Karen McConnaughay Picks Up $10,000 from Education Group, $5,000 from Illinois Manufacturers Assoc., Allicott Co. & Ron Gidwitz

Karen McConnaughay

It takes a lot of $25 contributors to equal the checks that State Senate candidate Karen McConnaughay has received recently.

$10,000 came from the Stand Up for Children PAC Illinois, a Political Action Committee based in Bill Gates’ Oregon, last Friday, the day of opponent Cliff Surges’ Lake in the Hills $25 fundraiser.

There were other donations in the last week over $1,000, too:

  • $10,000 – Stand For Children Illinois PAC, Portland, OR
  • $5,000 – Allicott Company, Chicago
  • $5,000 – Illinois Manufacturers Association,
  • $5,000 – Ronald Gidwitz, Chicago
  • $2,500 – Carol Boose, St. Charles
  • $2,000 – Illinois State Medical Society PAC, Chicago
  • $1,500 – Credit Union PAC, Naperville
  • $1,250 – Margaret Parker, Administration, Elgin Community College, St. Charles
  • $1,000 – Michael Bertsche, President, Camcraft, West Chicago
  • $1,000 – Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce PAC, Chicago

All of the above contributions of more than $1,000 came during February.

Cliff Surges

In contrast, here’s what Cliff Surges got in big money:

  • $5,000 John Roeser, Engineer, Otto Engineering, Inc, Barrington
  • $2,500 – Roy Surges, Jr, Enterprise Sales Executive, Allscript, St Charles
  • $1,000 – Nicholas Gialamas, Forest Financial Group, President & CEO. Lake Forest

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Karen McConnaughay Picks Up $10,000 from Education Group, $5,000 from Illinois Manufacturers Assoc., Allicott Co. & Ron Gidwitz — 2 Comments

  1. Received a phone call about 10 minutes ago, a robocall survey.

    Vote McConnaghay press 1, Suges press 2, undecided press 3.

    When I pressed 2 (Karen is making me squishy), it started to refer me to a choice for issues and the system just wanted to know my gender.

    Clearly it was a Karen campaign call.

    Putting that money to good use already.

  2. Regarding Hultgren’s endorsement and others…..

    02/22/2012 at 11:24 am
    This might have been timed to play down the Kane County Building Department Building Permit Violation on Karen and John McConnaughay’s soon to be home in St. Charles Twp.

    Evidently, the McConnaughays never bothered to get a building permit for the extensive “gutting” of the house they bought last Fall!

    This seems to be the habit as the home in which they currently reside never has had a building permit for the extensive work done there either.

    Evidently the Chairman doesn’t have to abide by the same laws as her constituents in Kane County! Go ahead keep endorsing her!

    not surprised says:
    02/22/2012 at 2:24 pm
    Hultgren needs a fresh start in a new District and a lesson in spelling. McConnaughey is spelled B-A-G-G-A-G-E.

    talking with proof says:
    02/22/2012 at 4:09 pm
    Has anyone checked to find out how Mrs. McConnaughay messages to Hultgren and Kevin Burns? Since she was in this inner circle, did she also use taxpayer paid systems to transact the political activities and schemes?

    She should be held to the same review and consequences as Mr. Burns.

    We all must be accountable to the law.

    What about the 1.5 million dollars in donations over 7 years for pay to play county vendors given to McConnaughay? Most of her fundraisers are filled with county vendors.

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