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ILLINOIS: Teacher unions backing downstate Republicans ‘very rare,’ says researcher
March 18, 2024 // According to Open Secrets data, the total given to Democrats in the 2021-2022 election cycle from teachers unions' political action committees is over $4 million. Only $24,000 was given to Republicans nationwide. Sarah Bryner, the Open Secrets director of research and strategy, said it’s very rare you’ll see large sums of money going to Republican primary races. "By and large they tend to support people who they [the unions] think understand their causes,” said Bryner. “In an election where the general is at play you will see unions getting involved in [Democrat] primaries because that’s where most of the action is because once you get to the general the Democrats are typically already the winner. Typically you’ll just see them supporting Democrats.”