Big donors fuel state Dem Party raising $6.3M , state GOP pulling in $3.5M

The state Dem Party raised $6.3 million over the past month, spurred by $4.25 million in donations from LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman and Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker. Meanwhile, the state GOP reported raising $3.5 million over eight weeks, thanks in part to $1.1 million in donations from Beloit businesswoman Diane Hendricks and $900,000 in transfers from the Republican Assembly Campaign Committee.

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Big donors fuel state Dem Party raising $6.3M , state GOP pulling in $3.5M

The state Dem Party raised $6.3 million over the past month, spurred by $4.25 million in donations from LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman and Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker. Meanwhile, the state GOP reported raising $3.5 million over eight weeks, thanks in part to $1.1 million in donations from Beloit businesswoman Diane Hendricks and $900,000 in transfers from the Republican Assembly Campaign Committee.

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Lyerly, Wied spar over abortion, immigration in first debate

Green Bay — Dem Dr. Kristin Lyerly on Friday slammed GOP rival Tony Wied for supporting the 2022 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court that ended federal protections for the right to an abortion. Lyerly, an OB-GYN, pointed to Wied’s endorsement by former president Donald Trump in the August primary

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