How did Rob Russell spend campaign funds in the second quarter?

By Local Labs News Service

Jul 7, 2017

Republican Rob Russell's election campaign committee, Friends of Rob Russell, spent $2,960 in the second quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Russell's committee spent the most on fund raising (food) in the quarter, with all those payments ($2,560) going to Kane County Cougars in Geneva. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Russell's committee spent its money in the second quarter.

Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose

Purpose

Amount

Percent of total spending

Fund raising (food)

$2,560

86.5%

Golf outings

$400

13.5%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter