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Friday, July 4, 2025

How did Michael Forti spend campaign funds in the third quarter?

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Democratic Michael Forti's election campaign committee, Friends for Forti, spent $15,510 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Forti's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with all those payments ($12,800) going to Matthew Cain in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Forti's committee spent its money in the third quarter.

Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$12,800
82.5%
Graphic design
$975
6.3%
Research
$540
3.5%
Website expenses
$500
3.2%
Printing
$270
1.7%
Advertisement
$250
1.6%
Photos
$175
1.1%

Table 2 below shows the top 8 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Matthew Cain
2017-07-26
$9,600
Consulting
Matthew Cain
2017-09-01
$3,200
Consulting
Tom Hix Design
2017-09-29
$975
Graphic design
Richard Bartolomei
2017-09-29
$540
Research
Henry F. Post
2017-09-06
$500
Website expenses
Breaker Press Co., Inc.
2017-09-29
$270
Printing
Justinian Society
2017-09-06
$250
Advertisement
Chicago Commercial Photography
2017-09-06
$175
Photos

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