Politics & Government

Glen Ellyn: Top Republican Presidential Campaign Contributors

See who is contributing to Donald Trump, Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, John Kasich and Ben Carson in Glen Ellyn.

GLEN ELLYN, IL - Illinois voters will take to the polls March 15 to cast their ballots for the presidential nomination in each party.

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio has raised $833,727 in individual donations in the state, according to publicly available contribution data from the Federal Election Commission.

Here’s how much the other Republican candidates have taken in from Illinoisians:

  • Texas Sen. Ted Cruz — $676,155
  • Neurosurgeon Ben Carson — $583,381
  • Ohio Gov. John Kasich — $274,626
  • Donald Trump — $47,847

Nationally, Carson leads the way, followed by Cruz, Rubio, Trump and Kasich.

Those numbers, though, are a bit misleading.

While the campaigns have raised plenty of money through individual contributions, Super PACs have poured in tons of money to support campaigns as well.

Outside groups have raised $46,726,605 for Cruz, $13,807,549 for Carson, $34,313,903 for Rubio, $6,729,311 for Kasich and $1,894,509 for Trump, according to OpenSecrets.

Who’s giving money in Glen Ellyn? These are the top individual contributions to Republican campaigns who donated over $250:

Marco Rubio

  • Duska Pearson: $2,700
  • Scott W. Pearson: $2,700
  • Keith Moore: $1,800
  • Candace K. Sutfin: $1,000
  • Daniel J. Pradt: $500
  • Robert A. Luro: $250

Ted Cruz

  • Krys Crouch: $465
  • Robert A. Luro: $450

Ben Carson

  • Ursula Ann Gahlbert: $2,700
  • Mary Mehaffey: $1,350
  • Shawn Eggebrecht: $275
  • Robert and Joannie Ruhstorfer: $250

John Kasich

  • Joseph P. Mohorovic: $500

Donald Trump

  • George Stathopoulos: $250

The maximum amount of money an individual can give to a campaign under federal law is $2,700.

Following voting in four states, Trump holds a commanding lead in delegate count with 82. Cruz has 17 pledged delegates, Rubio 16, Kasich 6 and Carson 4.

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