Pritzker insider Nikki Budzinski cashing in as a consultant since leaving state government – Chicago Sun-Times

$100,000 of that came from progressive organizations that don’t disclose their contributors even though Budzinski is now running as a Democrat for Congress from a downstate district on a platform that includes getting “dark money” out of politics. State workers generally are barred from accepting compensation as a lobbyist for one year after leaving government, but Budzinski was not a registered lobbyist; She instead worked as a consultant to the lobbyist paying her.