NAPERVILLE, Ill. (AP) — A Republican Illinois lawmaker is asking for investigations of the state’s $33 million PR campaign surrounding President Barack Obama’s health care law. A key subcontractor working on the “Get Covered Illinois” campaign was owned by some former aides to powerful Democrats.

Mike Noonan, Victor Reyes and Maze Jackson are among the consultants whose hourly billing rate of $282 is raising questions about whether Illinois did enough to rein in federal taxpayer costs during the “GetCovered Illinois” campaign.

Their firm, Compass Public Affairs, could take assignments directly from Gov. Pat Quinn’s administration under a special provision of its subcontract. Compass was part of a team assembled by the main contractor, FleishmanHillard.

Noonan is a former staffer for Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan. Reyes is an ex-aide to former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley. Jackson is a former statewide field director for Gov. Pat Quinn.

Naperville Rep. Darlene Senger says Quinn’s management of the campaign is “reckless and troubling.” She’s requesting state and federal probes into spending under the contract.

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