How did Sue Scherer spend campaign funds in the third quarter?

By Local Labs News Service

Oct 7, 2016

Democratic Sue Scherer's election campaign committee, Friends of Sue Scherer, spent $21,252 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Scherer's committee spent the most on campaign work in the quarter, with 42.7% of this total ($3,295) going to Manpower in Bloomington. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Scherer's committee spent its money in the third quarter.

Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose

Purpose

Amount

Percent of total spending

Campaign work

$7,709

36.3%

Postage

$3,760

17.7%

Rent

$2,450

11.5%

Office supplies

$1,306

6.2%

Fund raising (food)

$775

3.7%

Insurance

$607

2.9%

Printing

$570

2.7%

Cell phones

$444

2.1%

Subscriptions

$433

Advertising

$383

1.8%

Ads

$374

1.8%

Telephones

$318

1.5%

1/2 table and ad in book

$310

1.5%

Dues

$275

1.3%

Gasoline

$229

1.1%

Office equipment

$223

1.1%

Robo calls

$198

0.9%

Utilities

$177

0.8%

Campaign ads

$172

0.8%

Food & supplies for open house

$143

0.7%

Water, supplies

$119

0.6%

Chairman's state brunch ticket

$100

0.5%

Online newsletter

$85

0.4%

Candy and water for parade

$36

0.2%

Advertising - computer

$25

0.1%

Donations

$25

0.1%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter

Recipient

Date

Amount

Purpose

United States Post Office

2016-08-01

$2,350

Postage

City Plaza

2016-07-11

$1,700

Rent

United States Post Office

2016-07-20

$1,410

Postage

Manpower

2016-08-22

$1,087

Campaign work

Staples

2016-07-14

$995

Office supplies

Manpower

2016-08-15

$938

Campaign work

Beach House

2016-09-10

$775

Fund raising (food)

Manpower

2016-08-04

$659

Campaign work

Specialty Risk of America

2016-07-18

$581

Insurance

Frye-Williamson Press

2016-09-10

$570

Printing

Jamia Crutchfield

2016-08-25

$510

Campaign work

Karl Coleman

2016-08-15

$450

Campaign work

Manpower

2016-08-25

$435

Campaign work

Constant Contact

2016-07-06

$433

Subscriptions

Drew Laney

2016-08-15

$410

Campaign work

City Plaza

2016-07-11

$400

Rent

Austin Marcum

2016-08-05

$400

Campaign work

Jamia Crutchfield

2016-08-15

$385

Campaign work

Facebook

2016-08-31

$383

Advertising

Facebook

2016-09-22

$374

Ads

Knights of Columbus Hall

2016-07-20

$350

Rent

Staples

2016-08-05

$310

Office supplies

Faith Coalition for the Common Good

2016-08-23

$310

1/2 table and ad in book

Karl Coleman

2016-08-25

$302

Campaign work

Greater Decatur Chamber of Commcerce

2016-08-22

$275

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