James M. Gardiner's connections: donors, lobbyists, and colleagues

James M. Gardiner in the map of documented relationships in Chicago City Council records: 547 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.

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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.

• Nicholas Sposato (compare)
• Marty Quinn (compare)
• Desmon C. Yancy (compare)
• Anthony Beale (compare)
• Silvana Tabares (compare)
• Derrick G. Curtis (compare)

Closest in the network

• good faith effort made (donors' employer)
• Fraternal Order of Police (donor)
• Ironworkers Local 63 (lobbying client)
• Willie Wilson (donor)
• Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters PAC (donor)
• Chicago & Cook County Building & Construction Trades Council (donor)

Public records; connections are not evidence of wrongdoing. See also James M. Gardiner's campaign money and the whole map.