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BUSTOS, CHERI (D)
Office Sought: IL-17 (House)

  • 2012 election cycle outside spending summary
  • Independent expenditures made supporting this candidate: $246,271.73
  • Independent expenditures made opposing this candidate: $4,366,363.39

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Independent Expenditure Summary

This is a list of all groups that have supported or opposed this candidate with independent expenditures.

Committee Support/oppose Amount
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE Oppose $2,149,389.89
CROSSROADS GRASSROOTS POLICY STRATEGIES Oppose $1,373,094.30
US CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Oppose $621,711.50
NEW PROSPERITY FOUNDATION; THE Oppose $222,167.70
SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION PEA-FEDERAL Support $213,714.32
WOMEN VOTE! Support $26,033.36
SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) Support $6,214.05
SIERRA CLUB POLITICAL COMMITTEE Support $310.00

Independent Expenditures

This is a list of all independent expenditures of $10,000 or more made by any committee for or against this candidate.

Date Committee Support/Oppose Amount State Purpose
2012-10-30 CROSSROADS GRASSROOTS POLICY STRATEGIES Oppose $522,368.00 IL TV / MEDIA PLACEMENT
2012-10-29 CROSSROADS GRASSROOTS POLICY STRATEGIES Oppose $14,660.30 IL TV / MEDIA PRODUCTION
2012-10-29 NEW PROSPERITY FOUNDATION; THE Oppose $15,014.16 IL Advertising - Radio (Also supports Bobby Schilling)
2012-10-26 NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE Oppose $21,256.00 IL "MEDIA"
2012-10-26 NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE Oppose $38,000.00 IL "SURVEY RESEARCH"
2012-10-26 NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE Oppose $364,087.99 IL "MEDIA"
2012-10-24 NEW PROSPERITY FOUNDATION; THE Oppose $18,618.06 IL Voter Contact Mail (also supports Schilling)
2012-10-24 NEW PROSPERITY FOUNDATION; THE Oppose $15,000.00 IL Voter Telephone Contact (also supports Schilling)
2012-10-22 CROSSROADS GRASSROOTS POLICY STRATEGIES Oppose $389,248.00 IL TV / MEDIA PLACEMENT
2012-10-19 NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE Oppose $294,914.42 IL "MEDIA"
2012-10-17 NEW PROSPERITY FOUNDATION; THE Oppose $29,992.41 IL Advertising - Radio
2012-10-17 NEW PROSPERITY FOUNDATION; THE Oppose $10,000.00 IL Voter Telephone Contact
2012-10-16 NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE Oppose $18,910.68 IL "MEDIA"
2012-10-13 CROSSROADS GRASSROOTS POLICY STRATEGIES Oppose $434,192.00 IL TV / MEDIA PLACEMENT
2012-10-13 CROSSROADS GRASSROOTS POLICY STRATEGIES Oppose $12,626.00 IL TV / MEDIA PRODUCTION
2012-10-12 NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE Oppose $172,711.50 IL "MEDIA"
2012-10-10 NEW PROSPERITY FOUNDATION; THE Oppose $29,730.79 IL Voter Contact Mail
2012-10-05 US CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Oppose $621,711.50 IL Television production and media buy - "Here"
2012-10-05 NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE Oppose $12,500.00 IL "SURVEY RESEARCH"
2012-10-05 NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE Oppose $21,794.31 IL "MEDIA"
2012-10-05 NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE Oppose $106,751.12 IL "MEDIA"
2012-10-02 SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION PEA-FEDERAL Support $106,857.16 IL Payment for Canvassing Services
2012-10-01 NEW PROSPERITY FOUNDATION; THE Oppose $29,730.79 IL Voter Contact Mail
2012-09-28 NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE Oppose $253,325.00 IL "MEDIA"
2012-09-21 NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE Oppose $243,452.65 IL "MEDIA"
2012-09-18 SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION PEA-FEDERAL Support $106,857.16 IL Payment for Canvassing Services Beginning on 9/18
2012-09-17 NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE Oppose $21,224.91 IL "MEDIA"
2012-09-14 NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE Oppose $242,508.98 IL "MEDIA"
2012-09-07 NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE Oppose $17,000.00 IL "SURVEY RESEARCH"
2012-09-07 NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE Oppose $26,470.00 IL "MEDIA"
2012-09-07 NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE Oppose $48,000.00 IL "MEDIA"
2012-09-07 NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE Oppose $242,762.33 IL "MEDIA"
2012-08-06 NEW PROSPERITY FOUNDATION; THE Oppose $60,500.00 IL Advertising - TV