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Tuesday, July 8, 2025

How did Casey Smagala spend campaign funds in the third quarter?

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Democratic Casey Smagala's election campaign committee, Friends of Casey Smagala, spent $6,378 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Smagala's committee spent the most on smart van in the quarter, with all those payments ($1,600) going to Ngp Van in Somerville. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Smagala's committee spent its money in the third quarter.

Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Smart van
$1,600
25.1%
Yard signs
$1,278
20%
Consulting services
$1,011
15.9%
Database services
$450
7.1%
Credit card processing fees
$448
7%
Sponsorship of golf outing
$430
6.7%
Catering for fundraising event
$356
5.6%
Catering for fundraiser
$347
5.4%
Car rental
$173
2.7%
Photography
$150
2.4%
Lodging during fundraiser
$111
1.7%
Meals
$20
0.3%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Ngp Van
2018-08-20
$1,600
Smart van
TFA Signs
2018-09-04
$1,278
Yard signs
KMM Consulting, LLC
2018-07-16
$1,011
Consulting services
Ngp Van
2018-07-02
$450
Database services
El Santo Taqueria
2018-09-21
$356
Catering for fundraising event
Constantine Brewing
2018-08-06
$347
Catering for fundraiser
Queen of All Saints Mens Club
2018-09-04
$250
Sponsorship of golf outing
Constantine Football
2018-08-08
$180
Sponsorship of golf outing
Turo
2018-08-01
$173
Car rental
Petro Photography
2018-07-26
$150
Photography
ActBlue
2018-07-22
$108
Credit card processing fees
Travelodge
2018-08-06
$101
Lodging during fundraiser
ActBlue
2018-09-30
$57
Credit card processing fees
ActBlue
2018-09-09
$42
Credit card processing fees
ActBlue
2018-09-23
$39
Credit card processing fees
ActBlue
2018-08-05
$37
Credit card processing fees
ActBlue
2018-09-02
$31
Credit card processing fees
ActBlue
2018-08-26
$30
Credit card processing fees
ActBlue
2018-07-29
$24
Credit card processing fees
ActBlue
2018-07-15
$23
Credit card processing fees
El Santo Taqueria
2018-07-31
$20
Meals
ActBlue
2018-08-12
$18
Credit card processing fees
ActBlue
2018-09-16
$16
Credit card processing fees
ActBlue
2018-08-19
$12
Credit card processing fees
Travelodge
2018-08-06
$10
Lodging during fundraiser

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