Thursday, July 01, 2004

Can't spell "Fundrace" without "fun"...

Fundrace
is a site that lets you poke around and see who's giving money where when it comes to the election.

Naturally, curiosity got the best of me and I started plugging in some big names in Chicago:

Leo Melamed was CEO of my old firm--Sakura Dellsher, and likes to keep his money in the tribe:

Leo Melamed
Chairman CEO
Melamed & Associates Joe Lieberman
$1,000 10 S Wacker Dr
Chicago, IL 60606

Some people say Da Coach would make a fine next Chairman of the IL GOP:

MIKE DITKA
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George W. Bush
$1,500 161 E CHICAGO AVE
CHICAGO, IL 60611

Chairman Reinsdorf doesn't like signing pitchers to long term deals, but he does like funneling cash to both sides of the aisle:

J. Reinsdorf
Real Estate Exec.
Bojer Financial Carol Moseley Braun
$2,000 33 W 35th St
Chicago, IL 60616

JERRY M. REINSDORF
REAL ESTATE EXECUTIVE
BOJER FINANCIAL George W. Bush
$2,000 333 W 35TH St
CHICAGO, IL 60616

Dennis Flynn's a big mean dude from the CBOT floor...kinda fitting he's an elephant:

DENNIS FLYNN
TRADER
SELF-EMPLOYED
George W. Bush
$2,000 401 S LA SALLE
CHICAGO, IL 60605

More to come...