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Monday, September 22, 2025

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

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Democratic Katie Stuart's election campaign committee, Friends for Katie Stuart, spent $2,745 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Stuart's committee spent the most on postage in the quarter, with all those payments ($990) going to USPS Post Office in Edwardsville. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Stuart's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Postage
$990
36.1%
Fundraiser - food/drinks
$862
31.4%
Sponsorships
$250
9.1%
Postage/envelopes - fundraiser
$244
8.9%
Checks
$207
7.5%
Campaign phone
$126
4.6%
Campaign phone services
$63
2.3%

Table 2 below shows the top 9 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Bella Milano
2018-02-23
$862
Fundraiser - food/drinks
USPS Post Office
2018-02-01
$500
Postage
USPS Post Office
2018-01-03
$490
Postage
Dystonia Medical Research Foundation
2018-03-23
$250
Sponsorships
Pakmail
2018-01-30
$244
Postage/envelopes - fundraiser
Harland Clarke Checks
2018-03-28
$207
Checks
Verizon Wireless
2018-03-05
$63
Campaign phone services
Verizon Wireless
2018-02-05
$63
Campaign phone
Verizon Wireless
2018-01-04
$62
Campaign phone

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