How did Richard C Irvin spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

By Local Labs News Service

Apr 7, 2017

Non partisan Richard C Irvin's election campaign committee, Irvin for Aurora, spent $137,032 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Irvin's committee spent the most on mailing in the quarter, with 93.5% of this total ($58,358) going to Strive Strategies in Lagrange. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Irvin's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose

Purpose

Amount

Percent of total spending

Mailing

$62,433

45.6%

Consulting

$9,800

7.2%

Field work

$7,450

5.4%

Robo calls

$7,093

5.2%

Payroll

$6,000

4.4%

Radio

$5,265

3.8%

Canvassing

$4,909

3.6%

Printing

$4,114

Signs

$3,049

2.2%

Rent

$2,400

1.8%

I-360

$2,200

1.6%

Rackcards

$2,183

1.6%

Campaign callings

$2,059

1.5%

Campaign signs

$1,725

1.3%

Postage

$1,647

1.2%

Replica printing

$1,600

1.2%

Literature

$1,417

Utilities

$1,056

0.8%

Electricity bill-campaign office

$1,000

0.7%

Radio advertising

$1,000

0.7%

Computer services

$814

0.6%

Hall rental for raising funds

$750

0.6%

Newspaper ad

$747

0.6%

Supplies

$703

0.5%

Fund raising (food)

$639

0.5%

Flyers

$627

0.5%

Palm cards

$614

0.5%

Poll

$550

0.4%

Gas bill

$509

0.4%

Staff salaries

$500

0.4%

Commercial

$500

0.4%

Printer / ink

$346

0.3%

Telephones

$323

0.2%

Cable bill

$314

0.2%

Advertising

$300

0.2%

Campaign work

$200

0.2%

Election day workers

$100

< 0.1%

Office supplies

$85

< 0.1%

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

Strive Strategies

2017-01-31

$8,328

Mailing

Strive Strategies

2017-03-21

$5,351

Mailing

Strive Strategies

2017-03-24

$5,351

Mailing

Strive Strategies

2017-03-28

$5,351

Mailing

Strive Strategies

2017-03-29

$5,351

Mailing

Strive Strategies

2017-03-17

$5,351

Mailing

Strive Strategies

2017-02-24

$4,168

Mailing

Strive Strategies

2017-01-26

$4,164

Mailing

Alphagraphics Aurora

2017-01-06

$4,114

Printing

Strive Strategies

2017-01-26

$4,000

Consulting

Strive Strategies

2017-03-31

$3,533

Mailing

Strive Strategies

2017-03-30

$3,205

Robo calls

Strive Strategies

2017-03-30

$3,051

Mailing

Strive Strategies

2017-03-30

$2,966

Mailing

Strive Strategies

2017-03-24

$2,765

Radio

Alphagraphics Aurora

2017-02-16

$2,599

Mailing

Strive Strategies

2017-03-10

$2,500

Radio

Peggy Hick

2017-02-27

$2,200

Field work

Marlys Popma

2017-03-13

$2,059

Campaign callings

Strive Strategies

2017-02-10

$2,000

Consulting

Strive Strategies

2017-03-10

$2,000

Consulting

Peggy Hick

2017-03-31

$1,960

Field work

Strive Strategies

2017-03-10

$1,948

Mailing

Jemm Strategies

2017-02-17

$1,800

Consulting

Peggy Hicks

2017-03-24

$1,785

Canvassing

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