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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

How did John Bradley spend campaign funds in the second quarter?

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Democratic John Bradley's election campaign committee, Friends of John Bradley, Inc, spent $72,457 in the second quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Bradley's committee spent the most on television advertising in the quarter, with all those payments ($29,914) going to Buying Time, LLC in Washington. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Bradley's committee spent its money in the second quarter.

Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Television advertising
$29,914
41.3%
Donations
$17,400
24%
Consulting
$4,000
5.5%
Accounting fees
$2,829
3.9%
Advertising
$2,001
2.8%
Candidate lodging
$1,990
2.8%
Mileage expenses
$1,799
2.5%
Contractual expenses
$1,450
2%
Photography
$1,100
1.5%
Flowers
$1,064
1.5%
Utilities
$1,018
1.4%
Promotional items
$886
1.2%
Newspaper advertising
$726
1%
Office supplies
$713
1%
Meetings
$678
0.9%
Phones
$550
0.8%
Printing
$508
0.7%
Sponsorships
$500
0.7%
Postage
$491
0.7%
Cell phones
$425
0.6%
Mailing
$335
0.5%
Robo calls
$335
0.5%
Telephones
$274
0.4%
Parade supplies
$239
0.3%
Parade flags
$231
0.3%
Parade candy
$163
0.2%
Parade - candy
$163
0.2%
Equipment - purchase
$162
0.2%
Campaign work
$130
0.2%
Office cleaning
$128
0.2%
Brochures
$127
0.2%
Parade-flags
$117
0.2%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Buying Time, LLC
2016-06-23
$14,967
Television advertising
Buying Time, LLC
2016-06-28
$14,947
Television advertising
RK PR Solutions
2016-04-29
$4,000
Consulting
First Baptist Church of Zeigler
2016-06-28
$3,000
Donations
First Freewill Baptist Church
2016-06-29
$2,500
Donations
Gum Drops
2016-06-30
$2,500
Donations
All Nations Church
2016-06-27
$2,000
Donations
First Christian Church of West Frankfort
2016-06-28
$2,000
Donations
Sesser Valier Area LIfeline
2016-06-27
$2,000
Donations
Piper Ferguson
2016-06-21
$1,100
Photography
A & K Printing
2016-06-03
$1,001
Advertising
Local #399, Political Education Fund
2016-06-24
$1,000
Donations
Reppert Publications
2016-06-24
$1,000
Advertising
Etcetera Flower and Gifts
2016-05-13
$942
Flowers
Courtney Cruse
2016-06-03
$900
Contractual expenses
John Bradley
2016-05-02
$839
Mileage expenses
Rose Leedle
2016-05-04
$833
Accounting fees
Rose Leedle
2016-06-03
$833
Accounting fees
Rose Leedle
2016-04-01
$833
Accounting fees
Hilton Garden Inn Chicago
2016-06-08
$602
Candidate lodging
Southern Illinois Miners Baseball
2016-05-31
$528
Promotional items
Egyptian Building and Construction Trades Council
2016-06-10
$500
Donations
IBEW Local Union 702
2016-05-13
$500
Donations
Ameren CIPS
2016-04-01
$479
Utilities
John Bradley
2016-06-08
$455
Mileage expenses

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