $26,139 >1% TOTAL Republican $8,647,133 18% Democrat $38,843,233 82% Source: Illinois State Board of Elections ILLINOISPOLICY.ORG 21

22 Top 150 recipients of political contributions by government unions, AFSCME CTU IEA IFT-AFT SEIU TOTAL 1. Pat Quinn $715,110 $119,200 $1,319,292 $996,550 $7,955,406 $11,105, Rod Blagojevich $376,000 $67,500 $553,171 $1,182,646 $1,360,257 $3,539, Lisa Madigan $207,000 $144,750 $569,159 $382,209 $314,900 $1,618, Kirk Dillard $250,850 $792,228 $334,131 $2,350 $1,379, Dan Hynes $120,000 $125,000 $445,000 $492,898 $36,200 $1,219, Michael J. Madigan $55,200 $163,000 $134,300 $164,000 $609,145 $1,125, Emil Jones Jr. $125,000 $75,500 $238,500 $119,900 $191,000 $749, Thomas L. Kilbride $100,300 $90,000 $469,061 $659, Mike Smiddy $319,654 $10,000 $159,600 $73,000 $88,685 $650, Gary Forby $91,250 $8,750 $200,659 $212,381 $107,382 $620, Michael Frerichs $138, John J. Cullerton $10, Tom Cross $22, Andy Manar $68, Jesse White $14,750 $20,500 $3,500 $2,500 $138,300 $50,450 $273,199 $126,231 $202,391 $75,600 $165,250 $103,418 $78,750 $399,300 $57,800 $183,181 $572,391 $556,450 $521,749 $483,330 $24,500 $53,000 $151,900 $93,000 $145,200 $467, The anatomy of influence

23 Top 150 recipients of political contributions by government unions, AFSCME CTU IEA IFT-AFT SEIU TOTAL 16. David E. Miller $23,800 $30,000 $196,317 $58,500 $65,125 $373, Jay Hoffman $22, James F. Clayborne Jr. $47, Angelo Skip Saviano $21, Judy Baar Topinka $156, Dale A. Righter $ John M. Sullivan $50, Michael K. Smith $4, Dan Kotowski $31, Don Harmon $16, Mike Jacobs $72, Will Guzzardi $62, Frank Watson $3, Terry Link $23, Robin Kelly $3,250 $4,000 $12,000 $2,950 $3,000 $18,750 $16,500 $1,500 $19,000 $10,500 $210,400 $234,938 $167,047 $93,003 $305,500 $109,000 $152,839 $111,142 $146,440 $93,000 $65,000 $211,000 $117,630 $97,903 $43,092 $51,672 $25,250 $5,500 $70,503 $72,671 $69,000 $26,665 $30,572 $51,000 $34,650 $73,387 $10,507 $14,500 $69,618 $39,875 $73,045 $64,050 $64,916 $64,867 $72,026 $67,793 $14,000 $28,081 $344,810 $343,830 $321,587 $314,128 $312,250 $306,449 $297,510 $295,358 $271,272 $269,398 $265,393 $263,450 $252,647 $39,000 $36,500 $70,557 $88,825 $16,360 $251,242 ILLINOISPOLICY.ORG 23

24 Top 150 recipients of political contributions by government unions, AFSCME CTU IEA IFT-AFT SEIU TOTAL 31. Kimberly A. Lightford $20, Brent Hassert $ Sue Scherer $23, David Koehler $59, Donald L. Moffitt $21, Raymond Poe $13, Susan Garrett $17, Sidney H. Mathias $3, Roger Eddy $6, Linda Holmes $18, Eddie Winters $181, Christine Radogno $8, Daniel V. Beiser $29, William R. Haine $4, Patrick D. Welch $18,000 $1,250 $3,000 $15,500 $2,000 $9,950 $2,500 $1,500 $166,930 $160,933 $137,800 $62,000 $164,302 $171,761 $78,364 $143,314 $149,932 $100,750 $113,242 $67,400 $85,055 $28,000 $43,053 $10,500 $40,834 $4,900 $11,300 $63,185 $39,157 $28,000 $38,210 $3,500 $23,154 $29,340 $13,950 $8,800 $36,378 $43,802 $12,225 $7,500 $24,079 $10,500 $1,800 $26,250 $55,000 $52,480 $53,018 $247,680 $213,486 $208,178 $206,886 $205,912 $204,411 $198,428 $198,321 $196,632 $186,260 $181,835 $179,792 $173,634 $173,549 $30,000 $40,000 $72,410 $30,733 $173, The anatomy of influence

25 Top 150 recipients of political contributions by government unions, AFSCME CTU IEA IFT-AFT SEIU TOTAL 46. Michael Noland $42,250 $13,750 $41,400 $30,072 $42,599 $170, Paul L. Mangieri $24, Wayne Rosenthal $23, Antonio Muñoz $37, Jehan A. Gordon-Booth $15, David S. Luechtefeld $11, Toi W. Hutchinson $45, Lou Lang $12, Larry Bomke $45, Nancy Schiavone $55, Al Riley $31, Melinda Bush $51, Kurt Granberg $2, Debbie Halvorson 60. Patrick J. Verschoore $5,000 $21,750 $7,750 $13,500 $13,250 $4,500 $7,300 $80,000 $127,476 $7,300 $66,000 $140,471 $45,190 $38,250 $83,353 $70,875 $42,500 $70,263 $120,000 $50,867 $12,050 $12,000 $34,012 $5,150 $18,250 $15,750 $13,700 $26,000 $19,450 $35,243 $56,178 $12,800 $4,750 $82,700 $46,281 $3,250 $39,091 $74,216 $4,000 $63,322 $9,208 $12,425 $7,750 $165,417 $163,026 $161,500 $161,293 $160,121 $155,531 $154,066 $146,678 $144,622 $144,544 $142,418 $140,891 $140,100 $28,900 $68,000 $23,400 $19,560 $139,860 ILLINOISPOLICY.ORG 25

26 Top 150 recipients of political contributions by government unions, AFSCME CTU IEA IFT-AFT SEIU TOTAL 61. Michelle Mussman 62. Brandon W. Phelps $27, Jim Watson $5, Sandra Pihos $ Bob Flider $1, Fred Crespo $6, Arthur Wilhelmi $16, Careen M. Gordon $11, Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant $16, Charles E. Meier 71. Bill Mitchell $8, Aaron Schock $12, Jeff Schoenberg $1, Miguel del Valle $4, Paul Froehlich $3,500 $2,000 $2,300 $4,250 $4,500 $7,500 $7,750 $1,500 $9,500 $12,450 $60,315 $72,500 $110,323 $108,800 $63,254 $76,500 $39,133 $38,881 $47,750 $115,500 $102,031 $70,000 $76,250 $69,500 $34,079 $23,357 $10,100 $11,300 $33,617 $21,548 $52,800 $44,917 $40,933 $5,500 $6,800 $31,874 $17,000 $7,500 $36,613 $5,500 $1,790 $250 $21,203 $12,750 $7,748 $26,329 $14,659 $1,503 $5,000 $12,550 $22,890 $134,507 $130,407 $130,013 $125,500 $124,373 $124,298 $123,531 $121,448 $121,342 $121,000 $119,234 $118,874 $117,100 $116,890 $25,677 $2,000 $61,000 $11,578 $15,330 $115, The anatomy of influence

27 Top 150 recipients of political contributions by government unions, AFSCME CTU IEA IFT-AFT SEIU TOTAL 76. Sue Myerscough $10, Eddie Lee Jackson Sr. $25, Frank J. Mautino $18, Linda Chapa LaVia $10, Sam Yingling $7, William Delgado $9, Amy Sue Mertens $108, Renee Kosel $1, Maggie Crotty $16, Rudy Lozano 86. John O. Jones $18, Carol Ronen $1, John G. Mulroe $8, Ricca Slone 90. Jerry Mitchell $2,000 $15,000 $18,000 $2,300 $9,800 $6,000 $3,000 $10,250 $39,767 $57,000 $35,000 $39,400 $45,000 $55,500 $97,031 $39,204 $75,653 $97,000 $33,000 $31,500 $63,813 $19,972 $26,675 $37,654 $16,305 $11,500 $7,500 $17,314 $10,000 $9,750 $26,000 $45,160 $9,129 $30,400 $7,550 $40,747 $13,625 $21,488 $88,147 $2,250 $23,633 $23,005 $113,579 $113,100 $110,575 $109,904 $109,552 $108,125 $108,000 $107,881 $104,656 $104,147 $103,903 $103,750 $100,883 $100,665 $2,925 $2,250 $80,461 $12,808 $1,500 $99,944 ILLINOISPOLICY.ORG 27

28 Top 150 recipients of political contributions by government unions, AFSCME CTU IEA IFT-AFT SEIU TOTAL 91. Adam Brown $8,000 $78,050 $8,900 $3,000 $97, Daniel Biss $20,500 $6,000 $31,472 $19,692 $20,265 $97, Mark Beaubien $2, Harry R. Ramey Jr. 95. Elizabeth Coulson $11, John D. Cavaletto $26, Terri Bryant 98. Katherine Cloonen $26, Deborah Graham $63, Monique D. Davis $10, Dianne McGuire $2, Dennis M. Reboletti $2, Charles E. Jefferson $15, Michael Bond 105. Dan Brady $750 $8,000 $31,250 $2,000 $5,000 $88,000 $84,500 $67,337 $62,000 $92,000 $32,500 $2,718 $27,705 $50,939 $61,000 $44,500 $29,029 $5,500 $12,000 $6,000 $5,650 $13,627 $4,500 $13,600 $22,857 $22,000 $14,500 $48,544 $1,500 $10,181 $1,500 $18,000 $11,614 $6,600 $13,456 $3,550 $11,425 $5,000 $97,300 $96,500 $95,168 $95,150 $92,000 $91,777 $89,932 $89,805 $89,251 $89,150 $87,975 $87,573 $250 $81,017 $4,050 $1,750 $87, The anatomy of influence

29 Top 150 recipients of political contributions by government unions, AFSCME CTU IEA IFT-AFT SEIU TOTAL 106. Robert Rita $11,000 $7,500 $10,227 $20,600 $35,797 $85, Ruth Munson $ Annazette R. Collins $2, Patrick Keenan-Devlin $85, William Davis $8, Mike Boland $7, Kelly M. Cassidy $22, Mattie Hunter $6, Greg Tuite $11, André M. Thapedi $12, Marlow H. Colvin $16, Elgie R. Sims Jr. $29, Barbara Flynn Currie 119. Christian L. Mitchell 120. Shelia Simon $250 $14,000 $6,000 $4,000 $2,750 $14,500 $6,750 $13,000 $5,000 $26,700 $1,250 $63,875 $15,000 $44,500 $23,000 $42,300 $62,500 $34,250 $24,300 $29,000 $23,539 $10,250 $14,620 $22,500 $18,050 $48,100 $7,500 $9,100 $8,450 $10,500 $12,500 $12,438 $12,900 $5,993 $31,575 $7,450 $24,555 $27,928 $11,000 $17,864 $15,250 $5,250 $16,697 $67,294 $85,088 $85,075 $85,069 $84,500 $84,455 $83,478 $83,200 $82,450 $81,364 $81,300 $80,688 $79,836 $79,294 $4,500 $15,797 $8,500 $50,000 $78,797 ILLINOISPOLICY.ORG 29

30 Top 150 recipients of political contributions by government unions, AFSCME CTU IEA IFT-AFT SEIU TOTAL 121. Vicki R. Wright $25,000 $52,610 $78, Sharyn I. Elman $5,000 $2,000 $64,298 $7,252 $78, Carol Ammons $20,200 $12,800 $12,500 $32,457 $77, Kenneth Dunkin $15,000 $17,500 $17,000 $7,500 $19,238 $76, Suzanne Bassi $450 $64,347 $9,750 $76, William O Daniel $55,500 $2,500 $17,000 $750 $75, Bill Kilquist $17,500 $35,594 $21,500 $74, Jay Travis $10, Steve J. Rauschenberger 130. Naomi Jakobsson $12, Kenny Johnson $34, Ann Williams $3, Deborah Conroy 134. Kathleen A. Ryg $3, Elaine Nekritz $36,416 $21,660 $8,000 $3,100 $10,400 $66,339 $14,161 $17,500 $10,250 $3,600 $5,000 $4,000 $21,436 $15,000 $16,000 $38,095 $48,072 $11,910 $4,000 $24,057 $26,405 $20,934 $11,550 $74,426 $74,339 $72,204 $71,260 $70,905 $70,279 $69,622 $6,650 $6,500 $22,372 $23,389 $9,050 $67, The anatomy of influence

31 Top 150 recipients of political contributions by government unions, AFSCME CTU IEA IFT-AFT SEIU TOTAL 136. Dan McCollum $21,000 $22,410 $23,042 $66, Lee Daniels $5, Julie A. Morrison $3, Natalie A. Manley 140. Calvin Giles $6, Robert W. Pritchard $4, Rosemary E. Mulligan $ Dan Reitz $6, Pamela J. Althoff 145. David Reis $2, Ron Stephens $1, Bill Grunloh $ Sandy Cole $11, Adam Johnson $5, Bradley Burzynski $11,000 $1,750 $2,500 $53,000 $51,000 $30,000 $53,823 $45,000 $41,000 $58,496 $60,500 $62,250 $40,000 $49,171 $52,600 $5,500 $4,574 $24,003 $15,000 $3,300 $8,737 $11,600 $15,991 $2,250 $5,000 $1,940 $6,687 $41,200 $3,500 $2,250 $8,250 $4,862 $5,250 $750 $6,736 $65,990 $65,762 $65,703 $65,600 $65,523 $64,837 $64,562 $64,246 $63,750 $63,600 $63,427 $62,921 $62,600 $300 $62,000 $62,300 ILLINOISPOLICY.ORG 31

32 political contributions from government unions to members of 99th General Assembly AFSCME CTU IEA IFT-AFT SEIU TOTAL State Rep. Michael J. Madigan $55,200 State Rep. Mike Smiddy $319,654 State Sen. Gary Forby $91,250 State Sen. John J. Cullerton $10,600 State Sen. Andy Manar $68,000 State Rep. Jay Hoffman $22,750 State Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr. $47,300 State Sen. Dale A. Righter $250 State Sen. John M. Sullivan $50,950 State Sen. Dan Kotowski $31,550 State Sen. Don Harmon $16,800 State Rep. Will Guzzardi $62,600 State Sen. Terry Link $23,050 State Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford $20,800 State Rep. Sue Scherer $163,000 $10,000 $8,750 $20,500 $2,500 $3,250 $4,000 $2,950 $18,750 $16,500 $19,000 $10,500 $18,000 $134,300 $159,600 $200,659 $50,450 $126,231 $210,400 $234,938 $305,500 $109,000 $111,142 $146,440 $65,000 $117,630 $166,930 $164,000 $73,000 $212,381 $75,600 $103,418 $97,903 $43,092 $5,500 $70,503 $69,000 $26,665 $51,000 $73,387 $28,000 $609,145 $88,685 $107,382 $399,300 $183,181 $10,507 $14,500 $73,045 $64,916 $64,867 $67,793 $28,081 $13,950 District: 22 $1,125,645 District: 71 $650,939 District: 59 $620,423 District: 6 $556,450 District: 48 $483,330 District: 113 $344,810 District: 57 $343,830 District: 55 $312,250 District: 47 $306,449 District: 28 $295,358 District: 39 $271,272 District: 39 $265,393 District: 30 $252,647 District: 4 $247,680 District: 96 $23,500 $137,800 $10,500 $36,378 $208,178 District: 22 District: 71 District: 59 District: 6 District: 48 District: 57 District: 28 District: 47 District: 39 District: 39 District: 113 District: 30 District: 4 District: 46 District: The anatomy of influence

33 political contributions from government unions to members of 99th General Assembly AFSCME CTU IEA IFT-AFT SEIU TOTAL State Sen. David Koehler $59,000 State Rep. Donald L. Moffitt $21,485 State Rep. Raymond Poe $13,850 State Sen. Linda Holmes $18,550 State Sen. Christine Radogno $8,050 State Rep. Daniel V. Beiser $29,600 State Sen. William R. Haine $4,635 State Sen. Michael Noland $42,250 State Sen. Antonio Muñoz $37,750 State Rep. Jehan A. Gordon-Booth $15,000 State Sen. David S. Luechtefeld $11,250 State Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson $45,250 State Rep. Lou Lang $12,350 State Rep. Al Riley $31,761 State Sen. Melinda Bush $1,250 $3,000 $2,500 $1,500 $13,750 $21,750 $7,750 $13,500 $13,250 $62,000 $164,302 $171,761 $100,750 $113,242 $67,400 $85,055 $41,400 $7,300 $66,000 $140,471 $45,190 $38,250 $70,875 $40,834 $4,900 $11,300 $38,210 $3,500 $23,154 $29,340 $30,072 $12,000 $34,012 $5,150 $18,250 $15,750 $19,450 $43,802 $12,225 $7,500 $26,250 $55,000 $52,480 $53,018 $42,599 $82,700 $46,281 $3,250 $39,091 $74,216 $9,208 District: 46 $206,886 District: 74 $205,912 District: 99 $204,411 District: 42 $186,260 District: 41 $179,792 District: 111 $173,634 District: 56 $173,549 District: 22 $170,071 District: 1 $161,500 District: 92 $161,293 District: 58 $160,121 District: 40 $155,531 District: 16 $154,066 District: 38 $144,544 District: 31 $51,250 $42,500 $35,243 $12,425 $142,418 ILLINOISPOLICY.ORG 33

34 political contributions from government unions to members of 99th General Assembly AFSCME CTU IEA IFT-AFT SEIU TOTAL State Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore $28,900 State Rep. Michelle Mussman State Rep. Brandon W. Phelps $27,050 State Rep. Fred Crespo $6,000 State Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant $16,500 State Rep. Charles E. Meier State Rep. Bill Mitchell $8,900 State Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson Sr. $25,000 State Rep. Frank J. Mautino $18,500 State Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia $10,300 State Rep. Sam Yingling $7,500 State Sen. William Delgado $9,500 State Sen. John G. Mulroe $8,000 State Rep. Adam Brown $8,000 State Sen. Daniel Biss $3,500 $2,000 $7,500 $1,500 $2,000 $15,000 $18,000 $10,250 $68,000 $60,315 $72,500 $76,500 $47,750 $115,500 $102,031 $57,000 $35,000 $39,400 $45,000 $55,500 $33,000 $78,050 $23,400 $34,079 $23,357 $21,548 $40,933 $5,500 $6,800 $19,972 $26,675 $37,654 $16,305 $11,500 $26,000 $8,900 $19,560 $36,613 $5,500 $12,750 $14,659 $1,503 $9,129 $30,400 $7,550 $40,747 $13,625 $23,633 $3,000 District: 72 $139,860 District: 56 $134,507 District: 118 $130,407 District: 44 $124,298 District: 49 $121,342 District: 108 $121,000 District: 101 $119,234 District: 114 $113,100 District: 76 $110,575 District: 83 $109,904 District: 62 $109,552 District: 2 $108,125 District: 10 $100,883 District: 102 $97,950 District: 9 $20,500 $6,000 $31,472 $19,692 $20,265 $97, The anatomy of influence

35 political contributions from government unions to members of 99th General Assembly AFSCME CTU IEA IFT-AFT SEIU TOTAL State Rep. John D. Cavaletto $26,000 State Rep. Terri Bryant State Rep. Katherine Cloonen $26,900 State Rep. Monique D. Davis $10,650 State Rep. Dan Brady $250 State Rep. Robert Rita $11,000 State Rep. William Davis $8,500 State Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy $22,300 State Sen. Mattie Hunter $6,300 State Rep. André M. Thapedi $12,000 State Rep. Elgie R. Sims Jr. $29,000 State Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie State Rep. Christian L. Mitchell State Rep. Carol Ammons $20,200 State Rep. Kenneth Dunkin $750 $31,250 $7,500 $6,000 $2,750 $14,500 $6,750 $5,000 $26,700 $1,250 $12,800 $62,000 $92,000 $32,500 $27,705 $81,017 $10,227 $44,500 $23,000 $42,300 $34,250 $29,000 $23,539 $10,250 $5,650 $13,627 $13,600 $4,050 $20,600 $18,050 $7,500 $9,100 $10,500 $12,438 $12,900 $12,500 $1,500 $18,000 $6,600 $1,750 $35,797 $7,450 $27,928 $11,000 $17,864 $5,250 $16,697 $67,294 $32,457 District: 107 $95,150 District: 115 $92,000 District: 79 $91,777 District: 27 $89,805 District: 105 $87,067 District: 28 $85,124 District: 30 $84,500 District: 14 $83,478 District: 3 $83,200 District: 32 $81,364 District: 34 $80,688 District: 25 $79,836 District: 26 $79,294 District: 103 $77,957 District: 5 $15,000 $17,500 $17,000 $7,500 $19,238 $76,238 ILLINOISPOLICY.ORG 35

36 political contributions from government unions to members of 99th General Assembly AFSCME CTU IEA IFT-AFT SEIU TOTAL State Rep. Ann Williams District: 11 $3,000 State Rep. Deborah Conroy $8,000 $17,500 $16,000 $26,405 State Rep. Elaine Nekritz $10,250 $38,095 $20,934 $6,650 State Sen. Julie A. Morrison $6,500 $22,372 $23,389 $9,050 $3,000 State Rep. Natalie A. Manley $51,000 $4,574 $6,687 State Rep. Robert W. Pritchard $24,003 $41,200 $4,400 State Sen. Pamela J. Althoff $1,750 $53,823 $3,300 $2,250 State Rep. David Reis $58,496 $5,250 $2,500 State Rep. Camille Y. Lilly $60,500 $750 State Sen. Tim Bivins $6,000 $22,500 $2,000 $29,420 $2,000 State Rep. Sara Feigenholtz $41,000 $16,380 $2,950 State Rep. Robyn Gabel $6,250 $20,500 $5,200 $24,250 $8,100 State Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins $3,000 $22,500 $3,000 $19,715 $4,300 State Sen. Wm. Sam McCann $7,500 $26,000 $5,000 $12,750 $8,000 $40,500 $5,625 State Rep. Cynthia Soto $70,905 District: 46 $70,279 District: 57 $67,961 District: 29 $65,762 District: 98 $65,703 District: 70 $65,523 District: 32 $64,246 District: 109 $63,750 District: 78 $60,920 District: 45 $59,380 District: 12 $59,150 District: 18 $56,315 District: 16 $55,550 District: 50 $55,125 District: 4 $6,550 $15,500 $9,000 $8,600 $14,654 $54, The anatomy of influence

37 political contributions from government unions to members of 99th General Assembly AFSCME CTU IEA IFT-AFT SEIU TOTAL State Sen. Thomas Cullerton $2,000 State Rep. Jack D. Franks $3,650 State Sen. Steve Stadelman $5,000 State Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe $7,150 State Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez $8,350 State Rep. Carol A. Sente State Rep. Martin J. Moylan State Sen. Heather A. Steans $7,000 State Rep. Esther Golar $1,800 State Sen. Pat McGuire $4,350 State Rep. Robert F. Martwick $4,300 State Sen. Kwame Raoul $9,300 State Rep. Laura Fine $2,000 State Sen. Martin A. Sandoval $6,300 State Sen. Bill Cunningham $8,050 $16,250 $6,750 $13,000 $3,000 $5,000 $5,000 $11,200 $43,990 $196 $24,435 $2,933 $45,000 $5,000 $10,700 $1,500 $10,000 $24,000 $2,750 $22,000 $3,000 $29,701 $9,000 $11,825 $6,300 $2,500 $20,000 $5,500 $7,500 $27,305 $12,500 $12,950 $4,622 $10,000 $3,500 $11,633 $13,046 $10,250 $25,784 $20,815 $23,548 $21,398 $2,500 $14,100 $6,750 $12,750 District: 23 $53,490 District: 63 $53,230 District: 34 $51,981 District: 20 $48,408 District: 24 $48,184 District: 59 $47,500 District: 55 $46,815 District: 7 $46,748 District: 6 $45,198 District: 43 $45,155 District: 19 $44,800 District: 13 $44,100 District: 17 $40,372 District: 11 $40,250 District: 18 $11,000 $8,950 $9,250 $4,000 $6,471 $39,671 ILLINOISPOLICY.ORG 37

38 political contributions from government unions to members of 99th General Assembly AFSCME CTU IEA IFT-AFT SEIU TOTAL State Sen. Donne E. Trotter District: 17 $11,950 State Sen. Ira I. Silverstein $7,600 State Rep. Scott Drury State Rep. Edward J. Acevedo $9,400 State Rep. John E. Bradley $4,050 State Sen. Iris Y. Martinez $4,900 State Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit $250 State Rep. Chad Hays State Rep. Rita Mayfield $11,500 State Rep. Michael Unes $4,500 State Sen. Chapin Rose $600 State Rep. John D Amico $2,450 State Rep. Mike Fortner State Rep. Greg Harris $3,150 State Rep. Michael W. Tryon $7,000 $7,500 $9,250 $4,500 $4,000 $3,500 $30,550 $17,000 $6,000 $28,150 $20,000 $20,000 $5,000 $23,000 $9,000 $6,000 $8,320 $10,800 $250 $2,000 $4,000 $3,700 $6,500 $7,000 $2,000 $18,900 $13,500 $5,750 $10,950 $4,500 $11,409 $30,347 $10,000 $300 $6,750 $15,000 $38,850 District: 8 $38,600 District: 58 $36,300 District: 2 $35,600 District: 117 $33,870 District: 20 $33,109 District: 84 $30,847 District: 104 $30,650 District: 60 $30,000 District: 91 $28,200 District: 51 $27,400 District: 15 $25,200 District: 49 $24,500 District: 13 $23,650 District: 66 $23,500 $23, The anatomy of influence

39 political contributions from government unions to members of 99th General Assembly AFSCME CTU IEA IFT-AFT SEIU TOTAL State Rep. Norine Hammond $3,000 State Rep. David R. Leitch State Rep. C.D. Davidsmeyer $3,600 State Sen. Emil Jones, III $4,000 State Rep. La Shawn K. Ford $350 State Rep. Daniel J. Burke $4,050 State Rep. Mary E. Flowers $4,800 State Sen. William E. Brady State Sen. Michael E. Hastings State Rep. Rich Brauer $2,800 State Rep. Frances Ann Hurley State Rep. Anna Moeller $1,500 State Rep. Arthur Turner $1,750 State Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch $2,500 State Sen. Napoleon Harris III $10,000 $4,000 $1,500 $3,000 $750 $7,750 $3,850 $15,200 $19,500 $15,250 $7,000 $200 $17,000 $200 $5,000 $10,000 $3,050 $1,600 $3,500 $2,500 $4,800 $2,000 $11,500 $9,150 $2,680 $2,800 $2,500 $1,500 $300 $3,750 $6,000 $4,000 $9,500 $3,550 $7,250 $1,500 $3,500 $7,490 District: 93 $22,250 District: 73 $20,800 District: 100 $20,450 District: 14 $19,250 District: 8 $19,050 District: 1 $17,850 District: 31 $17,800 District: 44 $17,000 District: 19 $16,700 District: 87 $16,250 District: 35 $15,930 District: 43 $15,800 District: 9 $15,500 District: 7 $15,340 District: 15 $3,500 $5,000 $4,200 $13,700 ILLINOISPOLICY.ORG 39

40 political contributions from government unions to members of 99th General Assembly AFSCME CTU IEA IFT-AFT SEIU TOTAL State Rep. Jerry F. Costello II District: 116 $7,000 State Rep. Anthony DeLuca $5,000 State Rep. Keith P. Sommer State Rep. Lawrence M. Walsh Jr. $2,500 State Rep. Emily McAsey $10,000 State Rep. Kelly Burke State Rep. Michael J. Zalewski State Rep. Jim Durkin State Rep. Ed Sullivan State Rep. Thaddeus Jones State Sen. Patricia Van Pelt State Rep. John M. Cabello State Rep. Luis Arroyo $2,150 State Rep. Marcus C. Evans Jr. State Rep. Randy Frese $300 $3,500 $2,000 $1,300 $12,000 $300 $250 $2,950 $5,250 $1,300 $4,500 $3,750 $8,210 $4,500 $2,000 $2,500 $6,500 $3,000 $3,750 $5,000 $2,500 $5,500 $2,500 $2,250 $12,800 District: 80 $12,750 District: 88 $12,000 District: 86 $11,710 District: 85 $10,800 District: 36 $10,500 District: 23 $9,250 District: 82 $7,750 District: 51 $7,000 District: 29 $6,950 District: 5 $6,800 District: 68 $6,750 District: 3 $5,650 District: 33 $5,050 District: 94 $5,000 $5, The anatomy of influence

41 political contributions from government unions to members of 99th General Assembly AFSCME CTU IEA IFT-AFT SEIU TOTAL State Sen. Dave Syverson District: 35 State Rep. Pamela Reaves-Harris $3,500 State Sen. Steven M. Landek $2,000 State Sen. Jason A. Barickman State Rep. Kathleen Willis State Rep. Jaime M. Andrade Jr. State Rep. Tom Demmer State Rep. Ron Sandack State Rep. Barbara Wheeler State Rep. Litesa E. Wallace State Rep. Patricia R. Bellock $700 State Sen. Sue Rezin State Rep. Silvana Tabares State Sen. Chris Nybo State Sen. Kyle McCarter $200 $250 $250 $2,750 $4,550 $1,500 $300 $4,550 District: 10 $3,500 District: 12 $3,500 District: 53 $3,000 District: 77 $1,750 District: 40 $1,200 District: 90 District: 81 District: 64 District: 67 District: 47 District: 38 District: 21 District: 24 District: 54 $300 $300 ILLINOISPOLICY.ORG 41

42 political contributions from government unions to members of 99th General Assembly AFSCME CTU IEA IFT-AFT SEIU TOTAL State Rep. Joe Sosnowski District: 69 $250 State Rep. John D. Anthony State Rep. Brian W. Stewart State Rep. Christine Winger State Sen. Dan Duffy State Sen. Darin M. LaHood State Rep. David Harris State Rep. David McSweeney State Rep. Dwight Kay State Rep. Grant Wehrli State Rep. Jeanne M. Ives State Sen. Jim Oberweis State Sen. Karen McConnaughay State Rep. Keith Wheeler State Rep. Margo McDermed $200 $250 District: 75 $200 District: 89 District: 45 District: 26 District: 37 District: 53 District: 52 District: 112 District: 41 District: 42 District: 25 District: 33 District: 50 District: The anatomy of influence

43 political contributions from government unions to members of 99th General Assembly AFSCME CTU IEA IFT-AFT SEIU TOTAL State Rep. Mark Batinick District: 97 State Sen. Matt Murphy State Sen. Michael Connelly State Sen. Neil Anderson State Rep. Peter Breen State Rep. Reginald Phillips State Sen. Scott M. Bennett State Rep. Sheri L. Jesiel State Rep. Steven Andersson State Rep. Thomas Bennett State Rep. Thomas Morrison District: 27 District: 21 District: 36 District: 48 District: 110 District: 52 District: 61 District: 65 District: 106 District: 54 ILLINOISPOLICY.ORG 43

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