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Monday, December 23, 2024

How did Frank Watson spend campaign funds in the second quarter?

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Republican Frank Watson's election campaign committee, Citizens for Frank Watson, spent $12,110 in the second quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Watson's committee spent the most on taxes - federal in the quarter, with all those payments ($5,855) going to Internal Revenue Service in Kansas City. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Watson's committee spent its money in the second quarter.

Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Taxes - federal
$5,855
48.4%
Donations
$4,550
37.6%
Accounting fees
$635
5.2%
State taxes
$479
4%
Golf outings
$400
3.3%
Candidate lodging
$191
1.6%

Table 2 below shows the top 14 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Internal Revenue Service
2017-04-14
$5,855
Taxes - federal
Bond County Bicentennial
2017-04-04
$1,000
Donations
Greenville Senators Baseball
2017-04-04
$1,000
Donations
West and Company
2017-05-20
$635
Accounting fees
Greenville College Athletic Department
2017-04-04
$600
Donations
Bond County Independence Day Fireworks Committee
2017-06-06
$500
Donations
Greenville Country Club
2017-06-10
$500
Donations
Greenville High School Athletics
2017-06-10
$500
Donations
5 Star Magnet Program Golf Outing Falk
2017-04-22
$400
Golf outings
Illinois Department of Revenue
2017-04-04
$360
State taxes
Greenville Chamber of Commerce
2017-06-10
$250
Donations
Loggerhead Marine Life Center
2017-04-18
$200
Donations
Doubletree Springfield
2017-05-16
$191
Candidate lodging
Illinois Department of Revenue
2017-04-04
$119
State taxes

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