Republican Illinois Lieutenant Governor candidate Jil Tracy released her 2013 tax return following Chicago Tonight’s Illinois Lt. Governor Forum on Thursday. When asked by Host Phil Ponce about why she had not released her tax return, she said she had to wait until the tax return was ready and that no one had asked for them.
Tracy, whose husband’s parents founded one of the nation’s largest food distributors Dot Foods, was the last candidate to release her tax return among both Republican lieutenant governor and gubernatorial candidates.
Tracy’s total income is listed as $598,105 and her adjusted gross income is listed as $593,481 on the 2013 tax return she filed with her husband. She paid $144,955 in federal taxes and $30,233 in state taxes.
Tracy’s running mate, Sen. Kirk Dillard, listed his total income as $353,785 and his adjusted gross income as $259,907 on the 2012 tax return he filed with his wife. Dillard paid $64,392 in federal taxes and$9,743 in state taxes, according to his 2012 tax return.
While Tracy was the last candidate to release her tax return, venture capitalist Bruce Rauner was the first candidate to release his 2012 tax return he filed with his wife. Rauner’s total income is listed as $53,487,803 and his adjusted gross income as $53,069,810. Rauner paid $10,136,134 in federal taxes and $2,657,192 in state taxes, according to his 2012 tax return.
Rauner’s running mate, Evelyn Sanguinetti, an attorney and city council member in Wheeling, had a total income of $212,790, which is also listed as her adjusted income, according to the 2012 tax return she filed with her husband. Sanguinetti paid $31,542 in federal taxes and $9,254 in state taxes.
Sen. Bill Brady, who is a real estate developer, was next to release tax returns, releasing the 2012 tax return he filed with his wife. His total and adjusted gross incomes were listed as $200,529. He paid $28,100 in federal taxes and $9,268 in state taxes.
Maria Rodriguez, who’s running with Brady, had a total income of $484,081 and adjusted gross income of $469,674 , according to the 2012 tax return she filed with her husband. Rodriguez paid $102,345 in federal taxed and $13,486 in state taxes.
Treasurer Dan Rutherford’s total income and adjusted gross income were listed as $114,145 on his 2012 tax return. Rutherford paid $13,301 in federal taxes and $4,768 in state taxes.
Steve Kim is an attorney who is running with Rutherford. Kim’s total income is listed as $128,388 and his adjusted gross income is listed as $117,456 on his 2012 tax return. He paid $29,668 in federal taxes and $5,565 in state taxes.
Chicago Tonight has also requested the amount of charitable contributions from each candidate.
