How did Dale A Righter spend campaign funds in the fourth quarter?

By East Central Reporter Reports

Jan 7, 2018

Republican Dale A Righter's election campaign committee, Citizens for Dale A Righter Illinois State Senate, spent $16,721 in the fourth quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Righter's committee spent the most on golf outing fundraiser in the quarter, with all those payments ($3,588) going to Mattoon Golf and Country Club in Mattoon. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Righter's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.

Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose

Purpose

Amount

Percent of total spending

Golf outing fundraiser

$3,588

21.5%

Fund raising supplies

$2,737

16.4%

Compensation

$2,201

13.2%

Recognition of service to the state of illinois

$2,000

12%

Candidate lodging

$1,394

8.3%

Newspaper advertising

$1,284

7.7%

Supplies

$521

3.1%

Telephones

$441

2.6%

Office furnishings and supplies

$372

2.2%

Payroll taxes

$371

2.2%

Travel

$356

2.1%

Radio advertising

$299

1.8%

Compensation, net of withholding

$273

1.6%

Office supplies

$221

1.3%

Staff christmas party

$200

1.2%

Event meals

$199

1.2%

Parking

$152

0.9%

Subscriptions

$108

0.7%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter

Recipient

Date

Amount

Purpose

Mattoon Golf and Country Club

2017-12-01

$3,588

Golf outing fundraiser

Jedco Sales, Inc

2017-10-14

$2,737

Fund raising supplies

Christy Baker

2017-12-19

$1,000

Compensation

Judy Gannar

2017-12-19

$1,000

Recognition of service to the state of illinois

Kim Glosser

2017-12-19

$1,000

Recognition of service to the state of illinois

Hilton Hotels

2017-11-14

$510

Candidate lodging

Wal-Mart

2017-11-14

$494

Supplies

Hilton Palmer House

2017-12-29

$473

Candidate lodging

Hilton Garden Inn

2017-12-07

$410

Candidate lodging

Judy Gannar

2017-11-22

$372

Office furnishings and supplies

Strohm Newspapers

2017-10-12

$372

Newspaper advertising

United States Treasury

2017-10-16

$371

Payroll taxes

American Airlines

2017-11-14

$356

Travel

DLC Media

2017-11-20

$299

Radio advertising

Christy Baker

2017-10-06

$273

Compensation, net of withholding

Lee Enterprises

2017-10-14

$263

Newspaper advertising

Christy Baker

2017-12-15

$262

Compensation

Christy Baker

2017-11-17

$262

Compensation

Christy Baker

2017-10-19

$240

Compensation

Christy Baker

2017-11-03

$218

Compensation

Christy Baker

2017-12-01

$218

Compensation

Olney Daily Mail

2017-11-20

$205

Newspaper advertising

The Gin Mill

2017-11-13

$200

Staff christmas party

Boone's Saloon

2017-12-07

$199

Event meals

The Navigator

2017-10-12

$183

Newspaper advertising

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