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Monday, November 25, 2024

How did Gary Mandell spend campaign funds in the third quarter?

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Republican Gary Mandell's election campaign committee, Committee to Elect Gary Mandell, spent $17,203 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Mandell's committee spent the most on robo calls in the quarter, with all those payments ($7,000) going to War Room Strategies in Athens. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Mandell's committee spent its money in the third quarter.

Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Robo calls
$7,000
40.7%
Consulting
$6,000
34.9%
Telephone polling
$2,500
14.5%
Yard signs
$621
3.6%
Promotional items
$620
3.6%
T-shirts
$382
2.2%
Production media expenses
$56
0.3%
Postage
$22
0.1%

Table 2 below shows the top 10 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
War Room Strategies
2016-07-06
$7,000
Robo calls
War Room Strategies
2016-07-06
$3,000
Consulting
War Room Strategies
2016-08-04
$3,000
Consulting
War Room Strategies
2016-08-15
$1,500
Telephone polling
War Room Strategies
2016-08-04
$1,000
Telephone polling
War Room Strategies
2016-07-06
$621
Yard signs
War Room Strategies
2016-07-06
$620
Promotional items
War Room Strategies
2016-07-06
$382
T-shirts
War Room Strategies
2016-08-04
$56
Production media expenses
War Room Strategies
2016-08-04
$22
Postage

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