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Friday, November 22, 2024

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

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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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