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Wednesday, May 28, 2025

How did Erika Orr spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Democratic Erika Orr's election campaign committee, Citizens to Elect Erika Orr, Ltd, spent $33,987 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Orr's committee spent the most on campaign staff in the quarter, with 25.2% of this total ($2,000) going to Victory Executive Coaching in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Orr's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Campaign staff
$7,935
23.4%
Yard signs
$6,537
19.2%
Television advertising
$5,947
17.5%
Radio advertising
$3,995
11.8%
Banners
$3,705
10.9%
Billboard expenses
$3,617
10.6%
Graphic design
$1,561
4.6%
Robo calls
$439
1.3%
Magazine advertising
$200
0.6%
Computer software
$50
0.2%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Magdalin Creative Media
2018-03-08
$5,947
Television advertising
Univision
2018-03-15
$3,500
Banners
AGE Graphics
2018-01-26
$3,250
Yard signs
AGE Graphics
2018-03-09
$2,850
Yard signs
Clear Channel
2018-03-03
$2,495
Radio advertising
Outfront Media
2018-01-19
$1,837
Billboard expenses
Midway Broadcasting
2018-03-08
$1,500
Radio advertising
Clear Channel
2018-01-17
$1,230
Billboard expenses
Victory Executive Coaching
2018-01-17
$1,000
Campaign staff
Clear Channel
2018-01-25
$550
Billboard expenses
Graphix Spot
2018-01-26
$540
Graphic design
Victory Executive Coaching
2018-02-17
$500
Campaign staff
Victory Executive Coaching
2018-03-14
$500
Campaign staff
Graphix Spot
2018-01-23
$491
Graphic design
Graphix Spot
2018-02-28
$480
Graphic design
AGE Graphics
2018-03-13
$437
Yard signs
Democratic Party Of Illinois
2018-02-19
$249
Robo calls
Ranoule Tatum & Associates
2018-02-16
$200
Magazine advertising
Democratic Party Of Illinois
2018-02-20
$189
Robo calls
Brenda Smith
2018-03-21
$135
Campaign staff
Facebook
2018-01-31
$109
Banners
Facebook
2018-02-28
$95
Banners
Preston Billing
2018-03-21
$50
Campaign staff
Preston Billing
2018-03-15
$50
Campaign staff
Preston Billing
2018-03-16
$50
Campaign staff

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