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Thursday, May 1, 2025

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

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Republican Howard Cooper's election campaign committee, Citizens for Cooper, spent $7,409 in the fourth 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 56% of this total ($2,000) going to Nyhan & Friends in Glenview. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Cooper's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.

Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$3,570
48.2%
Communications
$2,039
27.5%
Disclosure filing and consulting
$1,500
20.3%
Sponsorships
$300
4.1%

Table 2 below shows the top 5 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Alpha Media
2016-12-29
$2,039
Communications
Nyhan & Friends
2016-12-13
$2,000
Consulting
American Strategies LLC
2016-10-10
$1,570
Consulting
Elect Inc.
2016-10-25
$1,500
Disclosure filing and consulting
Coalition for Healthy Communities
2016-10-06
$300
Sponsorships

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