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Thursday, November 21, 2024

How did Seth McMillan spend campaign funds in the third quarter?

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Republican Seth McMillan's election campaign committee, Friends for Seth McMillan, spent $25,692 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

McMillan's committee spent the most on radio advertising in the quarter, with 48% of this total ($5,367) going to PF Communications in Indianapolis. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how McMillan's committee spent its money in the third quarter.

Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Radio advertising
$11,178
43.5%
Advertising - google/facebook ads
$2,718
10.6%
Advertising - billboards
$2,050
8%
Internet advertising
$1,592
6.2%
Advertising - google display ads
$1,502
5.9%
Signs - 4 x 4
$1,338
5.2%
Fund raising (food)
$1,217
4.7%
Campaign - door hangers
$793
3.1%
Advertising - golf tournament
$468
1.8%
T-shirts
$425
1.7%
Office supplies
$408
1.6%
Fund raising - food - brittany shooting range
$312
1.2%
Campaign - parade - candy
$273
1.1%
Donations
$248
1%
Gasoline
$215
0.8%
Campaign - walk cards
$208
0.8%
Postage - the landing fundraiser
$200
0.8%
Campaign - business cards
$121
0.5%
Postage
$120
0.5%
Postage - ugly mugs
$100
0.4%
Fund raising advertisement
$82
0.3%
Promotional items - parade candy
$41
0.2%
Fund raising - supplies
$37
0.1%
Campaign - candy
$35
0.1%

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
Miller Media Group
2018-08-31
$3,016
Radio advertising
PF Communications
2018-09-17
$2,910
Radio advertising
PF Communications
2018-09-17
$2,718
Advertising - google/facebook ads
WSMI Radio
2018-07-03
$2,466
Radio advertising
PF Communications
2018-09-04
$2,456
Radio advertising
Lamar Advertising
2018-08-01
$2,050
Advertising - billboards
PF Communications
2018-08-13
$1,592
Internet advertising
PF Communications
2018-08-13
$1,502
Advertising - google display ads
PF Communications
2018-08-22
$1,338
Signs - 4 x 4
Vista Print
2018-08-24
$793
Campaign - door hangers
Lakeshore Golf Course
2018-09-02
$468
Advertising - golf tournament
Sage House
2018-07-10
$438
Fund raising (food)
Office Depot
2018-09-04
$336
Office supplies
Miller Media Group
2018-07-29
$329
Radio advertising
Reno's
2018-07-31
$317
Fund raising (food)
THS Sports Boosters
2018-07-11
$248
Donations
FEMA L & L Food Services
2018-08-08
$241
Fund raising - food - brittany shooting range
Canton Inn
2018-08-31
$237
Fund raising (food)
Friar Tuck
2018-07-31
$224
Fund raising (food)
Star Silkscreen Design, Inc.
2018-08-31
$222
T-shirts
Shelley Grigoroff
2018-08-21
$215
Gasoline
PS Printing
2018-07-31
$208
Campaign - walk cards
Star Silkscreen Design, Inc.
2018-07-21
$203
T-shirts
U.S Postmaster
2018-07-25
$200
Postage - the landing fundraiser
PS Printing
2018-07-31
$121
Campaign - business cards

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