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Thursday, May 22, 2025

How did Howard Cooper spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Republican Howard Cooper's election campaign committee, Citizens for Cooper, spent $10,289 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Cooper's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 66.7% of this total ($6,000) going to Nyhan & Friends in Glenview. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Cooper's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$9,000
87.5%
Campaign signs
$1,289
12.5%

Table 2 below shows the top 4 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Nyhan & Friends
2016-02-26
$4,000
Consulting
American Strategies LLC
2016-03-03
$3,000
Consulting
Nyhan & Friends
2016-01-15
$2,000
Consulting
AwesomeCampaigns.com Inc
2016-03-16
$1,289
Campaign signs

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