Lookup Des Plaines Donors to Presidential Campaigns
Search Illinois communities for contributors by name, candidate, hometown and more.
Patch created an interactive database with information from the Federal Election Commission’s website so readers can search contributions made to the presidential campaigns of President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney by residents in many Illinois communities between Jan. 10, 2010 and April 1, 2011.
You can search by the candidate’s name, the contributor’s last name or hometown, the contribution amount, or a combination of the data.
The results of a quick search for some of the top contributions from supporters from Des Plaines are listed below. Check out the interactive database for yourself here. You can sort by contribution amount, date it was made and more.
| Candidate | Contributor | Amount Contributed | Contributor's Employer | Contributor's Occupation | Contribution Date |
| President Barack Obama | Judy Sihweil | $1,000 | BMO/Harris Bank | Loan Processor | Nov. 30, 2011 |
| President Barack Obama | Jeff Wu | $500 | Qliktech | Solutions Architect | July 15, 2012 |
| President Barack Obama | Reeti Nair | $400 | Aligna | Business Owner | April 11, 2011 |
| President Barack Obama | Eva Hill | $300 | Not Employed | Not Employed | June 28, 2011 |
| President Barack Obama | Ali Aktan | $300 | Tasc | Instructor | Sept. 30, 2011 |
| Mitt Romney | Jim Frank | $2,500 | Wheels, Inc. | Executive | Nov. 11, 2011 |
| Mitt Romney | Fred J. Zicarelli | $2,500 | Marelli Gold Buyers | Owner | Nov. 9, 2011 |
| Mitt Romney | Thomas Fitzgibbon, Sr. | $2,500 | Retired | Retired | June 18, 2012 |
| Mitt Romney | Bradley K. Walton | $500 | Signature Advisors Group | C.P.A. | May 7, 2012 |
| Mitt Romney | Patrick Farmer | $500 | Retired | Retired | July 3, 2012 |