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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

How did Scott Drury spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Democratic Scott Drury's election campaign committee, Friends of Scott Drury, spent $1,792,450 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Drury's committee spent the most on television advertising in the quarter, with all those payments ($1,364,723) going to SKDKnickerbocker in Washington. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Drury's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Television advertising
$1,364,723
76.1%
Principal payment, drury
$185,000
10.3%
Advertising - digital
$100,000
5.6%
Legal fees
$29,930
1.7%
Production media expenses
$22,500
1.3%
Polling
$17,500
1%
Social media
$15,500
0.9%
Contractual expenses
$10,079
0.6%
Contractual, healthcare + bonus
$10,000
0.6%
Contractual + healthcare
$8,700
0.5%
Staff salaries + healthcare
$5,200
0.3%
Polling, consulting + bonus
$5,000
0.3%
Consulting
$4,500
0.3%
Investigative services
$3,400
0.2%
Advertising
$3,003
0.2%
Email advertising
$1,672
< 0.1%
Rent
$1,116
< 0.1%
Return of contribution
$1,000
< 0.1%
Service fee
$987
< 0.1%
Election day meals and beverages
$504
< 0.1%
Taxes - federal
$429
< 0.1%
Interest payment, drury
$349
< 0.1%
Office supplies
$315
< 0.1%
Wire fee
$275
< 0.1%
Printing
$225
< 0.1%
Internet access
$181
< 0.1%
Payroll services
$180
< 0.1%
State taxes
$179
< 0.1%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
SKDKnickerbocker
2018-03-13
$813,188
Television advertising
SKDKnickerbocker
2018-02-20
$184,135
Television advertising
SKDKnickerbocker
2018-02-27
$152,419
Television advertising
Larry Drury
2018-03-26
$125,000
Principal payment, drury
SKDKnickerbocker
2018-03-06
$119,980
Television advertising
SKDKnickerbocker
2018-03-15
$100,000
Advertising - digital
SKDKnickerbocker
2018-03-16
$80,000
Television advertising
Scott Drury
2018-03-31
$60,000
Principal payment, drury
Reed Smith LLP
2018-03-26
$26,430
Legal fees
SKDKnickerbocker
2018-02-12
$22,500
Production media expenses
Deep BlueStrategies
2018-02-08
$17,500
Polling
SKDKnickerbocker
2018-03-19
$15,000
Television advertising
Jess Greene
2018-01-20
$6,000
Social media
Jess Greene
2018-03-15
$6,000
Social media
Andrew Larabee
2018-01-02
$5,200
Staff salaries + healthcare
Deep BlueStrategies
2018-03-31
$5,000
Polling, consulting + bonus
Fabio Fernandez
2018-03-31
$5,000
Contractual, healthcare + bonus
Andrew Frazier
2018-03-31
$5,000
Contractual, healthcare + bonus
DP Strategies LLC
2018-01-10
$4,000
Consulting
Patrick Dwyer, III
2018-03-18
$3,500
Legal fees
LWM Research
2018-01-20
$2,500
Investigative services
Sarah Feiger
2018-03-31
$2,000
Contractual expenses
Jess Greene
2018-03-26
$2,000
Social media
Premium Stores, Inc.
2018-03-16
$1,500
Social media
Fabio Fernandez
2018-01-02
$1,450
Contractual + healthcare

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