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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 $16,769 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 61.4% of this total ($2,467) going to Mario Keane in South Elgin. 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
$4,017
24%
Sponsorships
$2,450
14.6%
Event expenses
$2,195
13.1%
Volunteer expense
$1,517
9.1%
Rent
$1,200
7.2%
Membership dues
$1,000
6%
Gotv lunch $25 each
$600
3.6%
Supplies
$529
3.2%
Gotv lunch $20 each
$500
3%
Registration fee
$450
2.7%
Subscriptions
$450
2.7%
Advertising
$375
2.2%
Ad design
$250
1.5%
Contributions
$225
1.3%
Phones
$218
1.3%
Volunteer expenses
$162
1%
Bank fee
$156
0.9%
Supples
$143
0.9%
Donation-thanksgiving lunch
$122
0.7%
Ticket
$90
0.5%
Membership
$80
0.5%
Luncheon food
$36
0.2%

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
Danny's on Douglas
2018-10-29
$1,267
Event expenses
Centro de Informacion
2018-10-02
$1,200
Sponsorships
VHR Properties
2018-10-02
$1,200
Rent
Downtown Neighborhood Association
2018-10-25
$1,000
Sponsorships
National Association of Latino Elected Officials
2018-10-03
$1,000
Membership dues
Danny's on Douglas
2018-11-07
$850
Event expenses
Danny's on Douglas
2018-11-02
$700
Volunteer expense
Mario Keane
2018-11-06
$690
Campaign work
Danny's on Douglas
2018-11-02
$600
Volunteer expense
Petty Cash
2018-11-02
$600
Gotv lunch $25 each
Petty Cash
2018-11-02
$500
Gotv lunch $20 each
Council of State Governments
2018-10-12
$450
Registration fee
Mario Keane
2018-12-11
$420
Campaign work
Human Rights Campaign Chicago
2018-10-04
$375
Advertising
Benjamin Bernal
2018-11-02
$350
Campaign work
Jose Bosque
2018-11-02
$350
Campaign work
Leonor Sanchez
2018-11-02
$350
Campaign work
Osvaldo Sandoval
2018-11-02
$350
Campaign work
Amazon
2018-12-10
$325
Supplies
Mario Keane
2018-12-18
$277
Campaign work
Gilmore Marketing Concepts, Inc
2018-11-08
$250
Ad design
NorthEast Neighbors Association
2018-11-06
$250
Sponsorships
Mario Keane
2018-10-23
$225
Campaign work
Mario Keane
2018-12-24
$225
Campaign work
Living Gospel COGIC
2018-10-22
$225
Contributions

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