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Special Election IL05 Mon Feb 02 2009
CD5 Candidates Raising Hundreds of Thousands
It's amazing that even in these stiff economic times the amount of money candidates raise is nothing short of huge. According to Greg Hinz:
In the latest news among the Dems, County Commissioner Mike Quigley reported raising $250,000 so far and signed up mega-Clinton fundraiser Bill Brandt as his finance co-chair. Mr. Quigley also led narrowly over state Rep. Sara Feigenholtz in a new poll, but she reported having pulled in more money, about $325,000, though others say the real figure is $500,000.
Of course, Quigley and Fiegenholtz are the projected political heavyweights of this race, but still...
