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Tuesday, April 29, 2025

How did Katie Stuart spend campaign funds in the third quarter?

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Democratic Katie Stuart's election campaign committee, Friends for Katie Stuart, spent $84,487 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Stuart's committee spent the most on media expenses in the quarter, with all those payments ($30,000) going to Buying Time, LLC in Washington. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Stuart's committee spent its money in the third quarter.

Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Media expenses
$30,000
35.5%
Postage
$11,295
13.4%
Commercial production
$8,500
10.1%
Phone bank expenses
$7,265
8.6%
Mailing
$4,943
5.9%
Office supplies
$4,325
5.1%
Yard signs
$4,000
4.7%
Walk pieces
$2,420
2.9%
Polling
$2,015
2.4%
Office equipment
$1,911
2.3%
Rent
$1,750
2.1%
Printing
$1,158
1.4%
Phone banks
$1,123
1.3%
Advertising
$1,005
1.2%
Robo calls
$969
1.2%
Cell phones
$553
0.7%
Phones
$500
0.6%
Printer toner
$266
0.3%
Parade entry fee
$250
0.3%
Utilities
$160
0.2%
Banner
$74
< 0.1%

Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Buying Time, LLC
2016-09-26
$30,000
Media expenses
Devine, Mulvey, Longabaugh
2016-09-06
$8,500
Commercial production
Union Signs & Printing
2016-08-05
$4,000
Yard signs
Mailing Methods
2016-09-12
$3,348
Mailing
USPS Post Office
2016-09-21
$2,350
Postage
Tulchin Research
2016-09-21
$2,015
Polling
Soar Communication Strategies
2016-09-09
$1,630
Walk pieces
Mailing Methods
2016-08-08
$1,594
Mailing
Express Services
2016-08-16
$1,277
Phone bank expenses
Express Services
2016-09-16
$1,207
Phone bank expenses
Express Services
2016-09-28
$1,183
Phone bank expenses
Office Max
2016-09-19
$1,177
Office equipment
Express Services
2016-09-02
$1,176
Phone bank expenses
USPS Post Office
2016-09-28
$1,175
Postage
USPS Post Office
2016-08-24
$1,175
Postage
USPS Post Office
2016-09-27
$1,175
Postage
MOW Printing
2016-07-07
$1,158
Printing
Express Services
2016-09-16
$1,123
Phone banks
Lerch Properties
2016-08-04
$1,100
Rent
USPS Post Office
2016-08-29
$992
Postage
USPS Post Office
2016-09-06
$940
Postage
USPS Post Office
2016-08-11
$940
Postage
Soar Communication Strategies
2016-09-15
$790
Walk pieces
Office Max
2016-08-23
$786
Office supplies
Canon Online Store
2016-09-29
$734
Office equipment

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