How did Mel Thillens spend campaign funds in the fourth quarter?

By Local Labs News Service

Jan 7, 2017

Republican Mel Thillens's election campaign committee, Committee to Elect Mel Thillens, spent $56,812 in the fourth quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Thillens's committee spent the most on printing & postage in the quarter, with all those payments ($19,975) going to Quantum Group in Morton Grove. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Thillens's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.

Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose

Purpose

Amount

Percent of total spending

Printing & postage

$19,975

35.2%

Consulting

$10,250

18%

Printing

$6,066

10.7%

Events

$4,809

8.5%

Robo calls

$3,340

5.9%

Newspaper advertising

$2,184

3.8%

Graphic design

$2,155

3.8%

Supplies

$2,041

3.6%

Utilities

$1,546

2.7%

Advertising

$1,144

Staff salaries

$860

1.5%

Meals

$740

1.3%

Internet access

$459

0.8%

Party - staff

$411

0.7%

Stamps

$301

0.5%

Staff lodging

$296

0.5%

Food

$128

0.2%

Election day workers

$100

0.2%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter

Recipient

Date

Amount

Purpose

Quantum Group

2016-11-10

$8,479

Printing & postage

Quantum Group

2016-12-02

$4,411

Printing & postage

Quantum Group

2016-12-02

$4,402

Printing & postage

Harp and Fiddle

2016-11-14

$3,000

Events

Quantum Group

2016-10-18

$2,683

Printing & postage

American Strategies, LLC

2016-11-09

$2,500

Consulting

K & R Consultants

2016-10-25

$2,500

Consulting

Quantum Group

2016-11-08

$2,308

Printing

Journal and Topics

2016-11-03

$2,184

Newspaper advertising

Campaign Marketing Strategies

2016-11-08

$1,285

Robo calls

Quantum Group

2016-10-19

$1,260

Printing

K & R Consultants

2016-10-25

$1,250

Consulting

Quantum Group

2016-10-19

$1,180

Printing

Election Graphics

2016-11-01

$1,170

Graphic design

Chef Vince's Zeal

2016-10-19

$1,109

Events

Comar Properties

2016-10-14

$1,049

Utilities

Patrick Wohl

2016-10-21

$1,000

Consulting

Patrick Wohl

2016-10-03

$1,000

Consulting

Patrick Wohl

2016-11-02

$1,000

Consulting

Patrick Wohl

2016-11-09

$1,000

Consulting

Campaign Marketing Strategies

2016-12-23

$882

Robo calls

Campaign Marketing Strategies

2016-11-22

$789

Robo calls

Quantum Group

2016-11-08

$754

Printing

Quantum Group

2016-10-18

$562

Printing

Election Graphics

2016-10-12

$510

Graphic design

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