Quantcast

Will County Gazette

Saturday, November 30, 2024

How did Ben Braun spend campaign funds in the fourth quarter?

Campaigncash33

Republican Ben Braun's election campaign committee, Citizens to Elect Judge Ben Braun, spent $89,204 in the fourth quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Braun's committee spent the most on mailing in the quarter, with 98.4% of this total ($45,742) going to Cor Strategies in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Braun's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.

Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Mailing
$46,507
52.1%
Consulting
$33,629
37.7%
Flyers
$6,540
7.3%
Newspaper advertising
$1,351
1.5%
Literature bagging and delivery
$925
1%
Fund raising (food)
$251
0.3%

Table 2 below shows the top 17 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Cor Strategies
2018-10-30
$26,555
Mailing
Cor Strategies
2018-10-15
$19,187
Mailing
Cor Strategies
2018-10-17
$10,036
Consulting
Minuteman Press
2018-10-02
$6,540
Flyers
Cor Strategies
2018-11-02
$6,400
Consulting
Cor Strategies
2018-11-19
$6,300
Consulting
Cor Strategies
2018-10-04
$6,249
Consulting
Cor Strategies
2018-10-30
$2,644
Consulting
Cor Strategies
2018-11-28
$2,000
Consulting
Door to Door Direct
2018-10-20
$925
Literature bagging and delivery
Labor Record
2018-10-20
$900
Newspaper advertising
Labor Record
2018-10-11
$450
Newspaper advertising
CL Graphics
2018-10-13
$422
Mailing
CL Graphics
2018-10-02
$179
Mailing
CL Graphics
2018-10-01
$162
Mailing
Party-Mates
2018-10-17
$133
Fund raising (food)
Party-Mates
2018-11-06
$118
Fund raising (food)

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

!RECEIVE ALERTS

The next time we write about any of these orgs, we’ll email you a link to the story. You may edit your settings or unsubscribe at any time.
Sign-up

DONATE

Help support the Metric Media Foundation's mission to restore community based news.
Donate

MORE NEWS