McHenry County Blog

Incumbent State Rep. Mark Beaubien(R- Barrington Hills) had $25,700 donated to him during the pre-election reporting period (Jan.1st – Feb. 19th). $22,400 came from political action committees.

Beaubien is running against Denny Driscoll in the primary.

Here are the special interest who want Beaubien re-elected:

AFSCME Councel 31 - $500
AIA Illinois - $1,000
Assoc. Fire Fighters of Illinois - $500
AT&T PAC-IL - $1,500
Chemical Industry Council of Illinois - $300
Community BancPac -$500
Credit Union PAC - $250
Good Government Council - $750
Illinois Assn of Aggregate Producers - $250
Illinois Assoc. of Mortgage Brokers - $3,000
Illinois Chamber PAC - $2,000
Illinois CPA PAC - $400
Illinois Federation of Teachers - $1,000
Illinois Insurance PAC - $250
Illinois Law PAC - $5,000
Illinois Licensed Beverage Assoc. - $250
Illinois Medical Eye PAC - $200
Illinois State Medical Society PAC - $2,000
John Deere PAC - $500
Local 150 – International Union Operating Engineers - $500
NICOR Gas - $500
Peoples Energy PAC - $250
Realtors PAC - $1,000

But, because Illinois does not require businesses to donate through PACs, even a higher percentage came from non-individuals.

Beaubien also got money directly from corporations that in other states would show up as PAC donations. Businesses contributing to Beaubien directly were

Servicemaster - $1,000
Humana - $500
Walgreens - $250
Nicole & Dart, LLC - $250

Only one individual with a district address contributed: Cary attorney Joe Powalowski - $250.