How did Thomas Simonian spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

By Local Labs News Service

Apr 7, 2017

Non partisan Thomas Simonian's election campaign committee, Simonian for Geneva, Inc., spent $21,886 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Simonian's committee spent the most on postage in the quarter, with 80.2% of this total ($7,966) going to Postmaster St. Charles in St. Charles. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Simonian's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose

Purpose

Amount

Percent of total spending

Postage

$9,938

45.4%

Printing

$4,887

22.3%

Production media expenses

$2,025

9.3%

Advertising - newspaper/ internet

$1,400

6.4%

Magazine advertising

$830

3.8%

Meals

$805

3.7%

Canidate meet and greet

$603

2.8%

Facebook fees

$500

2.3%

Campaign sign posts

$458

2.1%

Awards

$251

1.2%

Campaign sign poles

$159

0.7%

Post driver, snacks

$27

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

Fagans

2017-02-24

$3,015

Printing

Fagans

2017-01-31

$1,872

Printing

Postmaster Geneva

2017-02-28

$1,700

Postage

Daily Herald

2017-03-06

$1,400

Advertising - newspaper/ internet

Stage Fright Productions

2017-01-31

$1,000

Production media expenses

Postmaster St. Charles

2017-03-06

$832

Postage

Postmaster St. Charles

2017-03-20

$832

Postage

Postmaster St. Charles

2017-03-30

$832

Postage

Postmaster St. Charles

2017-02-03

$832

Postage

Neighbors Magazines

2017-02-03

$830

Magazine advertising

Postmaster St. Charles

2017-01-17

$827

Postage

Stage Fright Productions

2017-01-07

$800

Production media expenses

Postmaster St. Charles

2017-03-31

$763

Postage

Postmaster St. Charles

2017-03-07

$762

Postage

Postmaster St. Charles

2017-03-17

$762

Postage

Postmaster St. Charles

2017-02-06

$762

Postage

Postmaster St. Charles

2017-01-19

$757

Postage

Maureen Fisk

2017-02-15

$500

Facebook fees

Old Towne Pub

2017-02-21

$500

Canidate meet and greet

Menards

2017-01-07

$318

Campaign sign posts

The Finery & Blacksmith Bar

2017-01-21

$279

Meals

Postmaster Geneva

2017-03-23

$272

Postage

Geneva Commons

2017-01-03

$251

Awards

Stage Fright Productions

2017-03-28

$225

Production media expenses

Fox Fire Resturant

2017-03-17

$159

Meals

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