# Brian Hopkins's connections: donors, lobbyists, and colleagues

[Brian Hopkins](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/2) in the map of documented relationships in Chicago City Council records: 931 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:** [Brian Hopkins's connections](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/connections/brian-hopkins/chart.svg) · download the [data (CSV)](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/connections/brian-hopkins/data.csv) · [embed](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/connections/brian-hopkins/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/brian-hopkins-vs-timothy-r-knudsen) (compare)
- [Bennett R. Lawson](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/network/brian-hopkins-vs-bennett-r-lawson) (compare)
- [Nicholas Sposato](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/network/brian-hopkins-vs-nicholas-sposato) (compare)
- [Silvana Tabares](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/network/brian-hopkins-vs-silvana-tabares) (compare)
- [Monique L. Scott](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/network/brian-hopkins-vs-monique-l-scott) (compare)
- [Samantha Nugent](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/network/brian-hopkins-vs-samantha-nugent) (compare)

## Closest in the network

- JDL Development LLC (donors' employer)
- Fifty/50 Restaurant Group (donors' employer)
- David Ruttenberg (lobbyist)
- Chicagoland Apartment Association PAC (donor)
- Belgravia Group, Ltd. (lobbying client)
- JAB Real Estate (donors' employer)

Public records; connections are not evidence of wrongdoing. See also [Brian Hopkins's campaign money](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/money/brian-hopkins) 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/brian-hopkins · Chicago Politics, an independent tracker of the Chicago City Council. Guide for agents: https://www.chicagopolitics.org/llms.txt