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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

How did Mike Murphy spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Republican Mike Murphy's election campaign committee, Friends of Mike Murphy, spent $11,754 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Murphy's committee spent the most on signs in the quarter, with 90.3% of this total ($3,742) going to Valco Awards in Springfield. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Murphy's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Signs
$4,142
35.2%
Advertising - bench billboards
$2,448
20.8%
Sponsorships
$2,030
17.3%
Accounting fees
$750
6.4%
Fund raising (food)
$500
4.3%
T-shirts
$478
4.1%
Parade supplies
$457
3.9%
Entry fee
$200
1.7%
Sign supplies
$199
1.7%
Social media advertisement
$194
1.7%
Social media ads
$184
1.6%
Shirts
$170
1.5%

Table 2 below shows the top 24 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Valco Awards
2018-01-08
$3,742
Signs
Ace Sign Co.
2018-01-08
$2,448
Advertising - bench billboards
Brickhouse
2018-02-26
$500
Fund raising (food)
First Step Women's Center
2018-02-01
$500
Sponsorships
Primo Designs
2018-02-22
$478
T-shirts
Sam's Club
2018-03-12
$457
Parade supplies
Springfield Sports Hall of Fame
2018-03-03
$400
Sponsorships
Chatham Chamber of Commerce
2018-02-01
$330
Sponsorships
Canham Graphics
2018-01-16
$300
Signs
Sangamon County Farm Bureau
2018-02-16
$300
Sponsorships
Faith Coalition for the Common Good
2018-03-16
$250
Sponsorships
Springfield Crimestoppers
2018-02-21
$250
Sponsorships
Tammy Squires
2018-03-03
$250
Accounting fees
Tammy Squires
2018-01-08
$250
Accounting fees
Tammy Squires
2018-02-01
$250
Accounting fees
Downtown Springfield
2018-02-01
$200
Entry fee
Facebook
2018-02-28
$194
Social media advertisement
Facebook
2018-01-31
$184
Social media ads
Primo Designs
2018-03-01
$170
Shirts
Menards
2018-01-20
$116
Sign supplies
Menards
2018-01-16
$99
Signs
Menards
2018-01-17
$46
Sign supplies
Menards
2018-01-24
$23
Sign supplies
Menards
2018-01-25
$13
Sign supplies

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