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Thursday, May 2, 2024

How did Jill Blair spend campaign funds in the fourth quarter?

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Democratic Jill Blair's election campaign committee, Citizens for Jill Blair, spent $47,622 in the fourth quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Blair's committee spent the most on television advertising in the quarter, with 57.7% of this total ($11,586) going to Wmbd in Irving. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Blair's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.

Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Television advertising
$20,085
42.2%
Mailing
$14,250
29.9%
Yard signs
$4,200
8.8%
Radio advertising
$3,356
7.1%
Staff salaries
$2,500
5.3%
Production media expenses
$1,150
2.4%
Online advertising
$1,006
2.1%
Printing
$419
0.9%
Voter texting
$343
0.7%
Food
$312
0.7%

Table 2 below shows the top 21 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
bamdesign.net
2018-10-23
$9,850
Mailing
Wmbd
2018-10-24
$7,990
Television advertising
Comcast Spotlight
2018-10-19
$5,998
Television advertising
bamdesign.net
2018-10-14
$4,400
Mailing
bamdesign.net
2018-10-04
$4,200
Yard signs
Wmbd
2018-10-29
$3,596
Television advertising
Cumulus Media
2018-10-31
$3,356
Radio advertising
Comcast Spotlight
2018-10-26
$2,500
Television advertising
Alanna Holly-Wizieck
2018-12-26
$2,500
Staff salaries
Totally Kreative Video LLC
2018-10-16
$1,000
Production media expenses
Darnall Printing
2018-10-01
$419
Printing
Google LLC
2018-11-06
$350
Online advertising
DPI Federal Account
2018-11-13
$343
Voter texting
Lucca Grill
2018-10-04
$259
Food
Facebook, Inc
2018-10-29
$250
Online advertising
Facebook, Inc
2018-12-01
$242
Online advertising
Totally Kreative Video LLC
2018-11-01
$150
Production media expenses
Facebook, Inc
2018-11-07
$69
Online advertising
Lucca Grill
2018-10-29
$52
Food
Facebook, Inc
2018-10-22
$50
Online advertising
Google LLC
2018-12-06
$44
Online advertising

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