# Bennett R. Lawson's connections: donors, lobbyists, and colleagues

[Bennett R. Lawson](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/44) in the map of documented relationships in Chicago City Council records: 693 connections to donors, their employers, lobbyists and their clients, committees, legislation and colleagues. Every line is a public record: a committee seat, a sponsorship, a divided vote, a campaign contribution, a lobbying registration, or a lobbying filing matched to legislation.

**Chart:** [Bennett R. Lawson's connections](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/connections/bennett-r-lawson/chart.svg) · download the [data (CSV)](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/connections/bennett-r-lawson/data.csv) · [embed](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/connections/bennett-r-lawson/embed)

> Money near a vote is not evidence that it influenced the vote.

## Members whose networks look most alike

Funded by the same donors, lobbied by the same clients, voting alongside the same colleagues. Each links to the side-by-side comparison.

- [Timothy R. Knudsen](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/network/timothy-r-knudsen-vs-bennett-r-lawson) (compare)
- [Silvana Tabares](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/network/silvana-tabares-vs-bennett-r-lawson) (compare)
- [Samantha Nugent](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/network/samantha-nugent-vs-bennett-r-lawson) (compare)
- [Nicholas Sposato](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/network/nicholas-sposato-vs-bennett-r-lawson) (compare)
- [Gregory I. Mitchell](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/network/gregory-i-mitchell-vs-bennett-r-lawson) (compare)
- [Scott Waguespack](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/network/scott-waguespack-vs-bennett-r-lawson) (compare)

## Closest in the network

- Newsweb Corporation (donors' employer)
- McCarthy Duffy LLP (donor)
- [SO2024-0008277: Amendment of Municipal Code Section 17-13-1000 regarding permit application…](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/matter/SO2024-0008277-regarding-permit-application-approvals-exemptions-conversion) (legislation)
- Aron Bornstein (donor)
- Thomas R Raines Attorney at Law LLC (donors' employer)
- Realtor PAC (donor)

Public records; connections are not evidence of wrongdoing. See also [Bennett R. Lawson's campaign money](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/money/bennett-r-lawson) and the [whole map](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/connections).

Sources and methods: [how we get and count this data](/about#methods) · [report an error](/about#corrections)

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Source: https://www.chicagopolitics.org/connections/bennett-r-lawson · Chicago Politics, an independent tracker of the Chicago City Council. Guide for agents: https://www.chicagopolitics.org/llms.txt