Islamist Money in Politics

Donor Name: Safaa Zarzour

Affiliation: Current Board Member; Secretary General, Islamic Society of North America (ISNA)

Affiliation: Former President and Chair, Chicago, Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)

Donations History

Date Recipient Name Amount Recipient's Party Office Sought State Confidence
2012-10-10 Barack Obama $19 Democratic President N/A High
2012-10-17 Barack Obama $100 Democratic President N/A High
2012-10-28 Barack Obama $56 Democratic President N/A High
2012-10-28 Obama Victory Fund 2012 $30 Democratic President N/A High
2012-11-02 Barack Obama $100 Democratic President N/A High
2016-03-26 Hillary Rodham Clinton $1000 Democratic President N/A High
2016-03-28 Hillary Rodham Clinton $1000 Democratic President N/A High
2016-04-01 Hillary Rodham Clinton $-1000 Democratic President N/A High
2008-01-24 Jerry Bennett $250 Democratic U.S. House IL High
2009-12-06 Alexander Giannoulias $500 Democratic U.S. Senate IL High
2009-12-14 Keith Ellison $250 Democratic U.S. House MN High
2010-05-24 Keith Ellison $500 Democratic U.S. House MN High
2010-06-30 Keith Ellison $-500 Democratic U.S. House MN High
2012-05-03 Richard Lugar $500 Republican U.S. Senate IN High
2012-10-04 Obama Victory Fund 2012 $250 Democratic President N/A High
2014-03-28 Anesa Kajtazovic $500 Democratic U.S. House IA High
2015-05-31 Andre Carson $500 Democratic U.S. House IN High
2019-03-31 S. Raja Krishnamoorthi $250 Democratic U.S. House IL High
2019-03-31 S. Raja Krishnamoorthi $250 Democratic U.S. House IL High
2018-07-20 Rashida Tlaib $1000 Democratic U.S. House MI High
2002-09-21 Rod Blagojevich $200 Democratic Governor IL High
2003-06-08 Arab American Democratic Club $250 Democratic IL High
2003-09-26 Bridgeview Active Party $300 Other IL High
2006-10-10 Bridgeview Active Party $525 Other IL High
2007-09-20 Bridgeview Active Party $350 Other IL High
2007-10-04 Bridgeview Active Party $350 Other IL High
2007-10-30 Arab American Democratic Club $500 Democratic IL High
2008-09-22 Bridgeview Active Party $525 Other IL High
2009-08-07 John Fairman $250 Democratic County Board IL High
2009-10-29 Kinga Bartoszek $250 Other Village Trustee IL High
2009-11-16 Bridgeview Active Party $175 Other IL High
2010-01-25 Patrick Quinn III $1000 Democratic Governor IL High
2010-09-25 Bridgeview Active Party $350 Other IL High
2010-10-26 Bridgeview Active Party $350 Other IL High
2010-11-12 Arab American Democratic Club $350 Democratic IL High
2011-09-01 Bridgeview Active Party $350 Other IL High
2012-05-15 Arab American Democratic Club $500 Democratic IL High
2012-10-30 Steven Landek $500 Democratic State Senate IL High
2013-08-22 Bridgeview Active Party $400 Other IL High
2014-06-27 Michael Frerichs $200 Democratic State Senate IL High
2014-09-27 Steven Landek $400 Democratic State Senate IL High
2015-06-29 Edward King $250 Democratic Circuit Court Judge IL High
2016-01-31 Arab American Democratic Club $400 Democratic IL High
2016-03-06 Harish Patel $500 Democratic State House IL High
2016-03-14 Anthony Simpkins $1000 Democratic Circuit Court Judge IL High
2016-09-10 Martin Stack $500 Democratic County Board of Review IL High
2018-06-22 Kwame Raoul $500 Democratic Attorney General IL High

Total amount of donations listed above: $16,780

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Special Report: Top-Ten Recipients of Islamist Money in 2015-2016