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Tuesday, November 18, 2025

How did Rita Mayfield spend campaign funds in the third quarter?

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Democratic Rita Mayfield's election campaign committee, Friends of Rita Mayfield, spent $8,683 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Mayfield's committee spent the most on rent in the quarter, with all those payments ($2,230) going to Smart Choice Properties in Springfield. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Mayfield's committee spent its money in the third quarter.

Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Rent
$2,230
25.7%
Fund raising entertainment
$1,875
21.6%
Campaign work
$1,250
14.4%
Sponsorships
$988
11.4%
Postage
$481
5.5%
Donations
$285
3.3%
Office equipment
$251
2.9%
Air fare - candidate
$242
2.8%
Car rental
$224
2.6%
Campaign staff
$200
2.3%
Television advertising
$200
2.3%
Computer services
$160
1.8%
Website expenses
$151
1.7%
Office supplies
$141
1.6%

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
Chicago White Sox
2017-09-04
$1,875
Fund raising entertainment
Smart Choice Properties
2017-09-11
$1,685
Rent
Smart Choice Properties
2017-09-11
$545
Rent
Elite Striders Drill Team
2017-08-03
$500
Sponsorships
Sears Hawthorne Center
2017-07-17
$251
Office equipment
Gurnee Marcus Cinema
2017-07-12
$243
Sponsorships
Southwest
2017-08-01
$242
Air fare - candidate
US Postal Service
2017-09-16
$213
Postage
Eula Brown
2017-09-20
$210
Campaign work
Doug Harrington
2017-07-22
$200
Campaign staff
Mt Olivet Memorial Park
2017-09-19
$200
Donations
Gloria Pruitt
2017-09-23
$200
Campaign work
The Peoples Voice - Elroy Reed
2017-09-05
$200
Television advertising
United
2017-09-02
$191
Sponsorships
Eula Brown
2017-09-20
$170
Campaign work
US Postal Service
2017-07-07
$147
Postage
Office Max #249
2017-07-23
$141
Office supplies
Enterprise
2017-07-01
$118
Car rental
Go Daddy
2017-09-06
$111
Website expenses
Eula Brown
2017-09-18
$100
Campaign work
Ruben Sanchez
2017-09-20
$100
Computer services
Doug Harrington
2017-09-25
$90
Campaign work
Office Max #249
2017-07-24
$85
Donations
Enterprise
2017-07-05
$76
Car rental
Eula Brown
2017-09-22
$70
Campaign work

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