Highland Park's Top GOP Presidential Campaign Contributors

HIGHLAND PARK, 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 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 Highland Park? These are the individual contributions of at least $100 to Republican campaigns:

Ben Carson

• William D. Hagerty - $150
• Steven Pollack - $100
• David Rudolph - $300
• Alvin Singer - $2,700

Ted Cruz

• Anatoly Arber - $270
• Lia Arber - $120
• Travis Brown - $1,000

Marco Rubio

• Joseph John Chekouras - $500
• Tony Deahl - $2,700
• Carol L. Deitch - $200
• Aaron M. Dworin - $250
• Howard Freedburg - $100
• Scott Heyman - $250
• Irene Hrusovsky - $1,000
• Michael Hughes - $500
• Martin Kerpel - $250
• Stephen Otis - $210
• Susan Rodriguez - $100
• David Small - $2,700
• Robin Small - $2,700

John Kasich

• Gidon Cohen - $2,000

Donald Trump

• None

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.

Check back next week to see the top donations made from Highland Park residents to Democratic candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders.