ELMHURST, IL – It’s often said that “money is the mother’s milk of politics.” If that’s the case, both of Elmhurst’s state representative candidates have visited the figurative dairy in recent days.
In the Nov. 5 election, Democrat Marti Deuter, an Elmhurst alderwoman, and Republican Dennis Reboletti, Addison Township’s supervisor, are vying for the District 45 House seat.
In recent days, both candidates have gotten tens of thousands of dollars from their respective parties, according to state Board of Elections reports.
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For her part, Deuter has drawn $184,761 in donations from Democrat-affiliated organizations. Most of the money has come from Democrats for the Illinois House. It is based in the same small office complex as the legislative office of Democratic Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch.
Over the same time, Reboletti has raised $92,544 from Republican-affiliated groups.
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District 45 is considered a battleground between Democrats and Republicans. Republicans used to be shoo-ins, but like many suburbs across the country, Elmhurst and nearby suburbs have become more Democratic.
In 2022, Democrat Jenn Ladisch Douglass of Elmhurst narrowly defeated Deanne Mazzochi, an Elmhurst Republican who served four years. Mazzochi never publicly acknowledged her defeat.
Reboletti, once a state representative, is no stranger to battleground races. In 2022, Reboletti lost in the costly battle for the District 23 Senate seat to Democratic incumbent Suzy Glowiak Hilton of Western Springs. She drew 54 percent of the vote to Reboletti’s 46 percent.
In that race, Hilton collected $3.2 million in donations to Reboletti’s $500,000.
District 45 includes parts of Elmhurst, Hinsdale, Clarendon Hills, Western Springs and Westmont, among other towns.
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