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Monday, December 23, 2024

How did Robert Martwick spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Democratic Robert Martwick's election campaign committee, Friends of Robert Martwick, spent $21,583 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Martwick's committee spent the most on federal payroll taxes in the quarter, with all those payments ($5,496) going to United States Treasury in Cincinnati. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Martwick's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Federal payroll taxes
$5,496
25.5%
Consulting services
$3,000
13.9%
Postage for campaign mailer
$2,458
11.4%
Payroll - outreach services - january
$2,208
10.2%
Payroll - outreach services - february
$2,208
10.2%
Payroll - outreach services - march
$2,208
10.2%
Refreshments for parade volunteers
$1,092
5.1%
Meals for campaign workers
$790
3.7%
Database services
$750
3.5%
State payroll taxes
$337
1.6%
Accounting fees
$225
1%
Data services
$225
1%
Donations
$200
0.9%
Advertising
$169
0.8%
Flowers for wake for mcging father
$165
0.8%
Professional fees
$35
0.2%
Robocalls to voters
$15
< 0.1%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
United States Treasury
2016-01-20
$2,727
Federal payroll taxes
Daniel Pogorzelski
2016-01-04
$2,208
Payroll - outreach services - january
Daniel Pogorzelski
2016-02-01
$2,208
Payroll - outreach services - february
Daniel Pogorzelski
2016-03-01
$2,208
Payroll - outreach services - march
United States Postal Service
2016-03-01
$2,108
Postage for campaign mailer
RK PR Solutions LLC
2016-01-13
$1,500
Consulting services
RK PR Solutions LLC
2016-02-02
$1,500
Consulting services
Emerald Isle
2016-03-14
$1,092
Refreshments for parade volunteers
United States Treasury
2016-01-15
$909
Federal payroll taxes
United States Treasury
2016-02-15
$909
Federal payroll taxes
United States Treasury
2016-03-15
$909
Federal payroll taxes
Paterno's Pizza
2016-02-10
$790
Meals for campaign workers
Ngp Van
2016-01-13
$750
Database services
United States Postal Service
2016-03-01
$349
Postage for campaign mailer
Illinois Department of Revenue
2016-01-20
$337
State payroll taxes
Dennis Parker, CPA
2016-01-20
$225
Accounting fees
St Cornelius Holy Name Society
2016-02-04
$200
Donations
Romance in Bloom
2016-03-29
$165
Flowers for wake for mcging father
Gladstone Park Chamber of Commerce
2016-01-13
$99
Advertising
Mail Chimp
2016-01-17
$75
Data services
Mail Chimp
2016-02-17
$75
Data services
Mail Chimp
2016-03-17
$75
Data services
Gladstone Park Chamber of Commerce
2016-01-27
$70
Advertising
United States Treasury
2016-01-20
$42
Federal payroll taxes
Dennis Parker, CPA
2016-03-05
$35
Professional fees

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