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Wednesday, December 18, 2024

How did Alyssia Benford spend campaign funds in the fourth quarter?

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Republican Alyssia Benford's election campaign committee, Citizens For Benford, spent $5,228 in the fourth quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Benford's committee spent the most on hall rental for raising funds in the quarter, with all those payments ($1,472) going to Bolingbrook Country Club in Bolingbrook. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Benford's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.

Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Hall rental for raising funds
$1,472
28.2%
Production media expenses
$828
15.8%
Photography
$425
8.1%
Printing
$416
8%
Graphic design
$325
6.2%
Fund raising (food)
$321
6.1%
Air fare - candidate
$302
5.8%
Email services
$248
4.7%
Promotional items
$210
4%
Postage
$166
3.2%
Candidate lodging
$153
2.9%
Digital media
$139
2.7%
Seminar
$125
2.4%
Digital ads
$51
1%
Transportation
$40
0.8%

Table 2 below shows the top 20 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Bolingbrook Country Club
2017-11-02
$1,472
Hall rental for raising funds
Caponeyboy Productions
2017-11-02
$510
Production media expenses
R2A Photography
2017-11-01
$425
Photography
Meijer
2017-10-25
$321
Fund raising (food)
Caponeyboy Productions
2017-11-02
$318
Production media expenses
Southwest Airlines
2017-10-01
$302
Air fare - candidate
Anthony Strategies Group
2017-11-01
$267
Printing
Constant Contact
2017-10-30
$248
Email services
Multi Mediasquared
2017-11-20
$225
Graphic design
Crowne Point-Springfield
2017-11-27
$153
Candidate lodging
Anthony Strategies Group
2017-10-26
$149
Printing
Usps
2017-10-04
$147
Postage
Facebook
2017-11-27
$139
Digital media
Women Impacting Public Policy
2017-10-03
$125
Seminar
Hildebrand Sporting Goods
2017-10-26
$110
Promotional items
Hildebrand Sporting Goods
2017-11-17
$100
Promotional items
Multi Mediasquared
2017-11-02
$100
Graphic design
Facebook
2017-11-20
$51
Digital ads
Women Impacting Public Policy
2017-10-04
$40
Transportation
Usps
2017-11-13
$19
Postage

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