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Friday, November 22, 2024

How did Samantha J Murray spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Republican Samantha J Murray's election campaign committee, Friends of Samantha, spent $7,008 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Murray's committee spent the most on signs in the quarter, with all those payments ($2,185) going to Victory Enterprises in Davenport. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Murray's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Signs
$2,185
31.2%
Radio advertising
$2,074
29.6%
Newspaper advertising
$822
11.7%
T-shirts
$535
7.6%
Magazine advertising
$406
5.8%
Postage
$316
4.5%
Hall rental for raising funds
$250
3.6%
Fund raising (food)
$126
1.8%
Printing
$119
1.7%
Supplies
$93
1.3%
Office supplies
$80
1.1%

Table 2 below shows the top 21 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Victory Enterprises
2018-01-02
$2,185
Signs
Cromwell Group
2018-03-05
$1,072
Radio advertising
Neuhoff Media
2018-02-21
$1,002
Radio advertising
Oakwood Screen Printing
2018-03-09
$535
T-shirts
Decatur Tribune
2018-03-15
$411
Newspaper advertising
Facebook
2018-03-02
$266
Magazine advertising
Door 4 Brewing Co.
2018-03-08
$250
Hall rental for raising funds
United States Postal Service
2018-03-01
$245
Postage
Blue Mound Leader
2018-03-01
$243
Newspaper advertising
Decatur Tribune
2018-02-15
$168
Newspaper advertising
Sam's Club
2018-03-20
$126
Fund raising (food)
Staples
2018-01-19
$119
Printing
Sam's Club
2018-03-16
$93
Supplies
Staples
2018-01-19
$80
Office supplies
Facebook
2018-02-02
$53
Magazine advertising
United States Postal Service
2018-01-25
$50
Postage
Facebook
2018-03-02
$47
Magazine advertising
Facebook
2018-01-01
$24
Magazine advertising
United States Postal Service
2018-03-12
$21
Postage
Facebook
2018-01-02
$12
Magazine advertising
Facebook
2018-02-02
$1
Magazine advertising

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