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Sunday, December 22, 2024

How did Blaine Wilhour spend campaign funds in the third quarter?

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Republican Blaine Wilhour's election campaign committee, Citizens For Blaine Wilhour, spent $7,510 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Wilhour's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with all those payments ($4,500) going to Catalyst Partners in Marion. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Wilhour's committee spent its money in the third quarter.

Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$4,500
59.9%
Campaign work
$1,431
19.1%
Fund raising (food)
$660
8.8%
Fund raising entertainment
$375
5%
Donations
$325
4.3%
Digital ads
$219
2.9%

Table 2 below shows the top 12 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Catalyst Partners
2018-07-10
$1,500
Consulting
Catalyst Partners
2018-08-29
$1,500
Consulting
Catalyst Partners
2018-09-19
$1,500
Consulting
Promark Advertising
2018-07-27
$932
Campaign work
Debs Catering
2018-09-18
$660
Fund raising (food)
Promark Advertising
2018-08-13
$498
Campaign work
Ocf-fcla
2018-07-17
$325
Donations
Oliver North Books
2018-07-20
$200
Fund raising entertainment
Dakota Danielle
2018-09-18
$175
Fund raising entertainment
Facebook
2018-07-31
$107
Digital ads
Facebook
2018-09-04
$97
Digital ads
Facebook
2018-07-02
$14
Digital ads

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