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Friday, April 11, 2025

How did Dan Rutherford spend campaign funds in the third quarter?

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Republican Dan Rutherford's election campaign committee, Dan Rutherford Campaign Committee, spent $18,560 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Rutherford's committee spent the most on payroll in the quarter, with all those payments ($9,293) going to Debra S. Fornero in Pontiac. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Rutherford's committee spent its money in the third quarter.

Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Payroll
$9,293
50.1%
Taxes - federal
$3,078
16.6%
Consulting
$3,000
16.2%
1/3 real estate taxes
$1,162
6.3%
State taxes
$498
2.7%
Meals - dinner meeting
$391
2.1%
Computer software
$286
1.5%
Alumni legislative lunch
$194
1.1%
Gasoline
$179
1%
Meals - vol. dinner
$178
1%
Lodging
$177
1%
Vol. staff lunch
$88
0.5%
Office supplies - refreshments
$32
0.2%

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
Debra S. Fornero
2017-07-13
$1,564
Payroll
Debra S. Fornero
2017-07-28
$1,564
Payroll
Debra S. Fornero
2017-08-15
$1,540
Payroll
Debra S. Fornero
2017-08-30
$1,540
Payroll
Debra S. Fornero
2017-09-14
$1,540
Payroll
Debra S. Fornero
2017-09-28
$1,540
Payroll
Internal Revenue Service
2017-07-17
$1,026
Taxes - federal
Internal Revenue Service
2017-08-15
$1,026
Taxes - federal
Internal Revenue Service
2017-09-15
$1,026
Taxes - federal
The Newberg Group
2017-07-05
$1,000
Consulting
The Newberg Group
2017-08-01
$1,000
Consulting
The Newberg Group
2017-09-01
$1,000
Consulting
Livingston County Collector
2017-07-07
$581
1/3 real estate taxes
Livingston County Collector
2017-09-08
$581
1/3 real estate taxes
Kinzie Chophouse
2017-08-23
$203
Meals - dinner meeting
Illinois Department of Revenue
2017-09-15
$198
State taxes
Gene & Georgetti Restaurant
2017-08-09
$194
Alumni legislative lunch
Norton Security
2017-09-17
$191
Computer software
Nia Restaurant
2017-08-24
$187
Meals - dinner meeting
Zaven's
2017-08-19
$178
Meals - vol. dinner
3 Roses Bed & Breakfast
2017-07-01
$177
Lodging
Illinois Department of Revenue
2017-07-17
$150
State taxes
Illinois Department of Revenue
2017-08-15
$150
State taxes
Norton Security
2017-09-22
$95
Computer software
Gene & Georgetti Restaurant
2017-08-09
$88
Vol. staff lunch

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