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Tuesday, December 24, 2024

How did Sheila Simon spend campaign funds in the fourth quarter?

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Democratic Sheila Simon's election campaign committee, Friends of Sheila Simon, spent $659,321 in the fourth quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Simon's committee spent the most on media in the quarter, with 21.4% of this total ($91,970) going to Wsil-tv Abc Ch 3 in Carterville. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Simon's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.

Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Media
$430,562
65.3%
Media/production services and fees
$138,588
21%
Campaign work
$33,601
5.1%
Printing
$25,638
3.9%
Donations
$10,000
1.5%
Supplies
$4,745
0.7%
Postage
$2,961
0.5%
Rent
$2,596
0.4%
Camapaign work
$2,300
0.4%
Volunteer food
$1,706
0.3%
Fuel cards
$1,550
0.2%
Telephone communication
$1,436
0.2%
Processing fees
$1,137
0.2%
Advertising
$733
0.1%
Cash
$492
< 0.1%
Telephone/internet
$405
< 0.1%
Security deposit
$250
< 0.1%
Utilities
$243
< 0.1%
Reimbursements
$203
< 0.1%
Phones
$168
< 0.1%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Ksdk-tv Nbc Ch 5
2016-10-31
$79,347
Media
Kmov-tv Cbs Ch 4
2016-10-31
$49,810
Media
Ktvi-tv Fox Ch 2
2016-10-31
$45,942
Media
Snyder Pickerill Media Group
2016-10-31
$39,825
Media/production services and fees
Snyder Pickerill Media Group
2016-10-13
$34,403
Media/production services and fees
National Cable Communications
2016-10-07
$29,620
Media
National Cable Communications
2016-10-14
$29,620
Media
National Cable Communications
2016-10-19
$29,620
Media
Wsil-tv Abc Ch 3
2016-10-07
$22,992
Media
Wsil-tv Abc Ch 3
2016-10-14
$22,992
Media
Wsil-tv Abc Ch 3
2016-10-19
$22,992
Media
Wsil-tv Abc Ch 3
2016-10-31
$22,992
Media
Snyder Pickerill Media Group
2016-10-14
$18,552
Media/production services and fees
Snyder Pickerill Media Group
2016-10-19
$18,552
Media/production services and fees
Snyder Pickerill Media Group
2016-10-07
$17,424
Media/production services and fees
ABCompuprint
2016-11-15
$12,896
Printing
Kdnl-tv Abc Ch 30
2016-10-31
$11,900
Media
Boys & Girls Club of Carbondale
2016-12-15
$10,000
Donations
Snyder Pickerill Media Group
2016-10-04
$8,703
Media/production services and fees
Wpsd-tv Nbc Ch 6
2016-10-07
$7,565
Media
Wpsd-tv Nbc Ch 6
2016-10-14
$7,565
Media
Wpsd-tv Nbc Ch 6
2016-10-19
$7,565
Media
Wpsd-tv Nbc Ch 6
2016-10-31
$7,565
Media
Kfvs-tv Cbs Ch 12
2016-10-07
$7,203
Media
Kfvs-tv Cbs Ch 12
2016-10-14
$7,203
Media

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