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Wednesday, April 24, 2024

How did Robert Murphy spend campaign funds in the fourth quarter?

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Democratic Robert Murphy's election campaign committee, Neighbors for Robert Murphy, spent $8,519 in the fourth quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Murphy's committee spent the most on contractual expenses in the quarter, with all those payments ($5,000) going to Andrew Bookman in Buffalo Grove. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Murphy's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.

Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Contractual expenses
$5,000
58.7%
Contribution refund
$1,000
11.7%
Petition work
$600
7%
Credit card fees
$511
6%
Loan repayment
$500
5.9%
Printing
$457
5.4%
Computer services
$450
5.3%

Table 2 below shows the top 12 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Andrew Bookman
2017-11-06
$5,000
Contractual expenses
Rodney S. Zech
2017-10-18
$1,000
Contribution refund
Robert Murphy
2017-12-08
$500
Loan repayment
Breaker Press Co, Inc
2017-11-28
$457
Printing
Curtis Franklin
2017-11-14
$400
Petition work
Bankcard Merchant Fees
2017-10-02
$229
Credit card fees
Curtis Franklin
2017-11-14
$200
Petition work
Bankcard Merchant Fees
2017-11-02
$182
Credit card fees
NGP VAN, Inc.
2017-10-02
$150
Computer services
NGP VAN, Inc.
2017-11-02
$150
Computer services
NGP VAN, Inc.
2017-12-04
$150
Computer services
Bankcard Merchant Fees
2017-12-04
$99
Credit card fees

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