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By Illinois Review
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Republican primary voters expect their candidates to be supported by fellow Republicans – especially those who share their values and fight against the radical left’s agenda. But in the case of Ted Dabrowski, a GOP candidate for governor, nearly half of his campaign cash tells a different story.
According to Illinois State Board of Elections records, close to 50 percent of Dabrowski’s campaign donations – totaling $725,000 – have come from individuals who not only lean Democrat but actively pull Democratic primary ballots in Illinois elections.
For grassroots Republican voters, that revelation is more than troubling. It raises serious questions about Dabrowski’s loyalties, his viability in a general election, and whether his candidacy is being propped up by Democrat donors at the request of Gov. JB Pritzker, who may see him as the weakest opponent in November.
The donor records are clear. Edgar Bachrach, who gave Dabrowski’s campaign $100,000, pulled a Democratic ballot in the 2024 primary election. He also voted Democrat in the 2018, 2020, and 2022 primary elections. The last time Bachrach pulled a Republican primary ballot was 2016 – nearly a decade ago.
John Canning, another $100,000 donor, voted in just one primary election in the last nine years. That was the 2020 Democratic primary.
Noel Moore contributed $125,000 to Dabrowski and, like others, their voting record shows a clear pattern. Moore pulled a Democratic primary ballot in 2024, raising doubts about their Republican credentials.
Megan O’Keefe, who donated $100,000, also pulled a Democratic primary ballot in 2024.
And then there is James Perry, perhaps the most significant donor with $250,000. Perry voted Democrat in the 2024 primary election. His political history, however, goes even further, with a long list of donations to Democrat politicians Republican voters oppose at every turn.
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