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Friday, April 18, 2025

How did Cristina Castro spend campaign funds in the fourth quarter?

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Democratic Cristina Castro's election campaign committee, Citizens for Castro, spent $54,174 in the fourth quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Castro's committee spent the most on campaign work in the quarter, with 16.4% of this total ($4,900) going to Ashley Marie Roti in Dekalb. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Castro's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.

Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Campaign work
$29,951
55.3%
Principal payment, castro
$11,901
22%
Event expenses
$5,131
9.5%
Printing
$1,434
2.7%
Rent
$1,100
2%
Meals
$967
1.8%
Promotional items
$776
1.4%
Staff lodging
$698
1.3%
Supplies
$674
1.2%
Business cards
$665
1.2%
Internet access
$315
0.6%
Sponsorships
$250
0.5%
Phones
$174
0.3%
Office supplies
$84
0.2%
Website expenses
$50
< 0.1%

Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Cristina Castro
2016-11-15
$10,000
Principal payment, castro
Danny's on Douglas
2016-11-08
$4,572
Event expenses
Ashley Marie Roti
2016-11-15
$1,600
Campaign work
Elizabeth Wilke
2016-11-17
$1,500
Campaign work
Gilmore Marketing Concepts Inc
2016-10-13
$1,434
Printing
Cristina Castro
2016-11-15
$1,325
Principal payment, castro
Amy Ortiz
2016-11-16
$1,250
Campaign work
Jose Bernal
2016-11-28
$1,200
Campaign work
Preferred Management
2016-10-05
$1,100
Rent
Ashley Marie Roti
2016-10-05
$1,100
Campaign work
Ashley Marie Roti
2016-10-17
$1,100
Campaign work
Ashley Marie Roti
2016-11-03
$1,100
Campaign work
Anna Dominguez
2016-11-15
$1,050
Campaign work
Loren Thatcher
2016-11-17
$1,000
Campaign work
Charles Sirridge
2016-11-03
$900
Campaign work
Charles Sirridge
2016-10-17
$900
Campaign work
Charles Sirridge
2016-10-04
$900
Campaign work
Steven Holmes
2016-11-14
$885
Campaign work
Anna Dominguez
2016-11-02
$800
Campaign work
Anna Dominguez
2016-10-17
$800
Campaign work
Anna Dominguez
2016-10-06
$800
Campaign work
Charles Sirridge
2016-11-14
$800
Campaign work
Amy Ortiz
2016-11-07
$750
Campaign work
Holiday Inn & Suites
2016-11-15
$698
Staff lodging
Gilmore Marketing Concepts Inc
2016-10-19
$665
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