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Thursday, April 18, 2024

How did Leslie Munger spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Republican Leslie Munger's election campaign committee, Citizens for Leslie Munger, spent $21,232 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Munger's committee spent the most on fundraising fee in the quarter, with all those payments ($10,000) going to BKZ Consulting in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Munger's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Fundraising fee
$10,000
47.1%
Marketing services
$4,600
21.7%
Office supplies and postage
$1,157
5.5%
Consultant fees
$1,107
5.2%
Campaign manager software quarterly fee
$900
4.2%
Printing services
$775
3.7%
Fundraising event, food and beverage
$708
3.3%
Travel expense - flights
$504
2.4%
Legal fees
$500
2.4%
Online transaction donor fees
$359
1.7%
Event contribution
$325
1.5%
Travel expenses
$200
0.9%
Office supplies
$95
0.5%

Table 2 below shows the top 15 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
BKZ Consulting
2016-03-04
$10,000
Fundraising fee
Cor Strategies
2016-01-05
$4,600
Marketing services
Karen Disharoon
2016-01-19
$1,107
Consultant fees
Aristotle International, Inc.
2016-01-05
$900
Campaign manager software quarterly fee
PIP Printing Laserline
2016-01-19
$775
Printing services
Carlucci's
2016-03-27
$708
Fundraising event, food and beverage
Staples
2016-03-27
$553
Office supplies and postage
United Airlines
2016-02-22
$504
Travel expense - flights
Law Office Of John Fogarty, Jr.
2016-03-02
$500
Legal fees
PayPal
2016-03-31
$359
Online transaction donor fees
Staples
2016-03-27
$353
Office supplies and postage
Sangamon County Republican
2016-01-29
$325
Event contribution
Staples
2016-01-05
$250
Office supplies and postage
Red Leader Strategies. Inc.
2016-01-05
$200
Travel expenses
Sam's Club
2016-03-02
$95
Office supplies

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