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Wednesday, November 27, 2024

How did Benjamin L Stratemeyer spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Republican Benjamin L Stratemeyer's election campaign committee, Friends of Ben Stratemeyer, spent $58,086 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Stratemeyer's committee spent the most on printing in the quarter, with 52.5% of this total ($18,241) going to Vienna Times in Vienna. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Stratemeyer's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Printing
$34,741
59.8%
Advertising - digital
$6,914
11.9%
Phone bank expenses
$4,400
7.6%
Yard signs
$4,288
7.4%
Newspaper advertising
$3,548
6.1%
Radio advertising
$1,942
3.3%
Advertising- digital
$750
1.3%
Advertising - billboard
$600
1%
Signs
$543
0.9%
Ad books
$360
0.6%

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
Vienna Times
2018-03-05
$18,241
Printing
Diversified Direct
2018-03-07
$14,500
Printing
Precision Signz
2018-02-21
$4,288
Yard signs
Diversified Direct
2018-02-12
$2,000
Printing
Kim Farkus
2018-03-06
$2,000
Phone bank expenses
Tonda VanHoose
2018-01-26
$1,200
Phone bank expenses
Tonda VanHoose
2018-03-07
$1,200
Phone bank expenses
Centralia Sentinel
2018-03-16
$875
Newspaper advertising
Facebook
2018-03-21
$798
Advertising - digital
Facebook
2018-03-13
$751
Advertising - digital
Facebook
2018-03-20
$750
Advertising - digital
Facebook
2018-01-09
$750
Advertising - digital
Facebook
2018-03-15
$750
Advertising - digital
Facebook
2018-03-17
$750
Advertising - digital
Facebook
2018-03-19
$750
Advertising- digital
Facebook
2018-03-19
$750
Advertising - digital
Facebook
2018-03-20
$750
Advertising - digital
Facebook
2018-03-06
$749
Advertising - digital
Dusty's
2018-01-02
$600
Advertising - billboard
Wcrc
2018-03-20
$564
Radio advertising
Wibv
2018-03-16
$550
Radio advertising
Art Craft Printing
2018-03-09
$543
Signs
Wibv
2018-03-19
$500
Radio advertising
Effingham Daily News
2018-03-16
$425
Newspaper advertising
Centralia Sentinel
2018-03-22
$375
Newspaper advertising

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