On Tuesday, March 18, 2014, primary voters in Illinois will go to the polls to decide if incumbent Senator Dick Durbin, D-Ill., should be on the 2014 midterm ballot for another term in office.
Durbin was named Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense at the beginning of the 113th Congress. A MapLight analysis shows that the nation's top defense contractors are some of the biggest contributors to his re-election bid.
| Rank | Contributor Name | Contributions to Dick Durbin since 1/1/2013 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northrop Grumman | $63,000 |
| 2 | Lockheed Martin | $61,200 |
| 3 | Cooney & Conway | $50,600 |
| 4 | Boeing | $45,750 |
| 5 | General Dynamics | $29,500 |
- Senator Dick Durbin, D-Ill. has received $3.8M since January 1, 2013 ($3,846,406).
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Methodology: MapLight analysis of campaign contributions from PACs and employees to the candidate committee of Senator Dick Durbin from January 1, 2013 - present, based on itemized records provided by the FEC as of March 7, 2014 and summary data provided by the FEC as of March 7, 2014.
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