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Tuesday, November 26, 2024

How did Rod Drobinski spend campaign funds in the third quarter?

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Republican Rod Drobinski's election campaign committee, Friends for Rod Drobinski, spent $444,265 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Drobinski's committee spent the most on sys 1863, 0573, 4088, 4089 in the quarter, with all those payments ($385,022) going to Comcast Systems in Bingham Farms. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Drobinski's committee spent its money in the third quarter.

Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Sys 1863, 0573, 4088, 4089
$385,022
86.7%
Media buy expense
$45,701
10.3%
Signs
$3,032
0.7%
Rent
$2,800
0.6%
Billboard expenses
$2,466
0.6%
Internet access
$656
0.2%
T-shirts
$551
0.1%
Food
$532
0.1%
Promotional items
$453
0.1%
Supplies
$427
0.1%
Utilities
$392
< 0.1%
E-mail
$337
< 0.1%
Fund raising advertisement
$326
< 0.1%
Donations
$300
< 0.1%
Bank charges
$299
< 0.1%
Insurance
$250
< 0.1%
Postage
$235
< 0.1%
Fund raising (food)
$209
< 0.1%
Printing supplies
$161
< 0.1%
Office supplies
$109
< 0.1%

Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Comcast Systems
2016-09-17
$77,010
Sys 1863, 0573, 4088, 4089
Comcast Systems
2016-08-08
$76,500
Sys 1863, 0573, 4088, 4089
Comcast Systems
2016-08-09
$76,500
Sys 1863, 0573, 4088, 4089
Comcast Systems
2016-08-16
$42,500
Sys 1863, 0573, 4088, 4089
Comcast Systems
2016-08-23
$42,500
Sys 1863, 0573, 4088, 4089
Comcast Systems
2016-08-30
$35,006
Sys 1863, 0573, 4088, 4089
Comcast Systems
2016-09-07
$35,006
Sys 1863, 0573, 4088, 4089
Strategic Media Services
2016-09-17
$9,105
Media buy expense
Strategic Media Services
2016-08-09
$9,090
Media buy expense
Strategic Media Services
2016-08-08
$9,090
Media buy expense
Strategic Media Services
2016-08-16
$5,045
Media buy expense
Strategic Media Services
2016-08-23
$5,045
Media buy expense
Strategic Media Services
2016-09-07
$4,163
Media buy expense
Strategic Media Services
2016-08-30
$4,163
Media buy expense
AwesomeCampaigns.com, Inc.
2016-09-28
$3,032
Signs
JRC Specialty Leasing, LLC
2016-07-13
$2,800
Rent
Clear Channel Outdoor
2016-09-20
$2,466
Billboard expenses
Johnny D's Tees
2016-07-22
$551
T-shirts
Comcast
2016-09-07
$440
Internet access
JRC Specialty Leasing, LLC
2016-07-25
$392
Utilities
iContact, LLC
2016-08-25
$337
E-mail
Newberg Group, LLC
2016-08-23
$326
Fund raising advertisement
American Cancer Society
2016-07-19
$300
Donations
Johnny D's Tees
2016-08-09
$267
Promotional items
West Bend Mutual Insurance
2016-08-01
$250
Insurance

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